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The Pan-American Highway goes from Alaska to Argentina--except for a 60 mile gap in the lawless jungles of southern Panama. Jael travels to the end of the road and beyond to see what stops South America from entering North America. The Pan-American Highway goes from Alaska to Argentina--except for a 60 mile gap in the lawless jungles of southern Panama. Jael trav... more
Have you heard of the Apple iTunes store? Of course you have. Did you know that you can download television shows, movies, and music from the iTunes store? Ummm, duh!
Have you ever asked yourself, "Self, why can't I download my favorite pods from Current so I can watch them any time I want?"
If you have, well then today is your day. Believe it or not, we've been working tirelessly to get this little venture out the gate, but the time has finally come -- Current is available on iTunes. That means you can now subscribe to podcasts of our shows, sync them to your favorite Apple device, and take us with you wherever you go.
Let me tell you, it's been a thrill watching our stuff on my iPhone during the morning and evening commutes. Oh, and the best part? All of this is FREE!
We're starting things off with six different shows to subscribe to:
- Vanguard
- SuperNews
- infoMania: Tech Report
- infoMania: Viral Video Film School
- Street Styles
- Best of Current TV
Did we mention this is FREE?? :)
We'll be adding more shows over time, so stay tuned. For those of you who are Sarah Haskins/Target Women fans, make sure you subscribe to Best of Current TV.
You can check us out on iTunes here: http://itunes.com/CurrentTV
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Have you heard of the Apple iTunes store? Of course you have. Did you know that you can download television shows, movies, and music f...
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As the 21st Century begins as the Age of Drought, a look at three places--Florida, China, and Nevada--where dryness has gone big. In Florida, the world's most famous swamp, the Everglades, has been turning into a salt flat. In China, vast problems with water pollution have been compounded in some areas by problems of having no water. And Nevada's Lake Mead, once the largest reservoir in the world, now is given a 50% chance of drying up completely in the next dozen years. As the 21st Century begins as the Age of Drought, a look at three places--Florida, China, and Nevada--where dryness has gone big. In ... more
Unlike their Hollywood friendly brethren, the Tibetans, the Uighurs of northwestern China, claim to be an oppressed minority group that no one has ever heard of. That is, unless the Chinese government publicizes an attack by Uighur insurgents, such as the one that killed 16 Chinese police officers on the eve of the Beijing Olympics. In this Vanguard report, Laura Ling travels to the wild-west frontier in China's Gobi Desert, an area the Chinese named Xinjiang, or New Land, but a place many Uighurs believe should be an independent Uighur nation. Unlike their Hollywood friendly brethren, the Tibetans, the Uighurs of northwestern China, claim to be an oppressed minority group tha... more
Chinas rapid economic growth has stunned the world, making it a global power in a short span of years. It has also produced a staggering amount of environmental damage, which the world is also beginning to note. But it has also done something elsespurred ordinary Chinese citizens to start organizing, sometimes in defiance of the government. In the process, theyve created the beginnings of a civil society that could bring greater freedom overall inside the worlds largest dictatorship. Chinas rapid economic growth has stunned the world, making it a global power in a short span of years. It has also produced a stagge... more
What puts the "mass" in Weapons of Mass Destruction? Nuclear Weapons. Adam Yamaguchi visits the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria, the world's nuclear detective agency, and learns about the state of nuclear proliferation today, and what the UN's nuclear watchdogs are doing to keep tabs on it. What puts the "mass" in Weapons of Mass Destruction? Nuclear Weapons. Adam Yamaguchi visits the International Atomic Energ... more
Mariana van Zeller looks at the impact of the youth involvement in the 2008 presidential election.
Turkey, with 70 million people, the majority of them being Muslim, has long been seen as a leading example of western values co-existing with Islam. To achieve that, Turkey has enforced an extreme separation of religion and government, even to the point of banning the wearing of the traditional Muslim headscarf by government employees and university students. But Turkeys new ruling party is headed by men whose wives wear headscarves and who are trying to roll back the ban on headscarves. Although they arent proposing any other changes to Turkeys enforced secularism, the issue of the scarf has touched off a cultural war inside Turkey, one that could have a larger impact on how Islam and the West co-exist. Turkey, with 70 million people, the majority of them being Muslim, has long been seen as a leading example of western values co-existi... more
Current's Christof Putzel investigates a growing movement in Russia where neo-Nazi groups are brutally attacking immigrants and spreading their hate by posting violent videos online. Current's Christof Putzel investigates a growing movement in Russia where neo-Nazi groups are brutally attacking immigrants and s... more
Two months before the cyclone struck, Laura Ling visited Myanmar to see what life is like in what's been called one of the most isolated countries in the world. Two months before the cyclone struck, Laura Ling visited Myanmar to see what life is like in what's been called one of the most i... more
China is building megacities like this at a pace and scale the
world has never seen before. Chongqing has 12 million people and counting.
It's part of the central government's plan to bring some of China's economic
boom to its impoverished interior province where three out of four Chinese
live. Vanguard takes you on a whirlwind tour of the city---from inside a
cramped boarding house where migrant workers to inside a starter apartment
of China's new class of yuppies; from inside ancient, crumbling teahouses to
gleaming new car factories.
China is building megacities like this at a pace and scale the
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Thirty years of warfare, then what? As Americans wonder how long the U.S. will be in Iraq, Vanguard Producer Tracey Chang travels across the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, where 30 years of warfare between the U.S--backed Philippine Army and various Islamic insurgent, terrorist, and criminal groups have yielded a plan for peace that is neither surge nor withdrawal: Giving the largest and hardest-to-defeat insurgent group some of what it's demanding, while trying to eliminate the nastiest of the smaller terrorist and criminal groups. Thirty years of warfare, then what? As Americans wonder how long the U.S. will be in Iraq, Vanguard Producer Tracey Chang travels acr... more
After 15 years of anarchy, Current's Kaj Larsen and Christof Putzel venture into Mogadishu, Somalia to explore how the city is adjusting to the new self-proclaimed government, the Islamic Court Union. After 15 years of anarchy, Current's Kaj Larsen and Christof Putzel venture into Mogadishu, Somalia to explore how the city is ad... more
Kaj Larsen and Chritsof Putzel venture to a gun market in Mogadishu, Somalia, and discover how easy it is to buy an AK-47 machine gun.
Kaj Larsen visits Knob Creek, KY to take part in the largest machine gun shoot out in the world.
Produced By: Adam Fox & Evan B. Stone
Kaj Larsen visits Knob Creek, KY to take part in the largest machine gun shoot out in the world.
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A strike by Exxon Mobil workers and a string of militant attacks on Shell oil facilities in the Niger Delta have led Africa's largest oil producer to cut production by more than half. The shortfall is adding pressure to already tight oil markets and pushing the price of crude to near record highs.
For an in depth look at the deteriorating situation in the delta, check out Rebels in the Pipeline.
A strike by Exxon Mobil workers and a string of militant attacks on Shell oil facilities in the Niger Delta have led Africa's lar...
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Adam Yamaguchi samples a variety of animal penises in a Beijing restaurant.
Hidden near the Himalayas between India and Tibet, the kingdom of Bhutan has long been shrouded in mystery. Sometimes called the last Shangri-La, its a lushly forested land where people wear traditional robes, where policy is guided by Gross National Happiness, and where Tantric Buddhist saints are celebrated with paintings of gigantic penises. But Bhutan is on the verge of change. This year, it will transform itself from an absolute monarchy to a parliamentary democracy a move that leaves many young Bhutanese puzzled and uneasy. When His Majesty first informed us he was going to change the government, there were lots of people who couldnt speak, says one activist. They wished it was just a dream. Current Correspondent Christof Putzel travels to Bhutan to find out how young people are dealing with democracy, westernization, and other challenges to their unique national culture. Hidden near the Himalayas between India and Tibet, the kingdom of Bhutan has long been shrouded in mystery. Sometimes called the last... more
With all of the attention on this upcoming presidential election, it's hard to ignore one huge difference this time around--youth involvement. Here's a look at how young people have been such a big force in this election and how our generation has brought a new sense of excitement to the political process. With all of the attention on this upcoming presidential election, it's hard to ignore one huge difference this time around--youth... more