BBC World Service Online

Migrated podcast image for: Boston Calling

Boston Calling

Discussion & Talk

Factual

How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.

Boston Calling: Great Escapes

Great Escapes

09/05/2015

BBC World Service - Boston Calling, Great Escapes

A former captive of the Taliban calls for an end to US ‘signature’ drone strikes.

We hear from David Rohde, an American journalist and former captive of the Taliban, who is calling for a halt to US 'signature' drone strikes. We examine the blurry line between vague and actionable government intelligence information. 

Also, we tour the University of Texas at El Paso, a campus that looks just like the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. The journalist Jonathan Katz tells us how not to report on an earthquake. And, we visit a small town in El Salvador where migrants to the US are hotly debated folk heroes. Plus, a top-selling indigenous artist from Australia does not give interviews, but still wows audiences with his voice. 

(Photo: A US Air Force MQ-1 Predator flies near the Southern California Logistics Airport. Credit: Reuters/US Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Effrain Lopez)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Boston Calling

Great Escapes

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Online

About BBC World Service