The State We're In

The State We're In (20080315)

We ask Baghdadis what their city is like, 5 years ...

We ask Baghdadis what their city is like, 5 years on from the American led invasion of Iraq. We go off the beaten path literally and figuratively. Host Jonathan Groubert recounts a lonely time in Bosnia, Penny Bergen recounts life in the Australian outback. German marine biologist Birgit Obermueller discusses her life in Antarctica and spiritualist Miek Pot talks about her 12 year vow of silence in a nunnery. Finally, we ask an American civil rights lawyer what should happen with the prisoners in Guantanamo who could be free, but have no place to go

The State Were In (20080308)

The usual stunning array of human rights themed tales from ...

The usual stunning array of human rights themed tales from around the world. This week the show focuses on the right to land, and how the struggle for ownership affects the poor and powerless, be they in Russia, South Africa or India.

The State Were In (20080301)

This week, we look at the conflict in Darfur, which ...

This week, we look at the conflict in Darfur, which started 5 years ago this week. We ask if one man\'s trash truly is another man\'s treasure with Catadores who live off Brazil\'s garbage and an Indian man who makes films from thrown away trailer reels. And form French colonists, Pied Noir, return to Algeria for the first time in half a century.

The State Were In (20080223)

War correspondent reports on situation in Baghdad; Television and breaking ...

War correspondent reports on situation in Baghdad; Television and breaking taboos in Holland, Georgia and the Middle East; Kosovo and the right to national independence; the rights of sperm donors

The State Were In (20080216)

As Kenya calms, we speak with a woman who\'s been ...

As Kenya calms, we speak with a woman who\'s been taking in refugees. We look at the right to health care, infant euthanasia, and mental health in Northern Ireland. A war correspondent explains why he\'s glad to be back in Baghdad, we report on the doco Standard Operating Procedure and we visit the Dutch Divorce Fair.

The State Were In (20080209)

This week on The State Were In, the debate over ...

This week on The State Were In, the debate over new video evidence in the Natalee Holloway case, how we make amends, dissidents and refugees in China, and Sri Lanka\'s state of Emergency.

The State Were In (20080202)

This week on The State Were In, we hear the ...

This week on The State Were In, we hear the latest from the Gaza Strip, explore the right to sport in Africa and get down with Iraq\'s most well known heavy metal band, Acrassicauda.

The State Were In (20080126)

The State Were In (20080119)

This week on The State Were In police corruption in ...

This week on The State Were In police corruption in South Africa and corruption around the world, Buddhist monks helping HIV sufferers in Thailand and the Chinese love of beauty and beauty competitions.

The State Were In (20080112)

This week on The State Were In we hear from ...

This week on The State Were In we hear from troubled Kenya, find out how international businesses can practise ethically, we get the latest from Sri Lanka amid raised security concerns and hear how minefields are being adopted in Mozambique.