Talking Points for 22 May

Thanks to Night Editor Will in Canada. The first thing that stands out is that you want to talk about Lebanon, Syria and Israel, and diplomacy.

On Air: How best to take care of the children after a natural disaster ?

Have a look at this ; “tips on how to adopt a quake orphan” from the China Daily.  And this, from AP, on the new orphanages being set up in Burma for some of the estimated half a million children who need help.

What is the worst idea in history?

Reality TV has come second only to the atom bomb in a poll to discover the worst ideas in history. Capital punishment, credit cards and plastic bags completed the bottom five in the survey. What is your top five of all time clangers?

Where and how are you listening?

You don’t need to write an essay, but it’d be really interesting to hear how you listen (ie. BBC FM relay, BBC shortwave, online, public radio rebroadcasts and so on) and where you do it. The reason I ask is I’ve had a couple of surprises recently from NZ and the US.