On air: Google v China: Who is the winner?

Google’s been talking about leaving China since January when it became the victim of a cyber attack and discovered human rights activists’ email accounts had been hacked. Now it’s done it. Google is redirecting Chinese users to its unrestricted Hong Kong site.

On air: Has the Pope’s apology gone far enough?

The Pope has apologised to victims of sex abuse in Ireland. He acknowledges ‘serious mistakes’ were made in how allegations were handled.  Thousands are commenting on the apology, and many are asking if it went far enough. Some feel that the ‘cover-up’ aspect hasn’t been fully owned up to.

SuperPower Nation

If you’re familiar with WHYS you’ll know we are always willing to try something new. Maybe that’s one reason WHYS producer Krupa was chosen to create the BBC’s SuperPower Nation. She’s been working away for weeks and now the day is almost here (it’s on Thursday 18th March), we want you to be involved as much as possible.

SuperPower Nation

James shows us around the the venue in London for SuperPower Nation day as the set up gets under way.

Check out the blog post here.
Follow it on twitter @BBC_SPNation or search for #superpowernation

‘rape-rape’ ?

A lot of you have been commenting on this post about the use of the word ‘rape’ on Monday’s programme. And today Whoopi Goldberg said “I know it wasn’t rape-rape”, defending Roman Polanski on a chat show.

On air: Rwandan reconciliation

Hi this is Ros in the WHYS studio in London. Our discussion today is from the Hotel Des Mille Collines in Kigali. We’ll be considering how Rwandans have sought reconciliation since the genocide of 1994. As the show goes on, if you have comments or questions that you’d like me to pass on to our guests, then please post here.

US Health care debate: What are the issues?

‘You lie!’ – Republican Joe Wilson felt so strongly about illegal immigrants during President Obama’s speech on health care, that’s what he shouted when the President mentioned it. The President was explaining that illegal immigrants would not be entitled to benefits under his reform proposals.

But there are so many angles to this story I’m wondering what the biggest issue is…