An era in TV news as I know it will soon come to an end. Yesterday’s New York Times online had the official announcement that Christiane Amanpour will officially depart CNN for a spot with ABC News, effective this Spring. According to the Times article, the current show _ Amanpour_ will continue to air on CNN/I [...]
Today I got a rare treat on my _ Amanpour_ daily podcast. Sunday’s show featured a bevy of great guests but the two who struck me the most were {retired}Anglican Archbishop off South Africa Desmond Tutu & his daughter{ who is also an Anglican priest!} They apparently have a new book coming to stores entitled [...]
On _Amanpour_ right now they are discussing Haiti. Should the world forgive Haiti’s debts & not expect repayment of monetary aid? My vote is YES. Haiti is the poorest nation in the western hemisphere & one of the porrest nations in the world. And then, look at the natural disasters the people there have gone [...]
As an Anglo-Catholic Episcopalian, I am rather fond of saints. My two patron saints are Catherine of Siena & Benedict of Nursia. But there are other people who are alive & well today who are doing good things that will further the kingdom of Shalom. Who are your ” saints” in the world of famous [...]
I am behind on my podcasting of my _Amanpour_ series. Today I watched the interview with artist Maya Lin. She is the woman who created the Vietnam War memorial in Washington DC. Her latest work ” What is Missing” is on the effects of global climate change. It will be unveidl next week & I [...]
I am still podcasting the _Amanpour_ daily show on CNN. My cable company won’t carry CNN/I, so the podcasting is the only way I can get _Amanpour_ daily. For some reason the podcasting dowlloads from Itunes has been painfullys slow, so I am behind on my viewing. Christiane interviewed General Stanley McChrystal for the program [...]
Maybe I should be thankful that I do not work for any of the Big Media. They have been beating this Tiger Woods { pun intended} into the ground . I am sick of it. Tiger may be rich & famous, but he isn’t perfect. No one is perfect & I hate how the national [...]
The war in the Congo continues. and its women are being raped at alarming rates . In this part of Africa, rape is used as a war tactic. When I read Kristof’s _ Half The Sky_ I recall stories such as these coming out of other parts of the world. But my 21st century mind still cannot [...]
I am behind on my _Amanpour_ podcasting. This morning I watched the interviews Christiane did with some modern-day royals. It totally opened my eyes. Some of today’s royals are embracing a role in the humanitarian realm. I was especially impressed with Christiane’s interview with Jordan’s Queen Rania. Rania not only totally embraces the world of [...]
Should Congress lift on ban on travel to Cuba? This was the topic of the latest _ Amanpour_ Podcast. Personalyy I do not ever want to go to Cuba. In my opinion, it is more of the same with the Castro regime. Of course, Americans should have the right to travel{ at their own risk} [...]
