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Category: Famine

Two Podcasts on Famine in the Horn of Africa

The Internet has brought us a number of innovations, but my favorite such innovations is the podcast — defined here as “a program (as of music or talk) made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet.” I like to think of podcasts as a more personalized talk radio station. I can find podcasts that speak directly to my interests, and I can get my favorite radio shows as podcasts.

For the first time this year, I am making podcasts an integral part of the reading list in my development seminar, which means that I have been on the lookout for development-related podcasts. This has led me to the following two podcasts on the current famine in the Horn of Africa.

Good Podcast on Food Aid and the WFP’s Procurement Practices

I wanted to blog this when it first came out at the beginning of July, but I did not get a chance to listen to this Center for Global Development (CGD) podcast until this past weekend, when recurrent eye problems forced me to spend time (looking) away from my computer. The current famine in the Horn of Africa makes this still relevant.