Rebroadcast: Turkey is Both a Bird and a Country. Which Came First?

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Ancient Athens Picked Its Leaders by Lottery for Over 200 Years. Some Think This System Should Replace Electoral Democracy

For almost two centuries, Ancient Athens—the most successful democracy in history—selected citizens by lottery to fill government positions. Athens adopted sortition—a random lottery system—to select most public officials and the members of the Council of 500, a reform pioneered ...  Afficher plus

How Would Nixon Have Handled the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The "Madman Theory" was Richard Nixon's foreign policy strategy during the Vietnam War era, where he deliberately cultivated an image of being unpredictable and irrational—hinting he might escalate to nuclear extremes—to intimidate adversaries like North Vietnam and the Soviet Un ...  Afficher plus

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La Turquie va peut-être changer de nom
Incroyable !

Les humains peuvent changer de nom, c'est bien connu.

Mais les pays ?!

Ce cas est plutôt rare, mais il existe bel et bien.

La Turquie compte d'ailleurs recourir à ce droit, pour sensiblement changer d'image sur le plan international.


Dindon de la fa ...

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It's Turkey Time
Storytime Anytime

Let’s celebrate Thanksgiving Day by singing songs and learning why the turkey is such an amazing bird. Did you know that only male turkeys gobble? Or, that wild turkeys are intelligent, sensitive, and very social animals? Kids will learn that wild turkeys sleep in trees and can f ...  Afficher plus

The War That Changed The World: Istanbul - Modernity and Secularism
World War One

Turkey emerged from the First World War as a new republic, with a secular and modern identity, attempting to break from its Ottoman past. How has this influenced Turkey today? With historians Aksin Somel and Ahmet Kuyas, and novelist Elif Shafak. 

'Lurkey Is Lost!'
YourClassical Storytime

Thanksgiving is coming, but Lurkey the turkey is nowhere to be found. Can you help the farmer find the wayward bird? Grab paper and crayons and follow along as narrator Melanie Renate and artist Xee Reiter tell the story, with guitar music by Justin Holland, in the latest episode ...  Afficher plus