Tuesday, Jul. 18, 2006 | The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Video gaming has come a long way since the days of "Pong." It's now a multi-billion dollar industry that's hooked half of all Americans. We profile some of the industry's key players and look at why video games have gotten such a bum rap...

For 1,400 years, the Muslim world has been wracked by political and theological rifts between the Shias and the Sunnis. Kojo explores how these divisions have influenced contemporary crises in the Middle East from Iraq to Lebanon.

In 1951, a lone captain struggled for two weeks on the high seas of the north Atlantic to save his dying vessel. The story captivated audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, as the media speculated about secret cargo. Kojo hears the true...