Media

Gaming Your Google Search

Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.

Online retailers engage in intense competition to climb the ranks of search results for "dresses" or "area rugs." And some turn to underhanded, "black hat" tactics to game the system. We learn more about how it works.

To Post or Not to Post? Photos & Social Networks

Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.

Sites like Facebook and Flickr are challenging old assumptions about privacy, photography and community.

Why the State of the Union Address Matters

Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 at 1:31 p.m.

Once a written text known as the Annual Message to Congress, the State of the Union has evolved into a prime-time television event. We explore the history of the State of the Union.

Online Privacy and the Mobile Web

Tuesday, Jan 18, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.

We examine new debates about privacy on the Web, and learn about data collection over smart phone apps.

Wireless Technology and the Haitian Recovery (Rebroadcast)

Tuesday, Dec 28, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.

We explore how wireless technology and mobile money are changing the economic landscape in Haiti.

Who Should Pay for American Journalism? (Rebroadcast)

Monday, Dec 27, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.

Did you know the Founding Fathers created "the free press" with American tax dollars? Avowed media reformers Robert McChesney and John Nichols discuss why the future of journalism may lie in revisiting our past.

The U.S. and Africa: Wikileaks Revelations

Tuesday, Dec 14, 2010 at 1:20 p.m.

We explore new revelations about Washington's diplomatic relations on the African continent, from Nigeria to Sudan to Zimbabwe.

Your Brain on Computers

Tuesday, Nov 30, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.

Every day Americans navigate a torrent of data. We speak with a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, who is exploring whether technology is rewiring our brains.

Haiti Election Update

Monday, Nov 29, 2010 at 1:06 p.m.

Haitian voters went to the polls Sunday for island's first post-earthquake election, but twelve of the eighteen presidential candidates were crying foul even before polls closed. We get an update.

Indie Artisans and "Crafty Bastards" (Rebroadcast)

We meet the local artists and organizers behind the city's biggest craft fair.

The End of Email and Other Tech Prognostications

Tuesday, Nov 23, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.

Will social networks render email obsolete? Will eReaders kill the printed word? Tech Tuesday peers into the future, as imagined by tech giants like Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook.

Wireless Technology and the Haitian Recovery

Tuesday, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.

We explore how wireless technology and mobile money are changing the economic landscape in Haiti.

Global Business and Cultural Competency

Monday, Nov 1, 2010 at 1:06 p.m.

American debates about workplace diversity are often seen through the lens of the civil rights movement. So how do businesses in Singapore or Switzerland approach the challenges of a multicultural workplace?

Satire and Politics: Rally to Restore Sanity

Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:06 p.m.

Jon Stewart says his Rally to Restore Sanity is pure entertainment, but is it? We explore the difference between satire and reality and ask when humor crosses the line into politics.

Kojo & Kalb

Tuesday, Oct 19, 2010 at 1:32 p.m.

Kojo analyzes the day's biggest headlines with veteran news man Marvin Kalb.

The Kojo Nnamdi Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.