Worldview; President Obama leaves for Asia; Milos Stehlik reviews film on revolutionary 12th century nun; First elections in 20 years to be held this weekend in Myanmar
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- Worldview
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- President Obama leaves for Asia
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- WBEZ
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- WBEZ (Chicago, Illinois)
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- President Obama leaves today for a 10-day trip to Asia. Steve Clemons, author of the political blog The Washington Note, tells us what we can expect. Also, the country formerly known as Burma will hold its first election in 20 years this weekend. The BBCs Sue Lloyd Roberts explores why the nations opposition movements are divided. And film contributor Milos Stehlik reviews the film Vision, which tells the story of a 12th century German nun who was considered a revolutionary.
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- President Obama will try to shake off the sting of the midterm elections as he begins a tour of Asia, which includes stops in India, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia. Steve Clemons is a senior fellow and director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation and author of the political blog The Washington Note. He tells us what to expect from the president's 10-day sojourn.
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- Worldview film contributor Milos Stehlik reviews the film Vision, which tells the story of Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th century German nun who was considered a revolutionary woman then and would still be today.
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- The people of Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma, will go to the polls on Sunday for the first time in 20 years. In 1990, an overwhelming majority voted for pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her National League for Democracy. The generals running the country ignored the result and have imposed strict military rule ever since. Aung San Suu Kyi is still under house arrest, and thousands of opposition supporters have been jailed or forced into exile in recent years. But instead of presenting an opportunity to change all that, this election has divided Burmas opposition movements. Sue Loyld Roberts brings us the story in the new BBC documentary Burma Votes.
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Distributor: WBEZ
Producing Organization: WBEZ
Production Unit: Worldview
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Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ-FM) and Vocalo.org
Identifier: 30636 (WBEZ)
Format: Data CD: CD-R
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00
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- Chicago: “Worldview; President Obama leaves for Asia; Milos Stehlik reviews film on revolutionary 12th century nun; First elections in 20 years to be held this weekend in Myanmar,” WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 5, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-623bk8xd.
- MLA: “Worldview; President Obama leaves for Asia; Milos Stehlik reviews film on revolutionary 12th century nun; First elections in 20 years to be held this weekend in Myanmar.” WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 5, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-623bk8xd>.
- APA: Worldview; President Obama leaves for Asia; Milos Stehlik reviews film on revolutionary 12th century nun; First elections in 20 years to be held this weekend in Myanmar. Boston, MA: WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-623bk8xd