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Community Chest: Global Conflicts And Literary Curiosities

In this episode of Community Chest, Dominik hosts a varied programme covering political, cultural, and linguistic topics. Key moments include a discussion with Jean Davis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace activism in Norwich, a look at untranslatable insults and a Michelle Obama biography with Tanya Mayhill, and a conversation with Juan Eamon Burgess about the television show Shoestring.

Show
Community Chest: Global Conflicts And Literary Curiosities
Programme
Community Chest
Date
9 January 2009

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    Sad Robot · Pornofonic
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    Why it was chosen The birth of Czech writer Karol Chapek, who coined the word robot

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    Come When I Call You · The Klezmatics
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    Why it was chosen Thematically appropriate regarding war and peace

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    Road To Peace · Tom Waits
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    Why it was chosen To introduce a theme regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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    Why it was chosen The presenter introduces the song as being by another great peace campaigner following a discussion on the conflict in Gaza

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    Walk Through The Fire · Cast Of Buffy The Vampire Slayer
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    Why it was chosen It just so happens, completely by coincidence, that the speaker has a song from Buffy after a conversation about the show

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    Welcome To Prague · Gypsy.Cz
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    Africa Is Zion · Migrant Souls
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    Why it was chosen To combine the topics of diversity in Norfolk and the situation in Israel

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    Seven Eight Nine · Bare Naked Ladies
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    Why it was chosen A link to the mention of children under eight years old

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    Make A Difference · JB Walker
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    Why it was chosen The presenter connects the song to a discussion about campaigning on various issues, including the environment

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    Run On For A Long Time · The Blind Boys Of Alabama
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    Why it was chosen The song is chosen because the preceding conversation was about a running memoir by Haruki Murakami

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    Cold Shoulder · Adele
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    Why it was chosen Thematically appropriate to the discussion of affluenza

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    Friday I'm In Love · The Cure
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    Why it was chosen It is Friday