Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'countrymen'

Composer Captures Life Of An 'Atrocious Saint'

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:50:00 EDT

The life and presidency of Andrew Jackson was full of contradictions that inspired hatred, pride and reluctant admiration from his countrymen. It also inspired Christopher Hedge to compose a new work about the seventh president, titled Andrew Jackson: The Atrocious Saint.

Steve Lillywhite On Producing The Pogues

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:45:00 EDT

Led by Shane MacGowan, The Pogues took their multi-cultural musical cues from fellow countrymen The Clash and gave Irish folk music a punk rock spirit. Steve Lillywhite talks with host David Dye about producing the band's third album, If I Should Fall from Grace with God.

Iraq Neglects Displaced Countrymen

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:00:00 EDT

Iraqis continue to flee their homes to escape sectarian killings. The Iraqi Red Crescent says more than 2 million people are internally displaced. It struggles to help them with the assistance from U.N. agencies outside the country but support from the Iraqi government is lax.

Sudanese Artist Draws from a Nation's Agony

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:00:00 EDT

Rashid Diab's paintings evoke the tragedies of famine and war in his country, but he hopes that they'll bring new energy and optimism to his countrymen.

Literary Detective Details Sousa's Other Talent

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EDT

American composer and master of the march John Philip Sousa not only wowed his countrymen with his musical talents, but also his novels. Literary detective Paul Collins reveals all to Scott Simon on Sousa's other career.

Germans Shocked by Guenter Grass's SS Past

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:00:00 EDT

Germany's Nobel prize-winning author Grass has spent his career dissecting the human experience of World War II and his country's Nazi heritage. So his countrymen are shocked by an interview in which Grass says he served in the Waffen SS -- Adolf Hitler's elite Nazi troops.

Ghana Continues Wild Ride Through World Cup

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:00:00 EDT

Ghanaian writer Meri Danquah says his countrymen are ablaze with pride after their World Cup soccer team defeated the United States on Wednesday. Ghana spent 44 years of trying to qualify for the World Cup. Now it finds itself the only sub-Saharan African country to advance to the next round.

Hooligans No More: Cleese's World Cup Decorum

Tue, 16 May 2006 16:00:00 EDT

When the World Cup begins in Germany next month, fans from England will be faced with the task of not being too rude to the host country. Part of the problem: a lingering bitterness about World War II. Years ago, comic actor and writer John Cleese transformed that hatred of all things German into humor on the TV show Fawlty Towers. Now, he's created a song called "Don't Mention the War" to instruct his countrymen how to behave when in the Fatherland.

A Day-Long Look into the Mind of Hugo Chavez

Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hosts a daylong television show on Sundays, when he announces new policies, talks about issues of importance to his countrymen, and issues his latest broadside against his nemesis: the United States.

'Hotel Rwanda' Tackles Horror of Genocide

Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST

The new film Hotel Rwanda tells the story of the 1994 Rwandan genocide through one man's attempt to save some of his countrymen and women. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan has a review.