The Bigger Picture

Series produced by Timothy Spangler

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A weekly 2 minute module providing a unique analysis of global affairs from a personal, human-scale perspective. Based on the internationally syndicated newspaper column of Timothy Spangler (www.timothyspangleronline.com).

This weekly 2 minute module, with an air window beginning Thursday at 3:00am Eastern and ending Wednesday at 11:59pm Eastern, provides a unique analysis of global affairs from a personal, human-scale perspective.

Read by Timothy Spangler, each module is linked with his weekly internationally syndicated newspaper column.

Recently returned from over a decade living overseas, primarily in London, Timothy gives US listeners a historical and cultural context to global events that is often lacking in other American media coverage.


54 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
One Step Closer to a Post-Castro Cuba (February 28, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What succession plans in Cuba can tell us about the practicalities of dictatorship in the globalized economy.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:17
Chavez Receives Warm Welcome From Venezuelans (February 21, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What Hugo Chavez’s return to Venezuela can tell us about the appeal of socialism in the 21st Century.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
Saudis Wrestle with Child Rape Atrocity (February 14, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What the rape of a 5 year old Saudi girl by her father, an extremist cleric, can tell us about the growing power of public opinion in Saudi Arabia.

  • Added: Feb 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:03
Putin Faces Tough Sledding for his Winter Olympics (February 7, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia can tell us about Vladimir Putin’s quest for national pride in the 21st Century.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:03
Egyptians Riot Over Soccer Verdicts (January 31, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What soccer rioting in Egypt can tell us about the disappointing legacy of the Arab Spring.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
African Threats Could Dominate Obama’s Second Term (January 24, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What an Islamist attack on an international gas facility in Algeria can tell us about President Obama’s foreign policy priorities during his second...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
West Africa Next Front in Battle against al-Qaeda (January 17, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What French intervention in Mali to combat Islamist militants can tell us about al-Qaeda’s future prospects in West Africa.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
Australian Bushfires (January 10, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What the return of lethal bonfires to Australia can tell us about the difference between natural and manmade catastrophes.

  • Added: Jan 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:13
Delhi Attack Stirs National Debate (December 27, 2012)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What the gang rape of a 23 year old medical student in the Indian city of Delhi can tell us about the need for a rapidly developing country to prot...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2012
  • Length: 02:10
Argentina Gets a Red Card from IMF (December 20, 2012)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What the International Monetary Fund’s “red card” for Argentina can tell us about the effects of nationalism and insularity in the modern global ec...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 02:08
EU Nobel Prize Incites Critics (December 13, 2012)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What the European Union's receipt of the Nobel Prize this week can tell us about the politics of peace.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:09
Great Expectations! (December 6, 2012)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What a new arrival for the House of Windsor can tell us about the positive image of "Austerity Britain" around the world.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:58
Breaking Up is Hard to Do (November 29, 2012)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What a failed independence vote in Spain can tell us about the rumblings of secession being heard in the "Red States" back at home.

  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 02:20
Burmese Mirage for Obama? (November 22, 2012)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What President Obama's historic visit to the South East Asian country of Burma can tell us about promoting democratic values in other countries.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:07