Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Chronicles Love And War In Africa And Music From The Rumble In The Jungle

Zaire ‘74
Album art courtesy of Wrasse Records
Zaire ‘74
Album art courtesy of Wrasse Records

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Chronicles Love And War In Africa And Music From The Rumble In The Jungle

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On today’s show:

  • Jeffery Gettleman has been beaten by Ethiopian soldiers, abducted by insurgents in Iraq, held at gunpoint by warlords and sickened by a rare strain of malaria. We hear stories from the NYT East Africa bureau chief.
  • A three-day music festival preceded the famous 1974 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. We hear music from the Rumble in the Jungle.