The World from PRX

Omaha

Arts, Culture & Media
Director Alexander Payne on Locations
Arts, Culture & Media
The Story Behind the Greatest Halloween Video Ever in the History of the Internet
In 1908, New Zealand Parliament passed the Prevention of Quackery Act to defend against claims such as the one featured in this leaflet: "bile beans" that claimed to cure a vareity of ailments, including indigestion, headaches, pimples and sleeplessness.
Books
New book looks at medical cures now considered ‘quackery’
The company "Signs and Shapes" in Omaha builds inflatable mascots for professional sports teams, built to entertain and withstand a beating. "Globie" is the mascot for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Business
A mom-and-pop shop in Omaha becomes an exporter of parade floats and walking pizza slices
Mike Nichols
Culture
How a German-born, American comedy actor influenced the life of a kid growing up in Omaha
Global Politics
Government budget shortfalls lead to risky cuts in certified court interpreter budgets
Business, Economics and Jobs
Target employee creates petition to protest store’s midnight opening on Black Friday
Target Asks Employees to Cut Festivities Short
Heat and Drought Pummel South and Southwestern US
Conflict & Justice
Why Sudanese-American Children Are Learning Their Parents’ Language
Geologist on bin Laden Whereabouts
Race, immigration, and the presidential election