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Femi Oke

New Podcast: ‘Chatter From America’ Featuring Stephen Merchant

The Takeaway is launching a new podcast series with a distinct UK flavor, or as the English would write “flavour.”   Chatter from America is an irreverent review of news and life in the United States, co-hosted by three ex-pat Brits. Every week The Economist’s Matthew Bishop, Henry Timms from New York’s famous 92nd Street Y […]

Passengers Wait Patiently as Airlines Prepare

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Takeouts: USAID, NFL, civil rights on MLK day

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Grim scene on the ground in Haiti

Environment
The World

Investing in yourself: the job club

Business, Economics and Jobs
The World

Is fired the new retired?

Business, Economics and Jobs

The latest unemployment numbers are out, and buried in those data are startling numbers of older workers who are being hit hard by the rise in unemployment. We talk with The New York Times’ Louise Story and correspondent Femi Oke.

The World

Back to the streets of Washington with Femi Oke

Global Politics

We return to The Takeaway’s Femi Oke who is staked out on the crowded streets of Washington, D.C. She is shoving her microphone in front of anyone who will talk to her (and some who won’t) in order to get the pulse of the scene.

The World

An update from the crowded sidewalks of Washington, D.C.

Global Politics

The streets of Washington, D.C. are filling up with excited people from across the nation and around the world as the final preparation for Barack Obama’s swearing in as president get underway. Guests: Todd Zwillich, Femi Oke, and Marcus Mabry.

The World

Backstage with the Lesbian and Gay Band Association

Global Politics

In just a few hours the Lesbian and Gay Band Association will be making history as the first gay band to be included in an inaugural parade. We are joined by Femi Oke who went to the band’s last dress rehearsal.