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Lunch with WRS
Lunch with WRS: In the studio with Sinplus, Eurovision hopefuls
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012Sinplus, Switzerland’s Eurovision contenders will take to the stage next Tuesday night in Baku, Azerbaijan, hoping to win a place in the grand final on May 26. WRS’s Susan Flory visits the band’s brothers Ivan and Gabriel Broggini in their home city of Locarno. She started by asking for a quick acoustic rendition of their Eurovision entry Unbreakable:
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012Sinplus, Switzerland’s Eurovision contenders will take to the stage next Tuesday night in Baku, Azerbaijan, hoping to win a place in the grand final on May 26. WRS’s Susan Flory visits the band’s brothers Ivan and Gabriel Broggini in their home city of Locarno. She started by asking for a quick acoustic rendition of their Eurovision entry Unbreakable:
Lunch with WRS: Pierre Margot, forensic scientist
Wednesday, 9 May, 2012WRS’s Susan Flory talks to Pierre Margot, the head of the Forensic Science Unit at the School of Criminal Justice at Lausanne University. He parses the “CSI effect” on his fascinating profession:
Wednesday, 9 May, 2012WRS’s Susan Flory talks to Pierre Margot, the head of the Forensic Science Unit at the School of Criminal Justice at Lausanne University. He parses the “CSI effect” on his fascinating profession:
Lunch with WRS: Director, choreographer and screenwriter Daniele Finzi Pasca
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012WRS’s Susan Flory travels to the canton of Ticino where she interviews director, choreographer and screenwriter Daniele Finzi Pasca. He is the recent winner of the biggest award in Swiss drama, the Hans Reinhart Ring:
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012WRS’s Susan Flory travels to the canton of Ticino where she interviews director, choreographer and screenwriter Daniele Finzi Pasca. He is the recent winner of the biggest award in Swiss drama, the Hans Reinhart Ring:
Lunch with WRS: Yangzom Brauen
Wednesday, 4 April, 2012Tony Ganzer invites to the table this week Swiss-Tibetan actress, author, model and activist Yangzom Brauen:
Wednesday, 4 April, 2012Tony Ganzer invites to the table this week Swiss-Tibetan actress, author, model and activist Yangzom Brauen:
Lunch with WRS: Bruno Jochum, managing director of Médecins Sans Frontières, Switzerland
Wednesday, 28 March, 2012The funding crunch for treating HIV/AIDS is severe. This crunch comes at a time when the epidemic could actually be curbed according to Bruno Jochum, managing director of Médecins Sans Frontières, Switzerland. MSF or Doctors Without Borders fights AIDS in 12 countries. Jochum talks to WRS’s Susan Flory about the need for an international emergency donors’ conference:
Wednesday, 28 March, 2012The funding crunch for treating HIV/AIDS is severe. This crunch comes at a time when the epidemic could actually be curbed according to Bruno Jochum, managing director of Médecins Sans Frontières, Switzerland. MSF or Doctors Without Borders fights AIDS in 12 countries. Jochum talks to WRS’s Susan Flory about the need for an international emergency donors’ conference:
Lunch with WRS: Alexander Casella on breaking the rules
Wednesday, 21 March, 2012As a former UNHCR employee and journalist, Alexander Casella gives his take on what it takes to get things done at the UN. He tells WRS’s Susan Flory rules must be broken. He talks about his career and the book he wrote called Breaking the Rules: Working for the UN can be fun. And it can also do some good provided one is ready to lie, fib, obfuscate and break all the rules:
Wednesday, 21 March, 2012As a former UNHCR employee and journalist, Alexander Casella gives his take on what it takes to get things done at the UN. He tells WRS’s Susan Flory rules must be broken. He talks about his career and the book he wrote called Breaking the Rules: Working for the UN can be fun. And it can also do some good provided one is ready to lie, fib, obfuscate and break all the rules:
Lunch with WRS: Christophe Keckeis, PlanetSolar
Wednesday, 14 March, 2012WRS’s Susan Flory talks to the former head of the Swiss Armed Forces who is now head of security for PlanetSolar. The solar-powered boat is sailing around the world on solar energy. Christophe Keckeis recounts some hairy moments while the boat was sailing through the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden:
Wednesday, 14 March, 2012WRS’s Susan Flory talks to the former head of the Swiss Armed Forces who is now head of security for PlanetSolar. The solar-powered boat is sailing around the world on solar energy. Christophe Keckeis recounts some hairy moments while the boat was sailing through the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden:
Lunch with WRS: Combating homophobia in schools
Wednesday, 29 February, 2012An ad campaign in Geneva against homophobia in schools has started with a conference at the University of Geneva. Elisabeth Thorens-Gaud is head of the ad campaign and the attachée on questions of homophobia and diversity for the cantons of Vaud and Geneva. Kevin Jennings was invited to the conference and discusses creating a good environment for LBGT (lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender) students for succeeding in their studies. Jennings is former assistant deputy secretary of education in the Obama administration and founder of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network in the U.S. WRS’s Pete Forster talks to them about their work:
Wednesday, 29 February, 2012An ad campaign in Geneva against homophobia in schools has started with a conference at the University of Geneva. Elisabeth Thorens-Gaud is head of the ad campaign and the attachée on questions of homophobia and diversity for the cantons of Vaud and Geneva. Kevin Jennings was invited to the conference and discusses creating a good environment for LBGT (lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender) students for succeeding in their studies. Jennings is former assistant deputy secretary of education in the Obama administration and founder of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network in the U.S. WRS’s Pete Forster talks to them about their work:
Lunch with WRS: Jean-Claude Donzel, civil aviation man
Wednesday, 22 February, 2012WRS’s Vincent Landon talks to Jean-Claude Donzel, former spokesman for Swiss and Swissair, who’s just retired after 45 years in Swiss civil aviation. Vincent talks to him in the departure lounge at Zurich Airport—which was like a second home to him for much of his career. He was at Swissair at the time of the crash of Swissair flight 111 off the coast of Halifax in September 1998—with the loss of all passengers and crew. Other events during his tenure include the grounding of Swissair in 2001 and the Icelandic volcano in 2010:
Wednesday, 22 February, 2012WRS’s Vincent Landon talks to Jean-Claude Donzel, former spokesman for Swiss and Swissair, who’s just retired after 45 years in Swiss civil aviation. Vincent talks to him in the departure lounge at Zurich Airport—which was like a second home to him for much of his career. He was at Swissair at the time of the crash of Swissair flight 111 off the coast of Halifax in September 1998—with the loss of all passengers and crew. Other events during his tenure include the grounding of Swissair in 2001 and the Icelandic volcano in 2010:
Lunch with WRS: Peter Corijn, Procter & Gamble VP and musician
Wednesday, 15 February, 2012Peter Corijn, vice president at Procter & Gamble, is also known as singer Paul Numi. As a musician, he has opened for the likes of U2 and Echo & the Bunnymen. He tells WRS’s Susan Flory about his musical passions as well as his career in marketing. He says that as a working class boy from rural Belgium, he wanted to be in a company that had straightforward performance goals:
Wednesday, 15 February, 2012Peter Corijn, vice president at Procter & Gamble, is also known as singer Paul Numi. As a musician, he has opened for the likes of U2 and Echo & the Bunnymen. He tells WRS’s Susan Flory about his musical passions as well as his career in marketing. He says that as a working class boy from rural Belgium, he wanted to be in a company that had straightforward performance goals:
