[Unedited] Binyavanga Wainaina With Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Sociology, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Krista Tippett, Arts, Culture, On Being, Society, Society & Culture, Science, Social Sciences

4.7 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2009

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

We explore the complex ethics of global aid with a young writer from Kenya, Binyavanga Wainaina. He is among a rising generation of African voices who bring a cautionary perspective to the morality and efficacy behind many Western initiatives to abolish poverty and speed development in Africa. See more at www.onbeing.org/program/ethics-aid-one-kenyans-perspective/190

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0:00.0	This is Speaking of Fates Unheard Cuts.
0:02.6	I'm Krista Tippett, you're listening to my unedited conversation with Kenyan writer
0:07.0	Binyavongo-Winina about the Ethics of Global Aid to Africa.
0:11.8	I spoke with him on November 12th, 2008, from the Studios of American Public Media in
0:17.1	St. Paul, Minnesota.
0:19.0	He was in the Studios of Williams College in Massachusetts.
0:22.7	This interview is included in our program, The Ethics of Global Aid, One Kenyan's Perspective,
0:29.2	which was originally broadcast in December 2008.
0:33.0	Download the MP3 of that produced show at speakingoffaith.org.
0:39.2	Hello?
0:41.2	Hello?
0:42.2	There I can hear you.
0:43.2	Oh, hi.
0:44.2	You're very faint.
0:45.2	Oh, all right.
0:46.2	That's better.
0:47.2	Yep, that's good.
0:48.2	Okay, I think we just turned some volume up.
0:50.2	Great to have you there at the other end of my headphones.
0:54.2	I think we're done on the cell phone.
0:57.2	Yeah, thank you.
0:59.2	See ya.
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