Troubadour Derek sings songs of news for sweet Danny. This week: In climate news, the world keeps getting hotter (0:30); fighting between the Kurdish-led SDF and Arab tribes escalates in Syria (1:43); Saudi Arabia to continue oil production cuts (6:26); India prepares to host the G20 and there’s talk of possible name change (8:30); the DPRK’s Kim heads to Russia for a conference amid rumors of an arms deal (12:51); a Sudan update (15:01); the French negotiate with Niger’s junta government about the former’s military presence in the region (17:38); an update out of Gabon in the wake of the recent coup (19:18); the US is set to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium rounds (22:14); a massive decline in deforestation in Brazil (25:59); Biden tries to “Third Way” oil drilling with a ban protecting a large swath of Alaska after giving the greenlight to drill elsewhere (27:11).
Derek has a spotless Gulf Arabic accent as far as I can tell. His French (way easier for an English speaker, he will get it quickly) is not as good. "Le Monde" is not "Lemon" or "Limon", but "luh mond". It means "the world". Even if he is just learning, he should not miss this one, as he is way too smart. I speak French and some Maghreb Arabic, so I heard him miss it.
Derek has a spotless Gulf Arabic accent as far as I can tell. His French (way easier for an English speaker, he will get it quickly) is not as good. "Le Monde" is not "Lemon" or "Limon", but "luh mond". It means "the world". Even if he is just learning, he should not miss this one, as he is way too smart. I speak French and some Maghreb Arabic, so I heard him miss it.
Only I, as producer, get to be pedantic about the hosts' pronunciation 😤