Leonard Lopate Underreported Podcast by Leonard Lopate

Major news events throughout the world continue to be largely ignored until they reach tragic proportions. Underreported, a weekly feature on The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC, New York public radio, tackles tough issues and give an in-depth look into the stories that are often relegated to the back pages. Recent topics have included updates on Afghanistan -- what one soapmaking company is doing to help the reconstruction effort and how the Taliban is regaining a foothold in the country; why Belgium has no government; the science of biofluorescence and how researchers are applying their discoveries to brain research and military technology; and an update on Sri Lanka and its government crackdown on the media.