Fridays at 6:30 pm Jordan Davis and crew look back at the week’s news with journalists across Switzerland. Rewind podcast feed Fridays at 6:30 pm Jordan Davis and crew look back at the week’s news with journalists across Switzerland. Rewind podcast feed WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:45:13 UT Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:31:12 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no The United States announces it will pursue criminal charges against the Wegelin private bank, several days after the government announced that tens of thousands of pages of bank documents were sent to the U.S., but as encrypted files. Many see events outpacing the slow Swiss system. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and the rest of the week’s news with Paola Ceresetti from Italian-language public broadcaster RSI and Bernard Wuthrich from Le Temps: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:55:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-us-pursues-wegelin-private-bank.shtml?28899 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18899 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/us-indicts-switzerlands-oldest-bank-wegelin-for-ai.shtml?28896 In a preliminary position issued on Wednesday, the Federal Council said it would urge the people to reject the Swiss People’s Party initiative to have voters choose them. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and the rest of the week’s news in Bern—and Davos—with RTS’s Alain Rebetez and independent journalist Niklaus Ramseyer: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-federal-council-doesnt-want-people-to-vote-.shtml?28781 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18781 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap Transportation minister Doris Leuthard wants to build more roads, but the transport minister says there is not going to be enough money. Will higher pump prices be inevitable? Also, this week Neuchâtel’s illustrious Xamax football club was kicked out of pro football, a final red card for its colorful and controversial owner Bulat Chagaev. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and the rest of the week’s news with Radio Suisse Romande’s Pascal Jeannerat and independent journalist Niklaus Ramseyer: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-more-cars-more-roads-more-to-pay-.shtml?28665 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18665 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap Was there another story this week? The scandal surrounding the resignation of SNB head Philipp Hildebrand dominated headlines and even water cooler chatter at many offices. To discuss that and the week’s other odds and ends, WRS’s Lucas Chambers is joined by DRS radio’s Pascal Krauthammer and RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:10:48 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-hildebrand-becomes-a-household-name.shtml?28558 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18558 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/dateline_ch/dateline-ch-sour-grapes-for-blocher-in-hildebrand-.shtml?28516 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/nsfa/foreign-affairs-has-hildebrands-resignation-tarnis.shtml?28483 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/breaking-news-snb-head-resigns.shtml?28450 Didier Burkhalter leaves the Department of the Interior for Foreign Affairs, leaving the incoming Alain Berset the powerful but troublesome department charged with health and social insurances. Plus, WRS’s Jordan Davis, DRS radio’s Pascal Krauthammer and RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat review the transformations in Switzerland in 2011, and what they mean for 2012: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:00:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-a-federal-council-shakeup.shtml?28243 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18243 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap On Wednesday, parliamentarians re-elected all six incumbent Federal Councillors and chose Alain Berset to replace Micheline Calmy-Rey. But beneath the semblance of stability, it marked a significant shift in the meaning of “concordance.” WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews the week’s news in Bern with RSI’s Paola Ceresetti and TSR’s Alain Rebetez: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:20:32 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-an-election-status-quo-that-changes-everyth.shtml?28143 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18143 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/election-upset-for-swiss-peoples-party.shtml?28100 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/election-fever.shtml?28075 The Swiss People’s Party was forced to find a new candidate for next week’s Federal Council elections after Bruno Zuppiger stepped down amid an embezzlement scandal came to light. Many in Bern are wondering how the party leadership could exercise such bad judgment, and whether their last-minute replacement Hansjörg Walter is really fit to be a minister. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews an extraordinary week with Bernard Wuthrich from Le Temps, and Pascal Jeannerat from Radio Suisse Romande. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:28:27 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-swiss-peoples-party-stumbles.shtml?28028 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18028 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/major-shake-up-in-bern-ahead-of-next-weeks-federal.shtml Switzerland goes for price tag over performance in selecting Saab’s Gripen fighter jet, but it is still unclear whether the planes will even be bought. Plus, the Swiss People’s Party finds a credible candidate for the federal council. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and the rest of the news of the week with RSI’s Paola Ceresetti and TSR’s Alain Rebetez: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:55:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-shopping-the-sales-rack-for-fighter-jets.shtml?27914 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17914 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/purchase-of-gripen-fighter-jets-the-safe-consensus.shtml?27883 Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga introduced draft legislation that could make renewing a residency permit contingent on someone learning a national language. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and the rest of the week’s news with DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer and RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:00:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-federal-council-wants-more-integration-from.shtml?27787 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17787 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/draft-rules-for-non-eu-foreigners-require-national.shtml?27726 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/some-foreigners-on-welfare-could-lose-residency-pe.shtml?27757 From equal parental rights for divorced fathers to a Senate committee creaking open the door to gay adoption rights in an unexpected—and unanimous—vote, politicians grappled with the changing definition of family. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and the rest of the news of the week with DRS Radio’s Pascal Krauthammer and independent journalist in the Federal Palace, Niklaus Ramseyer: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:55:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-bern-tackles-evolving-notion-of-family.shtml?27638 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17638 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/step-by-step-fathers-get-more-custody-rights.shtml?27619 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/new-joint-parental-authority-law-seen-as-major-ste.shtml?26754 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/committee-okays-petition-for-gay-adoption.shtml?27604 Politicians watch helplessly as the threat of layoffs, a drop in demand and a eurozone meltdown grow. What to do? Turn to the head of the Swiss National Bank—the most powerful man in Switzerland this week. Jordan Davis reviews the news of the week with Radio Suisse Romande’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS Radio’s Pascal Krauthammer: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:32:20 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-powerless-politicians-face-economic-meltdow.shtml?27519 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17519 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap Switzerland’s political center has been increasingly fragmented since the October elections jumbled the balance of power. That’s led to a week of serious political wheeling and dealing in the run-up to the Dec. 14 Federal Council election. To help us weed through it, WRS’s Jordan Davis is joined by independent journalist Niklaus Ramseyer and Radio Suisse Romande’s Pascal Jeannerat: Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:43:21 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-bern-finding-its-new-center.shtml?27402 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17402 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap Voters shook up the political landscape, defying expectations by ditching the political extremes for the center. But what happens now? First, parliament has to elect a new government as old rules of the political game no longer apply. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews the news of the week with Paola Ceresetti from Italian-language public broadcaster RSI, and Pascal Krauthammer from German-language DRS radio: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:00:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-making-sense-of-the-election-shakeup.shtml?27269 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17269 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/green-party-suffers-identity-crisis-post-election.shtml?27241 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/nsfa/foreign-affairs-issues-the-swiss-elections-forgot.shtml?27199 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/swiss-peoples-party-maintains.shtml?27145 On the eve of the general elections, WRS’s Jordan Davis revisits a discussion with University of Lausanne political scientist Georg Lutz on the misleading calm of Swiss politics and the splintering of the political center and the center-right: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:55:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-a-pre-election-political-primer.shtml?27144 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17144 Programmes/Rewind http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/expert-swiss-election-campaign-videos-miss-the-mar.shtml?27086 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/eu-skepticism-escalates-ahead-of-federal-elections.shtml?27046 The latest electoral barometer from the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation shows that the general elections could yield a jumble in the political center. Jordan Davis untangles that and the rest of the news of the week with independent journalist Niklaus Ramseyer and Radio Suisse Romande’s Pascal Jeannerat: more WRS coverage on CH votes Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:00:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-a-jumbled-political-center.shtml?27003 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17003 CH votes Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap