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Goldman Environmental Prize winner Silas Siakor's reports on illegal logging in Liberia helped persuade the U.N. Security Council to ban Liberian timber exports. That stripped warlords of key income and led to political change. Siakor looks back... and forward.

How might the uprisings in Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain and Egypt affect global politics? And, what role should the United States play in shaping the future of the Middle East and North Africa? We discuss the latest news on the political unrest in Libya and its surrounding countries.

Fighting between rival factions in has claimed the lives of more than 800 people in Kenya. A U.S. diplomat says the situation has devolved into ethnic cleansing. Xan Rice, East Africa correspondent for the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper, reports on the latest attempts to negotiate a peace after a disputed presidential election.

Forget the fruitcake and nix the nog. In Texas, it wouldn't be Christmas without tamales. Across the state, and elsewhere in the Southwest, families gather during the holiday season for a tamalada, or traditional tamale-making session. The event combines a social gathering with hours and hours of cooking.

Zombie Strippers: FInal Round

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said missiles would be smuggled into the Palestinian territory from Iran if the embargo is lifted. He accused pro-Palestinian activists aboard the Gaza-bound aid flotilla of supporting terrorism. Israel said it was deporting all of the nearly 700 activists detained during Monday's deadly raid.

KPBS General Manager Tom Karlo joins us to discuss the changes that are being made to the KPBS Radio schedule. Plus, former These Days hosts Gloria Penner and Tom Fudge talk about the history of the show.

Women are often the ones who suffer the most during conflicts, while men are the ones who are celebrated for their accomplishments during times of war. A new series produced exclusively for the PBS audience is hoping to shine a light on the contribution women are making in conflicts happening around the world. We speak to filmmaker and philanthropist Abigail Disney about the new series Women, War & Peace.

Pope Benedict XVI has begun his first visit to the U.S. as pontiff. Many American Catholics are looking to the pope for guidance, following years of child abuse scandals and a recent spate of parish closings. Monsignor Kevin Irwin discusses the pope's visit.

U.S.-led efforts to deliver food and water to hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince and other hard-hit areas were starting to come together just as the search for anyone left alive under the rubble was winding down. "We are hitting our stride finally, and we're getting out everything that is getting to us," one Army commander said.