Program 790: Oneika Raymond's Favorite Destinations; US Aid; A Week in Poland

On the next Travel with Rick Steves, journalist Oneika [ oh_NEE_kah ] Raymond tells us her ten favorite countries to visit, as a solo black woman traveler.

The head of nonprofit Bread for the World updates us on how progress at eliminating hunger and extreme poverty, at home and abroad, has been stymied by the recent dismantling of U-S Aid relief services.

And a pair of tour guides from Poland recommend a week's itinerary for enjoying their country's dynamic cities, gentle countryside, and rugged Baltic coast.

• Travel journalist Oneika Raymond
• Rev. Eugene Cho, president and CEO of Bread for the World
• Tomasz Klimek, tour guide from Kraków, Poland
• Agnes Syroka, tour guide from Gdańsk, Poland

• Oneika Raymond hosts the podcast "About the Journey." She blogs from her travels at OneikaTheTraveller.com.
• Rev. Eugene Cho is president and CEO of the nonprofit relief advocacy organization Bread for the World. He also founded One Day's Wages as a movement to partner with local relief agencies, to help people around the world who are living in extreme poverty.
• Tomasz Klimek operates Kraków Urban Tours, for specialized theme tours in Kraków.
• Agnes Syroka provides custom tours from her base in Gdańsk, Poland. E-mail: [email protected].
• The Rick Steves online guide to Poland.
• The "Rick Steves' Poland" one-hour TV special is airing on local PBS outlets across the United States. You can also view it from this YouTube link.
• Rick posted on Facebook as he was filming TV episodes in Poland with Tomasz Klimek.

• BRU_BTV_0191_05101_Taste_The_Difference_APM
• Faze Action, "Moving Cities," Deep Summer: Smooth Jams for an Even Tan (collection) / Revolution Magazine
• G-Spliff, "Viejo Abasto," Buenos Aires-Paris: The Electronic Tango Anthology, disc 1 (collection) / PMB Music (Argentina)
• Enoch Mankayi Sontonga, Marthinus Lourens de Villiers, "South Africa National Anthem," National Anthems of the World / Marco Polo
• Yves Jamait, "Le Coquelicot," The Rough Guide to Paris Café (collection) / Rough Guides-World Music Network
• Desmond Williams, "Comeback Dub," ESL Soundtracks: Modular Systems (sampler collection) / ESL
• SATV_SATVCD_0133_04001_I_Feel_Good_APM
• Seleshe Demassae, "Worio Wata" (Ethiopia), Africa Never Stand Still (collection) / Ellipsis Arts
• Desmond Dekker, "Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt)," Forgetting Sarah Marshall (soundtrack) / Verve Forecast
• Dahmane el Harrachi, "Ya Rayah," Couscous Beat (collection) / Nascente
• Winding Experience, "Ceylon Garden," Late-Night Party vol. 1 (collection) / Billo Music
• Ikhwani Safaa Musical Club, "Vingaravyo," Off the Beaten Track (collection) / Rough Guides-World Music Network
• Desmond Dekker, "Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt)," Forgetting Sarah Marshall (soundtrack) / Verve Forecast
• * Grant Green, "Go Down Moses," Sanctified (collection) / EMI Blue Note - Tower Records
• Amampondo, "Wandenza," The Big Bang (collection) / Ellipsis Arts
• Jolimont Project, "Uncertainty Principle," Tillman and Ambient Groove Artists: Lingo / SRI Enterprises-Musica Helvetica
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• SON_SCDV_0490_01701_Elven_Garden_A_APM
• Taj Mahal, "Time to Run," Follow the Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad / Rabbit Ears Productions-BMG Music
• City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, "Le Voyage du Reve," The City of Lost Children (soundtrack) / Point Music-Polygram
• * Pat Metheny Group, "So May It Secretly Begin," Still Life / Nonesuch
• Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, "'Sant Francesch i la cigala' from 'Tríptic de Mossen Cinto' (Rodrigo)," The Fabulous Victoria de los Angeles, disc 2 / EMI Classics
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• SPARKLE_SPARKLE_0031_01401_Wandering_a_APM
• Jana Bezek Trio, "Night Comes Every 90 Minutes," Cracow / Pavian Records
• Agustin Arievas, "Waltz No. 11 in G-flat, op. 70, No. 1 (Chopin)," Essential Chopin, disc 1 (collection) / EMI Classics
• Piotr Moss, "Solidarnosc," Polska Poland / Cezanne
• Polish Radio Orchestra, "Enjoy Yourself," Flip Your Disc (compilation) / Apollo Sound

* Indicates filler music used during internal breaks on the broadcast

• This week's segment B topic centers on the sudden cancellation of USAID relief programs as the agency is dismantled and defunded by the Trump administration. This is also mentioned in the billboard and at the open and close to segment A.
• At 13:40, Oneika says she was just in Japan "a few months ago," where she observed a strong affinity for hip-hop music and culture.
• At 22:12, Rick notes that "we are several months into a new president's administration" when asking the Rev. Cho how things are going with the humanitarian assistance he represents. Rick adds that 20 percent of the former budget for USAID is being funneled into other federal agencies.
• At 32:41, the Rev. Cho says "just recently" a 12-year-old girl died of Ebola virus in Ethiopia.
• At 49:05, Tomasz says that, despite the Ukraine war next door, this is the most peaceful period ever in Poland's history.