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The GEM is a daily one-minute radio program created,
written and produced by The Globalist. Featuring
voices from around the world, each GEM explores
one particular facet of the global economy.
Designed as a daily conversation
piece, each GEM tackles the globalization story
by using a well-researched and intriguing fact
— and turning it into a fascinating 60-second
nugget.
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 his
daily feature, like a mosaic, brings the story of the emerging
global community alive to radio listeners everywhere.
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Script Sample 1: Wealth and the Gender Gap
It's
no secret that women make up half of the
world's population. But the world has not
yet reached the point where half of the
world's billionaires are women. As a matter
of fact, we haven't reached the point where
five of the top ten richest people on earth
are female either.
Currently, just two women have a net worth
that entitles them to join Bill Gates and
Company in a ranking of the world's top
ten richest people.
Who are these women, you might be wondering?
How about Alice and Helen Walton —
the wife and daughter of Wal-Mart founder
Sam Walton? These two heiresses to Sam Walton's
billion-dollar retailing fortune are the
only women among the world's ten richest
people.
With a fortune of $16.5 billion, Alice Walton
ranks seventh, as does her mother Helen,
whose net worth also amounts to $16.5 billion.
Along with Sam Walton's three sons, Alice
and Helen are among the five Waltons that
are all tied for seventh place on the list
— thanks to an astounding family fortune
of over $80 billion.
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Sample GEM 2: Measuring America's Health
It's
a well-known fact that the United States
is far and away the world's biggest spender
on health care. But just how large is the
U.S. health care sector?
Could it be that the U.S. health care industry
is even larger than the entire Chinese economy?
Well, let's do the math. Each year, the
average American spends more than $4,500
on check-ups, hospital visits and prescription
drugs. Altogether, that amounts to more
than $1.3 trillion.
In contrast, China's current GDP comes in
at around $1.2 trillion. That means that
what the United States spends on the health
of its 280 million people is larger than
total value of all the goods and services
that China's population of 1.3 billion people
produces in a whole year.
And here is one more staggering thought.
Imagine if the U.S. healthcare sector were
a sovereign economy. Believe it or not,
it would rank as the world's sixth-largest
— topped only by economic heavyweights
Japan, Germany, Britain and France.
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Other sample topics
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of the Global Economy
Which
country has the world's second-largest
oil reserves? |
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World
Health — Up in Smoke
How many people around the world still
use tobacco? |
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Amazon
Everlasting
Just how large is the Amazon forest? |
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