Perspective Podcast - July 1, 2011

In this edition of Perspective...

George Anthony.

The Casey Anthony defense opened the trial by claiming she did not murder her toddler, but lied about the accidental drowning because Casey had been sexually abused by her own father, George Anthony. This week the defense rested, but not before calling out George Anthony once again, this time accusing him of an adulterous affair.  ABC's John Donvan explains.

Amanda Knox.

It has been nearly four years since American exchange student Amanda Knox was arrested in Italy and accused of killing her English roommate, in a sexual encounter that somehow turned deadly violent. Knox, along with her boyfriend at the time, was convicted in 2009, but this week the 23-year-old got new hope that she will not pass into middle age in a foreign prison.  ABC's Elizabeth Vargas has the story.  

Bill Clinton.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits has held steady, according to the latest figures, but of course there are millions more out there looking for work.  Among those trying to do something about them is the President of Perpetual Motion, Bill Clinton, who sat down with ABC's Chief White House Correspondent Jake Tapper.

Michelle Bachman.

In 2008 on national television she called for the media to find out which members of Congress are "pro-America and anti-America".  She's been a combative and to many an inspiring leader, on the far-right of the political spectrum and now she is running for president and polling well in Iowa.  Here is ABC's Jonathan Karl with Congresswoman Michelle Bachman.  

Border Drug Bust.

An estimated 35,000 murders were committed in the last five years in battles over control of the U.S. market for illegal drugs.  But those murders didn't happen here, they happened in Mexico.  Meanwhile, the products keep flowing North and the cash flows South.  We got an exclusive look at the drug war as few have ever seen it, on the border and at a top secret U.S. government facility.  Here is ABC's Senior Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas.  

Generation Freedom.

They call it the Arab spring, the revolution that has swept the Middle East and changed the game right across the world.  Oil, terrorism, the relationship between Islam and Christianity, it is all at stake.  So what forces have been unleashed there and what will happen next?  That is the topic that ABC's Terry Moran discussed with author Bruce Feiler.

Inside Pixar.

When it comes to movies, there's not much that satisfies everyone from toddlers to seniors. But the recent release of "Cars 2" gave Pixar another chance to prove they do it better than anyone else.   After hearing that their films are made on a blissful campus in the Bay Area, ABC's Bill Weir just had to go to check the offices of Pixar.

Host:  Cheri Preston

Producer:  Jason Wesalo

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