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Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is. The World, the radio program, is heard each weekday on over 300 public stations across North America.
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For the last 18 months, Russian and Ukrainian forces have been locked in battle in the front-line city of Pokrovsk. According to battle maps from an organization connected with the Ukrainian military, Russian forces are making gains in the city. The World's Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have more.
As plastic waste accumulates just about everywhere — in nature and in our bodies — a couple of research teams in Spain are working on breakthroughs aimed at reducing its impact. Some environmental groups are skeptical, though, cautioning that it's too early to think science can fix the world's plastics problem. The World's Gerry Hadden traveled to Valencia, Spain, to learn more.
Typhoon Kalmaegi swept over the Philippines on Monday, killing more than 100 people, and leaving dozens more missing. That same storm has just made landfall over central Vietnam and is forecast to pass into southern Laos tomorrow. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have the details on one of Asia's fiercest storms this year.
Arms monitors, rights groups and the Sudanese government have repeatedly accused the United Arab Emirates of funneling arms and resources to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. The US has accused them of committing genocide in Darfur. So, what’s behind Abu Dhabi’s alleged support for the RSF? The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.
Last week, Irish police received a call from a man who saw what he believed to be a lion roaming through the woodlands of County Clare. That prompted an investigation by police, who discovered that the "lion" was actually just a friendly dog with a fresh haircut. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have the story.
The nexus of populism and extremist politics is a trend The World has reported on in many countries, but the connection is especially vivid in Germany with the rise of the far-right extremist party, the Alternative for Deutschland. The AfD's success over the past few years is told in the new documentary, "The Rise of Germany's New Right," from our GBH colleagues at FRONTLINE. Host Marco Werman talks with filmmaker Evan Williams.
The UK's former top expert on bird flu, Ian Brown, is warning farmers to "prepare for the worst" as cases of the virus increase among the country's livestock, including chickens. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler learns more from Brown, who is now a virologist at the Pirbright Institute in Surrey.
US President Donald Trump has said that "nothing is going to jeopardize the truce" in Gaza. But both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the terms of the US brokered cease-fire. And so far, there's no real progress on the next phase of Trump's 20-point peace plan. If you talk with Palestinians, the longer term goal of achieving statehood — which is mentioned in the Trump plan — seems as far off as ever. The World's Matthew Bell reports.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation is implementing new safety rules for the upcoming season after a number of rising stars suffered fatal crashes on the slopes. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.
Three Chinese astronauts are stuck on the Tiangong space station after it was damaged from space debris. They were supposed to return to Earth today, but will remain up in space indefinitely. The World's Host Marco Werman learns more about the threat of junk orbiting the planet from Nilton Rennó. He's a professor of Climate and Space Engineering at the University of Michigan.
Superstitions vary from culture to culture and can, at times, be puzzling. Steph Dalwin was fascinated by her mom's Vietnamese superstition of keeping a knife under her pillow at night to keep away ghosts. So, she started doing the same thing. Dalwin is a research analyst and stand-up comedian and shared the superstition with GBH's Stories From The Stage.
Vir Das is incredibly popular in India. Now, he's making a bigger and bigger name for himself outside the country, too. He has a memoir that came out this week, and he'll be doing a residency at the Lincoln Center in New York. Reporter Sushmita Pathak has the story.
Not very long ago, in the galaxy we live in, someone invented a sport that combines fencing with our fantasy pals from "Star Wars." All you need is one of those glow-in-the-dark swords every kid, and adult, secretly wanted as a birthday present from Obi-Wan Kenobi, and you're ready to rock. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona on the fun of this rising trend.
Pope Leo XIV fielded questions from reporters outside the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo last night. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman share a few take-aways.
A glacier in Antarctica has broken a melt record. Last year, the Hektoria glacier lost five miles of ice in two months — more than 10 times the previous record. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with study author Ted Scambos about the finding.
Every year, thousands risk the perilous journey across the Mediterranean, aiming for Italy and a chance at a new life in Europe. Many land off the island of Lampedusa, abandoning their boats offshore. Now, in a prison workshop in Milan, those boats are being given a second life. Inmates at Opera prison, one of Italy’s largest jails, are turning the abandoned vessels into musical instruments, which have been played at the country's most famous opera house. The government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is not on board with the project though. The World's Europe Correspondent Orla Barry reports from Milan.
The surprising rise of Zohran Mamdani to become mayor-elect of New York City has captured global attention. Mamdani, a Muslim, was born in Uganda to parents of South Asian descent, and people from across both continents have been reacting to his win. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler have more.
From the late 1990s through the early 2000s, US oil giant Exxon spent tens of thousands of dollars funding think tanks across Latin America to promote climate skepticism. That’s according to a new investigation by the climate journalism organization DeSmog. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks to the author of the investigation, Geoff Dembicki. He’s the global managing editor of DeSmog, which co-published the findings with The Guardian.
No longer just QR codes on doorways, China’s surveillance of Uyghurs is now hidden in Cloud services and software updates. Dina Temple-Raston of the "Click Here" podcast looks at how digital tools meant to protect identity are being used to erase it. Her story focuses on a cyberattack against members of the World Uyghur Congress.
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If you are a Christian conservative with a soft spot for other Abrahamic religions , this podcast, disguised as current news snippets is for you. Example: Recent podcast on Vatican corruption covered by a reporter from Ireland ( Catholic majority country), interviewees: 1. Jesuit priest 2. Professor at Villanova ( Catholic University) 3. Catholic News website. Key takeaways: Grey shades where the Vatican is concerned. Francis is good, he is really trying. Innocent till proven guilty. Standards for covering news about Hindus, Budhists, Jains - GUIlTY as charged. In the past few years, have heard multiple stores that portrayed these religions solely negatively. If there is a negative story to be covered you can rest assured that Marko and team are on it. Recent stories about beheading of a Hindu engineer by Islamists in Pakistan, lynchings of.a Hindu by Sikhs were ignored by Marko and team. A Kashmiri Muslim from a region where Hindus have been targeted for their religion since 194
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