April Peavey

Senior Producer for Special Projects

April Peavey is Senior Producer for Special Projects at The World.

April helps oversee long-term audio projects for The World, including special series, holiday shows, podcasts, and more. This job was created with April in mind because she’s really good at planning! Previously, she held the role of The World’s Studio Director and still occasionally fills in when needed.

Other career ventures include WBUR, NBC in New York, the Museum of Television and Radio, and ushering at the Metropolitan Opera House.


A person walking through a barren, war-torn forest at dusk, with silhouetted trees against a gradient sunset sky.

New film shows reality on the ground as Ukrainians battle for the village of Andriivka

Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine continues, The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov about the new documentary “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” produced by our partners at FRONTLINE and The Associated Press.

A round apple cake with a slice missing, showing a moist interior, placed on a decorative blue and white plate.

‘Dobre Dobre’: A cookbook that highlights Polish and Jewish baking traditions

Food

The last king of Hawaii was the first world leader to embark on a global diplomacy tour in 1881

History

Deciphering ancient artifacts with a lost language used by women in Zambia

Barbecue recipes — Asian-style

Food

The public and private art of ‘deep listening’

Books

We tend to think of conversation as speech, but obviously listening is also a crucial part of every conversation — in theory, anyway. In practice, however, things tend to unfold quite differently, especially when conversations escalate. Joining Host Marco Werman, journalist Emily Kasriel delves into her new book about what might change if more politicians, pundits and everyday people at least tried to listen more.

New cookbook highlights Nigerian homecooking 

Food

Food anthropologist and Nigerian native Ozoz Sokoh is out with a cookbook that’s being hailed as the first comprehensive guide to home cooking in all six regions of the country. She joins Host Carol Hills for a conversation about the flavors, ingredients, and recipes in her book — as well as the culture around eating in Nigeria. 

A graphic novel cookbook telling the stories behind some uniquely named Chinese dishes

Food

A new graphic cookbook — complete with recipes and comic book-style illustrations — tells the backstories of the names behind some Chinese dishes. Author Ying Chang Compestine discusses the book with The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler.

‘A whole bunch of goodness’: Chef Alexander Smalls talks about new cookbook of African home cooking

Food

Alexander Smalls helped curate the book. The James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur joined The World’s host Marco Werman to talk about the cookbook’s highlights.

man at piano

Artist Daniel Jobim honors the musical legacy of his grandfather, a bossa nova pioneer

Music

Daniel Jobim is now on the road playing his grandad’s music on tour with Seu Jorge, another Brazilian superstar.