Jenna GadboisJG

Jenna Gadbois

Studio DirectorThe World

Jenna Gadbois is the studio director for The World based in Boston. She writes and produces many of the segments you hear on the show and directs the live broadcast at 3 PM EST. In her free time, she is a guitar player and philosophy nerd, and will gladly talk your ear off about EGL fashion. She has been openly transgender since 2021.

A lone figure stands atop a rocky ridge overlooking a fog-covered bay dotted with floating ice
Out of Eden Walk
As temperatures rise, glacier collapse may become more common
8:10
United Nations votes for new world map
0:55
As temperatures rise, glacier collapses may become more common
8:10
National Geographic’s Paul Salopek talks sea crossings
7:19
The long and surprising history of rope
6:52
Novel explores hidden history of Tiananmen Square
7:57
Small talk on the big walk
7:39
Western Colombia rocked by massive earthquake
0:30
An Iranian century of music
18:12
Pile of freshly caught silver salmon with visible scales, fins, and blood from the harvest
Out of Eden Walk
The ‘fishing link’: The role of salmon in the human migration to North America 
7:33
The role of salmon in human migration to North America
7:33
A massive crowd of thousands of people packed together at a large outdoor gathering in India
Conflict & Justice
How India’s caste system persists across the globe
12:58
Out of Eden Walk
What tech powers a global walk?
7:33
How India’s caste system persists across the globe
12:58
What tech powers a global walk?
7:33
The chemical that cats love and mosquitoes hate
0:51
Out of Eden Walk
How art augments a global walk
7:22
How art augments a global walk
7:22
The West African roots of Juneteenth’s signature drink
1:25
A brief history of the West’s weirdest music
16:37
Out of Eden Walk
How gender shapes a global walk
8:13
How gender shapes a global walk
8:13
Person wearing hiking boots and plaid pants standing on rocky terrain with a water bottle and backpack nearby.
Out of Eden Walk
How an interview project ‘shows the continuity of the human family’
7:56
How an interview project ‘shows the continuity of the human family’
7:56
Things you might have missed
1:19
Out of Eden Walk: Getting by on the generosity of strangers
6:46
Walter Cup goes to Canada for the first time
1:32
World gymnastics lifts ban on Russia and Belarus
0:49
A person wearing a backpack looks out at the ocean from a rocky coastline with pine trees and a cloudy sky.
Out of Eden Walk
How coastlines propelled ancient humans across the planet 
7:36
How coastlines propelled ancient humans across the planet
7:36
Two people stand with a white horse in a calm lake, surrounded by rolling hills under a blue sky.
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: The music of animal husbandry
8:01
The German village where the seasons determine how the mail gets delivered
1:56
The music of animal husbandry
8:01
A large mural depicting a leader waving to a crowd, surrounded by people holding flowers and celebrating.
Religion
North Korea’s complex relationship with its Christian past
11:00
North Korea’s complex relationship with its Christian past
11:00
A person leads two camels laden with goods across a desert, with a clear sky in the background.
Out of Eden Walk
To rediscover time, go for a walk
7:25
To rediscover time, go for a walk
7:25
Trump and Bukele make a ‘deal within a deal’
7:57
In Lebanon, decades of war have come to define daily life
9:55
A person pouring red wine into a glass, with other filled glasses in the background, on a wooden table.
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: Raising a glass to global wine
7:39
Raising a glass to global wine
7:39
Swinging across the Dutch-Belgian border
0:24
View from inside a car focused on small Cuban and American flags on the dashboard, with blurred figures visible through the windshield.
Global Politics
A brief history of US-Cuba relations
11:40
A cozy room with an open door and window, featuring a wooden chair with patterned cushions, a table covered with a white cloth, a painting on the wall, and a potted plant on the windowsill.
Lifestyle
Housing affordability around the world
5:41
A large gathering of people seated on the ground, sharing a communal meal during a religious event, with many wearing traditional white clothing.
Out of Eden Walk
Celebrating Eid al-Fitr in one of Islam’s holiest cities
7:30
A brief history of US-Cuba relations
11:40
How do you make housing affordable, sustainably?
5:41
A large plume of gray smoke rises above a cityscape with multiple buildings in the foreground, indicating an explosion or fire event.
US-Israel-Iran War
A brief history of US, Israeli and Iranian relations
12:46
Update on Iranian national women’s soccer team
1:07
A brief history of US, Israeli and Iranian relations
12:46
Two hikers wearing cold-weather gear traverse a snowy mountain slope, with snow-covered peaks visible in the background under a clear blue sky.
Out of Eden Walk
As climate change melts permafrost, landslides are becoming more dangerous 
7:23
As climate change melts permafrost, landslides are becoming more dangerous
7:23
The Chinese metro system staffed by a ‘robot cluster’
1:20
Celebrating 30 years of Pokémon’s “Catching ‘Em All”
1:49
In Nigeria, artificial intelligence is plugging the mental health care gap
5:05
Hockey highlights from Milan
2:20
Two hikers with backpacks stand on a hill overlooking a glacier, snow-capped mountains, and a turquoise lake below, surrounded by lush green vegetation.
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: 13 years on the road and counting
7:36
Out of Eden Walk: 13 years on the road and counting
7:36
Some news updates
1:12
From scale boy to dissident — one Cameroonian author’s story of exile
13:57