Carol Hills
Senior Producer and Host
Carol Hills was part of the original team that created and launched "The World" in 1996. Currently, she is a producer, occasional reporter and host who proudly calls herself a generalist. Carol is interested in everything from US policy options in Afghanistan to the rise in pet ownership in the Middle East. She also has an interest in global humor (yes, sometimes it actually does translate) and produces a weekly narrated slideshow of political cartoons from around the globe.
Over the years, Carol has reported from Cuba, Nigeria, and Vietnam. She was a Knight Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during 2001-2002 and has a master's degree from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Carol got her journalistic start in Boston on "The Ten O’Clock News" with Christopher Lydon.
The new Dikan Center in Ghana displays a collection of photography from across Africa
Paul Ninson joins The World's host Marco Werman to discuss the opening of the new photography library that he created, called the Dikan Center in Accra, Ghana, to showcase work by Africans and African Americans.
Disappeared Uyghur author's novel translated into English for the first time
Cheetahs are being reintroduced to India after their extinction there 70 years ago
Alberta's diminishing bee colonies could have severe economic, environmental implications, expert says
Leaked Xinjiang police files are a 'devastating' glimpse of abuses against Uyghur detainees in China, expert says
'The torture of political prisoners is real' in Uganda, says poet and free speech activist
Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi talks about her friend, the satirist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, and his torture while recently under military detention. His crime? Calling Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son "obese" in a series of tweets last December.
'Once in a lifetime': NASA makes historic trip through the sun's corona, solar physicist explains
NASA has announced that its Parker Solar Probe has flown through the sun's corona. Kelly Korreck, a solar physicist at NASA's headquarters, joined The World's host Marco Werman to discuss this remarkable feat that took 60 years to accomplish.
Cuban govt supporters resorted to tactics they haven't used in decades to suppress political dissidents, professor says
Lillian Guerra, a professor of Cuban history and the director of the Cuba Program at the University of Florida, described the culture of repudiation in the country to The World's host Marco Werman.
Professional tree planting: 'It's a combination between industrial labor and high-intensity sport'
Filmmaker and photographer Rita Leistner, who started planting trees professionally over 20 years ago, says the work is "brutal." Her new film, "Forest for the Trees," documents the hard labor and sense of community fostered among Canada's professional tree planters.
A new memoir by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei honors his father's poetry and politics
Chinese political dissident and artist Ai Weiwei has published a new book called "1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows." He took the time to discuss with The World's Carol Hills what it was like growing up as the son of a dissident poet.
Nobel Peace Prize is 'a testament to how truth prevails,' Rappler journalist says
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has given the Nobel Peace Prize to journalists for the first time since 1935. Sofia Tomacruz, who works at Rappler with one of this year's two winners, Maria Ressa, joined The World's host Marco Werman to discuss the significance of the announcement.
A new doc highlights Paulo Freire's early vision of 'education as a tool for transformation' filmmaker says
"A is for Angicos," a new documentary by filmmaker Catherine Murphy, looks back at the pioneering work of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire.
‘It’s about love’: Kenyan filmmaker says he’ll appeal a government ban on his LGBTQ doc
"I Am Samuel" documents a true story about love, family and acceptance, made by Kenyan filmmaker and journalist Peter Murimi. He joined us from London to discuss his government's ban on his film and how he plans to appeal it.
'Obliged to exile': Cuban activist Tania Bruguera on the plight of artist Hamlet Lavastida
After spending time in a maximum security prison in Havana, artist and activist Hamlet Lavastida has been exiled to Poland by Cuba's government. Tania Bruguera, a senior lecturer in media and performance at Harvard University, joined The World's host Marco Werman to discuss the plight of Cuban artists.
China's Evergrande crisis a ‘whole different situation’ than US’ 2008 housing collapse, analyst says
Real estate giant Evergrande, which faces over $300 million in debt, says it will pay interest due Thursday to bondholders in China, but gave no sign of plans to pay on a separate bond abroad. Jeremy Goldkorn, editor-in-chief of SupChina, joined The World's host Marco Werman to discuss the situation.