Marc Kilstein

Marc Kilstein is a former producer of the BBC World Service program Boston Calling, an offshoot of PRI's The World.

Marc Kilstein really likes to make radio. He's a former producer of the BBC World Service program Boston Calling, and sometime producer for PRI's The World. 

Before joining The World newsroom, Marc was Associate Producer at the public radio documentary program Humankind. He's also been an Associate Producer at NPR’s On Point and PRI’s The Takeaway. Prior to radio, he wrote and researched for The Nation magazine and reported for Talking Points Memo.

Marc studied human rights at Columbia University and war theory at the London School of Economics.

Three sisters form the band The Warning

A change of scene: 6 stories about life on the move in our weekly reader

One week, one theme: A gay men's chorus tried to join a Pride march in Istanbul. Halal BBQ explodes in Houston. Heavy-metal teen sisters move Metallica northward from Monterrey. These stories from PRI's The World show a world on the move.

A change of scene: 6 stories about life on the move in our weekly reader
Ai Weiwei’s project, titled “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads" being installed in Jackson, Wyoming.

Last steps, first steps, a breakaway bride-to-be and Ai Weiwei's zodiac heads: Weekend reads

Last steps, first steps, a breakaway bride-to-be and Ai Weiwei's zodiac heads: Weekend reads
Mohammad Jibran Nasir is a 28-year-old Pakistani lawyer turned civil rights activist.

Meet the Pakistani activist fighting the Taliban, igniting Pakistani students abroad

Meet the Pakistani activist fighting the Taliban, igniting Pakistani students abroad
Security personnel stand along Boylston Street near the finish line of the 119th Boston Marathon, held on April 20, 2015.

The Boston Marathon bombings changed the race — but not necessarily the security conversation

The Boston Marathon bombings changed the race — but not necessarily the security conversation
Survivors of Haiti's earthquake play basketball in front of a pile of debris of the justice palace in Port-au-Prince.

For hard-luck Haiti, a new challenge: Basketball

For hard-luck Haiti, a new challenge: Basketball
Peter Pomerantsev

How a Kiev-born TV producer understands Ukrainian identity

Peter Pomerantsev was born in Kiev to Russian émigré parents. And though he long thought of himself as a Russian, the conflict in Ukraine has forced him to reconsider his own identity.

How a Kiev-born TV producer understands Ukrainian identity
France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen speaks to journalists as she leaves after a meeting at the Elyseé palace in Paris on January 9, 2015.

How France's far-right National Front party is seizing the political moment

In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack, Marine Le Pen and France's radical-right are tapping into anti-Muslim sentiment. And the French public is listening. Have we reached "Le Pen’s Moment?"

How France's far-right National Front party is seizing the political moment
Police officers secure access to a residential building during investigations in the eastern French city of Reims on January 8, 2015, after the shooting against the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper.

How the Kouachi brothers fell through the cracks

Both French and American authorities are facing serious questions over the failure to prevent this week's Paris siege. The answers may be matters of intelligence and diplomacy — but they could also come down to simple matters of time and money.

How the Kouachi brothers fell through the cracks
A child looks on at a viewing gallery overlooking AirAsia planes on the tarmac at Changi Airport in Singapore December 29, 2014.

An AirAsia jet carrying 162 people is still missing

As authorities continue to search for a missing AirAsia flight bound for Singapore, fears are growing that the aircraft is "at the bottom of the sea." Meanwhile, AirAsia’s flamboyant chief executive, Tony Fernandes, has been thrust into the international spotlight as his company confronts its first major crisis.

An AirAsia jet carrying 162 people is still missing
Cape Town, South Africa at dusk.

Gender equality is the next great fight in a post-apartheid South Africa

In a post-apartheid South Africa, gender inequality is rampant. But women and girls across the country are mounting a fierce fight for their rights.

Gender equality is the next great fight in a post-apartheid South Africa
Residents who were in an Ebola quarantine area complain to a security officer as they wait for their relatives to bring them food and essentials, in West Point, Monrovia, on August 23, 2014.

It's not just the US — Liberian officials are rethinking Ebola quarantines

The issue of quarantine is not only a hot-button topic in the US: Officials in Ebola-ravaged Liberia, for instance, have grappled with the issue for months. And that is why some are now looking to Liberia to draw upon lessons learned from an evolved quarantine policy.

It's not just the US — Liberian officials are rethinking Ebola quarantines
Volunteers put on protective suits during an Ebola training session held by Germany's Red Cross in Würzburg, on October 21, 2014

How a wedding gown designer is taking on hazmat suits

Jill Andrews is a Baltimore-based designer who specializes in custom bridal and evening gowns. But this past weekend, she participated in the Emergency Ebola Design Challenge, where she was tasked with designing improved protective gear for health workers on the frontlines of the Ebola crisis.

How a wedding gown designer is taking on hazmat suits
Zambian women sing at Lusaka's international airport in 2008.

Happy 50th birthday, Zambia!

The southern African nation of Zambia gained independence from Britain on October 24, 1964. Half a century later, it’s one of the most politically stable countries in the region. But as Zambia celebrates its 50th birthday, some Zambians are turning their attention to fixing the problems of the future.

Happy 50th birthday, Zambia!
A health worker is reflected in a mirror as he prepares protective equipment in Sierra Leone’s capital city, Freetown. Cuba has dispatched 165 health workers to the country to combat the Ebola outbreak.

How Cuba is leading the international fight against Ebola

It was a rare political moment: the US Secretary of State paying a compliment to Cuba. But that’s what happened Friday when John Kerry commended Cuba's role in West Africa, where the island nation has sent more health workers than any other country — and plans to send even more in the coming weeks.

How Cuba is leading the international fight against Ebola
Li Na of China serves to Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic during their women's singles match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 17, 2014.

Chinese tennis star Li Na is calling it a career

Tennis player Li Na never reached number one on the women’s world tour, and she only won two Grand Slam tournaments — most recently, this year’s Australian Open. But her retirement announcement Friday was greeted as a major event by the tennis world.

Chinese tennis star Li Na is calling it a career