The World

The World

Each weekday, co-hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler and their team of reporters and producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour of radio that reminds us just how small our planet really is. The World is heard on over 350 stations across North America.

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The World Team

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Aerial view of a swirling patch of pale turquoise, foamy water surrounded by dark sea
Nord Stream sabotage trial puts Germany in a delicate position
Full Episode
50:15
Building painted with murals and Hindi text, three people sitting on the steps outside near a parked motorcycle
Loneliness Solutions
Helping the elderly in India feel less lonely
7:04
Formula One: First African Grand Prix in three decades will be in Rwanda
1:22
Norwegian hip-hop duo that brought the immigrant experience to the fore retires
5:57
The Beirut assassination that foreshadowed today’s Middle East crisis
17:21
Nepal suspends search for more than 5,000 flood victims
1:44
Indonesia’s wildfires burning reforested areas
6:18
Indonesian wildfire season is worst in more than a decade
5:14
Nord Stream trial puts Germany in delicate position
8:17
A woman with black tape over her mouth holds an Indian flag at a protest, surrounded by others carrying Indian flags
Voter roll purge ignites protest march in India
Full Episode
50:14
‘Nanook of the North’ a century later
7:36
NOVA documentary explores the militarization of space
9:49
As Israel continues attacks in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah faces questions
7:29
12-year-old busker wows on Ireland’s streets
1:50
Sexual assault at universities extends far beyond the US
6:19
Voter roll purge ignites march on India’s Supreme Court
13:35
Woman with glasses and dark hair, wearing a black blazer and red scarf, gestures while speaking during an interview
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former ICC judge Navi Pillay
Full Episode
50:24
Two men walk past a large arched wooden gate set into a historic stone city wall
Loneliness Solutions
Morocco’s ‘loneliness paradox’ highlights the feeling of isolation in close-knit communities
6:08
In search of food, desert lions in Namibia move to the sea
7:30
Some EU citizens get to vote in Czech elections
5:52
Milan worker payout
1:20
Keeping Afghanistan’s musical tradition alive
10:42
A musical trip to Cumbia Espacial
1:56
Honor killings continue to dishonor Syria as it seeks to modernize
6:15
Mexico brings back the bison
4:53
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former ICC judge
8:38
Men shout and raise fists at a nighttime street protest, one wearing a Venezuelan flag draped over his shoulders
Venezuela sees a new wave of protests
Full Episode
49:33
Guinea-Bissau celebrates legendary independence-era musician
4:48
News you may have missed
2:16
Canada to destroy residential school testimonies in one year
11:03
World Bank ignores its own internal watchdog
6:36
Big Fix: Germany’s new roadmap away from fossil fuels
8:05
Canadian poet clinches Nobel Prize in Literature
6:54
A new wave of protests spreads across Venezuela
6:19
Large crowd gathers outdoors at sunset for a memorial or vigil, many dressed in white
Revisiting one of Israel’s worst-hit kibbutzim on Oct. 7, 2023
Full Episode
50:00
Charred skeletal frame of a burned house still smoldering, with flames visible amid ash, surrounded by palm trees
Refugees
Malaysia sends Rohingya refugees home, despite UN warnings
13:36
Fire-damaged building with collapsed roof, broken tiles, and scorched walls; pigeons perched amid the ruins
Israel-Hamas war
Survivors of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Kibbutz Be’eri reflect three years later
6:16
An army tank guards the entrance of a walled compound with a watchtower, as officers and bystanders stand nearby
Media
Egypt continues crackdown on free press, arresting reporters from one of country’s few remaining independent outlets
7:51
A chance encounter leads to a huge life change
7:42
The sounds of (not) silence
2:42
Germany’s former top spy accused of stealing thousands of classified documents
9:07
Beirut residents speak of life interrupted by war and uncertainty
5:43
Gaza: Lives altered beyond recognition
8:12
How Oct. 7, 2023, reshaped the Middle East
6:48
Revisiting one of the worst-hit kibbutzim from Oct. 7
6:16
A woman watches children play by the shore near a large blue wooden boat stranded on the beach
Malaysia returns Rohingya refugees to Myanmar despite UN warnings
Full Episode
50:48
Crowd marches along a waterfront waving Brazilian flags and campaign banners for Jorginho Mello
Elections
Brazil’s Supreme Court becomes a battleground amid presidential elections
6:24
It’s rice porridge season in Denmark
3:11
‘Anti-graffiti artist’ goes viral in Italy
4:29
Indian dummy schools teach high school-aged kids how to take a test
7:15
Nobel Prize awarded to physicist using massive ice cube to detect ‘ghost particles’
5:14
High schoolers in France continue to take their frustrations out into the streets
5:00
Cape Town plans to cage 60 wild baboons wreaking havoc on the city
1:37
Haitian musician honors her grandmother in song
6:45
Malaysia sends Rohingya refugees home, despite UN warnings
13:36
People wait by a mural of the Brazilian flag and words "Amor," "Paz," one man checking his phone wearing a shirt reading "Deputado Distrital Roosevelt Vilela
Brazil’s incoming leader may change tone of relations with US
Full Episode
50:23
A man in a suit works on a laptop at a desk in the TV Rain (Dozhd) news studio
Conflict & Justice
The Russian journalists trying to reach audiences back home from abroad
7:15
Red PKP Intercity train car at Warszawa Wschodnia platform, branded Naher Als Du Denkst Bliżej Niż Myślisz, with departure board showing Berlin Gesundbrunnen 14:49
Culture
Europe’s all-singing, all-dancing Culture Train returns on a mission of unity
5:39
Spain is headed for early general elections
0:58
People in Morocco can feel lonely while never being alone
6:08