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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Two people share an emotional embrace at an airport, one wearing an orange vest and wiping tears from his face
Meet ‘Los Topos,’ Mexico’s legendary brigade now working in Venezuela
Full Episode
49:41
LNG tanker Sun Arrows docked at an industrial port terminal with mountains in the background under overcast skies
Energy
How nations weaponize the energy trade during times of war
9:21
Two women in traditional dress sit on the floor weaving a rug with red and black yarn on a hand loom
Arts, Culture & Media
Can the internet save traditional rug-making in Kyrgyzstan?
6:16
Kyrgyzstan dominates YouTube
7:19
Hit novel ‘Reading Lolita in Theran’ is now a movie, ten years later
17:27
The Māori musician of the moment
1:25
Māori New Year takes on new significance in New Zealand
6:38
The chemical that cats love and mosquitoes hate
0:51
Healthcare workers fighting Ebola speak out
7:10
Meet ‘Los Topos,’ Mexico’s legendary brigade now working in Venezuela
5:19
New round of US attacks on Iran leaves peace agreement in limbo
Full Episode
50:13
A woman fully covered in a patterned cloth, face hidden, standing against a bare wall beside a vase of white flowers
Conflict & Justice
The war the world is struggling to see
8:21
Russia returns to the Olympic fold, and not everyone is pleased
7:37
The Bosnian soccer team lost. But Bosnians in St. Louis won anyway.
4:02
Germany energy-independent village: A blueprint for the future?
13:39
Saving the Ladino language, one song at a time
2:27
All eyes on Trump, as NATO leaders gather in Turkey
5:51
How nations weaponize the energy trade during times of war
9:21
New round of US attacks on Iran leaves peace agreement in limbo
4:10
The war the world is struggling to see
Full Episode
50:12
A motorcyclist rides through a flooded urban street as residents and vendors wade through muddy floodwaters near market stalls
Climate Change
Torrential rain and floods in West Africa kill dozens
8:02
The Bolshoi Theatre illuminated at dusk, with its neoclassical columns and bronze horse-drawn chariot sculpture, as pedestrians walk in front
DW
A ballet about Rudolf Nureyev was almost lost to history
7:38
How extreme heat impacts mental health
7:29
Cape Verdean music comes to the fore thanks to World Cup
4:29
Could Alberta vote be Canada’s next Brexit moment?
7:21
France’s far-right at a pivot point
6:20
Reading the phone book to learn English
7:55
Nigerian immigrant experiences dystopian stay in ICE jails
4:57
The war the world is struggling to see
8:21
Venezuela is still reeling from twin earthquakes last month
Full Episode
49:55
A person wearing a red beret and scarf walks across a bridge shrouded in heavy smog or fog
Environment
Pollution is changing how the world smells
Person holding a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services folder and a small American flag at a naturalization ceremony
Immigration
Who belongs?: The global battle over citizenship
7:44
Why the Tour de France often starts outside of France
5:12
World Cup weekend recap
1:43
Can the internet save traditional rug-making in Kyrgyzstan?
6:16
Iran’s Islamic republic grapples with deep divisions
7:20
Tehran sees massive crowd for one stage of funeral for former Supreme Leader
3:47
Torrential rain and floods in West Africa kill dozens
8:02
NATO brushes aside human rights concerns as leaders meet in Turkey
5:03
Venezuela is still reeling from twin earthquakes last month
8:11
Celebrating the US’s 250th birthday with a melting pot of music
Full Episode
50:38
Hit the clubs, not the church, with the Soweto Gospel Choir
7:28
Nicolette Hoang offers an alternative to country music
5:05
Mickey Hart’s ‘Planet Drum’
6:55
When Los Lobos celebrated its 50th anniversary
6:16
Gloria Estefan looks back on her successful career as a bilingual musician, singer and songwriter
8:25
This blues musician fled Russia for Serbia. But he sounds like he came straight from the Mississippi Delta.
3:47
Angélique Kidjo takes on a classic album by Talking Heads
7:40
Celebrating the nation’s birthday with a melting pot of music
1:57
Ukrainian rescue workers in blue uniforms carry a person on a stretcher through rubble in front of a damaged building
Russia launches deadly overnight attack in Ukraine
Full Episode
50:34
Historic black-and-white photograph of Ellis Island’s crowded registry room, with immigrants seated on long wooden benches beneath two large American flags.
History
How global forces helped shape American democracy
13:45
A person stands amid the rubble of a collapsed multi-story building, with concrete slabs, debris, and scattered belongings covering the area
Natural disasters
After Venezuela’s earthquakes, anger grows over government and military response
6:21
Young Filipino Americans embrace the music their parents brought stateside
7:30
Mexican produce caught in trade deal crossfire
5:08
Self-deportation on the rise from Trump administration pressure
4:45
After local elections, the French territory of New Caledonia remains polarized over its future
7:25
Fake soccer jerseys in Spain
3:51
Fake soccer jerseys in Mexico
4:05
War comes home for Russians, but Putin remains undeterred
7:20
Russia launches deadly attack in Ukraine
6:18