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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Smiling woman in a black wetsuit and scuba gear adjusting her equipment on a boat deck with ocean in the background
Science & Technology
Pioneering marine scientist Sylvia Earle reflects on decades under the sea
11:35
Three white cattle roaming a dry, barren field in rural India with sparse trees in the background
Indian government’s role in nation’s heat crisis
Full Episode
49:51
A lone figure walks along a narrow dirt path through a misty forest, flanked by wetlands with aquatic vegetation
Animals
Nepal brought back its tigers. Now, it has to figure out how to live with them.
6:25
Westminster Council proposes a reduction in ‘vertical drinking’
2:05
Poetry and wine in the Georgian capital
4:56
How ‘We Are the World’ change the life of this musician from Uganda
1:59
Investigative report traces global reach of ‘revenge porn’ website
10:37
Thousands of mostly Moroccan children unprotected in Ceuta
4:59
Responders in DRC hunt Ebola door to door as cases surpass 4,000
8:13
A minor chord change in one of the world’s longest concerts
4:26
The role of the government in India’s heat crisis
9:00
Families and children wade and play along a shoreline while large cargo ships are anchored in the distance
Iran and US on brink of deal over Strait of Hormuz
Full Episode
50:14
Books
A Hiroshima survivor’s lost memoir
18:07
Capybaras visit lawmakers
0:45
Germany’s water reckoning
6:39
A Hiroshima survivor’s lost memoir
18:07
Operators of high-speed rescue boats risk chronic brain injuries
7:55
Beet soup season features a beef between Latvia and Lithuania
3:04
Chennai, India, is keeping buildings cool using potato chip bags
5:30
Iran and the US are on the cusp of an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz
4:43
A police boat navigates a muddy Amazon river near a deforested riverbank during a search operation
Crackdown on environmental crimes in Amazon rainforest
Full Episode
50:30
Snow-covered Himalayan peaks with a glacier in the foreground and clouds swirling around the summit
Sports
Climbers mourn death of first Omani woman to summit Mount Everest
7:42
France’s first ‘House of Diversity’ opens in Lyon
7:18
An Iranian century of music
18:12
The Japanese dads struggling to reform fatherhood
8:23
Delhi finds a creative way to beat the heat
6:48
Hundreds arrested across Amazon rainforest in operation against environmental crimes
6:38
A man in a suit speaks at a European Commission podium, gesturing with both hands raised
Crossings into Spain’s Ceuta expose EU divisions on migration
Full Episode
50:00
UNESCO headquarters sign reading United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris
DW
This Slovak village wants to get rid of its UNESCO World Heritage designation
4:33
A Pride canal boat decorated with pink and blue balloons, carrying participants in pink and blue shirts waving rainbow fans, passing under a bridge lined with spectators in Amsterdam
LGBTQ
WorldPride revelers in Amsterdam say they won’t give in to fear
6:38
French consumers test high for toxic cadmium, blame fertilizer used on industrial farms
7:39
Dog racing finds ethical loopholes
0:43
The Afrobeat musician Amayo on his album, ‘Lion Awakes’
5:21
Pioneering marine scientist Sylvia Earle reflects on decades under the sea
11:35
A look at legendary Lebanese chanteuse Fairuz’s version of a song dedicated to Beirut
1:54
Europe’s nuclear reactors strain as climate crises worsens
6:30
New Delhi struggles with deadly impact of severe heat
6:26
Ceuta crossings expose EU divisions on migration
6:52
People on a bridge watch a massive plume of dark smoke billowing over a city skyline under a bright sun
Ukraine targets Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries
Full Episode
49:25
Black-and-white photo of a man in a white suit raising his right hand during a swearing-in ceremony, with officials and women standing nearby
History
How decades of US immigration law shaped the Filipino diaspora — and San Diego
5:11
Upward view of a citrus tree with green leaves, one ripe orange fruit, and unripe green fruits against a clear sky
Diaspora
The migration of fruits and vegetables from the Philippines to the US
5:10
Ceuta migration crisis
0:44
WorldPride revelers say they won’t give in to fear
6:38
Everyone, everywhere, spends 78 minutes a day on the move
6:41
A Slovakian village wants to get rid of its UNESCO designation
4:33
What do we know about Russia’s help for Iran?
5:49
Climbers mourn death of first Omani woman to summit Mount Everest
7:42
Family’s campaign leads to first public domestic violence register in Ireland
6:11
Why Ukraine is targeting Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries
7:10
Protesters fall to the ground during a chaotic demonstration as police and bystanders look on, with Hebrew-language signs visible in the background
UN warns Israeli settler attacks on the rise in the West Bank
Full Episode
50:34
International Criminal Court sign and logo outside the ICC building in The Hague
Global Politics
Venezuela is leaving the ICC. Victims say their fight for justice is not over.
6:44
Environment
French climate lawsuit offers a window into the next round of the global legal fight
Men in barong tagalog carry an ornate Virgin Mary statue adorned with flowers and a golden halo in an outdoor religious procession
Diaspora
Filipino migrants in the US set up institutions similar to back home
5:12
A horse-drawn cart carrying several people travels along a rural road past a large solar panel farm in the background
Energy
Cubans adapt to crisis, but resilience has its limits
11:23
Wildfire forces evacuations in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park
7:25
AI ‘music’ hijacking real musicians’ online identities
6:09
Spain hit by country’s largest mass migration crossing
11:51
Continued opposition to privatizing the World Cup
1:24
The politics of the Berlin Pride attack
6:33
Where is Venezuela’s oil money?
5:30