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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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
Afghanistan’s only boarding school for girls — is in Rwanda
11:20
Mexico’s Korean wave
6:12
Public health experts investigate death of Siberian lab worker from possible plague
8:06
Iraq prosecutes foreigners accused of links to ISIS
8:21
Brazil’s incoming leader may change tone of relations with US, but not the substance
5:19
A metal statue of a footballer with arms outstretched stands outside Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City
Scandal hits storied British soccer club Manchester City
Full Episode
50:22
Group gathers in a circle on a wooden dock by a forested bay, heads bowed; some wear regalia and carved paddles, one vest reads Alaska Native Veteran S.E
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: How one Indigenous Alaskan village is reckoning with tourism
8:01
All aboard the Culture Train: Europe’s quirkiest railway trip
5:39
Spain’s prime minister loses vote over housing decrees
1:51
Extreme levels of PFAS found near a UK chemical factory
10:01
Haiti’s healthcare system under major strain amid gang violence
7:18
Egypt continues crackdown on free press
7:51
Can regulation stop the scourge of AI-generated fake campaign material?
4:39
Scandal tears through Manchester City, one of British soccer’s storied clubs
8:56
NATO Secretary General and Federal Chancellor stand with military officers around a table with a regional map and nameplates
Western Europe concerned about Russian hybrid threat
Full Episode
49:30
Helping the elderly in India feel less lonely
7:04
Could we protect coral reefs from El Nino using sound?
4:59
ShinyHunters: The international cyber criminals behind a massive FBI hack
12:19
How one Indigenous Alaskan village is reckoning with tourism
8:01
Egypt arrests entire editorial board of independent news site
0:58
Istanbul’s sailors risk life and limb when they take to the sea
7:06
Europe on alert over Russian hybrid threat
5:14
A flydubai jet descends toward landing over a city skyline at dusk, seen past palm fronds
Catastrophe averted on UAE flight to Israel
Full Episode
50:27
Masked Iraqi security forces on a vehicle flash victory signs beside an Iraqi flag
Military
US withdraws last troops from Iraq, redefining Baghdad-Washington partnership
7:55
A shepherd leads a large flock of sheep down a dusty road past a "No Hunting or Trespassing" sign
Climate Change
How extreme heat takes a toll on herders, from East Africa to the US
11:00
Students study and read at wooden benches under a covered outdoor campus area near a library building
The World's Global Classroom
In Ghana, a student’s future can come down to one exam 
7:39
Ghana’s grades-driven college system
7:39
How extreme heat takes a toll on herders, from East Africa to the United States
11:00
Octogenarian in Spain shakes up the housing market
5:38
French teenagers barricade schools to protest education cutbacks
7:49
South African president calls for change to combat violence against women
1:45
Cuba’s economic reforms attract investors
6:29
Catastrophe avoided on UAE flight to Israel
5:23
Soldiers with rifles rest beside an armored military vehicle at a walled compound, other troops and trucks in background
US withdraws its last troops from Iraq
Full Episode
50:01
Singer with raised arms holding cymbals performs at a microphone, backed by a band playing outdoors near a mural
Music
The Ezgi Band joins Turkish folk and disco with the help of Kansas City musicians
7:45
Independent Russian press remains vibrant — outside Russia
7:15
Researchers use sound to determine soil’s health
3:18
Composer and musician Jin Hi Kim looks for links between different notes
9:09
Top-rated Chinese TV series depicts espionage against Taiwan
5:01
Shark stuck in South Korean canal has become a local star
1:36
Kelvin wave causes a commotion in the Pacific Ocean
6:15
The story of how Spain acquired its enclaves in Morocco is long and violent
5:22
US withdraws last troops from Iraq, redefining Baghdad-Washington partnership
7:55
The blindfolded Justice statue in front of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court building in Brasília
Brazil’s Supreme Court in crisis ahead of high-stakes election
Full Episode
50:28
The Windrush Monument bronze statue at a train station, with visitors in formal attire passing by in the foreground
Conflict & Justice
New database offers millions of records of people enslaved in British colonies
9:40