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Surprising places on the Out of Eden Walk

April 9, 2025Out of Eden Walk

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has covered a lot of ground: some 14,000 miles — on foot — through 21 countries so far on his now 11-year-long Out of Eden Walk. And because he’s exploring the earth at a walker’s pace, he can see things people miss when traveling by plane, rail or car. Salopek tells Host Marco Werman about surprising places only a walker would discover.

German voters weigh options ahead of election hinging on immigration, sluggish economy

February 21, 2025Elections

Japan awakens for the global art market

July 31, 2024Japan in Focus

"And this shall also pass II," by Nigerian artist Ngozi-Omeje Ezema, 2022, work from Kó gallery in Lagos, Nigeria.

After decades of being overlooked, African art gets its moment

May 10, 2024Arts, Culture & Media

Extortion and predatory lending have skyrocketed in Peru

May 3, 2024Conflict & Justice

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Lungs of stone: How Silica has sickened a generation of quartz cutters

April 9, 2024Health & Medicine

Quartz is used for countertops in millions of homes around the world — the manmade stone is popular for its beauty and durability. But for workers who make, cut and install quartz counters, it can be deadly. The World reported from Turkey, Spain and Australia — three stops along the quartz countertop supply chain — to learn more about silicosis, an incurable and often fatal lung disease caused by inhaling dust laden with excessive amounts of a mineral called silica.

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Cities suffer when the 1% leave

January 28, 2021Business, Economics and Jobs

Why many of us lose when the wealthiest move out of high-tax cities.

Europe is not afraid to regulate Big Tech. EU Competition Commissioner Vestager explains why.

March 28, 2019Environment

The struggle between tech companies and government regulators continues. In many ways, Europe is ahead of policing high-tech companies.

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Haiti has a burgeoning entrepreneur scene, but can it make room for Haitians forced to return from the US?

July 23, 2018Jobs

Temporary Protected Status for Haitians runs out on July 22, 2019. There are about 58,000 Haitians and their 27,000 US-born children who will be affected.

House of Cards

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

The fall of the investment bank Bear Stearns can tell us a lot about how we ended up in the current recession. Writer and former banker William Cohan gives Kurt his take on the narrative of the new economy. Cohan’s new book is House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall […]

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