Marco Werman

Books
A Hiroshima survivor’s lost memoir
18:07
Pile of freshly caught silver salmon with visible scales, fins, and blood from the harvest
Out of Eden Walk
The ‘fishing link’: The role of salmon in the human migration to North America 
7:33
Two firefighters in protective gear work amidst smoldering debris in a heavily damaged building.
Ukraine
Russia stalls in Donbas, as battlefield deadlock deepens
7:04
A person wearing a backpack looks out at the ocean from a rocky coastline with pine trees and a cloudy sky.
Out of Eden Walk
How coastlines propelled ancient humans across the planet 
7:36
A person leads two camels laden with goods across a desert, with a clear sky in the background.
Out of Eden Walk
To rediscover time, go for a walk
7:25
A person pouring red wine into a glass, with other filled glasses in the background, on a wooden table.
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: Raising a glass to global wine
7:39
Six people smiling at the camera; the group appears to be outdoors, surrounded by greenery and a cloudy sky. Some are wearing backpacks, suggesting they are on a hike or travel adventure.
Out of Eden Walk
Walking around the world takes a village
9:33
A person in a military uniform with several medals and insignia sitting in front of a red background, appearing serious and focused.
Military
China’s stunning military purge
9:44
A man in a dark shirt is flanked by police officers and another person wearing a colorful shawl, standing outdoors in a group setting with trees in the background.
Global Politics
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine speaks from hiding after ‘rigged’ election
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A person wearing a hat and backpack stands at the end of a narrow, brick tunnel, which appears part of an ancient ruin, with rocky terrain visible outside.
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: Is the world closing its doors?
7:26
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: Walking through Turkey between conflicts
7:23
Religion
Examining the question: What is and isn’t antisemitic?
12:22
COVID-19
Here’s what to know about the new COVID variant ‘razor blade throat’
6:59
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: Getting by on the generosity of strangers
7:30
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: Walking through COVID
6:57
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: An untold history of the US presence in Korea
7:28
Inside Myanmars ‘demoralized’ army
Full Episode
47:44
Frantz Fanon sitting at a table during a press conference
Arts, Culture & Media
New book explores the life of psychiatrist and writer Frantz Fanon
People board a truck as they leave Khartoum, Sudan, on June 19, 2023.
Displacement
‘I no longer have a dream’: Sudan has the largest displacement of children in the world
A back shot of a man wearing a bookbag and hat looking into a grass pathway
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: The first steps
Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler, co-hosts, "The World."
Media
The World adds co-host to public radio’s longest-running global news program
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter Gaza Strip from Egypt in Rafah as a temporary ceasefire went into effect, Nov. 24, 2023.
Israel-Hamas war
‘We’re bracing for what comes after’ the truce, MSF Gaza director says
Activists from the Standing Together Movement play drums at a demonstration.
Israel-Hamas war
Standing Together leaders discuss attempts to open Jewish-Arab dialogue amid Gaza war
Israeli soldiers carry a stretcher toward a helicopter near the border with Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.
Israel-Hamas war
Israel and Hamas reach temporary ceasefire agreement
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shake hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Amman, Jordan, Oct. 13, 2023.
Israel-Hamas war
The Palestinian political system needs to be rebuilt on ‘national consensus,’ says political activist
Two robotic guns sit atop a guard tower bristling with surveillance cameras pointed at the Aroub refugee camp in the West Bank, Oct. 6, 2022.
Israel-Hamas war
Lapses in Israeli intelligence amid Hamas attack come as ‘a complete shock,’ says analyst
Yemeni vendors display various types of dry goods at a traditional market as food prices rise, in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 1, 2022.
Conflict & Justice
Yemenis say their country is about more than war and humanitarian aid
The site at Campus Galli near the German-Swiss border where carpenters are erecting a medieval utopia.
Community
A group of carpenters in Germany is erecting a medieval utopia using only 9th-century tools
four men performing on stage
Music
​​Los Lobos celebrates 50th anniversary
Professor Juan Madrid with his students from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at a radio telescope in Fort Davis in West Texas.
The World's Global Classroom
‘Embrace the culture, embrace the language’: Offering bilingual courses benefits students beyond the classroom, Texan professor says
A police car is parked near Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, May 10, 2023.
Religion
An attack at Africa’s oldest synagogue leaves Jews on a pilgrimage in Tunisia concerned
US Air Force fighter aircraft F-35 performs aerobatic maneuvers on the second day of the Aero India 2023 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Feb. 14, 2023.
Military
Military spending around the world reached record highs last year, new data shows
Belongings of Halima Ali Maiyanga and Maryam Ali Maiyanga, two of the young women kidnapped by Boko Haram in a boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria, in April 2014.
Conflict & Justice
‘The Stolen Daughters of Chibok’: the impact of the abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls 9 years on
Father Damion, abbot at St. Joseph's Trappist Abbey, left, and Spencer Brewery director Father Isaac walk through their new, state-of-the-art facility.
Lifestyle & Belief
Trappist monks keep beer tradition alive despite decline in interest for monastic life
Smoke rises from the Trade Ministry in Baghdad after it was hit by a missile during US-led attacks, March 20, 2003.
Military
An Iraq vet grapples with lingering toll of war
Singer Gloria Estefan performs at the Statue of Liberty Museum opening celebration at Battery Park, in New York, May 15, 2019.
Music
Gloria Estefan is set to be the first Hispanic woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Malala Yousafzai pointing at a poster advertisement of her documentary, "Stranger at the Gate."
Conflict & Justice
‘There is hope’: Malala Yousafzai promotes tolerance, connection with new documentary
People carrying lanterns watch the sky at night during the annual Perseid meteor shower in El Escorial, outside Madrid, Aug. 13, 2015.
Science & Technology
This Senegalese astronomer is helping NASA measure asteroids in space
A member of auction house staff poses for a picture with a 19-carat pink diamond at Christie's auction house, in London, Oct. 18, 2017.
Ukraine
Belgium faces pressure to support sanctions on Russian diamonds
A security personnel speaks to people from inside the main gate of Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India
Free speech
Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India’s democratic values, journalist says
Denmark's military officers stand next to a Leopard 2A7 tank at the Tapa Military Camp, in Estonia, Jan. 19, 2023.
Ukraine
Tanks for Ukraine are ‘ready to go’ when Germany and US strike a deal, retired Navy Adm. says
A Taliban fighter stands guard as people wait to receive food rations distributed by a South Korean humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 10, 2022.
Afghanistan
Afghan women say they are ‘dying in slow motion’ after killing of former female MP
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Music
TarantisT bandleader on protests in Iran: ‘This is not protest anymore. This is a revolution’
Haitians line up outside an immigration office as they wait their turns to apply for a passport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 10, 2023.
Conflict & Justice
‘Haiti has zero elected officials’ as cholera, gang violence persist, journalist says
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and Chair of The Elders, speaks to journalists at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, Nov. 12, 2022.
Leaders
Ireland’s Mary Robinson says being an ‘Elder’ is about teaching the next generation, but also listening to them
Afghan women participate in a protest against the university education ban for women, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2022.
Education
Education for women ‘is an Afghan value and an Islamic right,’ says male professor in solidarity against university ban
Album covers of some of the allbums from artists included in the end-of-year music playlist with recommendations from The World staff. Clockwise, startiing from the top left corner: Adrian Quesada's "Boleros Psicodélicos," Sillvana Estrada's "Marchita," V
Music
A musical journey around the globe 2022, a playlist
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center left, meet with Angolan President Joao Lourenco during the US Africa Leaders Summit 2022
Global Politics
US aims to ‘amplify Africa’s voice’ as leaders gather for summit in DC, Amb. Thomas-Greenfield says
Paul Hudson of Sarasota, Fla., holds up a photo of his daughter Melina who was killed at 16 years old, along with the photos of almost a hundred other victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
Conflict & Justice
‘Libya’s institutions are becoming weaker,’ analyst says after suspected Lockerbie bomber arrest
Rodney Dixon, lawyer for Al Jazeera, third from left, and Lina Abu Akleh, niece of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, second left, answer questions during a press conference
Conflict & Justice
Al Jazeera wants the ICC to do a ‘thorough and independent’ investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing
Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by his wife Sara, waves to his supporters after first exit poll results for the Israeli Parliamentary election at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem
Netanyahu win is set to ‘change the face of Israel,’ Israeli reporter says
Russian opposition figure and former owner of the Yukos Oil Company Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks during a press conference with Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs at the "Esperanza" hotel in Paunguriai village
Leaders
Russia must change its power structure to get back on a democratic path, opposition figure says
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Justice
US senators demand full White House investigation into shooting of Palestinian American journalist
The hind legs or 'pollen basket' of a pollinating bee clings to a Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue' sage flower at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington
Environment
Alberta’s diminishing bee colonies could have severe economic, environmental implications, expert says
A view of the Big Kremlin Palace and Churches with the Moskva River in Moscow, Russia
Global Politics
Russian propaganda tries to convince youth that Russia is “always a victim of the West,” great-granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev says
US President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid, sign a security pledge at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem
Nuclear
US and Israel sign joint declaration on Iran’s nuclear program during Biden’s visit
Supporters of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse protest to demand justice in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Justice
Haitians face a ‘very dire climate’ one year after Moïse’s assassination, journalist says
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media as he arrives at the prime minister's office for a cabinet meeting in Tokyo, Japan
Obituary
Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech
Chinese policemen patrol the bund area in Shanghai, June 1, 2022.
Hacking
Massive data breach in China raises questions around govt’s responsibility in securing data, expert says
A Ryanair plane parks at the airport in Weeze, Germany
Borders
‘It’s absolutely ludicrous’: Traveler up in arms after being forced to take Ryanair’s Afrikaans-language test to fly