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Walking around the world takes a village

Out of Eden Walk

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is on a global walk from Ethiopia to Tierra del Fuego, off the coast of South America. But such a walk wouldn’t be possible without help along the way. That’s why he has walked alongside dozens of walking partners on his journey so far. Salopek joined Host Marco Werman to explain how his walking partners keep him moving and what being part of his project means to them.

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Spanish weather forecasters face an alarming jump in online attacks

Environment
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China’s stunning military purge

Military
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New play reimagines Australian history from Aboriginal viewpoint

Arts, Culture & Media
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Out of Eden Walk: When you walk across entire continents, police take notice

Environment
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine speaks from hiding after ‘rigged’ election

Global Politics

One week ago, Uganda’s longtime president, Yoweri Museveni, was declared the winner of a disputed election. The country’s leading opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, went into hiding shortly after the vote count was released. Reached at an undisclosed location, Wine told The World’s Marco Werman he believes Museveni’s “landslide” victory was “fabricated” and that his own situation is “risky.”

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Out of Eden Walk: Is the world closing its doors?

Out of Eden Walk

Migration is as old as humanity itself. In today’s world, it ebbs and flows as nations change their border policies with the times. Paul Salopek is a National Geographic Explorer who has been retracing the global path of the earliest humans on foot for the past 13 years. In that time, he has witnessed significant migration in real time. He joins Host Marco Werman to share his observations on how migration’s role in the global zeitgeist has changed.

A murder in Istanbul raises fears for journalists’ safety

Politics

As Turkey looks ahead to its next presidential election in 2028, critics of the current leadership say political repression is getting worse.

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Photographers document people forced to leave home due to climate change

Climate Change

In 2009, Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer set out to put faces to the environmental damage caused by rising global temperatures. Some 16 years later, the photographer-couple has followed up with “DISPLACED,” a portrait series examining the lives of those forced to move due to climate change. Host Marco Werman speaks to Braschler and Fischer about the people at the center of their project.

A group of young people standing around a flip chart discussing mental health stigma in AANHPI communities. The chart is covered with colorful heart-shaped notes with handwritten messages. They are in an indoor setting, possibly a workshop or seminar.

A new way to help Asian American teens handle college admissions stresses

Mental Health

Teresa Hsu and Michelle Garcia noticed teens and young adults in their Asian American community struggling with anxiety, particularly around school-related pressure. So the two have started a program to train Asian American high school students to help one another manage their mental health and understand the role history has played in shaping the pressures they currently feel.