America alienates its allies, remembering Anthony Bourdain and Ramadan in Jerusalem
We remember Anthony Bourdain with a journalist in Vietnam who worked closely with Bourdain on episode there. Also, residents in Singapore prepare for next week's planned summit between Trump and Kim Jong-un. One big concern in the city is how it will impact people's commutes. Plus, a new take on the Talking Heads album "Remain in Light."
46m Jun 08, 2018
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Covering the Trump-Kim summit, curbs on asylum, banning plastic bags
The global battle against plastic waste and pollution. Also, new limits on asylum applications could impact women seeking refuge from domestic violence. And, a singer inspired by the #MeToo movement and the sexism she's encountered since becoming a mom.
46m Jun 07, 2018
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Separated at the border, Canada's Trump moment, Yemeni city prepares for invasion
The Trump-Kim summit is still on schedule to take place next week. Of course, it's been huge news here in the US. But how is the state-controlled news media covering the story inside North Korea? Plus, a mother and daughter are separated by authorities at the US border. Now, the child is in Florida and her mom has been deported. Also, a Swedish journalist has done some new work about a subject ...
46m Jun 06, 2018
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Trump's iftar dinner, aftermath of Guatemala eruption, Robert F. Kennedy's speech in South Africa
President Donald Trump is holding a special iftar dinner at the White House in observance of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Also, part two of our story from Peru, about one woman's stand against a big US mining company. Plus, Robert F. Kennedy's 1966 speech upholding the values of equality and justice during a visit to apartheid-era South Africa.
46m Jun 05, 2018
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Helping victims of sex trafficking, a woman fights a gold mine and pushing K-pop boundaries
Today, we meet Sunitha Krishnan, an activist in India who has devoted her career to helping women and girls avoid being trafficked for sex or slave labor. Also, a US mining company wants to set up a new gold mind in Peru, but a potato-farming woman stands in the way. Plus, how the immigrant spirit influenced the spiciest memelord on Jeopardy.
48m Jun 04, 2018
48m
Intrigue and deception in Ukraine, a political standoff in Nicaragua and the Navajo Nation's 150-year-old treaty
A Kremlin critic who helped stage his own death in Ukraine says he was faced with a stark choice between preserving his ethics and saving his life. That's where we start today. Also, the daughter of a covert CIA agent talks about growing up in a real-life spy family. Plus, Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in America, so why aren't there more Asian American studies programs a...
47m Jun 01, 2018
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Tariffs, tariffs everywhere, anti-Semitism on the rise in Germany, and the return to Attu Island in Alaska
The Trump administration announced new tariffs aimed at steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Canada and Mexico. We'll find out what that means for US businesses and consumers. Plus, a new project called "Rent-a-Jew" is aiming to educate Germans and stop the rise of anti-Semitism. And the descendants of Alaska Natives who were taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II get to return t...
46m May 31, 2018
46m
The real death toll in Puerto Rico, 1,500 missing children, and remembering the Battle of Attu.
A new Harvard study estimates that nearly 5,000 Puerto Ricans died as a result of Hurricane Maria and its aftermath. The official death toll stands at 64. We'll speak with Ruben Ramos Colon, who lost his mother to a routine infection following the storm. Plus, we'll fact-check those claims that the US government has lost track of 1,500 immigrant kids. And we delve into World War II history with...
47m May 30, 2018
47m
North Korea's nuclear capabilities, who is Kim Yong-chol and the Bollywood Boys
With the US-North Korea summit still in play, we'll discuss what we know, and what we don't know, about North Korea's nuclear capabilities. Plus, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with top North Korean official Kim Yong-chol this week. We'll find out who General Kim is. And Saagar Shaikh and Shaan Baig revisit classic Bollywood movies for their podcast, The Bollywood Boys. They join Marc...
48m May 29, 2018
48m
The on-again, off-again, on-again summit, France's 'Spider-man' and why a spa's a spa
At this point, it's kind of hard to tell whether the planned June 12 summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un will go ahead. But for now, it looks like a go. Again. Also, a Malian immigrant climbs the outside of a Paris apartment building to rescue a child, and ends up with honorary French citizenship. And from our "everything local is global" desk, we'll explain why so many convenience stor...
49m May 28, 2018
49m
Harvey Weinstein arrested, Sweden's new consent law and an Aussie town overrun by ants
Harvey Weinstein's arrest is making headlines around the globe. We'll take you to New York for the latest. Then, we head to Sweden to talk about a new consent law that's about to go into effect. Proponents of the measure say will make it easier to prosecute rape cases. And as if Australia didn't have enough killer fauna ... we'll have the story of the town of Lismore, which is currently overrun...
46m May 25, 2018
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Trump terminates the summit, the effect of tariffs on solar panels, and the science of sinkholes
President Donald Trump has called off his planned summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un. So now what? Also, as the Trump administration considers whether to impose new tariffs on auto imports, we look back at the effect US tariffs on imported solar panels have had on the renewable energy sector. Plus, you may have heard about the sinkhole that appeared on the White House grounds. We'll get an e...
47m May 24, 2018
47m
Grading Mike Pompeo's first weeks, Ireland's abortion debate and remembering Philip Roth
There's so much going on in Washington right now that Mike Pompeo's first three weeks on the job as Secretary of State have felt more like three years. We'll look at his vision for American diplomacy in the age of Trump. Also, Ireland will hold a national referendum on abortion later this week. We'll profile one podcaster whose been trying to hear from Irish women on both sides of the debate. A...
48m May 23, 2018
48m
Seize the summit, coping with an eating disorder while fasting during Ramadan, and New Zealand offers an escape
President Donald Trump today seemed to express doubt as to whether the planned summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un will go ahead next month. We hear from North Korea watcher Joel Wit, who says that Trump should pull out all the stops to make sure it happens. Plus, we speak with Adeline Hocine, who has written about what it's like to suffer from an eating disorder while fasting during the Musl...
48m May 22, 2018
48m
Pakistan mourns a slain student, Venezuela's slide into chaos and Mo Salah's winning ways
Today, we'll introduce you to one of the 10 people killed in last week's school shooting in Texas — an exchange student from Pakistan named Sabika Sheikh. Author Bina Shah tells us about how the country is dealing with the news of her murder. Plus, we head to Caracas to hear the latest on Venezuela's elections, and about how a scarcity of food is making life difficult for farmers and truck driv...
48m May 21, 2018
48m
Life after the migrant caravan, Kenya tackles fake news, and Janet Jackson's record-breaking run in Tokyo
Remember the "migrant caravan" moving through Mexico that Trump said had to be stopped? Today, we meet one family who made it to the US and is applying for asylum. Plus, Kenya goes after fake news with a new law, but critics worry it will be used to stifle free speech. And host Marco Werman remembers when Janet Jackson sold out three shows at the Tokyo Dome in mere minutes.
47m May 18, 2018
47m
Trump calls some immigrants 'animals,' Germany's unicorn craze and North Korean hackers
President Donald Trump publicly calls some immigrants "animals." We'll speak with Omar Jadwat of the American Civil Liberties Union about how rhetoric like that can strip people of their rights. Plus, part two of our deep dive into the workings of North Korea's version of the CIA. Turns out, North Korean hackers are very good at targeting — and robbing — banks. And we'll find out why Germans ha...
47m May 17, 2018
47m
North Korea throws a tantrum, Tony the Tiger decides to ditch Venezuela, and things get ... surreal.
North Korea threatens to pull out of the planned summit between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump. Plus, the political and economic situation in Venezuela continues to worsen and now cereal giant Kellogg has joined other big, multi-national companies pulling out of the country. And 90-year-old surrealist painter and author Desmond Morris weighs in on just how surreal things have gotten these days.
47m May 16, 2018
47m
A view from Gaza, choosing coffee over nationalism in China and choosing Mandarin over Russian in New York
Is there a way forward for Israelis and Palestinians that doesn't involve more violence? We'll get views from both inside and outside the Gaza Strip today. Plus, reporter Isaac Stone Fish visits the world's largest Starbucks in Shanghai to ask patrons whether they'd give up their American coffee if the Chinese government asked them to. And Alina Simone, who has a Russian background herself, tal...
47m May 15, 2018
47m
The US embassy in Jerusalem officially opens, fears of Ebola and Egyptian women embrace their curls
Amid protests and violence in the nearby Gaza Strip, the US officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem today. The World's Matthew Bell has been following events in the Middle East. Also, scientists and doctors are monitoring what may be an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. And one of our BBC colleagues discusses a new push in her native Egypt to get women to stop straighten...
48m May 14, 2018
48m
Protests shake Nicaragua, #MeToo in Haiti, pothole-fixing robots
Anti-government protests in Nicaragua threaten President Daniel Ortega's grip on power. That's where we start today. Then, how a peace deal in Colombia has spurred increased deforestation. Plus, London's mayor wants to ban junk food ads on the subway.
47m May 11, 2018
47m
More fallout from the Iran deal, an assault on intelligence, and the fight over Socotra
A lot has happened in the Middle East in the past 36 hours. We'll get an update and try to untangle some of the knots. Plus, former CIA Director Michael Hayden says President Donald Trump keeps a "routine distance from the facts." And Arab governments are fighting over an island paradise in the Indian Ocean that few people have seen.
46m May 10, 2018
46m
The return of sanctions, an Egyptian satirist is arrested, a plan to save koalas
President Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal means US sanctions on Iran are coming back. Also, a resident of Tehran is worried about the impact of reinstated sanctions on Iran's economy and politics. Plus, an Illinois doctor flies to Bangladesh to help treat Rohingya refugees.
46m May 09, 2018
46m
Trump bails on the Iran deal, Black Cube, Puerto Rican students in Maine
President Trump is pulling the US out of the Iran nuclear deal. We look at how that could impact relations with Iran, as well as future talks with North Korea. Also, a Frontline documentary takes a closer look at violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar, and Puerto Rican students in Maine prepare to go back home.
46m May 08, 2018
46m
From Cold War to hot peace with Russia, Italy's Five Star outsiders and mental health in Bhutan
Today, we start in Russia, where yet another new term begins for Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Plus, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush is now running for elected office. And Afghanistan's first female Air Force pilot has been granted asylum in the US.
49m May 07, 2018
49m
Nobel scandal, US funding for Syrian White Helmets, NAFTA visas
The Nobel scandal in Sweden and how #MeToo has been playing out in a country that takes pride in promoting gender equality. Also, the Trump Administration is reviewing its support for the White Helmets in Syria. Plus, how exotic animals are smuggled into the US from Latin America.
46m May 04, 2018
46m
Jorge Ramos feels like a stranger, more random acts of kindness, and a visit to the world's largest furniture show
Marco Werman speaks with journalist and Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos about his new book "Stranger: The Challenge of a Latino Immigrant in the Trump Era." Plus, we recently asked our listeners to share their favorite "random acts of kindness" stories. It was inspired by our interview with Filipino artist Bren Bataclan, who told us how he often gives his paintings away to strangers. He retur...
47m May 03, 2018
47m
A former negotiator talks about the Iran nuclear deal, Ronan Farrow's 'War on Peace,' and North Carolina's furniture industry fights for its life.
Ernest Moniz served in Barack Obama's cabinet. He was one of the lead US negotiators of the Iran nuclear deal, signed in 2015. Now, Trump wants out, and we want to know what Moniz thinks about that. Also, journalist Ronan Farrow discusses the decline of US diplomacy, which he chronicles in his new book, "War on Peace." And for more than a century, North Carolina was the furniture-making center ...
46m May 02, 2018
46m
What it means to seek asylum, making beer out of stale bread, and the DJ making Corpus Christi 'Cumbia City'
Tuesday, we ask an immigration lawyer about the legal process facing the migrants in the caravan that arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, over the weekend. Many will be applying for asylum in the US. We'll unpack that process. Plus, carb lovers rejoice, because The World's Carolyn Beeler reports on the British brewery that's trying to cut down on food waste by turning stale bread into beer. And Marco W...
48m May 01, 2018
48m
Migrant caravan reaches US border, tourist turnstiles in Venice, and studying melting ice shelves
Today, we check in on the so-called "migrant caravan" that had been traveling through Mexico. The migrants, many of them from Central America, reached Tijuana over the weekend. We'll check in on that, and also look at the history of migration from Central America to the United States. Plus, The World's Carolyn Beeler reports on the launch of a new effort to measure the relationship between melt...
47m Apr 30, 2018
47m
Hands across the DMZ, activists urge Facebook to change and when whale songs go viral
Today, we'll tell you all about today's historic summit between the leaders of North and South Korea, and find out what's left to negotiate if President Donald Trump meets Kim Jong-un. Also, activists in Myanmar and Sri Lanka are pushing Facebook to take down hateful content before there's real world violence. And, our language desk tries to figure out how the sounds of whales travel from one p...
46m Apr 27, 2018
46m
Making history in Korea, Facebook posts that led to real-world violence, and the 'incel' movement
As Facebook gains more and more users in places like Myanmar and Sri Lanka, the company has been criticized for being too slow to remove hateful content, or posts that have sparked real-world violence. Plus, the two Koreas prepare for what could be a truly historic summit. And we hear about the 'incel' (involuntary celibate) movement, which might have motivated the man allegedly behind the van ...
47m Apr 26, 2018
47m
Travel ban versus Muslim ban, catfish in the middle of a trade war, and Madeleine Albright's warning on Fascism
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright tells us what keeps her up at night. She discusses her new book, "Fascism: A Warning." Plus, the Supreme Court considers legal challenges to President Trump's travel ban, which critics say unfairly targets Muslims. And we'll tell you about a 17-year-old trade war between the US and Vietnam ... over catfish.
45m Apr 25, 2018
45m
Border agent found not guilty, trafficked in America, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo?
Tuesday, we explore the history of migration between the United States and Mexico and ask what it means in the context of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Also, the story of Lisa Howard, an American journalist who found herself in the middle of back-channel communications between Washington and Havana in the 1960s. Plus, a closer look at the diplomatic pouch and why it's still in...
46m Apr 24, 2018
46m
The Trump Whisperer, protests in Nicaragua and touring the City of London's green spaces
French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Washington on a state visit — that's where we start today. Macron and US President Donald Trump seem to have a special rapport, and many in Europe are hoping Macron can use that skill to talk Trump into moderating some his views on trade, climate change and the Iran nuclear deal. Also, protests over social security reforms in Nicaragua have left s...
45m Apr 23, 2018
45m
An update on the migrant caravan in Mexico, tackling global loneliness, and creating empathy with poet Kwame Dawes
Today on the show, we explore a global problem that you may not even realize is a problem: loneliness. Also, we have an update on the caravan of migrants moving through Mexico that Trump tweeted about so much a few weeks ago. And, host Carol Hills talks about race in America with Kwame Dawes, who was born in Ghana, raised in Jamaica, and now teaches at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
47m Apr 20, 2018
47m
New president but same government in Cuba, Iceland's astounding prison break, and Marvel comics with an Arab American twist
Miguel Díaz-Canel is sworn in as Cuba's president but says Raul Castro is still "leading the Cuban revolution." And, a prisoner in Iceland manages a jailbreak and ends up on the same plane as the country's prime minister. Plus, host Carol Hills has a conversation with Marvel comics writer Saladin Ahmed, who grew up in an Arab American neighborhood in Dearborn, Michigan.
45m Apr 19, 2018
45m
Pompeo forges 'good relationship' with Kim, the cartographer who helped prove continental drift, and actress Asia Argento on #MeToo
Two very different perspectives on the Trump administration's newly revealed high-level contacts with North Korea. A former Pentagon official thinks some good may come of a Trump-Kim meeting. But a professor of Korean studies warns that Trump might be walking into a trap. Also, Italian actress Asia Argento talks about the backlash she faced for sharing her #MeToo moment. Plus, a visit to a Mexi...
46m Apr 18, 2018
46m
Trump and Abe hit the links again at Mar-a-Lago, the Windrush generation, and Russia tries to block Telegram
Tuesday on the show, we look at what President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be discussing on and off the golf course during their two-day retreat in Florida. Plus, we speak with the outgoing director of the Red Cross in Yemen — a country the UN has called "the worst humanitarian crisis on Earth." Also, the secretary of state nominee, Mike Pompeo, isn't convinced abou...
45m Apr 17, 2018
45m
Checking on 'mission accomplished,' Ireland's abortion debate and Saudi fashion week
US air strikes were probably not enough to prevent Syria's regime from using chemical weapons again — that's where we start today. Also, how security for sporting events has changed since the Boston Marathon bombings. Plus, Cuba's next leadership transition.
48m Apr 16, 2018
48m
Washington whiplash, missing Dubai princess and rock against the dictatorship
President Trump's tendency to change his mind often on key issues leaves many around the globe, friends and foes alike, feeling whiplash. Also, some Latin American leaders are relieved that Trump decided to skip the Summit of the Americas. Plus, Filipino chefs fight to get more respect for their food.
46m Apr 13, 2018
46m
Facebook's challenge in Myanmar, Mozilla's internet health report and greyhounds in Tijuana
Facebook is promising to do a better job to prevent abuse of the platform that spreads hate speech in Myanmar. Also, we meet a woman in British Columbia who helps women just released from prison restart their lives. Plus, a trip across the US-Mexico border to rescue greyhounds in Tijuana.
46m Apr 12, 2018
46m
Trump's missile tweet, Baghdad 15 years later, Jimmy Carter's faith
Tensions rise with Russia after President Donald Trump issues a warning via Twitter that US missiles will be headed for Syria. Also, former President Jimmy Carter reflects on what he says is a loss of faith in democratic institutions. Plus, an effort to help Indigenous women stay out of prison in British Columbia.
47m Apr 11, 2018
47m
Two ISIS sisters, Ecuador's orchid man, Roll Tide Worldwide
A father's journey to Syria to find his two daughters, who traveled there from Norway to support ISIS. Also, an activist who was in Douma, Syria, during a suspected chemical attack describes what he saw. Plus, we explore whether success on the football field for the University of Alabama has helped the school recruit more students from outside the US.
48m Apr 10, 2018
48m
A suspected chemical attack in Syria, Thailand rethinks war on drugs, Sri Lanka's Facebook crisis
An alleged chemical attack in Syria gets President Donald Trump's attention. But will anything change? Also, a couple's home is under threat from rising seas in a coastal English village. Plus, Sri Lanka asks Facebook to do more against hate groups.
47m Apr 09, 2018
47m
Data privacy in Russia, Mexico reacts to plan for border troops, and a wedding amid air strikes
A filmmaker makes a documentary about Russian meddling in the US elections. Plus, two activists in Yemen plan a wedding in the midst of war. And a tribute to "2001: A Space Odyssey."
46m Apr 06, 2018
46m
How tariffs actually work, an honorably discharged soldier faces deportation, and children living with incarcerated mothers in Mexico
Beijing's planned 25 percent tariff on American soybeans could be devastating for Iowa soybean producers. We'll speak with farmer Grant Kimberley, who is also with the Iowa Soybean Association. Plus, The World's Jasmine Garsd reports on Mexican jails, which allow children up to the age of 3 to stay with their incarcerated mothers. And, as a British village loses its battle with coastal erosion,...
46m Apr 05, 2018
46m
MLK beyond US borders, dispatching troops to the US-Mexico border and "wormholes to the world"
Today we remember the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and how two international trips he took influenced his message here at home. Also, a former Homeland Security official appraises President Trump's idea of possibly sending the military, or National Guard, to the US-Mexico border. And reporter Lidia Jean Kott tells us about a video portal that's giving residents of one Milwaukee neighborhood...
47m Apr 04, 2018
47m
Mexico moves to disband a migrant caravan, Alabama's booming auto industry, and can Brazil's Lula make a comeback?
48m Apr 03, 2018
48m
More women in prison worldwide, what Mexico's doing to stop migrant flows and shipping water from Alaska to South Africa
President Donald Trump says Mexico isn't doing enough to stop the flow of migrants across the border. We'll do a bit of digging and find out what Mexico is doing. Also, we launch a new series from our Across Women's Lives desk called "Unequal Justice." It's an in-depth look at what life is like for incarcerated women around the world. Our first story comes from Ohio, where the opioid crisis has...
46m Apr 02, 2018
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