Who is H.R. McMaster? 'Play nice' says EPA's new chief, Oldies on Bulgaria radio
Today we learn more about the man chosen by President Donald Trump to be his next national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster. Plus, how Morocco is betting big on solar energy. And, why people in Bulgaria are listening to more pre-war music on the radio.
45m Feb 21, 2017
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Travel ban uncertainty, women and national security, mixed feelings from Brexit voters
Today, how uncertainty over President Trump's travel ban is keeping some scientists away from the US. Also, Syrian refugees are grateful for the help they get in Canada. And Brexit voters in one English town have mixed feelings about immigration.
45m Feb 20, 2017
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Trump worries Europe, immigrants leave US for Canada, K-pop school in New York.
What's normal and what's not about Trump's first month in office? Also, can the media remember world news beyond the US president? Plus, a visit to a New York school where you can learn how to be a Korean pop star.
45m Feb 17, 2017
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Sanctuary campuses, Trump fails to denounce anti-Semitism, Kim Jong-nam's mysterious murder
Immigrants in some US cities stayed home Thursday to show how critical they are for their industries and their communities. An Iraqi who runs a cafe in Washington, DC, supports the action, but says what's really needed is meaningful immigration reform. Also, President Donald Trump gets asked twice in two days what he's doing to stem a rising tide of anti-Semitic incidents. Plus, a retired profe...
44m Feb 16, 2017
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Leaks rock White House, Trump abandons two-state policy, DJ Panko's musical weapon
How satirists around the globe are responding to recent events in Washington. Plus, support for President Trump's travel ban from Hindu Indian Americans. And a reporter's personal story of defying Iran's ban on women attending sporting events.
46m Feb 15, 2017
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Flynn's resignation, drawing Trump as a Jihadist, Chicano valentines
The resignation of Michael Flynn as National Security Advisor rocks the Trump Administration — our top story today. Also, we hear from a Cuban American artist who created a controversial cover for the German magazine Der Spiegel. Plus, meet a San Francisco artist who creates Valentine's Day images that mix pink hearts with politics and Latino pop culture.
45m Feb 14, 2017
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Goodbye NAFTA?, a return to Cuba, and soul-singer Zeshan B.
Trump's plan to build a border wall and renegotiate NAFTA may be strengthening the hand of Mexican politicians opposed to that country's current president. Meanwhile, if NAFTA does up for renegotiation, is that such a bad thing? And a conversation with Indian-American musician and Chicago native Zeshan B. about his rendition of the '70s soul protest song "Cryin' in the Streets."
45m Feb 13, 2017
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Travel ban uncertainty, fear of Sharia in Montana, US wrestlers head to Iran
Uncertainty in the wake of President Trump's travel ban and the court rulings blocking it. Also, why some in Lebanon support Trump's ban. Plus, how wrestling unites the US and Iran.
45m Feb 10, 2017
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One undocumented immigrant's struggle, countries not on Trump's travel ban list, an Australian man's zen moment
The story of one undocumented immigrant from Mexico now facing deportation. Also, how Europe's immigration policies may not differ so much from President Trump's. Plus, diagnosing diabetes among Asian Americans.
45m Feb 09, 2017
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US anti-terrorism policy in Yemen, the dangers of opposition in Russia, sci-fi writers tap into our nuclear fears
Today, how the US anti-terrorism policy is seen in Yemen. Also, Britain wrestles with its relationship with Donald Trump. Also, how the threat of nuclear weapons has shaped science fiction through the years.
45m Feb 08, 2017
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Confronting Trump's White House, Ivanka Trump's Jewish conversion, India's spy princess
Today, we talk Russia, terrorism and fake news with Trump advisor Sebastian Gorka. Also, the story of the American Cold War spy who befriended his Soviet counterpart. Plus, the father who built nuclear power facilities in Germany and the son who's tearing them down.
46m Feb 07, 2017
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Russia demands Fox News apology; fighting climate change with smart buildings; Romanians protest corruption
The legal battles over Trump's travel ban continue. Plus, a former US Ambassador to the UN doesn't think cutting the UN's funding is a smart idea. And the push to make buildings a whole lot smarter.
45m Feb 06, 2017
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Legal challenges to Trump travel ban, scandal rocks French presidential race, 30 years of world music.
The legal battle in Boston over Trump's travel ban. Also, how the ban is impacting a Syrian refugee family in California. Plus, the phrase "world music" turns 30.
46m Feb 03, 2017
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Syrian Trump supporter, Muslim Capitol Day in Texas, Iranian scientists at US universities
We hear from a Syrian woman who supported Trump, only to see her relatives turned away at the airport because of the president's travel ban. Also, the history of tariffs in the United States. Plus, how the original Statue of Liberty was modeled on a Muslim woman.
46m Feb 01, 2017
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The dissent channel, Trump backlash in the UK, Hari Kondabolu
Today, diplomats declared their opposition to President Donald Trump's travel ban in a State Department's dissent channel. Also, a community in Massachusetts debates immigration and it gets ugly. Plus, comedian Hari Kondabolu on the role of humor in a divided nation.
45m Jan 31, 2017
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Fallout from Trump travel ban, concern over national security shake-up
Today's special edition of The World focuses on President Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees and travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries. We have stories from those affected plus the view of one person who supports the ban. And, we answer legal questions about the executive order.
45m Jan 30, 2017
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The British PM goes to Washington, an anti-abortion protester on today's march, an interrogator on the use of torture
President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May met at the White House today. Also, we explore the diversity within the anti-abortion movement with a Latina doctor who was at the March for Life in Washington today. Plus, we meet some of the dancers in this weekend's Lunar New Year parade in New York's Chinatown.
45m Jan 27, 2017
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Mexico's president cancels visit, women warriors in Iraq, saving climate data
Mexico's president cancels on Trump. Also, the uncertainty between US and Mexico causes a spike in remittances. Plus, a North Korean defector fears his family back home will be punished.
46m Jan 26, 2017
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Views on Trump's proposed border wall from Mexico City, Texas and Ohio, and the story of a Christian who escaped from ISIS
President Trump took executive action again on Wednesday. He signed an order to jump-start the construction of a border wall with Mexico. This comes a day after an executive order to get two key oil pipelines up and running. We'll tackle all of that, and then leave politics aside to spin to a new tune from French-born alternative rocker Manu Chao.
45m Jan 25, 2017
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Former Defense Secretary on Trump, Barbie encryption, El Chapo and Chicago
Starting today, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates gives us his take on President Donald Trump. Then, American business leaders urge Trump to fight climate change, despite his past statements calling it a hoax. Plus, why some toymakers didn't think a typewriter that lets kids write encrypted messages would appeal to girls.
46m Jan 24, 2017
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Trump cans TPP, Russian media advice for American reporters, and Lalo Alcaraz on 'alternative facts'
A Russian journalist has some tips for covering President Trump. Plus, we check in with someone who is currently protected from deportation under the DACA program created by former President Obama, and whose life would be affected if President Trump decides to scrap it. And we talk about the role of humor at a time of extreme political divisiveness.
46m Jan 23, 2017
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President Trump's inauguration, Mexico's Trump worries, Russia celebrates
The beginning of the Trump era, as seen from Washington and across the globe. Plus, the Women's March on Washington goes global with sister marches around the world. And Wynton Marsalis on what he would have played at the inauguration if he'd been invited.
46m Jan 20, 2017
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Rust Belt welcome for Trump, Israeli settlers in DC, China's green energy
A BBC reporter speaks to Rust Belt voters who helped elect Donald Trump. Also, some Israeli settlers travel to Washington for the inauguration. Plus, translating the name "Trump" into Russian and Chinese.
47m Jan 19, 2017
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Chelsea Manning's case, Chinese opioid drugs, a family split by immigration status
President Barack Obama defends his decision to commute Chelsea Manning's sentence. Also, how Chinese drugs are fueling the US opioid epidemic. Plus, an Obama staffer from Argentina looks back on her White House experience.
46m Jan 18, 2017
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Antibiotic-resistant superbugs, Chinese leader wows, biking the inaugural
Today, we begin with a look at concerns that antibiotic-resistant infections are becoming more common. Then, we'll hear about how Britain's prime minister favors a "clean break" from the European Union. Plus, go for a bike ride down the inaugural parade route with Denmark's ambassador in Washington.
46m Jan 17, 2017
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Different perspectives on MLK Day, Europe's NATO anxiety, Italian beer beyond Peroni
Today, we hear about a rabbi who marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. Plus, how one immigrant first learned about Dr. King in India. And in Italy, the craft beer movement is growing.
45m Jan 16, 2017
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No more ‘wet foot, dry foot,’ the NBA in Mexico, the ‘first cousin’ of English
We begin today with President Barack Obama’s decision to scrap the "wet foot, dry foot" policy for Cuban migrants. Also, Frisian, a language spoken in a small corner of The Netherlands that's like a "first cousin" to English. Plus, bringing polo back to India.
45m Jan 13, 2017
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The Trump dossier, confirmation hearings, the fictitious country of San Escobar.
Today, more on those unverified allegations against President-elect Donald Trump, and why a BBC reporter didn't go public with them. Also, remembering when the late Princess Diana walked through a minefield, literally. And the beautiful but fictitious country of San Escobar.
46m Jan 12, 2017
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Trump's press conference, Russia's history of 'kompromat,' the future of nuclear power
President-elect Donald Trump calls the publishing of leaked allegations against him "a disgrace." Also, an American businessman on the dark side of Russia's Vladimir Putin. And Norway's long goodbye to FM radio.
45m Jan 11, 2017
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Obama's 'Science' article, World Cup expansion, lost Army musicals
Today, we look at how President Obama is making the case for strong climate change policies with an article in the journal Science. Meanwhile, Kenyans are saying farewell to "their" president. Plus, there's a black market for Krispy Kreme donuts in Juarez, Mexico.
46m Jan 10, 2017
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The impact of Iran's Rafsanjani, shadowy Russian intelligence, Nazi villains in Scandinavian novels
Iranians mourn the passing of former President Akbar Rafsanjani. Also, meet the Hadhads, a family of Syrian refugees who've succeeded in restarted their chocolate business in Canada. And TIL: They grow saffron in Vermont!
46m Jan 09, 2017
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Ambassadors told to resign, a Soviet vision of 2017, artisanal Cuban charcoal
President-elect Trump's Twitter attacks on car companies, and the ripple effects on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Also, the first legal Cuban import to the US in decades isn't cigars. It's artisanal charcoal for pizza ovens. Plus, the Hungarian zoo keeper working to make captive animals' lives better across the globe.
46m Jan 06, 2017
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Senate hearing on Russian hacking, Idlib at night, Thai strongman pop
Russia's alleged hacking of the US election gets a Congressional hearing. Also, a Democratic senator from Minnesota gives us her thoughts on working with the incoming Trump Administration. And a mayor in Indiana takes a page out of the British traffic playbook.
46m Jan 05, 2017
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Trump's tweets on intelligence, Islam and the environment, migrants stay in Mexico
A former CIA analyst on Trump's public disagreements with the intelligence community. Plus, the many meanings of the word "hack." And an expedition to "The Lost City of the Monkey God."
46m Jan 04, 2017
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Ethics in the Americas, leaving Istanbul, virtual preservation
The ethics controversy in Washington resonates in Latin America. Also, a look back at how President Nixon tried to undermine President Johnson's Vietnam peace efforts. Plus, using drones to virtually preserve antiquities in war zones.
46m Jan 03, 2017
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ISIS report card, deflecting a hijab grab, Bambi artist Tyrus Wong
How the fight against ISIS is going, as the group claims responsibility for attacks in Iraq and Turkey. Plus, a guidebook that aims to help migrants and refugees arriving in Europe. Also, a program that teaches self-defense for Muslim women. And the Chinese-born illustrator who helped turn Bambi into a Disney classic.
45m Jan 02, 2017
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Putin waits for Trump, mead from below Paris, and Princess Leia's Mexican 'do.
We start with the latest twist in the US-Russia dispute over hacking. Also, how one woman in Indonesia faced down loggers in her village. Then, we close the year looking at a poem that captured the mood of the year for many around the globe.
46m Dec 30, 2016
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A new ceasefire in Syria, London's fox problem, reviving the Wampanoag language
A new nationwide ceasefire deal is reached in Syria. Also, we talk to a Canadian business owner who has helped 58 Syrian families resettle in Canada. Plus, hear about urban London's fox crisis.
46m Dec 29, 2016
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Afghan pilot seeks asylum, Kerry's Mideast speech, the first alphabet
Afghanistan's first female military jet pilot has requested asylum in the US. Also, tough (and long) talk from Secretary of State John Kerry on Israeli settlements. Plus, how Canadian singer Celine Dion became part owner of an iconic Jewish deli in Montreal.
47m Dec 28, 2016
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Japan's leader visits Pearl Harbor, a North Korean defector, Graceland at 30
We start today with a look at the Japanese prime minister's historic visit to Pearl Harbor. Then, a BBC journalist recalls his friendship with a North Korean diplomat who later defected. Plus, the story behind Paul Simon's 1986 album, Graceland.
47m Dec 27, 2016
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The Soviet collapse; remembering George Michael; and hula dancing
We start tonight with how the collapse of the USSR 25 years ago still reverberates today. Also, we look at Israel's anger at the US over a United Nations resolution. And we recall the rise and stardom of late pop icon George Michael.
47m Dec 26, 2016
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Attacked for speaking Swahili, nostalgia for US-Soviet nuclear cooperation, and Venezuelan hallacas
The main suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack is killed in Italy. Also, a former GOP congressman thinks a Trump administration could be good for the environment. Plus, hallacas: a Venezuelan Christmas tradition that's now easier to keep up in Phoenix than it is in Venezuela itself.
47m Dec 23, 2016
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A fake news attack, saving an Indonesian forest, Palestinian artists and Jesus
A Washington Post columnist tells us what it was like to be the subject of a fake news story. Plus, in Germany there are concerns that fake news and other cyber attacks could threaten the country's democracy. And we've got some end-of-year music picks for you: Afrobeat meets Haitian voodoo.
46m Dec 22, 2016
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Shock in Berlin, questions in Ankara, new textile jobs in America.
Shock and unanswered questions in two world capitals — Berlin and Ankara. Plus, a US company brings textile jobs back to an old New England mill town. And another of our "Best of 2016" music picks.
46m Dec 20, 2016
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A truck plows into a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market; Aleppo's propaganda battle; and, an ISIS recruit comes home to tell her story.
A truck plows into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Berlin. And, we unpack a slur favored by the so-called alt-right. Plus, why a Cambridge, Mass. grocer has real French bread, baked in Paris, delivered to his shop every week.
45m Dec 19, 2016
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A former CIA chief calls Trump 'Moscow's fool;' what's real and what's not in news; and, connecting Patti Smith, Bob Dylan and Aleppo
A former CIA director gives his thoughts on the relationship between President-elect Trump and US intelligence agencies. Plus, how some Los Angeles lawmakers want to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. And, why people in a northern English town are "sky high" with their meat pies.
47m Dec 16, 2016
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Civilians evacuate from Aleppo; 'Muslims Like Us' on British TV; and, a string quartet's musical selfie
The evacuation of thousands of civilians and rebel fighters from eastern Aleppo began Thursday. Host Marco Werman speaks with a former resident of Aleppo, now in the US, about what it's like to hear news from her city. Plus, how the southern African country of Namibia is coping with a severe drought. And, why a French case involving the mating habits of frogs could wind up before France's Supre...
46m Dec 15, 2016
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Evacuation canceled in Aleppo; a model Iowa farm in China; and Mickey Hart's 'Planet Drum' turns 25
Does the slaughter in Aleppo constitute a war crime, or even genocide? Russian media portrays what's happening in the Syrian city as a "liberation." Plus, a farmer in Iowa is working with the Chinese to develop a model Midwestern farm in China.
46m Dec 14, 2016
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Impending evacuation and fear in Aleppo; Trump and the job-rich F-35 program; plus remembering the queen of Romany music
It looks like the end for Syrian rebels in eastern Aleppo, with word of a ceasefire and impending evacuation of citizens and fighters. Also, we look at how oil and American foreign policy will mix in the coming Trump administration. And, is squid and chips about to become the new national dish of the UK?
47m Dec 13, 2016
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The Russian hacking scandal may lead to Putin; Doomsday in Aleppo; and, Vinyl vs. digital download
A Russian cyber security expert thinks it's likely the Kremlin was behind a hack aimed at influencing the US presidential election. Also, trash pickers who make a living scavenging plastic at a huge garbage dump in Indonesia. And, why kids are buying vinyl LPs again in the UK.
46m Dec 12, 2016
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