PRI's The World: 03/23/2016
Belgium begins three days of national mourning for the victims of Tuesday's terror attacks in Brussels. Marco speaks with a Belgian playwright who has written extensively about Islamic radicalization in Belgium. We'll get his reaction to the attacks in Brussels, and ask him what Belgium needs to do now to stop further violence. Away from Belgium, we look at President Obama's post-Cuba stop in A...
47m Mar 23, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/22/2016
We're devoting the show to two major stories today. First, we're following the aftermath of what authorities in Belgium say were twin terrorist attacks in Brussels. We'll also get the latest from the Belgian capital, look at the wider European response, and speak with a security expert who recently returned from Brussels. Plus, President Barack Obama's ongoing visit to Cuba, which wraps up toda...
47m Mar 22, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/21/2016
President Obama is in Havana for day two of his historic three-day visit to Cuba. We'll head to Havana to hear how the city is welcoming the president and hear from a Cuban dissident who isn't pleased with Obama's decision to try to reset relations with the Castro regime. Plus, we take a trip to Little Havana in Miami to gauge reaction to the trip among Cuban-Americans. And, host Marco Werman c...
48m Mar 21, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/18/2016
We're taking The World on the road today with a special show out of station KPBS in San Diego. Marco Werman and Global Nation editor Monica Campbell are co-hosting a special show that will bring you stories of life along the US-Mexico border. We'll go with a couple of Border Patrol old-timers as they reflect on the relative quiet of the California-Mexico border today versus the early 1990s. We'...
46m Mar 18, 2016
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PRI's The World: 3/17/2016
Surfing the tides in Brazil, Facebook and nudity, and a look back at the secret story of the last presidential visit to Cuba.
44m Mar 17, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/16/2016
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton solidified their leads in Tuesday's primaries. We want to know what Russians make of the frontrunners. Plus, President Barack Obama gets ready for a historic trip to Cuba, but is Cuba ready for him? Also, we get an update on the wreck of The Esmeralda, which sank off the coast of modern-day Oman in 1503.
46m Mar 16, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/15/2016
Russia starts to withdraw its military personnel from Syria. We ask what that maneuver means. In Brazil, a former president tied to a corruption scandal may get a new job, working for the current president. Plus, we have the story of a popular sweets shop in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo.
46m Mar 15, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/14/2016
Over the weekend, Ivory Coast was the site of the third attack on a western target in West Africa — today, we'll ask a journalist in the region about the dangers there. We also hear why Israelis are confused by American election year politics. Plus, it's human versus computer in South Korea, for a game of Go.
47m Mar 14, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/11/2016
Today, we go to a Donald Trump rally in North Carolina — with a sociologist from Turkey. We also speak with a radiochemist about measuring the fallout from Fukushima on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. Plus, we remember Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, who brought the sounds of the natural world to contemporary jazz.
47m Mar 11, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/10/2016
Today we take a look at the issues affecting Latino voters on both sides of the political divide, as well as the issue of the deportation of children back to Central America. Plus, we'll hear how a Russian sci-fi writer dreamed up the idea of 3-D printing decades before its time.
47m Mar 10, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/09/2016
A high school student in Kansas, an immigrant from Central America, is being forced to balance attending his classes and working nights so he can pay off the debt he incurred paying smugglers to bring him to the US. Also, we bring you the story from a former women's pro soccer player about the reforms that FIFA is trying to enact, including getting more women involved in leadership. Plus, we'll...
46m Mar 09, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/08/2016
Retired Admiral John Kirby now serves as John Kerry's spokesman at the State Department. He talks about where the situation in Syria is going next. Plus, it's been two years since Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared without a trace. A lot of time and money has been spent trying to locate the wreckage and find out what happened to the flight. Is the expense worth it? Also, don't be scared o...
46m Mar 08, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/07/2016
Today we take a look at how Nancy Reagan got along with Raisa Gorbachev. Nancy Reagan's death over the weekend has many in Russia remembering the chilly relationships between the 'two alpha women' married then to the two most powerful leaders in the world. We also hear about a push to help refugees in Belgium through continuing education, and a bit of environmental good news: a rebound in the n...
46m Mar 07, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/04/2016
What is life like under the Syrian ceasefire? We hear from one woman still living in a rebel-held part of Aleppo who refuses to leave and has been busy distributing food, clothes and medicine to fellow residents. Also, floated at the GOP presidential debate last night was the idea of sending US ground troops into Libya. Both Senator Marco Rubio and Governor John Kasich say they would support su...
46m Mar 04, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/03/2016
How will the next president deal with climate change? The US made big promises at the climate change summit in Paris last December. The World's environment reporter Carolyn Beeler, who was in Paris, explores what might happen, depending on who wins the White House. Then, staying on the political beat, we'll hear from a Trump supporter in Florida. Pola Hansberger is originally from Nicaragua, an...
46m Mar 03, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/02/2016
First we hear about the big wins last night for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and get the view from overseas with two ex-pat voters — a Republican living in London, and a Democrat living in Stockholm. We'll also hear about what the Centers for Disease Control are doing to combat the Zika virus, particularly here in the United States. Finally, we bring you the tale of an Ecuadorian star runn...
47m Mar 02, 2016
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PRI's The World: 03/01/2016
Host Marco Werman continues to bring you stories from his recent trip to Iran. Today, he and producer Matthew Bell profile three young Iranians who trained in tech fields in the US and Europe, but returned to Iran to be part of Tehran's startup scene. Staying in Iran, we also touch base with a reporter who helps us understand the results from Iran's recent parliamentary elections, which saw har...
47m Mar 01, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/29/2016
Today, we have a conversation with the only man to have run both the NSA and the CIA, General Michael Hayden. He joins us to discuss not only the current crop of presidential candidates and their positions on national security, but also weighs in on the recent legal dust-up between Apple and the FBI. Plus, with Spotlight winning the Oscar for best picture last night, we wanted to see how the Ca...
47m Feb 29, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/26/2016
What would a President Trump mean for US-Mideast policy? We ask a veteran of Middle East diplomacy. Then, we head to Iran to hear about the parliamentary elections there — the first since the nuclear deal between Tehran and the West was sealed. Plus, in one last check-in with our Across Women's Lives team in Brazil, we hear about efforts to clean up water pollution ahead of the 2016 Summer Olym...
47m Feb 26, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/25/2016
Where does ISIS get its explosives? Investigators at a British think tank called Conflict Armament Research have just published a report that traces how ISIS gets the material to make its bombs. It turns out many of the components are made legally, and for civilian purposes — by small companies in some 20 different countries. Plus, we hear a preview of tomorrow's parliamentary elections in Iran...
48m Feb 25, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/24/2016
Apple's legal tussle with the FBI has Americans once again debating the merits of "privacy versus security" when it comes to their electronics, and countries in Europe are having similar conversations. Plus, one day after President Barack Obama unveiled his plan to close the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, we check on the fate of several former detainees who were released a year ago an...
47m Feb 24, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/23/2016
There's a new plan to close the prison camp at Guantanamo. This morning, President Barack Obama said it's time to close the US detention facility "once and for all." He said he doesn't want to pass the problem on to the next president. We get reaction from a veteran Guantanamo reporter. Also, in the Brazilian city of Recife, a group of mothers with microcephalic babies have found support throug...
46m Feb 23, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/22/2016
Today we visit a lab full of mosquitoes. Researchers in Brazil are studying the mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus, and yes, that means plastic containers full of captured insects. Also, two young women in Tehran have started their own woodworking shop. They talk about their work, their friendship, and their failed attempt to move to the US. Plus, we hear a different sort of story from Ira...
45m Feb 22, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/19/2016
January 2016 was the hottest January on record, but what do those high temperatures mean for the Arctic? We'll help you understand. Also, Marco Werman gets a violin lesson from some Iranian musicians — and almost manages to keep up with them. Almost. Plus, remember the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, two years ago? The event is over, but one thing is still going on: An effort to rescue the ci...
46m Feb 19, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/18/2016
Host Marco Werman and producer Matthew Bell continue to share the stories they gathered on their week-long reporting trip to Tehran. While they were there, they attended a political rally organized by reformists, some of whom are disqualified from running in elections later this month. Still, the reformist camp is hoping to energize voters and win seats in parliament. Plus, we bring you the sto...
47m Feb 18, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/17/2016
Today's "Tehran Stories" include a profile of an Iranian start-up that's caught the eye of Groupon in Silicon Valley. We also introduce you to an Iranian band whose lively electric style of music was banned by Iranian religious authorities — but has since won them over. Also, do you know how many hats and gloves are left on London's Underground train system every year? The World's Leo Hornak pa...
46m Feb 17, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/16/2016
Host Marco Werman is just back from a reporting trip to Iran's capital, Tehran, and he shares his first impressions. Also, we check in with our reporting team in Brazil, and the latest on the efforts to slow the spread of the Zika virus. Plus, we hear from the vinyl collector who runs the Beirut Groove Collective.
47m Feb 16, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/15/2016
Many Mexicans are happy to welcome Pope Francis on his travels around the country, but his visit is causing major airport travel and traffic headaches — and a lot of grumbling in and around Mexico City. We also hear the story of how one young Nigerian girl got recruited by the militant group Boko Haram. Plus, we'll bring you the Arab world's reaction to the United Arab Emirates' announcement th...
47m Feb 15, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/12/2016
A deal brokered by the US and Russia calls for humanitarian aid and a ceasefire in Syria, but will it actually work? We hear from a member of the Syrian opposition who lives here in the US; he's skeptical and says the agreement is nothing to celebrate. Then, we head to the slopes in Iran. Our own Marco Werman speaks with Iranians who can enjoy the luxury of skiing for fun. Plus, we get an overv...
46m Feb 12, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/11/2016
Iran celebrates the 37th anniversary of its Islamic Revolution today and Marco Werman is currently on assignment in Tehran to watch. He talked to young Iranians there about what the anniversary means to them. Then, we get the reverse view of the anniversary, from an Iranian exile in California. Also, we hear about some Brazilian public schools that are trying to improve students' diets by helpi...
46m Feb 11, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/10/2016
Today we explore what the victories of presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump in New Hampshire Tuesday mean for America's relationships around the globe. Democratic contender Sanders gives high marks to Sweden's "democratic socialism," but could that really work here in the US? Plus, we speak with a Liberian author who writes children's books on the realities of war and corrupt...
47m Feb 10, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/09/2016
What if New Hampshire weren't the first primary in the nation? Which other state might best reflect the nation's overall demographic make-up? We'll tell you. Also, Marco Werman gives us another quick glimpse of his visit to Iran's capital, Tehran. Today he takes us to a film festival taking place this week in the city. Plus, we get a look at how immigration is rapidly changing London.
46m Feb 09, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/08/2016
Marco Werman checks in from Tehran. He flew into Iran's capital over the weekend, and gives host Carol Hills his first impressions. Plus, one day ahead of the New Hampshire primary, we look at the US presidential race from a Dutch point of view. Also, Carol speaks with Nakkiah Lui, an aboriginal writer and satirist who stars in a show on Australian TV called "Black Comedy."
46m Feb 08, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/05/2016
Cargo ships are taking strange routes to European ports, passing through Syrian, Libyan and Lebanese waters and that's raising serious security concerns. Plus, we hear about the value of Parmesan cheese. It's so valuable that one Italian cheesemaker is issuing bonds backed by the giant aged rounds. Also, Maurice White, founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, Died this week at the age of 74. The...
47m Feb 05, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/04/2016
Today we hear from reporter Jeanne Carstensen in Flint, Michigan, where she connects the dots between Flint and the Greek island of Lesbos. Also, in Syria, peace talks have broken down, even as aid groups work to secure more funding to help the country's beleaguered population. Plus, a young Pakistani woman who toured her country on a motorcycle — and documented every moment of it online.
47m Feb 04, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/03/2016
Can the Zika virus be sexually transmitted? Since the Zika outbreak began, health officials have been looking to see if the virus can be spread by more than just mosquitoes. Now, a case in Texas seems to point to sexual transmission as a possibility. Also, we bring you a chat about Japanese spiritual beliefs, and how they influence the ways stories are told and understood. Plus, we follow the t...
47m Feb 03, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/02/2016
Today we hear how one family in Wichita, Kansas, lives with microcephaly. The global health alarms raised by the spread of the Zika virus have put a spotlight on the disease, and we speak with the mother of two daughters with the condition. Plus, a refugee camp in Jordan is struggling to cope with recent arrivals from Syria. Also, host Marco Werman has a conversation with Yanni.
46m Feb 02, 2016
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PRI's The World: 02/01/2016
Let the caucusing begin. The 2016 race for the White House starts in earnest today in Iowa. Host Marco Werman, who has covered many a presidential race himself, admits he's still a bit fuzzy on the details of "caucusing." Marco turns to a foreigner who's had to get his head around it. Also, drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman may be behind bars again, but his name is set to adorn a variety o...
48m Feb 01, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/29/2016
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power talks Burundi. Power sounds an alarm about mass atrocities there and warns that "history could repeat itself" in central Africa. She tells host Marco Werman her recent visit there gave her a window into the "darker tendencies" of Burundi's government. Also, as the Zika virus continues to make headlines in the Americas, Brazil considers its prep...
46m Jan 29, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/28/2016
First today, more dire warnings about the Zika virus. Health experts estimate that the next year might see three to four million cases of Zika in the Americas alone. The potential explosion in numbers has global health officials on alert. But what's the danger, really? Plus, a look back on the Challenger disaster, which happened 30 years ago today, from someone who witnessed the event from the ...
47m Jan 28, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/27/2016
From Brazil, we hear how authorities are battling Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that's been linked to severe birth defects. It's all happening as the country prepares for Carnival and the Summer Olympics. Also, Italy is the last country in Western Europe not to permit civil unions or same-sex marriage, but tomorrow, the Italian senate debates legislation to change that. Plus, we hear from a Pe...
46m Jan 27, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/26/2016
First today, we head to Denmark, where lawmakers have passed a law that allows authorities to confiscate the property of migrants in order to help pay for their stay in that country. Also, we visit a local café that offers a safe haven for Kurdish migrants in the north of France. We also bring you a chat with the director of the Oscar-nominated film, "Mustang," about five Turkish girls forced i...
47m Jan 26, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/25/2016
Today marks five years after the start of the Egyptian revolution. Cairo's Tahrir Square became ground zero in Egypt's version of the Arab Spring, so where do things stand today? We'll get a number of perspectives, including a chat with Charlie Sennott with our WGBH partners, The GroundTruth Project. He's in Cairo, learning the fates of five activists he profiled in years past. Also, as the Eas...
47m Jan 25, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/22/2016
As oil prices sink even lower, how is this affecting the global economy — and how are oil companies preparing for the future? Also, those falling oil prices mean higher prices in Canada, where cauliflower's running about eight bucks a head right now. Plus, with the mid-Atlantic about to get socked by piles of snow, we hear from some Syrian kids who are experiencing their first toboggan ride.
46m Jan 22, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/21/2016
Today we learn how the Zika virus spreads and why Brazil has been especially hit hard by the virus. We also hear from two Syrians who've ended up in unlikely places around the globe. One refugee is seeking asylum in South Korea. The other is a student in Mexico. Plus, our solar system might be a bit bigger than we thought. Astronomers say that they've found what could be a ninth planet — way bi...
47m Jan 21, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/20/2016
We begin two days of special coverage on Syrians whose lives have been upended by civil war. From Lebanon, we'll bring you the story of one Syrian woman who fled and although she had never worked outside the home before, she's now started her own business. Plus, the lead seeping into the water in Flint, Michigan, got us wondering about the prevalence of lead poisoning across the globe. Later, w...
46m Jan 20, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/19/2016
As part of the prisoner swap that freed five Americans being held by Iran, the Obama Administration agreed to drop charges or pardon seven Iranians who were accused of violating the US sanctions against Iran. Today, we hear who the seven are, and what got them on the list. Also, we follow up on the terrorist attack in Burkina Faso last week. Plus, French-Moroccan comedian Gad Elmaleh performs f...
46m Jan 19, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/18/2016
Some sanctions lifted, others imposed, and a high-profile prisoner exchange — Yes, it was a busy weekend in Iran-US relations. Also, researchers in Greenland are unlocking the secrets behind the sudden melting of one of the island's biggest glaciers. Plus, we'll hear why the Israeli countryside is blanketed with wildflowers, when not too long ago those same flowers were under threat of extinction.
46m Jan 18, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/15/2016
Is Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz a "natural-born" citizen? We tackle that thorny question. Plus, we focus on President Obama's pledge to shut down the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The pace of prisoner releases from Guantanamo has picked up this month. We also speak to the director of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Cartel Land."
47m Jan 15, 2016
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PRI's The World: 01/14/2016
The end of the Ebola outbreak, again: The World Health Organization says the world's biggest Ebola epidemic is now officially over. The announcement came after Liberia was declared Ebola-free, like Sierra Leone and Guinea before that. But this isn't the first time Liberians have been told that the outbreak in their country is over. We hear from a Monrovia resident who says he's not sure how to ...
46m Jan 14, 2016
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