Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is.
https://theworld.org/programs/the-world
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 70 days 8 hours 26 minutes
Reuniting children and families separated at the border, a 'toy doctor,' Mexico's long transition of power
Global perspectives for an american audience
The Iran nuclear deal, a play about young migrants, stopping disinformation on WhatsApp
Global perspectives for an american audience
Poland's Supreme Court, Yemenis in South Korea, Independence Day in the Philippines
Global perspectives for an american audience
Thailand rescue, TSA housing for Puerto Ricans, summit diplomacy
The rescue to save 12 boys and their soccer coach in Thailand could take months. Also, changes to the law in France leaves tens of thousands of university applicants with no spot for the fall. And, Artificial Intelligence analyzes crowd reactions at Wimbledon.
Mexico's election results, Rebel Pepper, French singer Bertrand Cantat cancels tour
A leftist candidate scored a big victory in Sunday's presidential vote in Mexico. Also, the mayor of Annapolis, Maryland, grew up in Australia and tells us he's looking at last week's deadly shooting at their local newspaper from an outsider's perspective. Plus, the story of two friends, separated decades ago during China's Cultural Revolution, now unexpectedly reunited in Hong Kong.
Violence against journalists, EU migration heats up and France's Black Blanc Beur of 1998
Today, we start with a look at newsrooms around the globe, mourning journalists killed in Annapolis, Maryland, on Thursday. And, Vice President Mike Pence tells central American leaders to do more to stop migrants coming to the US. But what are the factors that are pushing people to leave the region in the first place? Also, we take you back to 1998 when France won the World Cup with a racially diverse team.
Ukraine's booming surrogacy market, travel ban waivers and abortion around the world post-Kennedy
Today, we ask what impact will the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy have on the future of abortion rights in the US — and worldwide? Plus, we get an update on a wrenching audio recording of a 6-year-old Salvadoran girl who remains in immigration officials' custody without her parents. And, our series on the global surrogacy industry takes us to Ukraine where a booming surrogate baby business raises ethical questions for the surrogate mothers.
Abolish ICE? The impacts of toxic stress on kids, Wyoming harnesses the wind
Some critics of Donald Trump's immigration policies want to abolish ICE. We find out what dismantling the agency would mean. Also, how Algeria has been deporting thousands of sub-Saharan migrants, by dropping them off in the desert. Plus, how Wyoming, a state built on coal, now has an opportunity to promote wind power.
Travel ban upheld, Wyoming looks beyond coal, life without power in Puerto Rico
The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's travel ban, which includes five majority-Muslim countries, is constitutional. We explore the legal implications going forward. Also, Wyoming towns are rethinking their economic future beyond coal. And, we visit one of the hottest venues for live music in Mexico City: A small apartment on a residential block that hosts bands on Monday nights.
No due process, Erdoğan re-elected and your brain on improv.
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump suggested via Twitter that people who cross the US border without papers should be sent back "immediately with no Judges or court cases." So what due process protections are in place for undocumented immigrants? We'll take a look. Plus, why the Guatemalan government turned to an LGBTQ advocacy group to help train officials at the federal prosecutor's office in Guatemala City...