The World

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

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 47m. Bisher sind 2242 Folge(n) erschienen. Jeden Tag erscheint eine Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 70 days 27 minutes

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America Alone, backchannels and marriage equality in Taiwan


Today, we get reactions from Germany and Middle America to Angela Merkel's suggestion that the US is no longer a reliable partner. Also, we hear a Muslim leader's response to a fatal hate crime incident in Portland, Oregon. And remembering war photographer Stanley Greene.


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 May 29, 2017  46m
 
 

Trump's trip wraps up, rescued migrants safely ashore, and Mexican musician Carla Morrison


President Donald Trump wraps up his trip to the Middle East and Europe. Plus, we go aboard a ship in the Mediterranean that's been up rescuing migrants. And, Central American kids try to escape gangs and pursue a better future in the US.


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 May 26, 2017  46m
 
 

A spat over intel sharing, a Yoruba priest's musical brew, and legendary Italian cyclist Gino Bartali


British authorities stop sharing intelligence with their American colleagues after leaks in the Manchester bombing case. And, a Ugandan woman who thought she was being recruited for a teaching job in Kuwait found herself practically enslaved by her host family there, forced to do domestic work. Plus, the little-known story of how a cycling champion helped save the lives of hundreds of Italian Jews during World War II.


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 May 25, 2017  46m
 
 

Manchester Strong, Trump and NATO, and the Philippines declares martial law


Britain increases its threat level to "critical." Also, from Uganda, the story of a nun who spent years helping girls escape abduction. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe taught the girls to sew — a project so successful that she's now opening another vocational center. Plus, the beautiful interiors of Mumbai's taxis.


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 May 24, 2017  46m
 
 

British PM condemns 'cowardly' attack, reintegrating Uganda's child soldiers, a Mediterranean rescue


British Prime Minister Theresa May calls the terrorist attack that killed at least 22 people in Manchester "cowardly" and "callous." Also, how ISIS uses such attacks to attract new recruits. Plus, our Across Women's Lives series on human trafficking continues from Uganda.


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 May 23, 2017  46m
 
 

Trump in the Middle East, China's footprint in Africa, Bonnie Rait


Today, we start with a look at President Trump's efforts to jump-start the Middle East peace process. Also, the US extends Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. And we tell the story of a young woman from Nigeria who was the victim of human trafficking, and managed to escape.


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 May 22, 2017  47m
 
 

Trump in the Middle East, China's footprint in Africa, Bonnie Raitt


Today, we start with a look at President Trump's efforts to jump-start the Middle East peace process. Also, the US extends Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. And we tell the story of a young woman from Nigeria who was the victim of human trafficking, and managed to escape.


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 May 22, 2017  47m
 
 

Trump's pilgrimage, an escape from trafficking, singing trees


What's in store for Donald Trump's first foreign trip as president? We try to answer that question. We also launch our series about women who've been the victims of human trafficking around the globe. Plus, we profile a botanist who is learning about trees by listening to the sounds they make.


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 May 19, 2017  55m
 
 

Back channel to Putin, volunteer first responders in Venezuela, Almodovar and Smith clash at Cannes


Jokes are part of the reaction in Russia to President Donald Trump's Russia-related problems. Also, Brazil's president faces calls for his impeachment. And, a Trump supporter in Iowa who strongly defends the president.


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 May 18, 2017  46m
 
 

White House in seemingly permanent chaos, Israeli spies furious, and the Dutch king flies incognito


There's a deepening sense of crisis in Washington as President Donald Trump prepares for his upcoming trip to the Middle East and Europe. Plus, a Dutch teenager comes up with a plan for cleaning plastic garbage from the oceans. Oh, and it turns out the Dutch king has been flying commercial airliners incognito for more than two decades. No biggie.


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 May 17, 2017  46m