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 2256 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint täglich.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 70 days 11 hours 39 minutes

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PRI's The World: 05/10/2016


Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump gets a lot of media attention, but he's made it difficult for the foreign press to cover his events. Also today, we turn to the Philippines where the new president-elect has been compared to Donald Trump. Also, we catch up with a British art forger who now uses his talents legitimately, making legal copies of famous paintings.


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 May 10, 2016  45m
 
 

PRI's The World: 05/09/2016


Today, we hear from one of the Western journalists invited by the North Korean government to report on a rare political congress in Pyongyang. We also take you to Las Vegas where green card holders are trying to get their citizenship in time for the November presidential elections. Plus, why does a lake in Venezuela get more lightning strikes per year than anywhere else in the world?


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 May 9, 2016  46m
 
 

PRI's The World: 05/06/2016


You've heard about American jobs being outsourced to workers in foreign countries. Well, the good news is that some of those jobs are coming back, but there's a downside. Those "insourced" jobs are increasingly being given to robots and computers. Also, we pay a visit to one of the restaurants North Korea has opened around the globe to connect with those outside the Hermit Kingdom. Plus, Scottish police answer the NYPD's call to perform a hip-hop dance called The Running Man.


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 May 6, 2016  46m
 
 

PRI's The World: 05/05/2016


He's brash. He's controversial. And he's winning over a sizable portion of the electorate. He's ... Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Some are calling him the "Filipino Trump." We also have the story of a Boston high school student who's originally from Brazil. Last year, when she started applying to colleges in the United States, she found out how much of a labyrinth America's immigration laws can be...


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 May 5, 2016  46m
 
 

PRI's The World: 05/04/2016


Some 80,000 Canadians flee their town as it catches fire. We do a drive through. Also, electioneering in London gets ugly as racial politics enter the mix. Plus, we'll hear why some pirates on the high seas are no longer targeting oil tankers the way they used to.


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 May 5, 2016  44m
 
 

PRI's The World: 05/03/2016


The Olympic flame has arrived in Brazil — but is the country ready to host the Summer Games? Also, remember the 5-year-old Afghan boy who was wearing a soccer jersey made from a plastic bag? The picture went viral a while back. The makeshift jersey was made to look like the one worn by the boy's hero, Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi. Messi responded by sending him a real jersey. Now the kid's family in Afghanistan has gotten threats, and they've had to flee to Pakistan...


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 May 3, 2016  46m
 
 

PRI's The World: 05/02/2016


Baghdad was the scene of some drama over the weekend when protesters stormed the so-called Green Zone, and occupied the country's parliament. Also, Puerto Rico, a US territory, is set to default on hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. The island's governor says it's the only way to protect essential services on the island. Plus, an exhibit in London explores the women of the punk rock scene back in the 1980s.


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 May 2, 2016  45m
 
 

PRI's The World: 04/29/2016


A Lebanese rock band was supposed to play a gig in Jordan a few days back, but Jordanian authorities canceled the show because they felt the band's songs clashed with the country's values. Today, Jordan rescinded the ban, but the band says it's too late to reschedule. Also, we hear about a new feature film in which a group of musicians from Afghanistan are eager to perform with their idols, Metallica...


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 April 29, 2016  47m
 
 

PRI's The World: 04/28/2016


The Syrian cease-fire is "barely alive." Also, fighting has escalated once again in the rebel-held city of Aleppo with air strikes destroying a hospital and leaving dozens dead. Plus, the story of an Iranian poet and blogger who lives in exile in Toronto, Canada. And, "paw-ternity" leave for pet parents.


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 April 29, 2016  45m
 
 

PRI's The World: 04/27/2016


Donald Trump takes a presidential turn — with an address on foreign policy. Also, we look at the recent murders of two men who started the only LGBT magazine in Bangladesh. And, why Bristol, England has been smelling like vinegar, and why some locals are fine with that.


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 April 28, 2016  47m