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Co-hosted by @MarcoWerman and @CarolynBeeler. We're in your ears Mon-Fri, offering news, features, interviews and music from around the globe. From @PRX, @GBH.
Boston, MA, USA
Joined February 2008
On The World 🌎 today:. @matthewjbell: Turning 90, Tibet's Dalai Lama says he'll be reborn. @apeavey: Syria after Assad. @orla_barry: Twenty years after London's deadliest bombings. Tune in 📻
20 years after the London bombings of 7/7, the UK faces a far more complex extremism threat. My report coming up on @TheWorld shortly. Tune in
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US President Trump says there’s a “good chance” a Gaza ceasefire could be reached this week. But while an agreement for a ceasefire would be an immense relief for Palestinian civilians, it would leave them with few options, says @FawazGerges of @LSEIRDept.
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Also on the show. @JennaGadbois: Paris reopens Seine for public swimming. @durrieB: In northwest Turkey, oil wrestlers battle for gold in world's oldest sport competition. and more!.
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In a new book, Chef Hugh Mangum — based in Los Angeles, with contributions from Chef May Chow in Hong Kong — compiles barbecue recipes with flavors from around the world. They discussed the book and shared a couple of Asian-style recipes with The World.
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When author and artist Noah Angell heard rumors that the British Museum in London was haunted, he set about documenting ghost stories that were circulating among the museum’s staff in his new book.
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Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal brokered by the US. Michelle Gavin, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former US ambassador to Botswana, discusses what the agreement means.
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In a new book, Chef Hugh Mangum — based in Los Angeles, with contributions from Chef May Chow in Hong Kong — compiles barbecue recipes with flavors from around the world. They discussed the book and shared a couple of Asian-style recipes with The World.
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On The World 🌎 today:. @apeavey: A new book about barbecue flavors from around the world. @sbirn: A look at the healthy “African heritage diet” that can boost the immune system. @CarolHills: New attempts at growing food — in space. Tune in 📻
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When author and artist Noah Angell heard rumors that the British Museum in London was haunted, he set about documenting ghost stories that were circulating among the museum’s staff in his new book.
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As street music fades in the city, Silvia Hernández restores the instruments — and the culture behind the sound.
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Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal brokered by the US. Michelle Gavin, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former US ambassador to Botswana, discusses what the agreement means.
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On The World 🌎 today:. @CarolHills: Motherhood across the globe. @pwinn5: Dads in Japan struggle to reform fatherhood. @joshuacoe: The woman who helped lead Africa’s independence movements. Tune in 📻
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On The World 🌎 today:. @BiancaHillier: Project ACL tries to reduce soccer knee injuries in women. @tibizea: Indigenous skateboarders break stereotypes in Bolivia. @orla_barry: Deadly disease threatens national Irish sport of hurling. Tune in 📻
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Around 500 people attended the first Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress in Vienna, Austria, this month as a growing movement around the world tries to separate Zionism from Judaism.
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As record-breaking heat hits parts of Europe, France is trying to adapt. Paris is now expanding its district cooling system. The World's Host @CarolynBeeler speaks with Raphaelle Nayral, the head of the company operating the network, about the initiative.
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On The World 🌎 today:. 🇯🇵 A special show focused on Japan 🇯🇵!. 🌐 Women in the sumo ring. 🌐 Japanese listening lounges. 🌐 The forgotten story of Japan's first English teacher in the 1850s . and more!. Tune in 📻
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The World’s Host @MarcoWerman and music journalist Betto Arcos go crate-digging in some of Tijuana’s biggest record shops.
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Our drive ends at midnight tonight, and we are so close! We just need 18 more people to donate $100 or $10/month to make our goal of $25,000! Give now: Thank you!
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International students on campuses across the United States have found themselves caught up in political turmoil, as the Trump administration continues to create obstacles for those already studying in the US and for many hoping to come.
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