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Co-hosted by Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler. We're in your ears Monday thru Friday offering news, features, interviews and music from around the globe. From PRX and GBH. 📻

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🎙️ Testing, testing ... is this thing on? We are The World, public radio's longest-running daily global news program. 🌐
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Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with writer and baker Laurel Kratochvila about her new cookbook, “Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond.” She shares a recipe for Hanna’s apple cake with The World.
'Dobre Dobre': A cookbook that highlights Polish and Jewish baking traditions - The World from PRX
Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with writer and baker Laurel Kratochvila about her new cookbook, “Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond.” She shares a recipe for Hanna’s apple cake with The World.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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“We’re always talking about, ‘Who is responsible for athlete safety?’ It’s everybody... It’s every coach. It’s every athlete. It is every parent."

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New rules aim to safeguard skiers in an inherently dangerous sport - The World from PRX
The global sports body for skiing and snowboarding is introducing new safety rules in an attempt to curb accidents after a recent string of serious injuries and fatalities over the past year. Many peo...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Iran contemplates evacuating capital due to water scarcity

🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Violence explodes in Spain's Basque region

🌐 Polish baking that's 'dobre dobre', not too sweet

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November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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@tibizea.bsky.social: Killings in Mexico expose cartel power

@shirinj.bsky.social: US shuts down website used to report abuses committed with American arms

@orlabarry.bsky.social: Fertility treatment and the fight for PTO in UK

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Workers undergoing IVF in the UK aren’t entitled to paid time off. Labour MP @alicemlabour.bsky.social has introduced a bill to change that. Coming up shortly on @theworld.org I speak with women who hid their fertility treatment out of fear for their jobs. Tune in: theworld.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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The global sports body for skiing and snowboarding is introducing new safety rules in an attempt to curb accidents after a recent string of serious injuries and fatalities over the past year. Many people say the move is long overdue.
New rules aim to safeguard skiers in an inherently dangerous sport - The World from PRX
The global sports body for skiing and snowboarding is introducing new safety rules in an attempt to curb accidents after a recent string of serious injuries and fatalities over the past year. Many peo...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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@matthewjbell.bsky.social: A shaky truce in Gaza with little progress on longer-term peace

@shirinj.bsky.social: What does the UAE want in Sudan?



@pattidaniels.bsky.social: German extremists pull Germany to the right

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November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming discarded migrants boats into something unexpected: musical instruments. My report on @theworld.org And if you're a musician/orchestra interested in playing those instruments, they want to hear from you! theworld.org/stories/2025...
From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins - The World from PRX
Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. Many arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where t...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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About a decade ago, it looked like sleeper trains were becoming a thing of the past. But over the past couple years something interesting has happened: The overnight train is making a comeback.

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Why overnight trains are making a global comeback - The World from PRX
In the fast-paced world of electric vehicles, budget flights and self-driving cars, sleeper trains might seem like something of a relic. In fact, for most of the 21st century, fewer people around the ...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming those discarded boats into something unexpected: musical instruments.
From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins - The World from PRX
Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. Many arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where t...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Can Greenland truly be independent? The World’s Carolyn Beeler traveled to the Arctic nation to explore the difficult balance between economic stability and cultural sovereignty. youtu.be/78oKz0nzeT4
Greenland wants independence, but can it afford it?
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November 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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On The World 🌎 today:

@ginak.bsky.social: The world reacts to Zohran Mamdani's NYC win

@biancahillier.bsky.social: New rules aim to keep skiers safe

@orlabarry.bsky.social: Milan inmates turn abandoned refugee boats into musical instruments

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November 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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With a growing threat from Russia and Turkey’s potential role in Europe’s defense, the country is ushering in a new era of cooperation among the EU.
Turkey welcomes European leaders, while oppressing leaders at home - The World from PRX
With a growing threat from Russia and Turkey’s potential role in Europe’s defense, the country is ushering in a new era of cooperation among the EU.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: Exxon-funded climate change denial in Latin America, according to new report

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: 30 years after Rabin’s assassination

🌐 China's surveillance of Uyghurs expands to digital world

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November 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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On The World 🌎 today:

@hannahchanatry.bsky.social: Concerns rise about food security in Jamaica

@shirinj.bsky.social: Afghanistan hit with strong earthquake for second time in two months

@orlabarry.bsky.social: Serbia marks anniversary of deadly train disaster

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No-one has been prosecuted for the railway station roof collapse that killed 16 people in Serbia one year ago. The disaster has led to the the biggest protest movement in Serbia in decades. My report up shortly on @theworld.org on the one year anniversary and the anger that's driving the movement
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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The nation currently known as Turkey sits where Europe meets Asia. That land was once known to Europeans as part of the Levant. #NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social walked across Turkey on foot in 2014, and looks back on the experience. cc: @outofedenwalk.social
Out of Eden Walk: Walking through Turkey between conflicts - The World from PRX
The nation currently known as Turkey sits where Europe meets Asia. That land was once known to Europeans as part of the Levant. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek walked across Turkey on foot i...
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November 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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In its most comprehensive report on climate change and health to date, the Lancet Countdown study found that rising temperatures cause an average of one death per minute.
New report details rising cost of climate change to human health - The World from PRX
In its most comprehensive report on climate change and health to date, the Lancet Countdown study found that rising temperatures cause an average of one death per minute. The World’s Host Carolyn Beel...
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November 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Along Greenland’s coastline, small villages became ghost towns decades ago after the Danish government relocated their populations to larger cities. In some, though, communities have been reclaimed as summer getaways for former residents and their descendants.
‘Abandoned’ settlement in Greenland still hums with life - The World from PRX
Along Greenland’s coastline, small villages became ghost towns decades ago after the Danish government relocated their populations to larger cities. In some, though, communities have been reclaimed as...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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On The World 🌎 today:

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: Civilians escaping el-Fasher

🌐 @biancahillier.bsky.social: 91-year-old NYC marathon runner says his life started after retirement

🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Insurgents cut off Mali’s fuel supply

+ some spooky news 👻

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October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the “Click Here” podcast, reports on how an Uyghur kindergarten in western China was shut down.
Silencing a kindergarten - The World from PRX
Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the “Click Here” podcast, reports on how an Uyghur kindergarten in western China was shut down.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Weather balloons carrying thousands of boxes of cigarettes have repeatedly disrupted flights in Lithuania leading the government in Vilnius to close its border with Belarus. But what's really behind the operation? My report on @theworld.org with 🙏 @cepa.org Listen here: theworld.org/segments/202...
Lithuania taking action to prevent smuggler balloons from Belarus - The World from PRX
Weather balloons carrying boxes of smuggled cigarettes have been disrupting flights in Lithuania. The situation has escalated dramatically over the past week, and the government in Vilnius has announc...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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On The World 🌎 today:

@jersiegel.bsky.social: Trump and Xi hash out differences

@tibizea.bsky.social: Deadliest police raid in Rio’s history sparks outrage and calls for justice

@matthewjbell.bsky.social: Trump admin ramps up deadly strikes in waters off Latin America

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October 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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The “Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination” exhibit at Harvard University’s Museum of Natural History looks at creatures deep beneath the sea.
A new museum exhibit that highlights creatures in the deep sea - The World from PRX
The "Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination" exhibit at Harvard University's Museum of Natural History looks at creatures deep beneath the sea.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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I had the pleasure of talking with Carolyn Beeler from @theworld.org about our "Sea Monsters" exhibit at @harvardmuseums.bsky.social

If you all want to hear about sea monsters -real and imaginary- click below.

Thanks again, Carolyn and Hannah, for having me on your show! Stay monstrous y'all.
A new museum exhibit that highlights creatures in the deep sea - The World from PRX
The "Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination" exhibit at Harvard University's Museum of Natural History looks at creatures deep beneath the sea.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM