The World

The World

Each weekday, co-hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler and their team of reporters and producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour of radio that reminds us just how small our planet really is. The World is heard on over 350 stations across North America.
Europe toughens migration rules are ‘weaponized’ Spanish incident denied by Morocco
Full Episode
50:11
Aerial view of military armored vehicles and troops on desert sand near a town, with a crowd of people gathered by trees in the distance
Conflict & Justice
New Bellingcat investigation sheds light on civilian deaths in Mali’s drone war
Vintage cars and traffic circle through a city intersection with gardens, apartment buildings, and a hillside in the background
DW
Farmers try to bring back Syrian bees
Two kayakers paddle across calm open water under a cloudy sky, mountains faint on the horizon
Out of Eden Walk
National Geographic Explorer traveling a thousand miles by kayak
7:32
Remembering Patricio Guzmán, the Chilean filmmaker who documented Pinochet’s regime
7:32
Farmers try to bring back Syrian bees
11:29
Turkey raids bars and NGOs in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalists
6:20
Australian company developing fire-resistant sports bras for firefighters and high-risk industries
8:00
Haitians fighting TPS told there’s little hope
6:15
Europe toughens migration rules are ‘weaponized’ Spanish incident denied by Morocco
7:07
A man and woman speak at podiums beside Canadian and EU flags at a European Parliament press event
European Union proposes Canada become an “associate member”
Full Episode
49:48
National Geographic Explorer traveling a thousand miles by kayak
7:32
On the occasion of Coltrane’s 100th birthday
2:53
South African women demand government do more to prevent femicide
7:41
Fuel prices jump again, sparking protests and blackouts
7:06
New Bellingcat investigation sheds light on civilian deaths in Mali’s drone war
8:01
Wild dogs in Zambia go the distance
1:34
Stolen power drives secret crypto mining in Mexico
5:07
European Union proposes Canada become an “associate member”
6:27
21 killed in Gaza building collapse. Rescue workers continue to search.
Full Episode
49:51
Silhouetted electricity transmission towers and power lines against a sunset sky with a bird in flight
Conflict & Justice
German police arrest suspect in case of apparent climate extremism
8:11
The U.S. Capitol dome lit from within at dusk, with an American flag flying beside it
Elections
Russian disinformation networks gear up for US midterms
11:11
Stories From The Stage: A mirror to the past in Colombia
7:02
Brazilian cellist Diego Carneiro brings his music to conflict zones
3:40
Israeli documentary ‘Naza’ is pitting Israelis against each other
13:54
Russian environmentalism has been given a surprise boost by war
8:09
In Nepal, people with disabilities were more vulnerable to floods
7:06
21 killed in Gaza building collapse. Rescue workers continue to search for the missing.
6:08
Russian disinformation networks gear up for midterms
Full Episode
49:18
A mother holds an oxygen mask to an infant's face in a hospital ward with other children on nearby beds
Health & Medicine
Measles cases continue to rise globally
9:34
A researcher in a black lab coat stands in a laboratory, surrounded by shelves stocked with supplies and equipment
The World's Global Classroom
Trump administration imposes time limit on international visas
4:37
Singapore opens second data center using human neurons
7:34
Berlin’s 75th anniversary Festspiele features one of the century’s strangest works
7:52
Measles cases continue to rise globally
9:34
Frogs so small they can’t jump
3:09
Trump administration imposes time limit on international visas
4:37
Korean band reinterprets centuries-old performance style
1:51
Russian disinformation networks gear up for US midterms
11:11
People sit outside a building entrance with a portrait and Arabic text banner above the door, in Yemen
Iran-backed Houthis make major gains in Yemen that could further choke trade
Full Episode
50:22
Manhattan skyline with the Empire State Building in foreground and smoke billowing from the World Trade Center towers in the distance
9/11 Anniversary Coverage
An American documentary photographer recalls her day on 9/11
10:13
Massive boulder from a landslide beside a multi-story building with its lower floors gutted and debris strewn about
Natural disasters
Climate change made flood-ravaged Nepal vulnerable even before current disaster
7:40
Pakistani musician Ali Sethi on art as a unifier
7:42
Celebrations begin for first African Olympics
1:10
Updates on Nepal
2:50
AI poses ‘shared vulnerability’ to US and China
13:07
German police arrest suspect in case of apparent climate extremism
8:11
Norwegian royalty may prevail despite death and scandals
5:22
Iran-backed Houthis make major gains in Yemen that could further choke trade
8:04
One World Trade Center rises above security barricades near the 9/11 Memorial as pedestrians cross the street
Remembering the 9/11 attacks 25 years later
Full Episode
50:42
Arabic rappers find their identity after 9/11
7:16
Green Beret veteran recalls US’ response to 9/11 attacks
6:25
After 9/11, she turned Islamophobia into a movement
5:43
9/11 affected people near and far
5:44
‘For 15 years, I didn’t see the sun rise or go down’
8:04
An American documentary photographer recalls her day on 9/11
10:13
A look back 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks
3:06
Rescue workers in helmets and life vests walk past a mud-buried, partially collapsed building in a flood-devastated valley, with debris scattered across the sediment-covered ground and mountains in the background
As Nepal recovers, people seek to prepare for the next disaster
Full Episode
49:42
Officers in uniform fire handguns at paper targets during firearms training at an indoor shooting range
Conflict & Justice
The impact of the ‘War on Terror’ on immigration enforcement in the US
5:59
Group of cyclists in matching Beyond the 11th jerseys pose together at the 9/11 Memorial with the New York City skyline behind them
9/11 Anniversary Coverage
A 9/11 widow who has helped Afghan widows for 25 years
13:17
3D illustration of pink rod-shaped bacteria clustered on a dark blue background
DW
Prescription for a superbug crisis
16:14