This weekend, The World’s Marco Werman is hosting an hour-long special on the BBC World Service, looking back at that wild revolutionary moment in the cultural and political life of America.
As 2015 draws to a close, The World's host Marco Werman looks back at the show's humble beginnings — through the lens of one of his favorite interviews.
We need to be moving to a model where activists demand "no representation without conversation," said Zeynep Tufekci in a discussion about privacy, social media censorship, hashtag activism and global youth protests at the South by Southwest festival in Austin.
Before me, ships were tossed ashore from Japan's 2011 tsunami. Homes flattened. What was this tiny rubber stamp doing at my feet? Who did it belong to?
Excessive use of force, the death of an unarmed black man in police custody, and a justice system that seems to favor the police. It sounds too familiar to a South African living in New York.
So what would cause you to boycott your favorite pasta brand? Host Marco Werman of PRI's The World says Barilla is finding out after saying it won't use gays in its ads.
Scientists say a girl born with HIV two-and-a-half years ago appears to have been cured. Though the apparent breakthrough is limited to one infant case, the news may give hope to the millions of people living with the HIV virus around the globe.
Friday's release of a major UN report on climate change shows scientists are about as sure as they could possibly be that global warming is real, and that humans are in large part responsible. And yet denial of the crisis persists.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield started as a farm boy and wound up as the first Canadian to walk in space and command the International Space Station. And he became a YouTube star with his videos from space.
Excessive use of force, the death of an unarmed black man in police custody, and a justice system that seems to favor the police. It sounds too familiar to a South African living in New York.
Across Africa, many HIV-positive women would like to have children, but they face a dilemma: How can they become pregnant without putting their partners at risk? Dr. Okeoma Mmeje, an ob-gyn at the University of Michigan, offers an inexpensive solution.
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Business, Economics and Jobs
I never thought twice about my Barilla pasta, until now
PRI's The World
September 27, 2013
So what would cause you to boycott your favorite pasta brand? Host Marco Werman of PRI's The World says Barilla is finding out after saying it won't use gays in its ads.
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Health & Medicine
Global Implications of HIV Infected Baby Deemed to be Cured
PRI's The World
March 04, 2013
Scientists say a girl born with HIV two-and-a-half years ago appears to have been cured. Though the apparent breakthrough is limited to one infant case, the news may give hope to the millions of people living with the HIV virus around the globe.
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Conflict & Justice
Why Obama wasn't in Paris
PRI's The World
January 12, 2015
He may have had his reasons, but POTUS violated the Woody Allen rule of diplomacy.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Despite near certainty in new UN report, a climate of denial persists
PRI's The World
September 27, 2013
Friday's release of a major UN report on climate change shows scientists are about as sure as they could possibly be that global warming is real, and that humans are in large part responsible. And yet denial of the crisis persists.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Astronaut Chris Hadfield shows childhood dreams can come true
PRI's The World
October 31, 2013
Astronaut Chris Hadfield started as a farm boy and wound up as the first Canadian to walk in space and command the International Space Station. And he became a YouTube star with his videos from space.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Here's the music you should have heard in 2013
PRI's The World
December 16, 2013
Updated
As 2013 comes to a close, PRI's The World is offering the favorite music picks of the year from our DJs around the globe.
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Conflict & Justice
Despite South Africa's successful black middle class, there's still incredible tension between police and poor black communities
PRI's The World
December 04, 2014
Excessive use of force, the death of an unarmed black man in police custody, and a justice system that seems to favor the police. It sounds too familiar to a South African living in New York.
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Development & Education
TOMS Shoes: Does Buy-One-Give-One Work?
PRI's The World
March 29, 2012
TOMS shoe company is the subject of an investigation by reporter Amy Costello. Costello was The World's Africa correspondent for many years.
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Lifestyle & Belief
Fertility Treatment for HIV-Positive Women in Africa
PRI's The World
August 28, 2013
Across Africa, many HIV-positive women would like to have children, but they face a dilemma: How can they become pregnant without putting their partners at risk? Dr. Okeoma Mmeje, an ob-gyn at the University of Michigan, offers an inexpensive solution.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Khosro Ansari and Loga Ramin Torkian Collaborate on New 'Mehraab'
PRI's The World
March 29, 2012
Iranian-born musicians Khosro Ansari and Loga Ramin Torkian collaborated to push boundaries in Persian classical music.