Patrick Cox

SoundWorks

SoundWorks is coming to a headset near you

Today, we introduce SoundWorks, PRI's new podcasting network. It features a set of PRI personalities who will expose and explore issues that are shaping both daily life and global trends.

SoundWorks is coming to a headset near you
US President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington January 28, 2014.

The State of the Union with The World's newsroom

The State of the Union with The World's newsroom
Lou Reed

Lou Reed's Berlin

Lou Reed's Berlin

Comic Book Snacks that Talk Back in Two Languages

Comic Book Snacks that Talk Back in Two Languages

Join the Army, Speak a Language and Become a Citizen

Join the Army, Speak a Language and Become a Citizen
The World

Why I Like Catalan and Don't Speak it

The World's Gerry Hadden has lived in Catalonia for eight years. He speaks English, Spanish, French and German. But not Catalan. His kids speak it, his neighbors speak it, FC Barcelona speak it. Gerry doesn't speak Catalan because he doesn't need to.

Why I Like Catalan and Don't Speak it
The World

The BBC and the Language of Responsibility

Is the BBC's huge well of public trust in danger of drying up? A veteran news anchor says its managers must stop speaking the 'gobbledygook' of bureaucratic jargon and start properly overseeing its output.

The BBC and the Language of Responsibility
The World

The Language of Disability Around the World

The Language of Disability Around the World

Beyond Class: Live Chat [Today]

Beyond Class: Live Chat [Today]

A Dubious Award For The Squeezed Middle

A Dubious Award For The Squeezed Middle
The World

Podcast: Australia Through its Languages

Podcast: Australia Through its Languages
The World

Podcast: Oh My Lady Gaga, and Other Linguistic Exchanges

Hengeilivable! Nonsensical English words and phrases are all the rage among young Chinese.

Podcast: Oh My Lady Gaga, and Other Linguistic Exchanges
The World

Studying an Inuit Language Threatened with Extinction

We're heading north for the Geo Quiz this time. Way north, to one of the globe's northernmost inhabited settlements.

Studying an Inuit Language Threatened with Extinction

Britain's new "Speak English" rule challenged

New English language proficiency test for would-be immigrants in the UK challenged in court case.

Britain's new "Speak English" rule challenged

Obesity is a global problem

Worldwide, the percentage of adults who are obese has nearly doubled in the past 30 years. Marco Werman speaks with Professor Majid Ezzati of Imperial College London.

Obesity is a global problem