The World

Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler, co-hosts, "The World."

The World adds co-host to public radio’s longest-running global news program

Media

Carolyn Beeler joins Marco Werman at the helm of the daily global news program from GBH and PRX.

China's Peng Shuai reacts during her first round singles match against Japan's Nao Hibino at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s retraction ‘comes off as highly staged,’ journalist says

#MeToo
A nurse prepares a syringe for a patient infected with the coronavirus in the intensive care unit at the Syrian American Medical Society Hospital

Discussion: The challenges of vaccinating people in conflict zones

Valdez protest

Mourning a journalist in Mexico who said ‘no to silence’

Media

Hollywood stars hawking products in Russian ads

Arts, Culture & Media

U.S. foils Iran’s plot against Saudi ambassador

American officials say they disrupted a major terror plot with a connection to Iran.

Land grab in Africa by global hedge funds, American universities

Global hedge funds are buying up huge tracts of land in Africa, hoping to make money off the commodity and food trade, and prominent US universities are taking part.

Eric Goldberg

Presenting the new sound of PRI’s The World

Music

The familiar song that starts PRI’s The World won’t be quite as familiar today. Our signature tune is getting an update after 18 years, and composer Eric Goldberg explains how he gave a fresh sound to our theme.

Segment 1

PRI’s “Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen” explores art’s creative influence and transformative power in everyday life. Through richly textured stories and insightful conversation about everything from opera to comic books, PRI’s “Studio 360” presents ideas that are provocative, moving, and always engaging. Hosted by novelist and journalist Kurt Andersen, the series is a lively forum for the arts and culture that challenges listeners’ perceptions of the world.

In Maine, a Hindu American Community Comes Into Its Own

How a church in Maine became a Hindu temple

Lifestyle & Belief

New immigrant footholds are emerging in less traditional parts of America. This story takes us to Maine, home to an increasing number of Hindu Americans, now establishing their own ethnic and religious roots in the state.