PRI's The World: Obesity series, Part II
Part four size acceptance in France, part five obesity and medical research. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with obesity expert Dr. Louis Aronne to answer some of the many questions posed by listeners...
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Part one obesity in South Africa. Part two controlling the nutritional environment. Part three tackling juvenile obesity in Singapore.
View ArticlePRI's The World: Rwanda Series
Nearly 13 years have passed since the genocide in Rwanda. Changes are sweeping the country. President Paul Kagame is pushing an ambitious reform agenda. Signs of development are everywhere. But the...
View ArticlePRI's The World: Istanbul: A Past and Future City
Istanbul is famous for being the city that bridges east and west. The Turkish metropolis sits at the divide between Europe and Asia. But Istanbul faces another divide, too. It's a world city that gazes...
View ArticlePRI's The World: China urbanization Part 4-6
China is building twenty new cities a year and has been, for two decades. But the massive urbanization is taking its toll on China's environment - and on many of its people who have been pouring into...
View ArticlePRI's The World: China urbanization Part 1-3
China is building twenty new cities a year and has been, for two decades. But the massive urbanization is taking its toll on China's environment - and on many of its people who have been pouring into...
View ArticlePRI's The World: How Wars End
In her five-part series The World's Jeb Sharp is looking at how wars end. They don't end quite the way we imagine they do. And sometimes they don't end at all. She looks to the past for some clues.
View ArticlePRI's The World: Cuba, Castro and U.S. Foreign Policy
Fifty years ago this week, Fidel Castro and his communist regime came to power in Cuba. An ailing Castro has handed over the presidency to his brother Raul. But, Fidel Castro continue to loom large. In...
View ArticlePRI's The World: Inside the Taliban, A Four-Part Series (enhanced iTunes...
PRI's The World, in conjunction with GlobalPost.com and The PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, presents "Inside the Taliban," a four-part series that takes you to Pakistan and Afghanistan to explore where...
View ArticlePRI's The World: Inside the Taliban, A Four-Part Series
PRI's The World, in conjunction with GlobalPost.com and The PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, presents "Inside the Taliban," a four-part series that takes you to Pakistan and Afghanistan to explore where...
View ArticlePRI's The World: Young China series Part 5-7
China's young generation is like none that has come before in the People's Republic. It's grown up riding the wave of China's growing prosperity, of hi-tech advances and of globalization. And this...
View ArticlePRI's The World: Young China series Part 1-4
China's young generation is like none that has come before in the People's Republic. It's grown up riding the wave of China's growing prosperity, of hi-tech advances and of globalization. And this...
View ArticleChina and Coal
In this special podcast, The World's China correspondent Mary Kay Magistad looks at the consequences of China's dependence on coal, and the country's efforts to reduce both its use of coal and its...
View ArticleCan Islam and democracy co-exist in Eqypt?
The World's Lisa Mullins notes in this special podcast that even for those of us who watch the news unfold minute by minute, it's rare to know that at that moment, our world is being transformed. She...
View ArticleRationing Health
Some experts say to control medical costs, America must ration health care. Others argue that care is already rationed in the U.S., often in hidden ways.It's a highly charged issue. Even the term...
View ArticleToilet Tales
The humble flush toilet is a technological wonder that carries our waste safely away from our homes and workplaces. Yet roughly 2.5 billion people don't have access to decent sanitation. And even for...
View Article9/11 Special Podcast - Part I
September 11th, 2001 was a defining moment for PRI's The World as well. We covered the attacks on New York and Washington, their many repercussions and international implications while America...
View Article9/11 Special Podcast - Part II
September 11th, 2001 was a defining moment for PRI's The World as well. We covered the attacks on New York and Washington, their many repercussions and international implications while America...
View Article9/11 Special Podcast - Part III
September 11th, 2001 was a defining moment for PRI's The World as well. We covered the attacks on New York and Washington, their many repercussions and international implications while America...
View Article9/11 Special Podcast - Part IV
September 11th, 2001 was a defining moment for PRI's The World as well. We covered the attacks on New York and Washington, their many repercussions and international implications while America...
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