Multimedia
Museum of London Unearths Rare Christmas Audio Recordings
A series of audio recordings made on wax cylinders from 1902 to 1917 has curators at the Museum of London all abuzz. They detail the holiday happenings of the Wall family from North London.
Ethiopia’s Crowded Medical Schools
In Ethiopia, doctors are in short supply, so the country has devised an ambitious plan to scale up medical education. But this focus on the quantity of doctors may come at the expense of quality.
Sewerman Style: Stop Turkey Fat Going Down the Drain
A London water utility company has made a video with sewer workers doing a gangnam-style dance in the city’s sewers. It’s part of a campaign to educate people about the hazards of flushing turkey fat down the sink.
‘Golden Eagle Snatches Kid’: Canadian Student Project Fools the World
Four students in a 3D Animation and Digital Design course at Canada’s National Animation and Design Center were told that if their final video project was able to get 100,000 views on YouTube, they would all earn A+’s. Eighteen million hits later, that A is a safe bet.
The Strange and Startling World of Japanese Otaku
In Japan, obsessive collectors of comic books and anime have a name — Otaku. Their lifelong devotion to their collections can result in some startling life changes in the fictional worlds they inhabit.
Iraq in Retrospect: Kevin Powers’ Novel ‘The Yellow Birds’
Kevin Powers debut novel about the Iraq war, The Yellow Birds was one of the most notable works of fiction in 2012. Powers talks with host Marco Werman about a soldier’s experience sorting through the brutality of the Iraq war.
Mali: Now a Tourist No-Man’s Land
Tourism used to be a big industry for the West African country Mali. But now that the country is in crisis, foreigners have stopped visiting. And Malians are suffering from the lack of tourist dollars. Bonnie Allen takes us on a tour that most foreigners are no longer doing.
‘Paris vs New York’: Comparing Two Iconic Cities
Graphic Designer Vahram Muratyan has produced a book of prints called, “Paris vs. New York,” which is a collection of illustrations featuring clever cultural comparisons between the two cities, side by side.
Québécois Couple Sells Christmas Trees in NYC
Each Christmas, dozens of Québécois make the trip south to New York City to sell Christmas trees. They operate around the clock, sleeping in shifts, and work for cash under the table. The World’s Alex Gallafent met a young couple from Montréal who are selling trees to fund their continuing travels around the world.
India Protects Its Most Valuable Tea
We’re looking for the name of a town in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. This town in the foothills of the Himalayas gives its name to one of the world’s most popular tea varieties.
Rescuing the Lost Sacred Songs of Georgia
For most of the 20th century, the country of Georgia was under Soviet rule. A lot of Russian traditions flowed across the border–sometimes influencing–sometimes replacing native Georgian traditions. Now, 20 years after Georgia became independent, religious communities want to unearth one of those lost traditions: sacred song.
Citizen Science to Help Identify African Animals
A new “citizen science” project allows armchair researchers the chance to help identify and classify animals in one of Africa’s oldest national parks.
The World’s DJ Picks: Favorite Recordings of 2012 Part II
We offer two more musical favorites from our DJs around the globe. We hear music from a trio in Norway and a singer from Mexico.
Hollywood and Terrorism
Stories of arch terrorists, or suspected terrorists being falsely imprisoned, have become recent fodder for Hollywood. There’s the 2007 film “Rendition,” which tells the story of an extraordinary rendition. Marco Werman speaks with Kamran Pasha, who helped create the series “Sleeper Cell” about an FBI agent assigned to infiltrate a terrorist sleeper cell.
New York Through the Eyes of a Senegalese Immigrant Tour Guide
Ibrahima Diallo moved from Senegal to New York in 2003. Since then he’s made a career as an accredited New York City tour guide. But, like everyone, Diallo has a personal map of the city too, of places that are special to him, and he gave The World’s Alex Gallafent a tour.
Additional funding for PRI's The World is provided by:
