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Delcy Morelos is a Colombian artist, who incorporates soil and clay mixed with fibers, creating immersive installations. Considered a minimalist, Morelos weaves and sculpts based on themes of the natural earth and her appreciation of the natural world. Jeremy D. Goodwin, of St. Louis Public Radio, speaks to the artist whose work is on display at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation until Aug. 4, 2024.

Mexico is almost certain to elect its first female president this weekend. Two women, Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez are leading the race, which is an undeniable milestone. But in a country with a history of gender violence and inequality, feminists aren’t declaring victory yet. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports from Mexico City.

Pope Francis apologized on Tuesday after he was quoted using a homophobic slur during a recent closed door meeting with Italian bishops to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. Pope Francis has made a point of reaching out to LGBTQ+ Catholics and has long maintained that there is “room for everyone” in the Catholic Church. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Andrea Rubera, an Italian who...

The housing crisis in the Netherlands is one of the worst in Europe. The average Dutch home is now estimated to cost 10 times the average middle-income salary. And soaring rent prices leave many students and young professionals struggling to find a place to live. One group of young Dutch citizens has come up with its own solution. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports from Amsterdam.

Morocco’s high tourism season is just getting underway. But one substantial group is missing: Israelis of Moroccan descent who usually arrive by the tens of thousands to visit their ancestral homeland every year. They stopped coming to Morocco after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and ensuing war in Gaza. As reporter Alexa Dvorson reports, Moroccans in the city of Fez are discouraged because the country h...

Another year means another cheese rolling competition in the UK. Its held annually in Gloucestershire and sees competitors tumbling down a steep hill after a wheel of cheese. Host Carolyn Beeler reports.

News reports say Israeli tanks this morning had entered the center of the city of Rafah, on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip. An Israeli airstrike over the weekend sparked international condemnation after dozens of Palestinians were killed near a tent camp for displaced people. A spokesman for the Israeli military today said, “We are investigating what caused the fire (in the camp) that resulte...

Regina Spektor was born in Russia and lived there until she was 9 years old, when her family moved to The Bronx in New York City. The Russian musicians she was exposed to as a girl had a deep influence on the music she's made ever since. Spektor talked about those influences with host Marco Werman back in 2013.

One thing The World has done a lot of over the years is highlight up and coming global recording artists. Host Marco Werman and The World's show director April Peavey discuss some of their favorites from the show's music archives. That includes 71-year-old musician Ustad Noor Bakhsh, a master of the balochi benju. He's played his custom-made instrument throughout the northwest region of Pakistan....

The famous Rumble in the Jungle was a fight between boxers Muhammad Ali and George Forman — that took place in Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo — in 1974. To help promote the match, organizers staged a three-day festival featuring headlining African and African American musicians. Decades later, some of the music was released in a collection called Zaire 74.  Host Marco Werman spoke to Sout...

Artists often search for beauty in tragedy. Musician Valeria Castro is no exception.  She grew up in the shadow of an active volcano on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands. When the volcano erupted in September 2021, it lasted for 85 days. No one was killed, but as The World's April Peavey reported this spring, a thousand homes were destroyed, including places Castro knew very well.

Host Marco Werman and show director April Peavey discover and re-discover The World's music favorites. Back in 2012, we featured a young red-headed singer on his first US tour. Ed Sheeran came to The World's studio in Boston and introduced us to his debut single "A Team."  He also schooled host Marco Werman in rhythm.

The UN's highest court is calling on Israel to stop its military offensive in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. An estimated 1 million Palestinians have now been displaced from Rafah as the Israeli military presses deeper into the city. This comes as the military also said it had recovered the bodies of three Israeli hostages from the enclave. Approximately 125 Israeli hostages remain in captivi...

This year, more than half of the world’s population, from India to the United States, is heading to the polls to vote for their next leaders. At the same time, there’s growing concern over how artificial intelligence audio, images and videos are disrupting the election process by fueling confusion and misinformation. The World's Africa Correspondent Halima Gikandi reports ahead of the general elec...

Mexico has put together a team of 77 athletes who are going to the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Gustavo Solis, of KPBS, met with several members of the team, who hail from Baja California, the Mexican state that shares a border with the US state of California.

Thinking big has brought humanity ambitious, monumental feats of architecture — from the elegance of the Taj Mahal in India to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's largest structure. But many others haven't made it out of the blueprint phase. The World's host Carol Hills hears from Sam Lubell, the co-author of the "Atlas of Never Built Architecture," a compendium of buildings that were designed,...

Sustained applause at concerts, film premieres and other events can mystify attendees as much as it chuffs the performers. Hosts Carol Hills and Carolyn Beeler listen for applause around the globe, which researchers say is universal.

The war in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese national army has reached a new critical juncture. The national army is encircled in the city of El Fasher by the RSF in the region of Darfur, which is an epicenter of ethnic killings. Regardless, the United Arab Emirates keeps supporting the RSF despite its actions. The World's host Carolyn Beeler talks with Cameron H...

In a forest outside of Norway, a thousand spruce trees are growing. They were planted in 2014 and will grow for a century, when they’ll be cut down and turned into books for a project called “Future Library.” The World’s Bianca Hillier has the story.

Despite longstanding tensions between Armenians and Turks, a Turkish delicacy is prepared at an Armenian grocery near Boston. Kaymak, which sells for $30 a pound, is the Turkish version of clotted cream, often used to cut the sweetness of treats. It's a painstaking process to make it. GBH Radio's James Bennett II visits the grocery to see what all the fuss is about.

Cromwell Ojeda and his brother grew up in Dubai — two Filipino kids in an expat family — but in 2022, his brother moved to Canada where their family can finally gain citizenship. From the podcast "Movement," stories about music and migration, Meklit Hadero talks with Ojeda about losing his lifelong collaborator, and what it's like to make music and community in a place where people tend to come an...

Today, Kenyan President William Ruto will be at the White House for a historic state dinner celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations with the United States. It's the first state visit of an African head of state since 2008. This comes as Kenyan police are expected to arrive in Haiti to lead a controversial multinational UN force backed by Washington. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with The World's...

It may be hundreds of miles away from any coastline, but the Bavarian capital of Munich is home to one of the world’s most iconic — albeit dangerous — waves. The Eisbach wave, apparently appeared overnight in 1972, after the city submerged several concrete blocks under a bridge to block the river’s strong current. This created an accidental constant flowing wave effect — one which experienced surf...

Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, has become a target of Russian attacks in recent weeks and months. Today, Russian strikes killed seven people and injured at least 20 in the city. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Dmitri Alperovitch, chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, about the situation on the ground in Ukraine as Russia continues to advance and Washington pledges more support for...

Severe tornadoes have been rolling through several Midwestern states in recent days, causing extensive damage and a number of fatalities. The United States experiences the most and the deadliest tornadoes in the world, but they do happen on every continent except Antartica. Host Carolyn Beeler gets a global look at tornadoes with Jana Houser, an atmospheric scientist at Ohio State University who s...