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Korean cuisine is meat based but TikTok food blogger, Joanne Lee Molinaro is out to change that. The trial attorney-turned-cookbook author serves up vegan cuisine with big helpings of family lore and love. Host Marco Werman speaks to Molinaro about her meat-free adventure. (Original Air Date: Dec. 29, 2021.)

In the 1930s, tens of thousands of Koreans were forced from their homes in the Soviet Union. Many ended up in Kazakhstan, carrying seeds and recipes with them. They called themselves the Koryo-saram, or ‘The Korean People.” Durrie Buscaren visits Almaty's Green Bazaar, where vendors sell a variety of foods that represent the culinary heritage Koreans who call Kazakhstan home. (Original Air Date: O...

Diana Kennedy was a British chef and author who, after spending decades researching the cuisine, became a legend in Mexican cooking. She wrote nine cookbooks, won four James Beard awards and earned the title of the "Mick Jagger of Mexican Cooking." She died at her home in Michoacán, Mexico at the age of 99. (Original Air Date: Jul. 25, 2022.) 

The full English breakfast, as it's known, is a cornucopia of meats, grilled mushrooms and tomato, baked beans, toast and more meat. But the dish is getting pricier, just like a lot of things these days. Some restaurants are finding it harder to keep on the menu, as reporter Leo Hornak explains from London. (Original Air Date: Nov. 14, 2022.)

Longyearbyen, a former coal mining town and now an Arctic research hub, is the world's northernmost permanent settlement. Sitting between glaciers and permafrost, it's not the place you would think would develop a reputation for serving superb wines and Nordic fine dining. Emily Haavik travels to the high Arctic to sample reindeer ribs and miso-marinated cod. (Original Air Date: Jul. 22, 2022.)

Archaeologists in Israel say an amethyst ring they uncovered recently was likely used as a hangover cure in the third century. But did it work? The World's Marco Werman looks for answers from Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall is the author of the book "Hungover: The Morning After and One Man’s Quest for the Cure." (Original Air Date: Nov. 16, 2021.)

The wheat grown today in the US can be traced back to Turkey Red, which Mennonites brought over from present-day Ukraine in the late 1800s. The tough wheat berry wasn't a popular strain when it was first introduced. It was hard for millers to process. The World's Bianca Hillier reports that its flavor won over critics. (Original Air Date: Jun. 20, 2022.)

Austrian British musician Alicia Edelweiss spent four years traveling through Europe, busking on city streets. Her music is neither bombastic nor heavy, but fun and playful. It's kind of hard to categorize her and the music she makes. But she performs with a twinkle in her eye, framed by a heavy dose of glittery eye make-up, an accordion and a hula-hoop.

There is concern by human rights groups and the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic that Dominican authorities are unfairly targeting Haitians for deportation. The Dominican Republic says it has deported 43,900 migrants, mostly Haitians, between July and October, in an operation that it says is for national security amid growing unrest, gang crime and a fuel blockade in its island neighbor Haiti....

The years after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s were a heady time in Russia. All sorts of American political, economic and cultural groups showed up to try and promote democratic values and free thinking. One of them was the group behind the children’s show “Sesame Street.” Marco Werman speaks with Natasha Lance Rogoff, the American journalist and Russian speaker hired to head...

Japan upset Germany in World Cup soccer today. Before the match, Germany made a statement by taking a team photo with its players covering their mouths. The symbolism, according to German coach Hansi Flick, is "to convey the message that FIFA is silencing teams." Host Marco Werman explains.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, wrote a letter to former employees in which he essentially admitted that FTX was lending customer deposits without their knowledge. To find out if that means legal jeopardy, or if there are other possible financial crimes that could be prosecuted, The World's host Marco Werman interviews Timothy Howard, a former Assistant US At...

Paris and other cities in France have banned outdoor viewing events for the World Cup games over human rights violations in Qatar, even though the French team is the reigning champion.

Two attacks on bus stations occurred in Jerusalem today. They left one Israeli dead and 18 others injured. They’re part of a wave of violence witnessed in Israel and the West Bank in recent months. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Israeli reporter, Ariel Oseran, about the attacks and what it means as Israel's next government comes into power.

When winter comes, humans can stay inside, snuggled on the couch with blankets and hot cocoa. Animals, however, don't have that luxury. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports on how some animals have adapted to withstand freezing temperatures.

Strict COVID-19 lockdowns, lack of pay and poor working conditions have sparked protests at the world’s biggest iPhone assembly plant in Zhengzhou, China. Viola Zhou, a technology reporter for the publication “Rest of World” (sic) tells The World’s host Marco Werman what she’s been hearing from workers at the sprawling facility.

In China, COVID-19 cases are surging again. The country tallied more than 28,000 cases on Tuesday, the highest since April. There have also been five COVID-related deaths in the past week, the first since May. China is sticking to its "zero-COVID" policy, though The World's Rebecca Kanthor tells host Marco Werman that some tweaks that were meant to standardize policies across the country are causi...

Around 750,000 people speak Basque today. They're mostly in northern Spain, with some across the border in France. The language has been around for centuries, but experts say its origins are still largely a mystery. It was thought that Basque was largely just a spoken language, not written, up until the modern era. But a new archeological discovery near Pamplona, Spain, has linguists thinking diff...

A new report from the country’s Catholic authorities offered a rare window into the scale of sexual abuse in the Church. But survivors say the report is woefully thin on details, and is a weak response to a crisis that may be impacting hundreds of thousands of Italian Catholics. John Last reports from Padua, Italy.

Last week, one of Azerbaijan's top 'meykhana' artists, Resad Dağlı, was arrested after allegedly stabbing and killing his neighbor. His fans are rallying around him, saying it was self defense — while his critics want to make sure his fame doesn't buy him special treatment in court. Durrie Bouscaren dives into the polarized world of Azerbaijan's national rap scene.

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, abortion is now restricted in 19 US states. But in all of them states, women seeking an abortion have the option of getting abortion pills from Aid Access, a group based in the Netherlands. Marco Werman speaks with Rebecca Gomperts, a Dutch physician and women's rights activist, whose website Aid Access is a source of mail order abortion medic...

Lionel Messi has risen to the greatest of heights in his professional soccer career. But he still hopes to win a World Cup for his country.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that in the wake of a Western troop pullout in Mali, there is now room for Russia to move in and provide badly needed security assistance. The World's host Carol Hills interviews Daniel Eizenga, a research fellow at the African Center for Security Studies, about how Russia is filling the security vacuum in Mali.

While there is currently no cure for dementia, museums around the world are doing their part by curating exhibits specifically for people living with the syndrome. The World's Bianca Hillier has the story of the "On The Road" immersive museum in Liverpool in the United Kingdom.

The Colombian government and the country's largest remaining guerrilla group resumed peace talks this week. This comes after a roughly four-year hiatus during which the rebels, the National Liberation Army, have expanded the territory where they operate. The first meeting took place in Caracas, Venezuela. Manuel Rueda reports.