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Grammy nominations came out this week. The group Cha Wa are nominated in the regional roots album category. Marco Werman plays us the title track from their album "My People."

As kids here in the US, we're always taught to say “thank you” whenever possible. It's a nice thing to do, the right thing to do. But a thank you as we understand it here is not always the same in other languages and cultures. Host Marco Werman speaks with, Elaine Hsieh, a professor at The University of Oklahoma, where she studies language and culture.

For people in India looking for a US-style Thanksgiving meal, it has always been hard to find a turkey. But they're becoming more prevalent, and Sandip Roy reports from Kolkata on some new recipes the bird is starting to inspire.  

Red crabs by the millions are scuttling across Christmas Island, from the forest to the sea, across yards, streets, parking lots, causing authorities to erect fences and close the island's roads. Host Marco Werman tells about the annual red crab migration, and how island residents help their crustacean neighbors make the journey safely.

Earlier this week, marine biologists, divers, students and photographers captured colorful footage of annual coral spawn on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It's being hailed as a positive sign that the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem can recover from climate change. Marco Werman speaks with Anne Cohen of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. 

On Wednesday, Stockholm announced that Sweden installed its first female prime minister. Hours later, Magdalena Andersson resigned. But Marco Werman explains why it may not be the end of her time leading Sweden's government.

Marco Werman continues his conversation with the nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Fauci observes that pandemic measures in different countries need to be tailored to fit the culture of each country. That includes the politics of masks and vaccines.

Maps can say a lot about political and physical geographies, but they can be so much more. They can show cyberspace, migration routes, and environmental change. That’s the tip of the iceberg of what lurks inside a new book: "Atlas of the Invisible." Joining host Marco Werman to discuss is co-author James Cheshire from London.

Turkey's economy is facing some major hurdles. The Turkish lira hit an all-time low on Tuesday with a 15% plunge. Overall it has lost 45% of its value just this year. There are reports that Turkish customers are flocking to buy iPhones, electronics and other goods as retailers fall behind on price adjustments. Host Marco Werman speaks with Soner Cagaptay, a senior fellow at The Washington Institut...

When you think of samosas, your mind might go to India or the Middle East. But in East Africa, they are a popular treat. And for one family in Nairobi, they've been a lifeline for generations including during the COVID-19 pandemic. The World's Halima Gikandi brings us the story.

Travel, both nationally and globally, is opening up again despite COVID-19 surges. The World’s Marco Werman talks with the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, about how we should think about gathering and traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. (This interview continues later in the hour.)

In Afghanistan, Mohadese Mirzaee is known as the country's first female commercial airline pilot. Now Mirzaee is in exile in Bulgaria. On the day that the Taliban took over Kabul, Mirzaee was at Kabul airport, prepping for an evening flight to Istanbul. That flight never took off. Instead, Mirzaee ended up on a different flight en route to Kyiv, Ukraine, this time as a passenger. She hasn't been b...

In 1964, the Beatles swept the world,  including Argentina. It didn't take long before local bands began imitating its sounds, first in English, and eventually in Spanish. But the 1960s and '70s were also a turbulent time, with military dictatorships — and Argentine rock musicians, inspired by the Beatles, spoke up against the human rights violations taking place. The World's Lucia Benavides speak...

World hunger and food waste are complex problems that require a host of solutions. But one grassroots option has popped up and is making an impact across the globe: community fridges. The World's Bianca Hillier speaks with organizers to learn more about their "take what you need, leave what you can" motto.

Polish citizens who live on the border with Belarus have had a front-seat view of the humanitarian crisis that has unfolded there. Migrants from Iraq attempting to cross into the European Union through a forest have come up against the Polish army. But as Andrew Connelly reports, some Polish border residents have helped migrants with food and supplies.

While many immigration rights advocates want an end to detention at facilities, others say alternative programs, like the use of ankle monitors or cell phone tracking apps, are not the right approach either. Advocates and current immigrants under surveillance say those devices have taken a toll on their health. The World's Daisy Contreras has more.

World leaders are hoping to better address the massive threat of future pandemics. The World Health Assembly is meeting for a rare, special session at the end of the month to decide whether to develop a new framework for a pandemic treaty in order to avoid the failures of COVID-19 responses. This meeting hasn’t gotten the same attention as the COP26 climate talks, but The World's Elana Gordon repo...

An extremely rare manuscript written by Albert Einstein and a close friend in 1913 was sold by Christie's auction house today. The 54-page document provides a rare insight into how Einstein came up with the theory of relativity. Marco Werman talks to theoretical physicist Lee Smolin of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, about what the...

Our oceans were once believed to be an endless source of fish. That has since been proven false. Yet, different governments around the world, including the United States, not only allow extreme overfishing, they pay subsidies that make the problem worse. The World's Patrick Winn speaks with renowned marine biologist Daniel Pauly about how to reverse the problem.

US President Joe Biden announced a plan today to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, in coordination with other countries, to help boost world supplies and bring down the cost of oil. Ellen Wald, author of “Saudi, Inc.,” tells host Marco Werman that the greatest impact of a release of oil from national reserves will be political.

Justin Bieber is performing in Saudi Arabia next month. The concert is being celebrated by Saudi youth as a sign of their country opening up socially. Dr. Besma Momani warns, though, that the government may be whitewashing its human rights record through these efforts.

Just a year away from the Soccer World Cup in Qatar, the country's labor issues are once again under the microscope. Qatar added 26,000 hotel rooms to accommodate its World Cup guests. But issues remain around its treatment of migrant hotel workers. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Isobel Archer, a program manager at Business and Human Rights Resource Center, about the kind of treatment th...

The records of 320,000 troops from the Punjab region, who fought in World War 1, were left unread in a basement for 97 years. They have now been disclosed by UK-based historians to offer new insight into the contribution of Indian soldiers to the allied war effort. Host Marco Werman speaks with Mani Rao, who found his great grandfather's name on the list, adding new details to his family history.

Two of 17 people with a US missionary group who were kidnapped in Haiti have been freed. Gangs initially demanded $1 million for the release of each hostage. And the US State Department had little say about the release. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with a former UN official, Monique Clesca, who works with a group called the Commission for a Haitian Solution to the Crisis.

Venezuela is also counting ballots In local elections that were held on Sunday. More than 130 international monitors, mostly from Europe, were in place to keep tabs on the election. Host Marco Werman has more.