On today's show:Does the American condition of democratic governance with severe income inequality constitute oligarchy? We look to Indonesia for a comparison.On the show's last noontime broadcast, Worldview's producers discuss what putting the show together every day was like, and what it meant to them.As Worldview wraps up its last noontime broadcast, Jerome thanks the show's listeners for being part of an informed local/global community.

On today's show:Worldview ends its 25-year run tomorrow. Hear from a few of the producers that made Worldview happen every day.

On today's show:Gandhian scholar Prasad Gollanapalli joins us to explain what the philosophy of nonviolence really means and how it's relevant to us today.Author and activist Naomi Klein discusses her new book, 'On Fire: The (Burning) Case For A Green New Deal.'

On today's show:Tomorrow marks the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Historian Vijay Prashad unpacks his legacy and what the world can learn from it today.

On today's show:Author Colin Beavan explores how to mitigate desire, live a fulfilling life and do right by the planet while you're at it.Monica Eng finds out more about how pickling our leftovers could reduce waste - and stop tons of carbon dioxide emissions from reaching the atmosphere in the process.

On today's show:Worldview's film contributor Milos Stehlik passed away in July. We celebrate his legacy with members of the Chicago film community who knew him.

On today's show:A peace deal that ended 50 years of civil war in Colombia is in jeopardy as FARC rebels accuse the government of not abiding by its terms. An alliance of cities worldwide has committed to reducing their carbon emissions by 80-100 percent by 2050. We hear from a Chicago-area engineer who left a successful career to start local peace-building initiatives across the globe. 

On today's show:Following the release of a rough transcript of President Trump's phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, Nancy Pelosi announces an impeachment inquiry into Trump. Vocalo's Catalina Maria Johnson takes us through hidden gems of Portugal's music scene. 

On today's show:President Trump reportedly asked Ukraine's President to re-open an investigation into Joe Biden. We recap the United Nations Climate Summit. A local Korean-American community organizer talks about growing up undocumented. 

On today's show:Thousands of Chicago-area students participated in the global youth climate strike in downtown Chicago today, joining over 5000 other strikes in 156 countries worldwide.

On today's show:Illinois Fighting Inequality and Climate Change through Green JobsGlobal Activism: 'LEAP' Hinsdale, Illinois and South Africa Teacher ExchangeChicago South Side Gardener, Brendon Fox, Growing food for Woodlawn Community

On today's show:Israel is going back to the polls for the second time in five months after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to earn the support of enough parties to form a government. We chat with a scientist about how warming temperatures will affect fish populations in the Great Lakes. The indigenous movement to decommission the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline draws from lessons learned during the Standing Rock protests. 

On today's show:Oil fields in the east of Saudi Arabia are on fire after a drone attack. The country has lost up to 5 million barrels of oil output as a result. Organizers from the grassroots groups Extinction Rebellion and the Sunrise Movement discuss their approach to addressing the threat of climate change. 

On today's show:Democratic presidential candidates faced off on Afghanistan, Iraq and immigration during last night's debate. We talk to two nuns from an Arlington Heights-based order that applies Catholic principles to a mission of social justice. Two performers from Teatro ZinZanni's new show, "Love, Chaos and Dinner" join today's Weekend Passport. 

On today's show:State repression of China's Uighur minority population continues, despite China's claims that it closed "re-education" camps that have detained between one and three million Uighurs.A global project aims to unite scientists, artists and students to raise awareness about environmental issues and climate change. 

On today's show:Scottish and English high courts came to differing opinions on whether UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson legally suspended Parliament. We get an update on relief efforts in the Bahamas. Former Worldview producer Alexandra Salomon joins us to talk about how the show affected her own global consciousness. Vocalo's Catalina Maria Johnson previews the Chicago World Music Festival. 

On today's show:President Trump announced via Twitter this morning that he had fired his national security adviser, John Bolton, over repeated policy disagreements.We’re joined by former Worldview producer Tom Gaulkin. He co-produced the show from 1999-2002 and in 2006.Fuego del Sol offers sustainable alternatives to charcoal burning and deforestation in Haiti, and creates jobs in the process.

On today's show:Despite Carrie Lam's withdrawal of the controversial Extradition Bill, protests in Hong Kong continue. We replay a conversation from 2002 on how Robert Mugabe destroyed Zimbabwe's wealth. Monica Eng chats with the first Mexican to win a Michelin star. 

On today's show:Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas as a Category Five storm on Sunday before staying over the island for three days.About 1.9 million people could be stateless after being left off of the northeastern Indian state of Assam’s finalized National Register of Citizens.Filipina poet Chris Aldana organizes a monthly series of open-mic events centering the voices of immigrants and racialized minorities called 'Luya.'

On today's show:The Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan, is the largest mosque in the nation. Unfortunately, hate groups from across the country have used that visibility to turn the mosque into a site of Islamophobic protests. We learn more about Arab-American communities and the need for social services to understand Arab and immigrant cultural sensitivities.We chat with Dearborn's State Representative, Abdullah Hammoud, who started representing his community in the Michigan State House at 25.  

On today's show:Last Sunday marked 80 years since the start of World War II. Despite almost a century passing, differing interpretations of history continue to influence national identities in Europe. The show's first-ever producer, Gretchen Helfrich, comes back to tell us about how the show influenced her own 'Worldview'. 

On today's show:United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his working majority in the Parliament’s House of Commons after an MP joined the Liberal Democrats. West Town Bikes celebrates 15 years of providing youth programs in Humboldt Park.Bob Quinn was the son of a conventional wheat farmer in Montana. That is, until he started growing organic and ancient wheat grains.

On today's show:Prominent pro-independence and pro-democracy activists were arrested over the course of a day in Hong Kong as months-old protests there continue. Noted Chicago architecture firms like Studio Gang and bKL Architecture have signed onto Greta Thunberg's campaign and upcoming climate strike.A six-hour outdoor theatre project attempts to translate a 500-year-old Spanish pilgrimage into a five-mile walk through Bucktown and Humboldt Park.

On today's show:As the climate changes, the U.S. is exposed to stronger weather extremes. A policy analyst argues Hurricane Dorian exemplifies the trend. Abdalla Hamdok took office as Sudan's new Prime Minister last week as the country transitions from military to civilian rule. Over 1.5 million Americans work for Wal-Mart. We bring you a conversation from our archives about the company's power to shape American workers' rights and benefits.  

On today's show:The head of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research was fired after revealing dramatic increases in deforestation in the now-burning Amazon.As the U.S. federal government resumes enforcing the death penalty, we take a global look at execution and euthanasia-related practices worldwide. Celebrated Mexican accordion and cumbia master Celso Piña died last Wednesday at 66. We look back at his legacy on this week's Global Notes.

On today's show:We learn about how American overseas power has shifted from massive colonial acuisitins to countless bases from Daniel Immerwahr, author of How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States.

On today's show:Following the Standing Rock protests, many states have passed laws effectively criminalizing similar protests at oil infrastructure on public lands. Iran's Foreign Minister came to this weekend's G7 Summit to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, surprising other leaders including President Trump. A USDA scientist quit the agency after it suppressed coverage of a paper he wrote linking climate change to declining nutritional value in rice crops.

On today's show:Worldview broadcasts from the Chicago Botanic Garden, where we explore how to make the health benefits of nature accessible to everyone.

On today's show: We broadcast live from the Chicago Botanic Garden, talking to experts about pollinators and why they're important to Chicago ecosystems.

On today's show:Ethnomathematician Ron Eglash discusses how indigenous systems of creating knowledge could hold the key to ultimately dismantling ideologies imposed by Western colonialism.

On today's show:A quarter of Hong Kong's population is protesting.Janna Jihad, a Palestinian-American, is the youngest journalist in the world.We get most of our Bananas from Ecuador, but the labor rights there are few.

On today's show:An ISIS-affiliated bombing killed at least 63 people in Kabul. We'll talk about what this means for Afghan government-Taliban peace talks.The "Gilets Noirs" or Black Vests movement in France is campaigning to force a regularization of all undocumented migrants and an end to deportations.Monica Eng chats with award-winning Chicago baker Greg Wade. 

On today's show:Trump pressures NetanyahuClimate crisis worsensWeekend Passport

On today's show:And while women can now drive and travel internationally in Saudi Arabia, many women who called for these reforms are still in jail. We'll talk about one who refused a deal to go free if she would deny being tortured.Then, when the team was in Michigan last month, they caught up with Joe Linstroth, former Worldview producer and current executive producer at Michigan Public Radio. He’ll reminisce about what he loved about Worldview.Also, we'll hear from the Surabhi Ensemble, a multinational group of musicians that toured the world with a message of multicultural acceptance and peace.

On today's show:Separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates seized a Yemeni from Saudi-backed government forces, potentially causing a rift between the two allies. Jonathan Spence, former Professor of History and Yale University joined us in 1999 to talk about the history of protest in China.Following a mass shooting that claimed 22 lives in El Paso, the song “Amor Eterno” has become an unofficial anthem for vigils in the victims’ memory.

On today's show:The Trump Administration is in the process of implementing changes to the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. Companies will be able to argue that lost profits justify taking animals off of the endangered species list. Meanwhile, the government is trying to eliminate public comment periods on mineral extraction from public lands.Russia has seen its largest opposition protests since 2011. We’ll hear about why they’ve gotten so much traction.·We hear from a philosopher who has studied how other countries handle organ donation. He’ll propose some solutions to make transplants more accessible in the U.S.

On today's show:Several months of escalating of anti-government protests in Hong Kong took a new turn when protesters overran and shut down Hong Kong airport over the weekend.There’s a new article in Foreign Policy called “Turkey’s Deportation Policy Is Killing Syrian Refugees.In the past couple of decades, the United States has gone crazy for ramen.  What most people aren’t doing is making their own broths, noodles and condiments at home.

On today's show:Alizana Americas founder Oscar Chacon gives us an update on President Trump's agreement with Guatemala to limit asylum seekers.Indiana University at Bloomington's Sumit Ganguly discusses what India's revoking of Kashmiri autonomy could imply for the future of South Asia. Culture contributor Nari Safavi introduces us to an evening of queer Muslim-centered performances, art and film screenings.

On today's show:Theodore Fontaine, a survivor of Canada's Indian Residential Schools, unpacks trauma, historical memory and the way forward for the relationship between Canada and First Nations peoples. A group of Chicago high-schoolers are learning about Canadian indigenous communities and climate change on a voyage through northern Canada.

On today's show: An upcoming panel at the Illinois Holocaust MuseumGlobal NotesTastes of Mexico

On today's show: Development in the U.S.-China trade warUpdate from the Korean PeninsulaA shake-up in Indian politics

On today's show:Juan Cole discusses the differences between white nationalist terrorism and other forms of terrorism, as well as flaws in gun control policies.David Hemenway unpacks a public health approach to tackling gun violence, and takes listener calls. 

On today's show: U.N. sustainability goalsForest bathingLearning about trees

On today's show: Oaks in our ecosystemTrees and spiritualityState symbols

On today's show: Climate change impactsGreta ThunbergTree science

On today's show: The Star-Spangled Banner's HistoryBlack representation in comic books

On today's show: An update on Hong Kong's protestsFood Mondays

On today's show:Worldview's Ashish Valentine chats with South Asian-Canadian visual artist Maria Qamar, also known as Hatecopy. We go back into the Worldview archives to bring you a tape from the very first episode of the show. 

On today's show:Puerto Rico's governor Ricardo Rossello announced his resignation following weeks of mass protests. Theresa May delivered her last question time as Prime Minister to the United Kingdom's Parliament.We bring you an interview from our archives on children in U.S. immigrant detention.  

On today's show: The U.K. has a new prime ministerThe history of warUkrainian parliamentary elections

On today's show: The U.S.-Turkey military relationshipActivists stand with GazaJapanese artists in Chicago

On today's show: Enbridge Line 5Nazi generational wealthChild labor in India

On today's show: Puerto Rico protestsActivism in DetroitGlobal Notes in Ontario

On today's show: ICE and asylum lawCuban filmmakers in Chicago

On today's show: Right-wing YouTubersKids on Canada's no-fly listOcean dead zones

On today's show: The #WVBus is on the road in Kalamazoo, Michigan to celebrate #WV25Social justice at Kalamazoo CollegeThe Potowatomi nationThe Kalamazoo Promise

On today's show: The #WVBus is on the road in Detroit, Michigan to celebrate #WV25Reviving Detroit's West SideUrban farmingWater shutoffs

On today's show: The #WVBus is on the road in Dearborn, Michigan to celebrate #WV25The Islamic Center of AmericaHenry Ford's anti-SemitismAn art exhibit highlighting diverse Muslim experiences

On today's show:  The #WVBus is on the road in Flint, Michigan to celebrate #WV25A citizen-run water testing labSuing the state of MichiganMusician and Flint native Tunde Olaniran

On today's show: The #WVBus is on the road in London, Ontario to celebrate #WV25A global music festivalPopulism in CanadaWelcoming Yazidi refugeesRemembering Milos Stehlik

On today's show: Everything you wanted to know about socialismA band with Palestinian roots

On today's show: Chicago has a new Mexican consul generalSudanese protesters demand civilian-led governmentHong Kong activists escalate protests

On today's show:As of Monday, Iran has surpassed limits on how much nuclear fuel the 2015 nuclear deal allowed it to possess.Kevin Walker’s recent book “The Grand Food Bargain” offers “a powerful look at the global consequences of America’s modern food system.”

On today's show: Democratic Primary debates50th anniversary of StonewallWeekend Passport

On today's show: Democratic Primary debateBiodiversity in ChicagoCircus for social good

On today's show: U.S.-Iran relations continue to deteriorate.Jared Kushner has a new proposal for peace in Palestine.Catalina Maria Johnson tells us what music to look forward to this summer.

On today's show: The Trump administration's track record on human traffickingTurkish president suffers upsetA Chicagoland youth music competition

On today's show: Tensions with Iran continueImmigration crackdown rolled backFood Mondays

On today's show:On Thursday night, the United States pulled back from the brink of war with Iran, according to a report by The New York Times.WBEZ Film Contributor Milos Stehlik chats with legendary critic Jonathan Rosenbaum about film criticism as an institution itself. Weekend Passport: Artistic and Musical Tributes to Juneteenth

On today's show:Myung-Sook Cha, at 19, joined the May 1980 GwangJu Democratization Movement in South Korea. She was imprisoned for two years afterward.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday that states can set their own carbon emissions standards for coal-fired power plants.

On today's show:Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced yesterday that a controversial extradition bill would be indefinitely delayed, but not canceled. Mauritania formally abolished slavery in 1981, but the practice continues. A Chicago-based organization is aiming to help change that.FestivALT is an independent arts collective in Krakow that takes a critical look at contemporary Jewish culture in Poland.

On today's show: Former Egyptian president deadTrees in ChicagoA local farmers marketGardening awards

On today's show: Tensions with Iran escalateAn archival interview from 2014Ice cream for a cause

On today's show: Making mead in ChicagoLight pollutionThe 1919 Black Sox ScandalA Chicago bike trail with history

On today's show: Author Randal Jelks on his book "Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans"

On today's show: The hidden dangers of wildlife tourismA play documenting Chicago historySyrian-inspired music

On today's show: Protests in Hong KongEurope's first mixed-race mayor

On today's show: Censorship in EgyptThe ethics of artificial intelligenceFood Mondays

On today's show:Before joining the Indian independence movement, Mohandas K. Gandhi lived in South Africa, which is where he pioneered his philosophy of Satyagraha. The Honduran government's announcement of a restructuring of public health and education in April has been met by months of nationwide protests.Anne Frank, whose diary written in hiding as a Jewish child during World War Two has been read by thousands, would have turned 90 this month.

On today's show:Former mayor of Philadelphia Michael A. Nutter joins us to talk about what leading a global city, offering comments on crime and infrastructure. Director of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements Aromar Revi discusses how urbanization and climate change intersect in India.Athens' vice mayor on migrant and refugee affairs Lefteris Papagiannakis discusses the city government's efforts to accommodate migrants’ needs.

On today's show:WBEZ looks to win its fourth consecutive crown in Chicago’s Bike To Work Challenge, and in honor, we dedicate a whole hour of programming to biking!

On today's show:HBO miniseries 'Chernobyl' depicts one of humanity’s biggest nuclear disasters. A doctor and nuclear engineer join today's show to talk about it.Her food is as Indian as, well, apple pie. So says cookbook author Anupy Singla, who's showing readers how easy making Indian food at home can be.

On today's show: Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form a governing coalitionMoving away from fossil fuelsMusic at the DuSable Museum of African American History

On today's show: Chuck Hagel on the Mueller reportAnother child dies in ICE custodyGogol Bordello offers "Gypsy Punk" sounds

On today's show: Recapping the European parliamentary electionsHumanitarian updates from SyriaA new study from Northwestern University in Qatar

On today's show:British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation earlier today.Worldview sat in on a conversation at the Muslim Education Center in Morton Grove among community members working on interfaith initiatives.Film Contributor Milos Stehlik and critic Jonathan Rosenbaum discuss American independent cinema and its relationships with global film movements. This week, we’ll hear about a photography exhibit at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art documenting daily life in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine that, since 2014, have faced war between the Ukrainian military and rebel separatists.

On today's show:Early results from India’s 2019 general election put the Bharatiya Janata Party on track to win 300 out of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha.Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison secured another term in office after national elections last Saturday.Taiwan's parliament approved a law legalizing same-sex marriage in a 66 to 27 majority.

Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as Chicago's first female African-American mayor earlier today. Following 22 years of administration by Richard M. Daley and five by Rahm Emanuel, the 2019 runoff election for mayor saw Lightfoot and her opponent Toni Preckwinkle both promising meaningful breaks with the way Chicago has been run in the past, greater investment in the city's South and West sides, crackdowns on corruption in a city where 30 aldermen have been convicted of the offense since 1972 and more affordable housing. We're joined by reporter and lecturer at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications Kari Lydersen, writer, activist and academic Yasmin Nair, Chicago Streetsblog's John Greenfield and WBEZ's own Monica Eng to talk about what they expect from Lori Lightfoot on human rights, making city policy reflective of the electorate's wishes, the environment and transportation.

On today's show:Incumbent president Joko Widodo was re-elected in Indonesia, and supporters of his opponent Prabowo Subianto took to Jakarta's streets in protest.Since Mexico launched its war on drug cartels in 2006, the number of "disappeared" people in the country has risen to above 40,000.The Netherland’s Duncan Laurence emerged victorious after performing his song “Arcade” at Eurovision.

On today's show: A live broadcast from City Grange about gardening and compost

On today's show: Violence in SudanA historic human rights claimA play about global water issuesThe threat from Iran

On today's show: Developments with the Iran nuclear dealTibetans in ChicagoBluegrass and rock music

On today's show: The trauma facing survivors of mass shootingsElections continue in IndiaThe fight to end the global AIDS crisis

On today's show: U.S.-China trade war escalatesLooking at sexual violence as a war crimeHealthy fasting during Ramadan

On today's show:Mahatma Gandhi’s Grandson Rajmohan chats with Jerome about Gandhian secularism and historical memory in India. The International Voices Project supports the work of playwrights from around the world and brings their plays to Chicago stages.

On today's show:Turkey's election board has ordered that the Istanbul mayoral election be re-run after the ruling AK Party alleged irregularities at certain polling places. Ride-share drivers worldwide went on strike yesterday to protest declining salaries and advocate for greater rights as workers. Philippine labor organizers visited Chicago for May Day.

On today's show:Former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano joined the show to talk about national security, immigration and DACA. Iran’s President Rouhani announced the country would partially stop complying with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on its nuclear program.Musicians, chefs and craftspeople come together every year for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

On today's show:President Trump has in recent months taken a strong stance on trade, wielding tariffs as a political tool.Violence against religious minorities and lower-caste Indians have increased sharply following the right-wing BJP’s election. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation last month announced the launch of the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund.

On today's show:Since 1500, at least 680 vertebrate species worldwide have gone extinct — and the situation is only becoming more dire. Children around the world face numerous threats to their rights, including forced marriage, sexual abuse and lack of access to education.Buckwheat is big among health-conscious Australians, and Chicago native Emily Griffith's 'Lil Bucks' is bringing the craze to Illinois.

On today's show: Broadcasting from the Chicago celebration of World Fair Trade Day, he hear from businesswomen, students and chefs committed to sustainability

On today's show: Climate change activists in an intergenerational conversationChicago doctors helping individuals injured in Syrian conflict

On today's show: An organization that supports victims of political tortureA Cuban film now showing in ChicagoAn expert oud player

On today's show: The world's oldest hereditary monarchyA coup attempt in VenezuelaRent control in Berlin

On today's show: A right-wing party gains traction in SpainCooking with cannabisThe U.S.-German relationship

On today's show:Writer-director Steven Conrad chats with WBEZ's Monica Eng about his new Amazon TV series, 'Patriot.'Iranian director Jafar Panahi has made his fourth movie in defiance of a government-ordered ban on filmmaking, '3 Faces.'New play 'Fast Food Chain' tells the story of a brother and sister coping with food insecurity in Chicago in 2019.

On today's show: The life of a journalist in RamallahNonviolent direct action as a political strategy

On today's show:As NATO turns 70 this year, questions abound about its strength in the face of Russian resurgence and U.S. isolationism.An NGO called Nonviolent Peaceforce has been organizing unarmed interventions to protect civilians in global conflicts since 2003. Nigerian comedian Bright “Basketmouth” Okpocha brings his unique brand of comedy to Chicago.

On today's show:Bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday left 321 people dead.A Chicago-area nonprofit is looking to dramatically expand what Chicagoans think of as recyclable.

It’s not easy being green. Kermit’s words ring perhaps truer than ever this Earth Day as sea levels rise, mass extinctions take hold and politicians regularly turn a blind eye. Worldview is back with our annual Earth Day quiz to find out just how much listeners know about the threats to our environment — and to have a little fun, of course. Listeners call in to answer questions about the Great Lakes, the Trump administration, environmental justice movements and more. Helping us out and quizzing our callers are a few expert guests. Kim Wasserman is executive director of the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization. Howard Learner is president and executive director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center. Joe Phillips is from Extinction Rebellion Chicago. And a huge thank you to listeners who submitted questions at wbez.org/worldview!

On today’s show:Peru ex-President, Alan Garcia, dies by suicideWomen prisoners in Cook County Jail curate global film fest Director Mike Leigh talks about his film ‘Peterloo’Jazz artist Sen Morimoto plays Chicago’s Lincoln Hall

On today's show: A spike of violence in the Sahel regionMusic from ParisLooking to Algeria's future

On today's show: Exploring the intersection of secularism and religion in FranceLooking at the criticism of Congresswoman Ilhan OmarThe role of tech in bringing peace to the Middle East

On today's show: Looking at the Tiananmen Square protests 30 years laterGrass-fed beef in Chicago

On today's show: A panel discussion about the Indian elections

On today's show: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was ousted by a military coup following months of protests against his rule. Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested in London after the Ecuadorian embassy withdrew his asylee status there. Film contributor Milos Stehlik chats with French filmmaker Claire Denis about her new film, 'High Life.' 

On today's show: An analysis of yesterday's Israeli electionsNelson Mandela's personal archivist on the nature of collective memoryWhat the BBC is doing to combat 'fake news'

On today's show:Eli Castro’s solo comedy show, 'Made in Puerto Rico' was, in fact, made in Chicago. The comedian returns to perform at Laugh Factory on Tuesday night.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced, this week, that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will be designated a foreign terrorist organization.The NGO EqualHealth has stepped in to provide training and education to over two thousand doctors, nurses and students in Haiti.

On today's show:Rwanda marks 25 years since its 1994 genocide with a 100-day period of mourning. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to annex territory in the West Bank occupied by Israeli settlers if his coalition wins the national elections this coming Thursday.Applegate Farms' New Food Collective is making a more sustainable sausage.   

On today's show:Guatemala's Congress is considering a bill that would grant amnesty for war crimes committed during its 36-year civil war. Milos Stehlik talks to Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke about his new film, Ash is Purest White.Lao-American filmmaker Kulap Vilaysack joins us to talk about her personal documentary, Origin Story. 

On today's show:Jonathan Wiesen joins us to discuss whether Germans should revisit the debate over reparations and historical responsibility for Nazi crimes.Activists and foreign policy experts from around the world will be coming to Loyola's campus this Saturday for the 2019 Chicago Peace Summit.Watts for Love founder Nancy Economou joins us to talk about delivering solar powered light to survivors of Cyclone Idai.

On today's show:U.S. peace activists tour Iran to prevent future conflictAn anthropologist and a journalist on Islam's role in shaping scienceAn Afro-Cuban funk-infused musician arrives in Chicago

On today's show: Two constitutional scholars on how to protect democracyHow a National Popular Vote Interstate Compact could invalidate the Electoral CollegeNon-partisan alternatives to drawing legislative districts

On today's show: A look at the comedian who wants to be Ukraine's presidentDiscussing urban violence in VenezuelaEating insects in Mexican cuisine

On today's show: A new Trump administration strategy on immigrationFilm critic Jonathan Rosenbaum on French filmWeekend Passport with global citizen Nari Safavi

On today's show: Theresa May makes a bold moveBird extinction and what we can do about itAn organization that makes scuba diving accessible

On today's show: Looking at the Green New Deal with local policy experts, youth activists and academics

On today's show: Futurist Amy Webb explores the landscape of artificial intelligence regulation

On today's show: A comic book creator takes on philanthropy in Puerto RicoAn analysis of the Mueller report from The Atlantic's Yoni AppelbaumMonica Eng explores ancient grains on an Illinois farm

On today's show: The famed Jane Goodall speaks on youth activismMilos Stehlik reviews Hungarian film 'Sunset'Musician Idan Raichel shares the sounds of Israel

On today's show:Professor of philosophy at Yale University Jason Stanley joins us to talk about his new book, "How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them." International human rights lawyer Helena Olea joins today’s Eyes On Mexico to discuss Central American migration at the southern Mexican border. For the second year the Rotary Club of Naperville is holding an event to get people more involved in development projects around the world. 

On today's show:Racial justice organizations published a report arguing current anti-extremism programs reinforce government surveillance of Muslim communities.Mago Torres, an investigative reporter, found the first of 2,000 unmarked graves belonging to victims of Mexico’s drug war in the state of Michoacan.South by Southwest festival (SXSW), an annual series of festivals and conferences featuring film and music, wrapped up in Austin, Texas last Sunday.

On today's show:Cyclone Idai hit parts of southern Africa last week, leaving devastation in its wake.The human rights and lands of Mexico’s indigenous communities have been threatened by international mining and agricultural companies in recent years.In 2004, Jim Slama, founder of food justice and sustainability NGO FamilyFarmed, created the group’s highest-profile event, the Good Food EXPO.

On today's show:The Committee to Protect Journalists' Joel Simon talks about his book on whether governments should pay ransom when their citizens are taken hostage.WBEZ’s Monica Eng talks to Chinese-American novelist Lisa See, author of bestsellers Shanghai Girls and On Gold Mountain. See’s latest novel, The Island of Sea Women, immerses readers in the lives of a dwindling community on the Korean island of Jeju in which generations of women have supported their families by diving for seafood. Eng and See discuss the dangers of the work, Russian and Japanese influence on the island and the unusual foodways of this disappearing community of female divers.

On today's show:At least 49 people were killed at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand around the time of midday prayer on Friday.Over the past few years, and especially since the attempted coup in 2016, Turkey has become an increasingly hostile place for journalists.WBEZ Film Contributor and director at Facets Chicago Milos Stehlik talks with German filmmaker, screenwriter and director Christian Petzold.Chicago-based South Asian performing arts organization Mandala Arts presents “Ratri: Music and Dance of the Night,” an afternoon of Indian classical dance.

On today's show: The Brexit saga continuesAn Egyptian nun speaks on her life of serviceStudent activists prepare for US Youth Climate Strike

On today's show: Analysis of China's National People's Conference MeetingDiscussion of collapsing insect populationsMusic from Venezuela

On today's show: An update on BrexitA look at how ISIS operations are wrapping upHow the UK is stripping suspected terrorists' citizenshipOpponents of a planned Chicago cop academy speak out

On today's show: Historian Dana Frank looks at how the U.S. has intervened in Honduras over the yearsA conversation with a pizza master

On today's show:A group of global women leaders has signed an open letter advocating for women's rights and gender inclusion.Milos Stehlik reviews the Colombian submission for this year's Oscars Foreign Language category.The National Museum of Mexican art presents its 25th annual Sor Juana.

On today's show:Tokyo is hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, but researchers worry that radiation from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster could still be present.After initial encouragement from the Chicago city government, a local composting company could now be shut down by the city's Health Department​.Haiti Outreach is an NGO whose mission is to work collaboratively with Haitians to enable access to a sustainable source of clean water.

On today's show:Opposition MP's are calling for Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign over alleged interference in an anti-corruption prosecution.Kashmiri journalist Sheikh Saaliq joins us to discuss the historical context behind the Kashmir conflict and its effects on India-Pakistan relations.Musical artists from across the globe came together for the 2019 Folk Alliance International Conference in Montreal last month.

On today's show:Tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan, with India arguing that Pakistan harbors militant groups that support the Kashmir insurgency.Last month, India’s Supreme Court ordered state governments to evict over a million indigenous people from forested lands in the country.Trans activists in India argue that a proposed bill regulating trans rights proposes a regressive notion of gender identity.

On today's show:After four years of civil war in Yemen, the aid organization Oxfam America reports “some 12 million people are at risk of famine." Thousands of Algerians took to the streets across the country after President Bouteflika announced that he will be seeking re-election.Master sommelier Emily Wines takes us to Japan on this week's "Wines Report."

On today's show: How Fair Trade certification worksActor Jeff Bridges on the environmental documentary he narratedLearning about queer Cuba through film

On today's show: Benjamin Netanyahu negotiated a merger between far-right party Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) and Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) ahead of the April polls.A Facebook post by Ahmed Abu Artema inspired the March of Return, a months-long campaign by Gazan residents along the Israel-Gaza border in 2018.The second summit between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un collapsed abruptly without an agreement today in Hanoi.

On today's show: The case for ranked-choice votingThe (often silly) write-in candidates in elections near and farA reflection on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's legacy

On today's show: An update on Venezuela and the blockade stopping humanitarian aid from coming inAn analysis of the Cuban constitutional referendumA recap of the Oscars with film contributor Milos Stehlik

On today's show:An update on the Trump-Russia investigation A film series that examines the intersection of art and religionA musical duo bringing Los Angeles sounds to Chicago

On today's show:Three of the 14 candidates in Chicago’s 2019 mayoral race propose a financial transaction tax, known colloquially as a “LaSalle Street Tax.” A proposed tar-sands oil pipeline that would cross four Illinois counties has prompted concerns among some state residents about eminent domain rights and environmental impacts.

On today's show: The final installment of our series on the intersection of science and power politicsA discussion with domestic extremism expert Mark Pitcavage A glimpse into "Purchased Lives," a new exhibit on domestic slavery at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center

On today's show:An increasingly fractured global landscape was on display at the 55th annual Munich Security Conference.Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador faces scrutiny from human rights advocates who believe he isn't doing enough to prevent abuses.The arrest of Philippine journalist Maria Ressa last Wednesday joins a pattern of press freedom violations under President Rodrigo Duterte.

On today's show:What President Trump's emergency declaration means for American democracyAn Oscar nominee provides a window into his artA Belarusian play comes to Chicago

On today's show:Nigerians head to the polls on Saturday to cast their vote for president, choosing between almost twenty candidates.To discuss the recent complications in US-Iran relations, we’re joined by Trita Parsi, founder of the National Iranian American Council.Worldview is hosting a series on the intersection of science and power politics. Today’s conversation focuses on the way museums organize knowledge.

On today's show:Plant nerds, bird geeks and conservation junkies converge on Chicago for the Wild Things Conference on February 23rd.Trans academic Shay-Akil McLean discusses how the fields of biology and medicine often serve to uphold racist and gender-conforming ideologies.

On today's show:Protests that started in December 2018 have snowballed into countrywide agitation against Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir’s regimeChristopher Kimball talked with WBEZ’s Monica Eng about his new book, which brings easy meals from around the world to American homes.Joining Worldview's series on the intersection of science and power politics, Audra Wolfe discusses the ideology that science is apolitical.

On today's show:Author Simon Mabon talks about religion and sovereignty in Saudi Arabia and throughout the Middle EastWe kick off our week-long Science and Colonialism series with historian Timothy Mitchell

On today's show:France recalled its ambassador to Rome after Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio met with French Yellow Vest protestersFilm contributor Milos Stehlik chats with Chicagoan director Michael Glover Smith whose third film, Rendezvous in Chicago, opens in theaters FridayWe're joined by Shawn Convey, director of "Among Wolves," and Jonathan Miller, artistic director of Chicago a cappella's new show, "Polish Splendor"

On today's show:Representatives of the Taliban and other groups in Afghanistan met this week in Moscow to discuss a path for peace after a decades-long war.We discuss strategies for more sustainable travel with Elizabeth Becker, author of Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism.We catch up with long-time Global Activist Julie Siegel, an Evanston-based landscape architect, environmentalist and founder of the NGO, Sustainable Sharing with Guatemala.

On today's show:We dive into last night's State of the Union address with The Atlantic's Steve ClemonsEnergy analyst and investigative journalist Antonia Juhasz breaks down President Trump's plan for "America's energy dominance"Musician Angel Bat Dawid shares her creative process

On today's show:Airstrikes kill civilians in the Middle EastThe military's role in the struggle for Venezuela's presidencyThe efficacy of sanctions in Venezuela, Iran and elsewhere

On today's episode: The U.S. withdraws from 1988 Nuclear Forces TreatyBBC Witness takes us inside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyNayib Bukele wins El Salvador's presidential election

On today's show: We discuss a potential one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Maryam Sepehri speaks about her documentary "Mouth Harp in a Minor Key, featuring Hamid Naficy, who also joins usOn the Weekend Passport segment, we hear about "I.C.E. Box," a one-man show about life in an I.C.E. detention center

On today's show:The coffee you buy might be helping birds survive their winter migration.The BBC brings us a story about a 12-year-old boy who escaped slavery in Pakistan.A Chicago-area human trafficking survivor speaks out with the help of "Selah Freedom" on our Global Activism series. 

On today's show:Looking into the causes and effects of a declining U.S. fertility rateA discussion of theater's power to commemorate tragedy with actors from Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of "Us/Them"

On today's show:The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ “Doomsday Clock” will remain at two minutes to midnight through 2019, the group announced yesterday.Milos Stehlik interviews Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, whose new film "Cold War" has received three Academy Award nominations.Interrobang Theatre Project's play "I Call My Brothers" follows Arab-Swedish Amor in the aftermath of a car bomb attack in Stockholm.

On today's show:The leader of Venezuela's national assembly, Juan Guaidó, declared himself acting president in direct opposition to current leader Nicolás Maduro.“Caravans of Gold”, the first major exhibition on medieval West Africa’s global reach, opens this Saturday at Northwestern's Block Museum of Art.“Cuban Visions”, a new film series, starts in Chicago on Thursday, January 24, 2019, and runs through November 2019.

On today's show:An oil pipeline exploded in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico, while residents of the local town were attempting to tap it. Queer academic Yasmin Nair joins us to talk about President Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the military, and whether trans inclusion in the military is worth fighting for. Skokie hosts Coming Together 2019, a cultural and arts festival celebrating diversity. This year's theme is "Celebrating Polish Culture".

On today's show:Journalist and author Bethany McLean discusses America's fossil fuel dominance from frackingThe Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival brings international performers to the city

On today's show:A discussion of this week's terror attack in Nairobi, KenyaPhil Robertson of Human Rights Watch shares insights into the state of human rights in Burma, Thailand and other parts of AsiaWe learn about a program bringing French and Chicagoan youth together through soccer

On today's show: Hits from this morning’s “Prime Minister’s Questions” and analysis from the BBC's Gary O’DonoghueMexico’s billionaire drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán on trial.Co-creator of puppet play "Ajijaak on Turtle Island" Ty Defoe speaks on indigenous culture

On today's show:Theresa May faces an unpopular Brexit Vote.Mike Pompeo delivers speech in Cairo.Former Mayor of Indianapolis makes a conservative case to address climate change.

On today's show:China’s Muslim minorities have faced increased pressure to assimilate to Han Chinese culture, and self-suppress their religious and ethnic practices.WBEZ’s Film Contributor, Milos Stehlik of Facets Chicago, has always been skeptical of the trend of streaming services, like Netflix and Amazon Prime, releasing major films, and bypassing theaters. January is International Human Trafficking Month, and today is International Human Trafficking Day. Worldview’s Weekend Passport segment commemorates this issue by highlighting the play “La Ruta”, a collaboration between Steppenwolf Theatre and the Salvation Army’s “Stop it Initiative Against Human Trafficking”.

On today's show:Climate Change Activist Wins Republican Congressional Seat,Helping Houses of Worship Go Solar,Shock Result in Congo ElectionsChicago Fine Dining Helping Immigrants School Kids

On today's show:We take calls on President Trump's prime-time speech on a border wall.Women have taken to the streets in India to allow for access to holy sites.

On today's show:As of the beginning of 2019, four of the five highest-earning military contractors in the U.S. are led by women CEOs. We discuss what this means in feminist terms.Grasslands offer our communities ecosystem services like flood abatement, water quality, carbon sequestration and pollinator services.

On today's show:Global NGO, Survival International, says Brazil's new President, Jair Bolsonaro, is installing polices akin to genocide against indigenous tribes. Survival's Brazil staffer, Sarah Shenker, reportsAs many children in Kenya and Tanzania die from pediatric cancers that are cured in the U.S. We talk with Chicago-based NGO Children’s Place International about its project to turn the tide. Dr. Asirwa  and Dr. James McAuley, discussChef Marcus Samuelsson talked to WBEZ's Monica Eng about his appreciation of immigrant culture, cooking at the White House, and what itmeans to be a sincere traveler, rather than just a tourist.

On today's show:We get an update from Washington amid the shutdown with The Atlantic's Steve Clemons.Milos Stehlik speaks with a Lebanese filmmaker about her controversial new film.On Weekend Passport, we talk with the organizers of Chicago's Puerto Rican Three Kings parade.

On today's show:The curious case of an ex-U.S. Marine locked in a Moscow prison. We spoke with Luke Harding who was interrogated in the same prison in 2007.Yemen may have made headlines for a devastating war, but Socotra island off the coast has been known to biologists for its biodiversity since antiquity.Critics of immigration policy often say they encourage people to enter the U.S. "legally." That's grown nearly impossible in recent years. 

On today's show:Two migrant children have died under U.S. immigration custody. We'll discuss minor detention with a man who's been holding vigil at a facility in Tornillo, Texas.Half of North America's birds stay put during the winter. Two international birders discuss how you can find the stragglers that have stayed behind.

On today's show:We bring you an interview from earlier this year marking Karl Marx's 200th birthday.A BBC documentary about some of the earliest American communists.Milos Stehlik's favorite foreign films of 2018.

On today's show:We’re discussing whether the needle has moved on inequality. We’ll look at how shifting trends in trade policy have possibly led to higher suicide rates and lower life expectancy in many developed countries. We’ll also discuss which companies or individuals will be coming out on top because of the year’s reforms.

On today's show:In July, Israel passed a constitutional law that specifies Israel as an exclusive nation-state for the Jewish people. Several challenges to the law are to be heard by the Supreme Court in January. This hour, we talk with three Israeli citizens from opposite sides of the issue.

On Today's Show:President Donald Trump turned America’s foreign policy establishment on its head this week.Vice is the new biopic from Oscar-winning filmmaker Adam McKay about the controversial former Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney. On today’s Weekend Passport, the Music of the Americas Ensemble takes us on a musical tour of Latin America.

On Today's Show:Year 2018, provided us with “tipping-point” warnings about the consequences of inaction on Climate Change.

On Today's Show:This morning President Donald Trump announced on Twitter the U.S. has “defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.” Tensions are high in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as official presidential elections approach on December 23rd. For nearly a decade, WBEZ’s Tony Sarabia joined Worldview on Wednesdays for Global Notes, a look at international music.

On Today's Show:Colombia has accepted more than a million Venezuelans in recent months. The fundamentals of Western-style Democracy are under threat across the globe. 

On Today's Show:On the evening of Friday, December 14, two  locations of Mexico Lindo Bar and Grill, in Portage and Knox, Indiana, were raided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Amaro is the Italian word for bitter and also is also the name for the bitter drink consumed all over the country.The innovative music arts collaborative celebrates its 20th anniversary on Wednesday, December 19th, 2018, with an experience called, “Peace in Chicago: An Intergenerational Celebration.” 

On today's show:Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to end U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen’s Civil War. The bipartisan 56-41 vote marked the first time the Senate has voted to limit U.S. military action. Meanwhile, a House committee debating an upcoming Farm Bill approved a provision to delay a House of Representatives vote on Yemen to next year. “Why is an exposed female nipple considered pornographic, while an exposed male nipple is not”? Free expression advocates have asked this, and similar questions since the social media platform, Tumblr, earlier this month, announced a site-wide purge of adult content. Shoplifters, the film by Japanese filmmaker, Hirokazu Koreeda, won international acclaim, as well as the 2018 Palme d’Or, the Grand Prize of the Cannes Film Festival. But the film was not well-received in his home country. Chicago’s National Hellenic Museum teamed up with Greek photographer Tasos Markou from 2015-2017 to photograph the lives of refugees who ended up in Greek island camps. The resulting exhibit is called “Migrants Afloat”.

On Today's Show:In March 2016, Berta Isabel Cáceres, an indigenous environmental activist from Honduras, was murdered.The Q Brothers Collective returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater to perform their annual Christmas musical, Q Brothers Christmas Carol. In 2006, Colleen Boland was in her Cornell University office when, as she did every day at lunch, she tuned in to WBEZ’s live stream of Worldview.

On Today's Show:As British Prime Minister, Theresa May, faces a no-confidence vote today, she also took brutal questions from Parliament regarding details of her Brexit deal.This proposed Border Wall will have grave consequences on the ecology, waterways, agriculture, local economies, and will have a devastating consequence on wild life.Author, Aaron Cohen, believes that Aretha Franklin never recorded anything better, before or after, her 1972 Gospel album, “Amazing Grace”

On Today's Show:As Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker leaves office, he is looking to shore up his legacy on labor and trade.The U.S. prison population almost tripled between 1988 and 2008.

On Today's Show:This past Saturday in Paris, protesters took to the streets for the fourth weekend in a row, dressed in neon yellow vests, to symbolize rebellion.Nine leaders of Hong Kong’s “Occupy Central with Love and Peace,” a pro-democracy movement also known as “The Umbrella Movement”, went on trial last month. On August 16, 2012, South African police committed what’s been called the worst act of police brutality in the post-apartheid era.

On Today's Show:The same report also pointed to the fact that suicides in the U.S. have increased, especially among “middle-aged, white, poorly educated rural people.”WBEZ film contributor and Facets Chicago founder, Milos Stehlik, joins Worldview to share his reviews of two films.A new documentary by Hao Wu explores China’s live-streaming culture.

On Today's Show:Over the weekend, Meng Wanzhou, CFO of the Chinese tech giant Huawei, was arrested in suburban Vancouver.Recently, the media scene has been shaken-up by scandals around race, religion, and representation. The United Nations Association (UNA) helps inspire Americans to support the ideals and work of the U.N.

On Today's Show:Former President George H. W. Bush is being remembered today in a state funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington D. C. Tatsu Aoki’s Taiko Legacy is one the longest running multigenerational ensembles of avant-garde jazz and traditional Japanese music.

On Today's Show:International leaders, scientists and activists will gather at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.A U.S. military prosecutor has presented a case of war crimes against a decorated Navy SEAL sniper. President Trump also claimed that China would cut tariffs on U.S. made cars, despite Chinese officials refusing to respond to such claims. 

On today's show:Sen. Dick Durbin discusses Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the U.S., and remember the life and legacy of the late President George H. W. Bush.Mexico Swears in New President Amid Migration Negotiations with U.S.Worldview discusses education with an Indian-American trying to revolutionize it.

On Today's Show:This week, U.S. President Donald Trump stated he would likely move forward with raising tariffs on currently imposed Chinese goods.Next month, the History channel premiers a new drama called Project Blue Book. Los Frikis, inspired by the outlawed rock and metal scene of the 80’s, were enemies of Fidel Castro’s regime for their counter-culture fashion, attitudes, and ideologies.

On Today's Show:On Wednesday, U.S. Senators took the floor to vote in favor of a resolution to end U.S. support of Saudi Arabia’s involvement in Yemen.The newest study found that around a half-million people died as a result of U.S. involvement in Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2011.Global Activist, Wendy Sternberg, is founder and executive director of Genesis at the Crossroads (GATC). 

On Today's Show:British Prime Minister Theresa May states she has not “given up” on Brexit negotiations.For the first time the US detains more than 14,000 undocumented children. For this week’s Global Notes, Catalina Maria Johnson reports from the 8th annual Mundial Montreal.

On Today's Show:Last Sunday at the U.S. -Mexico border, U.S. patrol agents fired tear gas on an unarmed crowd of migrants, including children, attempting to enter the U.S.This foreign policy elite, called “The Blob”, must break free of its circular thinking, and allow in alternative viewpoints.

On Today's Show:On Sunday, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense reported that three of its ships near the straits that divide the Black and Azov seas were fired upon and boarded by Russian special forces. Over the weekend, two legendary and risk-taking filmmakers, passed away.Each Monday, during the 2018 hurricane season, Worldview has presented Puerto Ricanstruction to discuss post-Maria life in Puerto Rico.

On Today's Show:In the Virtual Reality (VR), Biidaaban: First Light, Anishinaabe artist and filmmaker Lisa Jackson depicts a Toronto, Canada that is reclaimed by nature. Julian Schnabel’s new drama, “At Eternity’s Gate”, dives into the mind of the legendary painter, Vincent Van Gogh Join Galilee for a jam session with Brian Shimkovitz, founder of Awesome Tapes from Africa, as they spin some African vinyl and cassette classics.

On Today's Show:Cruising the aisles of a Filipino grocery store offers a history lesson in the colonizers, traders, and neighbors who passed through different parts of the Philippines over the centuries. 

This week, Worldview is launching a series in collaboration with the Chicago Sun-Times called “Hungry For Home,” where Monica Eng helps us explore Chicago’s ethnic communities through the food they eat and the grocery stores where they shop. Poland and Ukraine share more than a border. Their common history goes back over a thousand years as the borderlands between Europe and the East. Over the last century in Chicago, the communities have teamed up over a shared cuisine, lending to a network of dozens of delis, bakeries, groceries, and restaurants. Today, we talk about what sets the foods apart, where to buy them, and how to eat them. Polish American home cook Anna Zolkowski Sobor and Ukrainian American Worldview producer Julian Hayda give Monica Eng a tour of Rich’s Fresh Market in River Grove. Then Hayda and Eng talk about how to order at a Ukrainian restaurant from Magic Jug in the Dunning neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago. At the top of the show we’ll also be joined by Polish-Nigerian journalist, Remi Adekoya, to discuss last week’s independence day controversy in Poland. Adekoya’s latest article forForeign Policy is called “Extreme Nationalism Is as Polish as Pierogi.”

This week, Worldview is launching a series in collaboration with the Chicago Sun-Times called “Hungry For Home,” where Monica Eng helps us explore Chicago’s ethnic communities through the food they eat and the grocery stores where they shop. Chicago offers a wealth of Korean food culture but some people could use a helping hand when it comes to navigating it. Today we tour one of Chicago’s biggest Korean food stores for a primer on how to shop for the groceries with local foodie Theo Hahn. WBEZ’s Susie An and her friend Sophie Kim offer a primer on how to order and eat some basic Korean dishes in a restaurant. Plus, University of Chicago Professor, Bruce Cumings, joins us to discuss some of the politics behind these foods, and some of the news that’s come out of Korea in recent weeks..

On Today's Show:In the past couple of years, Jordan has been greatly affected by ongoing conflict happening in surrounding areas.Movie Director, Jason Reitman, has carved out a niche in comedy that deals with transitional moments in life.The Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir returns to Chicago this week to perform at the Symphony Center Presents Special Concert

On Today's Show:India is in the midst of its own #MeToo movement, just a year after it shook up major institutions in the U.SMuthaland explores a young Indian-American woman who is forever changed when, on a retreat to her homeland A new photo exhibit, Women of Togo, explores the West African country that UNICEF named the 15th “Most Dangerous Place to be born” in the world. 

On Today's Show:Many critics argue that superhero films are ruining the film industry, prioritizing profit over art form. We’ve become accustomed to bad news regarding climate change, but the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) will join us to give some good news. A current Bill in Congress could give private companies the responsibility for moving high-level radioactive waste (HLRW)

On Today's Show:Last Tuesday, the Federal Judge tasked with Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy approved a plan to reduce $4 billion owed by the former Government Development Bank. India’s general elections will be held next spring. Worldview’s Viviana Garcia-Blanco talks with Josè Olivarez about issues of anti-blackness and toxic machismo attitudes in the Latinx community.

On Today's Show:Yesterday, a mass grave of 200 people was found in Ethiopia. The legend of Greek-American opera singer and actress, Maria Callas, has only grown since her death, some 40 years agoThe rise of the Black Panther Party was one of the most influential political and social movements of the 20th Century

On Today's Show:After months of President Trump’s threats to fire him, Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned on Wednesday. Loyalty: Stories is a documentary series that follows the lives of American Muslims in the military.Millions of children around the world are currently abandoned or orphaned and have no family to call their own.

On Today's Show:Analysts predicted a “Blue wave”, led by non-white male candidates and voters. Catalina Maria Johnson, host of Vocalo’s Beat Latino, just got back from the 2018 World Music Expo (WOMEX) held in Las Palmas on the Canary Islands.

On Today's Show:The Midterm Elections are finally here.A group of local journalists wants to tell real stories of asylum seekers.

Proponents of globalization promised a world of shared prosperity and universal liberal values. But the political upheavals of recent years have been driven by a sense that, for many in the West, globalization failed to deliver. Rising inequality, rapid social change, and the fissiparous effects of technology have created fertile ground for populists with promises to “take back” control of their nations from globalist elites and outside forces. Does today’s political climate of distrust and division spell the end of the age of globalism? And as this world order is dismantled what might take its place? To answer these questions,Worldview will join Ian Bremmer before a live audience at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.  Ian Bremmer is the president and founder of the Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm. He is the author of the latest New York Times best seller Us Vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism.

On Today's Show:Mexico is the second deadliest country to be a journalist, second only to SyriaFor today’s “Master Class”, Milos chats with Chicago filmmaker, Gabe Polsky, director of the new documentary, “In Search of Greatness”.Teatro Vista’s new production of “American Jornalero” is about the plight of urban day laborers amidst the simmering America First movement.

On today's show: President Trump is preparing to send as many as 5,200 troops to the US-Mexico border, in response to migrants and asylum-seekers coming from Honduras through MexicoWe discuss the recent acts of white supremacist terrorism (the massacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, the shooting of Black shoppers at a Kentucky Kroger, and the pipe-bombs sent to Democrats and Trump critics) with an Interfaith leader and activist

On today's show: The ongoing conflict in Yemen"Killer robots" and the future of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)For this week's Global Notes: a BBC story about when the Nigerian Military attacked musician Fela Kuti

On Today's Show:The case Juliana v. the United States asserts the U.S. government failed to do enough to stop climate change.Craig Futterman founded the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project at the University of Chicago’s Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, over 15 years ago.

On Today's Show:"The damage done by conspiracy and vigilante violence alters the fabric of democracy," says Steven GardinerElizabeth Rush introduces the reader to the people and places upended by Hurricanes like Harvey, Irma.The Chopin Theatre is a “multidisciplinary arts center in the heart of Wicker Park”.

On today's show: President Trump addresses the pipe bombs mailed to many prominent Democrats Ophelia Dahl joins us to discuss Partners in Health (PIH), which she co-founded in Haiti in 1987The author and illustrator of “Margarito’s Forest” join us to discuss the illustrated book based in Guatemalan village

On today's show: President Donald Trump tweeted that he would declare a “national emergency” over the Central American migrant caravan heading towards the United States, through Mexico. Global Activism: we catch up with Bookwallah founder Seena Jacob and we are also joined by her husband Randall Kramer. Kramer is the son of the late Ed Kramer who was a beloved WBEZ volunteer. Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned by the Saudi Arabian government.

On Today's Show,President Donald Trump informed reporters on Saturday of his plan to pull the US out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. After Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017, through January 2018 there was a 246 percent spike in calls to the island’s suicide hotline.Sandra Cisneros returns to Chicago with a new chapbook entitled, Puro Amor.

On today's show: Elizabeth Warren's attempt to prove Native American ancestry Milos Stehlik interviews Rupert Everett about Everett's role playing Oscar Wilde in "The Happy Prince"Renowned Egyptian comedian, Bassem Youssef joins us for this week's Weekend Passport

On today's show: A Church split will cause geopolitical blowback from Eastern Europe to the Middle EastGlobal Activism: Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP)

On Today's Show:Turkish intelligence officials told the press a team of Saudis affiliated with Crown Prince, dismembered Khashoggi with a bone saw inside the consulate,For decades, an open secret amongst Bridgeview Muslims was that they were under constant surveillance by the U.S. government.On today’s Global Notes, Catalina Maria Johnson, discusses Chicago-based artists that hit it big onto the international music stage.

On Today's Show: Worldview will join John Mearsheimer before a live audience at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

On today's show: Terrell Jermaine Starr of The Root joins us to talk about cybersecurity and U.S.-Russia relations from a Black perspectiveMilos Stehlik interviews Belgian film director Felix Van Groeningen about his upcoming film Beautiful BoyPhotographer and scholar Deborah Willis and Amy Mooney join us for this week's Weekend Passport to discuss Black photography and an event at the Museum of Contemporary Photography

On Today's Show:Millions of torture survivors around the world suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Oxfam states the truck will “raise awareness of the human suffering behind the food on supermarket shelves—even at socially-conscious Whole Foods”.Her work resonates with many young Latinx people in America, who share similar experiences with Latinx identity politics, and institutional racism.

On today's show: Jared Kushner may have been the one to leak the name of missing Saudi journalist, Jamal KhashoggiNikki Haley announces her resignation from U.S. Ambassador to the United NationsCatalina Maria Johnson joins us for this week's Global Notes to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

On Today's Show:Jeremy Scahill, co-founder of the investigative outlet The Intercept, has been a vocal critic of the “American exceptionalism” at the core of Nikki Haley’s rhetoric.Next month, millions of Americans will head to the polls in what many observers are calling one of the most important elections in U.S. history.

On Today's Show:According to one survey, only 42 percent of millennials support capitalism.On today’s Global Activism segment, Lou Bank joins Worldview once again to catch us up to date with his non-profit.

On Today's Show:The Trump administration held its first public hearing on its Affordable Clean Energy plan in Chicago on Oct. 1.Protesters wearing shirts that read, “Stop killing us” gathered outside of the meeting demanding the EPA hold businesses accountable for carbon pollution.In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, on today’s Global Notes, we’ll play contemporary indigenous music from across nations and genres.

On today's show: The indigenous communities of Chiapas in Mexico and their fight to defend their human rightsThe possibility of renewing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and what the U.S. is doing to protect womenRachel Woolf’s new exhibition, "Deported: An American Division", in collaboration with Artworks Projects for Human Rights

On Today's Show:While attacks in Europe and North America have dropped dramatically this year, attacks in Afghanistan, and other countries are rising. Over a decade ago, author Naomi Klein coined the term “Disaster Capitalism” to describe a form of hyper exploitation amid human suffering.

On Today's Show:A new exhibit in Chicago aims to give people an understanding of the difficulties facing millions of refugees around the world who are forced from their homes.  In recent years, many craft brewers have been bought out by large multinational conglomerates. On this week’s Global Notes segment Catalina Maria Johnson will take us through a rich collection from countries like Japan, Vietnam, and Mexico.

On Today's Show:Rami Nashashibi joins us today to discuss his recent pilgrimage to Mecca and how that relates to the work he’s doing here in Chicago.In August 1973, a Latin music supergroup called Fania All Stars played a historic concert at New York's Yankee Stadium.

On Today's Show:On Wednesday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un held a joint press conference in North Korea.Filmmaker Michael Moore traveled across the United States and interviewed Americans to assess the political and social impact of President Trump’s victory.The World Music Festival meets World Dumpling Fest will be held Sept. 23 at Navy Pier.

Today on Worldview: China-U.S. Trade War: President Trump imposes a 10% tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese goodsGlobal Activism: Chicago Fair Trade will host the 2018 GlobalFestGlobal Notes: The musical effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

On Today's Show:A team of artists and scientists have come together to inspire people around the world to celebrate the sky and save it from climate change.Talented filmmakers from Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, China and other countries are premiering their films during Chicago’s Asian American Pop-Up Cinema. 

“World changing has been co-opted by the rich and powerful,” says our  guest Anand Giridharadas, a former New York Times columnist and author of the book, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World. In recent decades, corporations have been catering to a new generation of conscious consumers by posing themselves as ethically responsible and charitable. But Giridharadas argues that these American corporations and elites generally seek to maintain exploitative systems that cause many of the problems they purport to fix. To discuss this apparent hypocrisy with Giridharadas is Jeffrey Winters, director of Northwestern University's Equality Development and Globalization Studies Program and author of Oligarchy. Giridharadas will speak at the Chicago Ideas Festival on Thursday, October 18th.

On Today's Show:Palestinian issues have taken the headlines in recent weeks, as the Trump administration has doubled down on negotiating the “deal of the century” with Israel.Milos talks with Jim Stern. His new film American Chaos follows Stern throughout the country as he interviews supporters of President Trump.Around 150 artists will come together to perform a composition that showcases 100 years of the Englewood’s musical history.

On Today's Show:Over the past few years, conservative political parties in many countries have forged coalitions with the far-right. Scores of housing authorities in the Netherlands own more than two million homes for lower-income residents.The Chicago Jewish Day School is hosting a “Water Walk” event that stimulates the everyday lived experience of South Sudanese women and girls who walk miles to get water.

On Today's Show:The economic crisis in Venezuela has produced one of the worst humanitarian crises in the modern history of our hemisphere.Carlos Porfirio Armijo joins Worldview to discuss his work as an indigenous community organizer in Honduras.On this week’s Global Notes segment, Vocalo’s Beat Latino host and producer Catalina Maria Johnson will discuss how musicians are keeping endangered indigenous languages alive.

On Today's Show:We talk with Ahmed Aboutaleb about domestic politics and some of the challenges he faces as Mayor of Rotterdam. This year Chicago’s “Build the Peace Committee” marks Chicago’s 40th peace day on September 19th with an event at Daley Plaza.Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents a new one-man performance, “BigMouth”.

On Today's Show:Critics of Mayor Emanuel have argued that the emphasis on global business only serves the Loop, not more economically disenfranchised areas of the city.Today, John Bolton will deliver a speech before the Federalist Society that will recommend the United States sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC)

On Today's Show:Sweden is in store for huge political upheaval as far right parties are expected to make large gains in parliamentary elections on Sunday.WBEZ Film Contributor, Milos Stehlik, is back from the 2018 Telluride Film Festival. He’ll recap some of his favorite moments.Chicago-based digital art group, Digital Tapestries will premier its new film, Roots Grow Together, this weekend at the Gene Siskel Film Center.

On Today's Show: President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court could have broad implications for civil and human rights at home and abroad. From the use of wartime powers like torture, to the regulation of business, to gender and racial equity, the lives of many can be decided by the Supreme Court. Yesterday, Kavanaugh and the Senate Judiciary Committee gave opening statements amid protests from Democrats, who believe President Trump is deliberately withholding access to vital documents. Capitol Police removed 70 civilian protesters from the hearing, and many more were picketing outside. Worldview will provide special coverage of the hearings with Daniel Hemel, assistant professor of law at the University of Chicago, and Allie Boldt, Washington D.C. counsel for Demos, an equal rights think tank. Kristine Lucius, executive vice president of policy and governmental affairs at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, was in the hearings, and joins us live as well. 

On Today's Show:Illinois has always had a favorite state status in Cuba, but how does having a new president in power, in Cuba and the U.S. fair for both countries?Milos Stehlik he sits down with Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Steve James to discuss his new Starz original documentary series, “America to Me”.On Labor Day, Art Design Chicago presents Living Architecture, an exhibition focusing on the role of immigrant communities in building Chicago's culture.

On Today's Show:Forces loyal to Bashar al Assad are assembling for an assault on Idlib, the last opposition stronghold in Syria. Years before the Me Too movement, one privileged girl, Winnetka, Illinois teen, Sonia Shah, decided to elevate women’s voices.

On Today's Show:Former Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, issued an 11-page statement condemning Pope Francis’ handling of the sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church.Tokyo Medical University admitted to lowering the test scores of female applicants to bar them from being admitted into the universityThis year marks the 20th Annual World Music Festival Chicago that will take place September 7-23.

On Today's Show:Yesterday, the U.S. and Mexico made a tentative deal. Trump coins it the “U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement”One year since Burmese security kicked out almost all of the country’s Rohingya ethnic group, United Nations investigators are now calling to prosecute the Burmese military for the genocide of nearly one million people.  The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination accused China of placing  over a million of its Uighur Muslim citizens in re-education camps in China’s Xinjiang province.

On Today's Show:Senator John McCain, a perennial voice for interventionist foreign policy in the Senate and two-time presidential candidate, has died after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 81. Worldview’s Jerome McDonnell spoke with Jacob Weisberg, the editor-in-chief of The Slate Group, who has written about John McCain for decades. Post Hurricane Maria, eighty percent of Puerto Rico’s agricultural crops had been destroyed according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Brookfield Zoo recently kicked off in Chicago an international effort to save from extinction an animal you might not have heard of.

On Today's Show:Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, a pop star turned opposition politician, was charged with treason by a military court in Uganda on Thursday.It’s been one year since Burmese security forces displaced almost all members of the Rohingya ethnic group from Myanmar. On August 25th, people will have “Save Rohingya Day” rallies in four cities across the U.S. and Canada.Milos Stehlik chats with Swedish filmmaker, Bjorn Runge about his new film “The Wife”Chicago-based Dancemakers forum (CDF) brings SHareOUT to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) this weekend

On Today's Show:In the summer of 1968 anti-war protests swept Grant Park 50 years ago this week. 10,000 demonstrators descended on the Democratic National Convention.

On Today's Show:Medical professionals fear that the growing number of people to opt out of vaccinates pose a risk to “herd immunity.”Star of HBO’s Entourage, Adrian Grenier, believes a healthy environment can begin by reducing a single plastic straw

On Today's Show:A Pennsylvania grand jury released a report, this month, detailing decades of alleged sexual abuse by more than 300 Roman Catholic priests.Deadly floods have engulfed most regions of Kerala, a southern state of India. Heavy rains have wiped away homes, forcing mass evacuations.Today, President Trump’s E.P.A. released coal pollution rules. Proposals roll back Obama-era regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

On Today's Show:Greece has completed its third and final bailout today. It marked the end of Greece’s three-year Eurozone emergency loan program worth €61.9 billion.In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s unelected financial oversight board (PROMESA) passed austerity measures that introduced sweeping cutbacks for hundreds of institutions on the island. The fiscal plan included a policy that would offshore one-third of Puerto Rico’s prison population to private prisons in the U.S.In his book Beasts at Bedtime, environmental scientist and father, Liam Heneghan, explains how many classic and contemporary children’s books can inspire the next generation to protect the environment. 

On Today's Show:Democratic lawmakers are concerned about the U.S. military’s support of Saudi Arabia and neighboring Gulf States’ intervention in Yemen's civil war.As summer winds down in Chicago, Milos Stehlik of Facets Chicago wants to tell you about some interesting film festivals you can still catch.The Windy City Carnival returns this weekend for its 6th annual cultural celebration of the West Indies and the Caribbean islands.

On Today's Show:On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, announced that President Trump would revoke security clearance from former CIA director John Brennan.Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, Japan still experiences devastating consequences.Purnima Nath’s passion for singing, community engagement, and India’s culture drove her to create IndiaFest Milwaukee, a one-day celebration of India’s Independence Day, highlighting Indo culture, food, history and community. 

On Today's Show:Rashida Tlaib is set to become the first Muslim American woman elected into Congress come November. Tlaib joins Worldview to discuss her heritage, her political concerns, and the representation of Muslim women in American politics.During July’s NATO summit, President Donald Trump met with Turkish President, Tayyip Erdoğan, to discuss the release of two prisoners.Activists were outraged that Aloha Poke Co., a company owned by non-Hawaiians, would claim ownership over their Hawaiian language and culture.

On Today's Show:Youth in Bangladesh took to the streets after a bus accident killed two students and injured several others in Dhaka on July 29, 2018. What followed were massive public demonstrations against poor road safety laws. Since Hurricane Maria, 80% wind farms in Puerto Rico are out of service. Yet, power plants that operate on fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, are performing at 100%. The Trump administration has made no major effort to invest further in clean renewable energy on the islandViolence against members of the LGBTQ+ community in Central America has caused an influx of migrants to seek asylum in the U.S. Often times, these particularly vulnerable asylum seekers are met with no little to no resources, support, or understanding. 

On Today's Show:British Deputy Ambassador to the U.S., Michael Tatham, discusses Russia, NATO, Brexit, US-UK trade, and what Bob Dylan taught him about diplomacy.Actor John David Washington joined Milos Stehlik, WBEZ film contributor and director at Facets Chicago, to discuss 'BlacKkKlansman,' the relevance of Stallworth’s story today, and choosing a path that was different from that of his famous parentsPuerto Rican singer, songwriter and visual artist, Sandra Antongiorgi to perform with ¡ESSO! Afrojam Funkbeat and Beats y Batería this Saturday.

On Today's Show:In 2008, Mary McLaughlin, her husband Mike, and her brother, Paul, established the not-for-profit Trees That Feed. The foundation has planted more than 16,000 fruit-bearing trees to feed people, create jobs, and help the environment. In her book Can We Solve the Migration Crisis?, Jacqueline Bhabha, a professor of Practice of Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, uses philosophy to justify her claim that aiding and assisting refugees is not only an obligation that foreign governments must uphold, but is also the morally right thing to do.

On Today's Show:July 2018 has been an unfortunate month for the planet’s climate. Severe heatwave has caused dozens of wildfires and deaths in Europe.Last weekend, Saudi Arabia expelled its Canadian Ambassador, Dennis Horak, after a tweet from Canada’s Foreign Ministry that called for the Saudi government to “immediately release” women’s rights activists, Nassima al-Sadah and Samar Badawi

On Today's Show:The Trump administration moves forward with economic sanctions on Iran, just three months after withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal. Joining us to discuss these sanctions, and how they will affect the people of Iran, is George A. Lopez. He’s professor emeritus of Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.The gaokao, is an intense nine-hour exam that's taken over two days. Chinese students spend their high school careers focused on taking this test.  Joining us to discuss are Natalie Young, a PhD Candidate within the University of Pennsylvania’s department of Sociology, and Wen Huang, journalist and author of the books The Little Red Guard and A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Murder, Money and an Epic Power Struggle in China.A Chicago startup, Docademia connects filmmakers to educators, and university student-activists to drive social justice discussions in classrooms around the world. We speak to the founders of the organization Babak Shahmansouri and Nassim Abdi

On Today's Show:President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on Chinese goods has contributed to the ongoing trade war between U.S. and China.Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Indonesia.Among other austerity measures, oversight board proposes the University of Puerto Rico close seven of its eleven campuses and double its tuition.In many parts of the world, the debts that come from deficits leads to periods of great austerity.

On Today's Show:Worldview talks with Mary Giovagnoli, the director of Refugee Council USA, which represents a coalition of refugee resettlement and advocacy groups, about the Trump administration's new refugee cap.WBEZ Film Contributor and Director at Facets Chicago, Milos Stehlik, interviews filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui about their new documentary McQueen.On today's Weekend Passport, Syrian Poet Osama Alomar reads from his newest work of fiction, Teeth of the Comb and Other Short Stories. 

On Today's Show:The mystery surrounding the 43 missing Mexican students led to an international scandal that forever marked the legacy of outgoing president Enrique Pena Nieto.Thousands of people are expected at the Hilton Downtown Chicago this weekend for WakandaCon 2018, a celebration of Afro-Futurism inspired by the fictional country in Marvel Comics. Detroit-based visual journalist, Rachel Woolf, discusses the story of an undocumented immigrant in her new project, "Deported: An American Division."

On Today's Show:President Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, is facing his second day on trial in a Federal courtroom in Virginia. We’re joined by investigative reporter Michael Isikoff of Yahoo News to discuss the trial. He’s the co-author of Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump.More than 300 people have been killed in anti-government protests in Nicaragua over the past few months, according to the U.N. high commissioner for human rights. We’ll discuss the crisis with Julio Martinez Ellsberg, an adviser to one of the main Nicaraguan student movements opposing the Nicaraguan government.On this week’s Global Notes segment, Vocalo’s Beat Latino host and producer Catalina Maria Johnson will discuss Doris Muñoz, concert promoter and artist manager, who created the recurring concert series Solidarity for Sanctuary to support immigration activism.

On Today's ShowMillions of Zimbabweans lined up at the polls this week to elect a leader after nearly four decades of rule by Robert Mugabe. Despite human rights organizations denouncing the virginity test or “’two-finger test,” it is still an ongoing practice in South Asian countries.The stigma around menstruation and inaccessibility of affordable period products is keeping millions of young girls from getting an education.

On Today's Show:We speak to Gina Pieters, a lecturer at the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago and a research fellow at the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance, about what blockchain technology is, why it’s important, and how it’s regulated.On the BBC's Documentary "Blockchain for a Broken Paradise", we uncover why a small group of wealthy ‘crypto-preneurs’ are moving to Puerto Rico post Hurricane Maria.Worldview talks to photojournalist Bassam Khabieh about his new book, Witnesses to War: The Children of Syria, Stories and Photography

On Today's Show:We continue Worldview’s limited series, “A World Without,” with a conversation on energy sustainability in and computer habits.We continue Worldview’s limited series, “A World Without,” with an overview of films that have dealt with apocalyptic shortages.Our Weekend Passport contributor, Narimon Safavi will take us 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas, to discover the world and monsters of Captain Nemo.

On Today's Show:At least 25 people have been killed and more than 100 are missing after a dam collapsed in southeast Laos on Monday. We'll discuss what led to the tragedy and how it could've been prevented with Ian Baird, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.We continue Worldview’s limited series, “A World Without”, with a discussion on coffee and climate change. We talk with Kim Elena Ionescu, the Chief Sustainability Officer at Specialty Coffee Association.And we'll continue with a discussion on the medicine we all need to live. We are joined by Dr. Donald Graham, infectious disease specialist at the Springfield Clinic and the co-author of a study called, “Antimicrobial Agent Shortages: The New Norm for Infectious Diseases Physicians.”

On Today's Show:The Trump administration unveiled a three-part, $12 billion plan to ease the impact of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. farmers Tuesday. The tariffs have left many farmers and ranchers deeply concerned about their financial futures, yet some economists say the aggressive approach will benefit farmers in the long-run.We continue Worldview’s limited series, “A World Without”, with a discussion on burial sustainability in America and abroad.Sunfest takes over the main city park in London, Ontario with acts from Cape Verde to Cuba. It’s becoming a must-attend for world music aficionados.

On Today's Show:On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, made hawkish statements aimed at Iran’s leadership at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. We’ll discuss the row between the US and Iran with historian Mateo Farzeneh, an associate professor of history and inaugural principal of The Mossadegh Initiative at Northeastern Illinois University-Chicago.Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, resigned last week after the country’s Supreme Court ruled him unfit for office.To discuss Pakistan’s political future, we’re joined by Aqil Shah, an assistant professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Oklahoma and non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s South Asia program.Many of us think of sand as an infinitely bountiful mineral. However, the things we use sand for the most, like concrete, glass, electronics, and roads, require a specific type of sand that is more and more in demand.To discuss the global sand shortage, we’re joined by Jodi Brandt, assistant professor of Human Environment Systems at Boise State University. 

On Today's Show: Cape Town is one of 19 hotspots around the world where water depletion has been the most severe, counting down to “Day Zero” of its water shortage.We continue our Puerto Ricanstruction series and talk about how a Puerto Rico-based theater troupe used hypnotic puppetry to build bridges between Puerto Ricans in Chicago and San Juan.We continue our limited series, “A World Without”, with a discussion on the scarcity of healthy topsoil, vital to our global food supply.

On today's show: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Special Olympics in Chicago, where it began. How the 1962 film "The Manchurian Candidate" is relevant today in light of Trump's meeting with Putin. The Taste of Korea and Colombia Fest Chicago this weekend. 

On today's show:Worldview's Julian Hayda speaks with Mustafa Nayyem about lessons from the 2013-2014 Maidan revolution in Ukraine. Also known as the "Revolution of Dignity," issues like police brutality, corruption, and economic inequality were at the center of the movement. Nayyem's Facebook post led to the creation of the four-month movement which ended with the government impeached and exiled. 

On Today's Show:Earlier this month, the Romanian Parliament passed a law proposed by the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD)  that would make it harder to prosecute corruption in the government. To discuss Romania’s ruling party and the future of  Romanian affairs, Worldview Producer Julian Hayda talks with Senator Radu Mihail.In 2017, as a result of the Trump administration’s “Muslim Travel Ban”, the home-sharing company Airbnb released a statement that said the company would provide free housing to refugees not allowed in the United States.

On today's show:The threat of vulnerable borders is a fear many politicians use to their advantage when it comes to advancing an agenda. In the U.S. most Republicans speak about the potential devastating risks of having weak security around our borders, and often accuse Democrats of wanting an open border policy. However, the concept of having an open border is a position that most democrats don't actually support for a number of reasons. Why then are Democrats labeled as a party that supports and promotes open borders? To better understand what open border policies really entail we talk to Bryan Caplan, a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and co-author of  the forthcoming book Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration, Ze Garcia-Puga,  a member of the Moratorium to End Deportations Campaign and author of Desirable Undesirables, and Yasmin Nair,  a freelance writer, editor at large of Current Affairs, activist, and academic. 

On Today's Show:President Donald Trump and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, met in Helsinki Finland. Many experts believe the timing of the indictments was not coincidental.Why should we care about this meeting? To answer, we’re joined by Uri Friedman and Matthew Rojansky.Last Friday, the federal judge appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee Puerto Rico’s debt upheld the legitimacy of the federal board tasked with repayment. The government of Puerto Rico is struggling to pass its own budget, as the board tries to push its own into the territory. We talk with Yarimar Bonilla to discuss what this means for Puerto Rico.Wine expert, Emily Wines is one of only 149 people, and one of a few women in the Americas, with the designation of Master Sommelier. Worldview sits down with Emily to discuss the backstory to one of our favorite libations -- Champagne

On Today's Show: President Donald Trump is in England, days after he said the United Kingdom was in "turmoil". Though he plans to mostly avoid London, massive anti-Trump protests rocked the British capital, and elsewhere in the UK.Jerome McDonnell sat down with Timothy Mitchell, who’s the author of Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil.WBEZ film contributor and Facets multimedia founder Milos Stehlik joins Worldview to share reviews of two films, The Cakemaker and Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist.For this week’s Weekend Passport, we will discuss the Obie winning play “Guards at the Taj,” written by Rajiv Joseph, which premiered in 2015 in New York City.

On Today's Show:Many of the children separated in recent months from their families have been put under the care of foster agencies. Kathryn Joyce, a freelance journalist and the author of  The Child Catchers, Rescue, Trafficking and the New Gospel of Adoption has been reporting on the links between the international adoption community and migrant kids.At a dinner to kick off the 2018 NATO Summit in Brussels, President Trump berated European leaders for making the concession. Russia was one of the main topics on the table at the 2018 NATO Summit. In 1989 the Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was removed from power in Romania. As the country opened up to the outside world, news began to emerge of children living in terrible conditions in the country’s orphanages.

On Today's Show:The U.S. has a long history of taking the side of the formula industry when it comes to breastfeeding. To discuss, we’re joined by Lucy Martinez Sullivan, co-founder and executive director of the non-profit, 1,000 Days.Many people have heard of the terms reproductive health and reproductive rights but few have heard of the term reproductive justice. We are joined by Amy I. Catania, the volunteer executive director of Chicago Volunteer Doulas, Jeanine Valrie Logan, a certified lactation education specialist, and Stephanie Martinez, a midwifery student, to discuss the doula movement.Greece experienced population loss, and for a short period, the state broadcaster--one of the only outlets for Greek culture--was forced to close. Amid the Chaos, musician Nick Page released an album called Xaos. He joins us to talk about the project and the state of modern Greek music and creativity under austerity, as does Tony Sarabia, host of Radio M and the Morning Shift on WBEZ.

On Today's Show:In Europe, migrant flows are at record lows, but the governments of several countries are implementing strict new policies to make migration harder. To discuss these attitudes, we’re joined by Demetrios Papademetriou, a senior fellow and president emeritus of the Migration Policy Institute.Since 1978, the nonprofit group Mercy Ships has operated several ships that visit coastal areas of some of the most impoverished countries in the world. The current hospital director for Mercy Ships’ flagship ‘Africa Mercy,' Nate Claus joins Worldview to discuss his work.In 2009, American actress Kim Schultz traveled to the Middle East to work with refugees. She ended up falling in love with one of them and began a three year intercontinental romance just as civil war was breaking out in Syria. She tells her story and the stories of the other refugees she met in her book Three Days in Damascus. She joins us to talk about the refugee crisis and finding love in war.

On Today's Show:Last week, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Warsaw to support the country’s highest court. To discuss, we’re joined by John J. Kulczycki, professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he taught Polish history.Kari Lydersen, Martha Bayne and Northwestern student, Hannah Wiley, join us to talk about what they report as FEMA’s failures to serve Puerto Ricans who found their way to Chicago after Hurricane Maria.BBC Witness takes us back to 1957 as we follow Marie Tharp, an American female cartographer who published the map of the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.

On Today's Show:From the moment President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran Nuclear deal, a.k.a. Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the remaining parties (Iran, UK, Russia, China, France and Germany), along with major corporations, have scrambled to keep the framework alive. For analysis, we turn to Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council.We’ll catch up with WBEZ film contributor and Facets multimedia founder, Milos Stehlik. He’s at the 2018 Karlovy Vary film festival in the Czech Republic. The festival mostly screens independent films from non-Western countries. Many of the most notable films have Russia themes. Milos will discuss the films, and also the death of French filmmaker, Claude Lanzmann.Jerri Zbiral and Alan Teller discovered a shoe-box filled with old photographs and negatives of 1945 India at a Northbrook estate sale. The quality of the photographs led the Chicago couple to go India to find out more about who took them and why.

On Today's Show:Many experts and leaders believe Americans must put the nuclear threat at the top of their priorities. To discuss, we’ll talk with Illinois Congresspersons, Jan Schakowsky (9th Dist.) and Mike Quigley (5th Dist.). Joining them is Dr. Lisbeth Gronlund, co-director of the Global Security Program for the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).We’ll compare Modi and Trump, and get an anti-corruption update from Prashant Bhushan, a public interest lawyer and anti-corruption crusader in India.As an extra for the Black comic writer series, we offer a new conversation with industry giant and trailblazer, Felicia D. Henderson. A screenwriter, television producer, music video director, and comic writer, she wrote the DC Comics series Teen Titans. 

On Today's Show:Tomorrow, the United States celebrates 242 years of independence. But what happens when a group of people declare independence, but nobody recognizes their claim? Slate writer, Joshua Keating, tries to answer that question in his new book, Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood.We’ll hear about Fair Trade Bethlehem’s work and challenges from its founder, Suzan Sahori, and one of her U.S. partners, the Reverend Martha Gillette, from Church of the Holy Apostles in Wauconda, Illinois.“Batu” means methamphetamine in the Hawaiian Pidgin language. Not One Batu, a play from the theater troupe Nothing Without a Company, centers on the under-reported meth crisis in Hawaii. Actors will perform some dialogue from the play. 

On Today's Show:Russia shook the soccer world, last Saturday. To discuss the World Cup, we’re joined by Worldview soccer experts, Pavel Yusim and Ahmed Rehab.We'll continue our series "Puerto Ricanstruction" with Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez. He is the author of Ricanstruction: Reminiscing and Rebuilding Puerto Rico. 

On today's show:Najla Ayoubi, human rights activist, lawyer, and former judge in Afghanistan joins us to discuss the eight-day ceasefire between the Taliban and the Afghanistan government at the end of Ramadan. Fumino Sugiyama, co-chair of Tokyo Rainbow Pride, and Kanae Doi, Japan director of Human Rights Watch, join us for the second installment of our series on transgender identity around the world. 'Streetwear has roots in hip-hop, skate, and other fringe scenes of the 80s and 90s, and we spoke with David Rasool Robinson about his work in streetwear, what customers want, and the global appeal of the fashion.  

On today's show: What is driving migrants to come to the U.S. from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador Discussing gender and sexual politics in Pakistan with transgender rights activist, Mehlab Jameel, to kick off our Gender Identity Around the World series Congressman Luis Gutierrez joins us as part of our Puerto Ricanstruction series

On today's show: Turkey's snap elections are happening this weekendWeekend Passport: "In Their Own Form" is an Afrofuturistic contemporary photography exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Photography Wrapping up our Black Comic Books series with poet and writer for "World of Wakanda", Yona Harvey

On today's show:The separation of migrant families at the U.S. border and the Trump Administration's “zero tolerance” deterrence policy.Black superheroes with David F. Walker as part of our series about Black representation in comic books.

On Today's show:We’re joined by Josian Santiago, mayor of Comerío, a mountainous municipality in central Puerto Rico. He was in Chicago to meet Mayor Rahm Emanuel through a Puerto Rican mayors exchange program organized by the Open Society Foundation.In our Black Comic Books series, we talk with Vita Ayala. They made a name writing Wonder Woman, Batman Beyond, and Supergirl. They recently published The Wilds with Black Mask Studios. After Hurricane Maria, Ayala joined Latino artists to create an anthology of comics. Proceeds go to helping Puerto Rico hurricane recovery.

On today's show: Mat Johnson is an award-winning writer and the author of the new comic series, Incognegro: Renaissance. He joins us for our first conversation in a series of interviews about racial identity and comic books. WBEZ film contributor and Facets multimedia founder Milos Stehlik joins Worldview to discuss puppet animation pioneer Jiri Trnka and “Let the Sunshine In,” a new French film starring Claire Denis. Two bands competing in the Bitter Jester Music Festival's Battle of the Bands join us to discuss their music and perform. 

On today's show:It's a World Cup extravaganza with four soccer super fans.We also hear a report about how the FIFA Fan Zone in Moscow is disrupting student life at the state university.

On today's show:Today is Albinism Awareness Day. Peter Ash is the founder and CEO of Under the Same Sun, an NGO working to fight against stigmatization of people living with Albinism. Also, a musical ensemble from Tanzania encourages people with Albinism to make music for the the first time.Ramadan ends Thursday at sunset. Physician, Aisha Siddiqui, and her children have organized Chicago-area “Fasting5k” runs. Their 2018 mission is geared towards "Youth safety against gun violence".

On today's show:President Trump met with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un today, the first meeting of its kind since the beginning of the Korean War. After 5 hours of talks, the two leaders signed a joint declaration to “denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.” To discuss, we’re joined by Philip Yun. Yun has been in hundreds of hours of negotiations with North Korea, is a former senior adviser to Bill Clinton, and is currently the Executive Director & COO of the Ploughshares Fund.This week has been full of refugee news. A new podcast from the International Rescue Committee and Vox Media called Displaced tries to dig through those political issues. We’re joined by the hosts of the podcast, Ravi Gurumurthy and Grant Gordon.

On today's show: We preview Tuesday's summit between the U.S. and North Korea. The 2018 Hurricane Season started at the beginning of June. We speak with Richard Santiago. He was on the faculty at La Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno in San Juan until he and his family were displaced as a result of Hurricane Maria.  Nearly 1,000 homes and 7,000 people have been directly affected since the Fuego Volcano in Guatemala began to erupt last week. We’re joined by Nic Wirtz, an independent journalist living in Guatemala. He’s been writing about the volcano for The New York Times.

On today’s show:In a tense phone call this week, Trump accused Canada of burning down the White House during the war of 1812. To discuss local and international populism with Canada, we’re joined by journalist Jesse Brown, host of the Canadaland podcast.We’ll talk with Hungarian filmmaker Roland Vranik whose film, The Citizen, will screen at the 2018 African Diaspora International Film Festival in Chicago.Cello legend Yo Yo Ma performs Sunday, June 10 at St. Sabina’s Catholic Church on Chicago’s South Side in support of Purpose Over Pain, “a parent advocacy group which works for stricter gun control legislation.”Louisa Chu, Chicago Tribune Food and Dining Reporter, chef, and previous location scout for No Reservations, joins us to discuss Anthony Bourdain’s legacy.

On today's show:WBEZ looks to defend its 2017 crown for Chicago’s Bike To Work Challenge. Over the hour, we’ll get visits from numerous Bike To Work organizers, featuring Dave Gorman, a former Peace Corp volunteer in Lesotho. Through his collaborative partnership, Bikes for Lesotho, he’s made biking a cultural “thing” in a country, where previously, it didn’t really exist.

On today's show:Trump’s decision to “disinvite” the NFL Superbowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles from a White House visit is a topic of scholarly debate. We’ll talk with British writer and commentator, Edward Luce.Tomorrow, WBEZ will talk smack to our not-for-profit rivals for our annual preview of the Chicago Bike to Work Challenge. So, we take a look at how Bike-sharing got started with the BBC.The very first LatiNxt (LATIN-NEXT) festival is coming to Chicago this month. It highlights several rising artists across Latin America who use modern techniques, but traditional sounds.

On today's show:The prime minister of Jordan resigned yesterday amid countrywide demonstrations against proposed economic measures. We discuss the political and economic implications of the resignation with Sean Yom, political science professor at Temple University; and Gregg Carlstrom, a Middle East correspondent covering the protests in Jordan for The Economist.And 50 years ago today, on June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot after clinching the California Democratic Primary nomination for president. We play extended excerpts from the last years of his life, including stances on the Vietnam War, free press, and market economy, and government with writer Vijay Prashad of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and chief editor of LeftWord Books.

On today's show: Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano erupted Sunday. The government estimates that 25 people are dead from falling ash, smoke, and lava flows. We discuss with Nina Jorgensen, founder of the nonprofit Vamos Adelante.Canada’s Liberal government announced a plan last week to buy a controversial oil pipeline to sell crude oil from Manitoba to East Asian markets. We discuss with Kathryn Harrison, a professor of political science at the University of British Columbia.Food Mondays: master sommelier Emily Wines stops by Wordview to share tips on enjoying wines across the globe.

On today's show:Chicago based organization MedGlobal has made multiple trips to Yemen to provide medical care. We talk with two physicians who are just back from Yemen, Zaher Sahloul and Imran Akbar.WBEZ film contributor and Facets multimedia founder Milos Stehlik reviews First Reformed — a critically acclaimed film that is has been called both dark drama and black comedy.Fulcrum Point New Music Project artistic director Stephen Burns talks about the project, and a quartet from the featured artists perform live in our Jim and Kay Mabie Performance Studio. We’re also joined by global citizen Nari Safavi to learn about more ways to have an international good time this weekend.

On today's show:Global markets reacted poorly to Italy’s political crisis earlier in the week and Luigi Zingales, a professor of entrepreneurship and finance and director of the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago, joins us to discuss.Licensed social worker Tamara Sharifov tells us about the harrowing experience of witnessing the U.S. bombardment of Syria in April 2018, while doing mental health work for refugees and humanitarian workers.Poet and author Ruth Goring and photojournalist Michael Bracey visited Afro-Colombian neighborhoods in Colombia. They talk about how their work turned into a new book.

On today's show:James Clapper, former top spy, discusses the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election.The Council of American-Islamic Relations talks Islamophobia after ABC's Roseanne gets the boot.

On today's show:Ireland voted, overwhelmingly, to repeal its near-complete constitutional ban on abortion. Dr. Gilda Sedgh, a researcher at the Guttmacher Institute, discusses the potential impact.A group of local organizers have been putting their faith into action with a jail bailout campaign. Nabihah Maqbool, a member of the Believers Bail Out campaign team, and Irene Romulo, director of advocacy at the Chicago Community Bond Fund, join us to discuss.This year, Chicago will be only U.S. site of six Rotary Presidential Peace Conferences hosted around the world. Conference chair Patricia Merryweather-Arges joins us to highlight the opportunities for partnerships and action towards building a more peaceful world.

On today's show: This week, the BBC broke a story that alleged President Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, received $400,000 to secure a meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. We speak with Eugene Bondarenko, a lecturer in the Slavic department at  the University of Michigan. WBEZ film contributor Milos Stehlik interviews Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi.Weekend Passport: The Chicago House Music Festival comes to Millennium Park.

On today's show: President Donald Trump has cancelled the planned June 12 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. To discuss, we’re joined by George Lopez, professor emeritus of peace studies at the University of Notre Dame. Dublin, Ireland’s Druid Theatre Company has revived Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Doreen Sayegh discusses the play, which is running at CST through June 3, 2018. For our Global Activism segment, Dr. Josephine Kulea shares her hardships and triumphs in her quest to rescue girls in Kenya and support their education through college.

On today's show: Members of the European Parliament gathered in Brussels yesterday to question embattled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the platform’s compliance with a new European privacy law, and other concerns about Facebook’s protections for users. To discuss, we’re joined by Zizi Papacharissi, professor of political science and communications department chair at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It’s been nine months since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, and austerity measures make it difficult to meaningfully invest in rebuilding. Cristina Pacione-Zayas, co-chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda of Chicago, joins us to discuss aid coming from Chicago. Within Jamaica’s history of slavery and British colonization, there also existed a history of rebellion and resistance. On this week’s Global Notes, Worldview production assistant Galilee Abdullah talks about this outlaw narrative in reggae and dancehall music.

On today's show: On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced he would implement the “strongest sanctions in history” against Iran. We speak with Trita Parsi, founding president of the National Iranian American Council. This month, by a 5-0 vote, California’s Energy Commission made solar mandatory for most new homes and apartment buildings starting in 2020. We speak with Dan Gearino, a writer for Inside Climate News.Tom Limon, through Adventure Cycling Tours, leads quirky bike tour groups that explore art, history, and architecture in Chicago. We speak with Limon about the tours. 

On today's show: The recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo spread to a major city Thursday, according to the World Health Organization. We speak with Kambale Musavuli, the national spokesperson for Friends of the Congo, a group that advocates for peace, health and freedom in the country. WBEZ film contributor Milos Stehlik wraps up his week of reports for Worldview from the south of France at the 71st Cannes Film Festival. Weekend Passport: Andrew Koehler is directing the Kalamazoo Philharmonia in the North American premiere of composer Yevhen Sankovych’s Ukrainian Requiem at the Harris Theater. The performance is dedicated in memory of all genocide victims, recognized and unrecognized. 

On today's show: North Korean officials canceled historic talks with South Korea earlier this week. President Trump is still slated to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. We talk with former senior adviser to Bill Clinton, Philip Yun. He’s been in hundreds of hours of negotiations with North Korea. Iraqi Shi’a cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, came away as the surprise winner in Iraq elections, held on May 12, 2018. We talk with BBC Arabic correspondent Rami Ruhayem.WBEZ film contributor and Facets Chicago director Milos Stehlik chats with Academy award-winning director Sebastián Lelio.

On today's show: The role Saudi Arabia and other Arab states played in jeopardizing the Iran Nuclear Deal "is likely to add fuel to the fires of sectarianism in the Middle East," according to an op-ed in Wednesday’s New York Times titled, “Iran, Saudi Arabia and Modern Hatreds.” We talk with the article's co-author, Danny Postel. We discuss the Colombian presidential elections with Adam Isacson, senior associate for regional security policy at the Washington Office on Latin America.WBEZ's film contributor Milos Stehlik joins for his third dispatch from the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. 

On today's show: Israeli soldiers shot and killed almost 60 Palestinian protesters at the Gaza border Monday, including six children, according to estimates by the Gaza Health Ministry. More than 2,700 protesters were injured. We get opposing perspectives on the protests. WBEZ's film contributor Milos Stehlik joins from the 71st Cannes International Film festival. During his second dispatch for Worldview, he talks about how the ongoing battle women artists are fighting for representation at Cannes is heating up. 

On today's show: Israeli soldiers shot and killed dozens of protesters at the Gaza border Monday, according to estimates by the Gaza Health Ministry. The killings happened simultaneously as U.S. and Israeli officials celebrated the official opening of an American embassy in Jerusalem. We get analysis from Sebastian Usher, Middle East editor for the BBC.The Sikh religion traces itself to Pakistan but most have ended up in India, fleeing violence over the years in Pakistan. We speak with Amardeep Singh, author of Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan and The Quest Continues: Lost Heritage, The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan.The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest concluded over the weekend in Lisbon. We discuss with Tony Sarabia, the host of WBEZ’s Morning Shift and Radio M, and Jürgen Reinold, a Chicago-area Eurovision fan originally from Germany.

On today's show: The 2018 Chicago Fair Trade Expo is being held beneath the shadow of the biggest retailers on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Worldview broadcasted live from the event at Fourth Presbyterian Church. We talk with Jamie Hayes, the “Queen of Slow Fashion,” Andrea Dennis, Greenheart outreach director, Anne-Michele Boyle, teacher at Whitney Young High School, and Rev. Vicki Curtiss, associate pastor at Fourth Presbyterian. 

On today's show:We discuss the Iran nuclear deal and other Middle East news with historian Rashid Khalidi, professor of Arab studies at Columbia University.ONE Campaign is lobbying community members and Congress for the BUILD Act to be implemented, and Chicago-area business owner Kyle Deming discusses the merits and potential drawbacks to the group lobbying for more corporate involvement in foreign development.Gynecologic surgeon Dr. Nicole Williams joins us for our Global Activism segment to discuss how the lack of access to preventative healthcare, here and abroad, kills millions of women.

On today's show:CIA nominee Gina Haspel, accused of torture, stood before the Senate on Wednesday. We discuss with Faiz Shakir, national political director for the ACLU.WBEZ film contributor Milos Stehlik of Facets talks the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. A preview of the 2018 World Fair Trade Expo. Global Notes: remembering Avicii and the rise of global electronic dance music.

On today's show: We speak with Ryan Bell. Bell is a Fulbright-National Geographic fellow, cowboy, and rancher. He’s traveled through Russia and Kazakhstan, reporting on how these countries are rebuilding their agriculture industries, decimated by the Soviet Union’s collapse.In the lead up to President Donald Trump's Tuesday announcement, we analyze with Ahmad Sadri, professor of Islamic World Studies and Sociology at Lake Forest College. 

On today's show: Many scholars argue Karl Marx was an inevitable product of the Industrial Revolution, and its discontents. The influential philosopher, political theorist, and economist was born 200 years ago, this week. To discuss Marx’s life and influence, we're joined by Mary Gabriel, author of Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution and Kaveh Ehsani, assistant professor of International Studies and Critical Ethnic Studies at DePaul University, where he teaches a course on Marx’s Das Kapital.

On today's show: The Natural Resources Defense Council has filed a new lawsuit against the EPA, on average, every eight days since the Trump Administration took office. We talk with Rhea Suh, president of NRDC. Milos Stehlik interviews Tully director Jason ReitmanWeekend Passport: many of the world’s food industry leaders will gather in Chicago on May 7 for the 2018 James Beard Awards, considered to be one of the world’s most prestigious food honors. We talk with famed master chefs José Andrés and Abe Conlon.

On today's show: Palestinian protesters have participated in what organizers call “The Great March of Return” along Gaza’s border with Israel. So far, Israeli forces have shot and killed 45 people, including four children, and two journalists. We get an American-Jewish perspective on the crisis from Peter Beinart, associate professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York (CUNY).“Lost and Guided” is a play that tells the story of four Syrian refugees. We hear about an upcoming reading of the play at Chicago’s Goodman Theater. Global Activism: The Save A Mother organization is dropping maternal mortality rates India. We speak with Madhuvanti Ghose, associate curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan, and Islamic Art at Art Institute Chicago. She discusses her recent visit to a village in India, being helped by Save a Mother.

On today's show: The term “people of color" (POC) is invoked frequently in this racially-conscious age of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. What are the social implications and connotations of the term "people of color?" What happens when the group experiences of Asians, Latinos, indigenous, and Arab Americans are conflated with black American experiences? Worldview discusses with Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer, associate professor of American Culture and Arab and Muslim American Studies at the University of Michigan, Justin K.H. Tse, visiting assistant professor of Asian American Studies at Northwestern University, and Ariana Brown, a black Mexican American poet, performer, and workshop facilitator. 

On today's show: In attempts to tighten ideological control over Chinese citizens studying abroad, the Chinese Communist Party established “Party branches” at universities in the U.S., including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We speak with Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, who broke the story for Foreign Policy magazine.In this installment of "Dollar Vote," reporter Liz Lazar talks with activists from Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood and to the leader of a new grassroots calling system that pressures corporations to act on the issue of gun violence.Tabla master Zakir Hussain performs live. 

On today's show: An exclusive talk with dissident artist Ai Weiwei about refugees, human rights, and his Chicago exhibition "Trace." The U.S. ceiling for refugees was around 80,000 for the last decade. Today, it’s stands at 45,000. We speak with Melineh Kano, executive director of the resettlement agency Refugee One about the challenges that refugee resettlement organizations face.A migrant caravan traveling from Central America through Mexico to seek asylum in the United State is near San Diego. We speak with Chicago activist Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle, a member of the human rights group La Voz de Los de Abajo, and Karla Lara, a musician and social justice activist. 

On today's show:On Friday, the leaders of South and North Korea met face-to-face at the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ), as the U.S. and North Korea work towards direct denuclearization talks. We discuss the historic meeting and its potential ramifications with Bruce Cumings, professor of history at the University of Chicago.  WBEZ film contributor Milos Stehlik chats with filmmaker Chloé Zhao whose new film, The Rider, details the inner struggles of a Native American cowboy.We discuss the International Voices Project with founder and executive director Patrizia Acerra and Columbia College Chicago theatre professor John Green. We also hear from global citizen Nari Safavi on more ways to have an international good time on the weekend.

On today's show: Terrell Jermaine Starr, senior reporter for The Root, argues that the media and the Democrats’ obsession with Russia serves to absolve their complicity in America’s racial tensions. In South Africa, attorney Gareth Prince has been fighting for the legalization of cannabis, commonly referred to as “dagga," for the past 17 years. Methodist Minister Awad talks about 70 years of Israeli independence, and the status of places like Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West Bank.

On today's show:The Trump administration’s immigration policy hit a stumbling block after a U.S. federal judge ruled Tuesday that protections must continue for people under DACA. We speak with Eréndira “Ere” Rendón, vice president of Immigration Strategy and Advocacy for The Resurrection Project, a Chicago-based social service and advocacy not-for-profit.Ten people are dead after 25 year-old Alek Minassian allegedly drove a rental van through a busy pedestrian thoroughfare in Toronto on Monday. To discuss, we’re joined by Jesse Brown, a Toronto-based journalist and media critic. Global Notes: in 1996, Lucas Silva, also known as DJ Champeta Man, began Palenque Records, named after the Colombian village of Palenque, which was formed by escaped slaves in the 16th century.

On today's show: The Foreign Affairs Committee narrowly approved Mike Pompeo for Secretary Of State after a last minute vote change from Sen. Rand Paul. We speak with Global affairs staff writer at The Atlantic Uri Freidman about Pompeo and the future of the State Department. French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to uphold 'contemporary multilateralism' with U.S. during his first official state visit. We speak with Maxime Larive, senior research associate at the European Union Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, about Macron’s relationship with President Trump. Human rights expert Leila Sadat discusses her documentary on the lack of prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.

On today's show: An exclusive interview with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz from a April 20 conference titled “Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria, and the Crisis of Colonialism” at the University of Illinois at Chicago. A look back at 1998 when Central America was hit by Hurricane Mitch. Over 18,000 people died, hundreds of thousands were left homeless.

On today's show: The entire Island of Puerto Rico lost power on Wednesday, seven months after Hurricane Maria. We speak with Yarimar Bonilla, associate professor of anthropology and Caribbean studies at Rutgers University, on the “Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria, and the Crisis of Colonialism" conference. WBEZ Film Contributor and director at Facets Chicago Milos Stehlik chats with filmmaker J.P. Sniadecki abotu his new avant-garde film, El Mar La Mar. Weekend Passport: artist Otobong Nkanga's work is at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. 

On today's show: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced Wednesday that the country will hold snap elections in June, a year and a half before previously planned. We speak with postdoctoral fellow at the Northwestern University Buffett Institute for Global Studies Sinan Erensu about the implications of the snap elections. The annual "Define American Film Festival" is coming to Chicago this week. We talk with journalist, activist, and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas and documentary filmmaker Robert Greene about the festival.  Global Activism: Selah Freedom president and CEO Elizabeth Fisher returns to update us on her work in the Chicago area with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, and her new partnership with the government of New Zealand.

On today's show: Earth Day is this Sunday! That means it’s time once again for the annual Worldview Earth Day quiz. We hear from past Worldview interviews with special audio questions. We also look at Illinois’ place in the coal economy and tree planting trends. To help Worldview host Jerome McDonnell administer the quiz, we’re joined by Kim Wasserman, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization executive director, and Howard Learner, president and executive director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center. Wasserman won the 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize for her role in the 10-year campaign to close the Fisk and Crawford coal plants in Chicago, and Learner served as an adviser to President Obama’s 2008 campaign.

On today's show: We discuss the intersection of Trump’s economic policy, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Phil Levy. The 'Fashion Revolution' event remembers the victims Of Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza disaster. We speak with Nasreen Sheikh, who was a child laborer in a Nepal sweatshop, Goods of Conscience founder Father Andrew O’Connor, and executive director of Chicago Fair Trade Katherine Bissell Córdova. Evanston-based fair trade shop Ten Thousand Villages works with over 850 artisan families in 100 villages in Pakistan to provide fair and sustainable wages to female rugmakers. We talk with Bunyaad Rugs director Yousaf Chaman. 

On today's show: Are states like Illinois prepared for the 2018 elections, or could foreign actors actually change election results? We speak with FiveThirtyEight's senior politics writer Clare Malone.  Milos Stehlik talks with directors from the 2018 Chicago Latino International Film Festival.  Weekend Passport: “Arte Diseño Xicágo” at the National Museum of Mexican Art. 

On today’s show:After an alleged chemical weapons attack killed dozens of civilians in Syria on Saturday, President Trump vowed to retaliate with missile attacks. Joining us to discuss America’s position on Syria is Vali Nasr, dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He served as senior adviser to the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2009-2011.WBEZ film contributor and director at Facets Chicago Milos Stehlik chats with legendary Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, who is part of the so-called “New Argentine Cinema” movement.Heartland Alliance is helping one Rohingya family that made it to Chicago last October. We talk with Hasu Bin Jalal and Fariza Binti Mohamad Alam, both Rohingya refugees, and Shannon Ericson, their case manager from Heartland Alliance.

On today’s show:Community organizer Jahmal Cole proposed a bold idea to improve the quality of life for low-income Chicagoans: make the CTA free. John Greenfield, a transportation columnist for the Chicago Reader and the editor of Streetsblog Chicago, and James Porter, a Streetsblog reporter and lifelong expert on navigating the city by CTA, join us to discuss the idea of free transit.The Forest Preserve District has maintained Chicago area's nature and started a major initiative to keep it vibrant for another century. Biologist Laura Anchor and Deputy General Superintendent Eileen Figel talk about the plan.Sahel Sounds began as a blog in 2009. It’s since grown into a record label, which bills itself as primarily an “exploration of sound and music in West Africa, particularly in the Sahel region of Mauritania, Mali, and Niger.” Founder Christopher Kirkley joins us.

On today's show:In response to an alleged chemical weapons attack by Syria’s government on the Syrian town of Douma, President Donald Trump promised a "forceful" response. We get analysis from Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, and Chicago-based physician Zaher Sahloul.Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, testifies today before Congress. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, he’ll appear at a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees. Northwestern University professor Pablo J. Boczkowski and University of Illinois at Chicago professor Zizi Papacharissi, who co-edited the new book Trump and the Media join us to discuss.

On today's show: In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling party won in a technical supermajority. But that is not to say the election was very fair. We discuss Orban and Hungary with R. Daniel Kelemen, professor of political science and European Union politics at Rutgers University. Acclaimed WBEZ reporters Monica Eng, Natalie Moore, and Linda Lutton share their experiences and analysis on issues of race, gender, and class in journalism. In this week’s “Food Mondays” segment, we discuss the significance of the "I Heart Halal" festival and what living a Halal lifestyle means to American Muslims with chefs Yvonne Maffei and Asma Ahad, one of the event's board of directors.

On today's show:President Trump signed a proclamation Thursday aiming to send thousands of National Guard members to the border to meet the caravan of more than 1,000 asylum seekers. Worldview discusses the logistics of deploying the National Guard to the border and the plight of Honduran asylum-seekers with Dana Frank, a history professor with University of California at Santa Cruz.Milos Stehlik talks with filmmaker Ferenc Török about his new film 1945. Weekend Passport: The U.S. Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale is co-commissioned by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago. Worldview speaks with a curator at this year’s Biennale, Ann Lui, and a representative commissioner at this year’s Biennale, Jonathan D. Solomon. 

On today's show:We discuss how China's tariffs — in response to the Trump administration’s newly announced trade policy — impact the local soybean industry with Adam Nielsen of the Illinois Farm Bureau and Doug Yontz, a soybean farmer outside Peoria.We celebrate bird migration season with a discussion about some of the incredible travelers who are passing through with Judy Pollack, a bird conservation consultant for Living Habits, and Josh Engel, founder and chief guide at Red Hill Birding.

On today's show:Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a sermon at New York’s Riverside Church 51 years ago on April 4th, 1967. It was called “Beyond Vietnam,” and it set the tone for Reverend King’s final year of life, which ended in assassination precisely one year later. In it, Rev. King refers to the evil triplets: Racism, Materialism, and Militarism, and how they uphold one another. Several weeks after that first speech at Riverside, he delivered another address about why he opposed the war in Vietnam at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. We play extended excerpts from those two speeches in King’s last year, which made him reviled even within the Black community. We also make connections to the press, military, market economy, and government today with writer Vijay Prashad of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and chief editor of LeftWord Books.

On today’s show:Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid activist and former wife of the late President Nelson Mandela, passed away Monday at the age of 81. Joining us to untangle her complex, meaningful legacy is Audrey Brown, a South African journalist with the BBC.David Montgomery — a University of Washington professor, ecologist, and geomorphologist — says we must take drastic measures to preserve the world’s topsoil, necessary for a sustainable food supply. He explains why he believes we must “rethink the Green Revolution” to not only “feed the world” but also “nourish the world."

On today's show: Phil Levy, a senior fellow on the global economy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, joins us to discuss President Trump's trade strategy. Venezuela is suffering from political and economic turmoil, including a food shortage so severe that Catholics can’t bake communion bread for Easter. We discuss the crisis with David Smilde, a senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America. Mexico’s ongoing drug war is mounting casualties by the tens of thousands, and documentarian Everardo González examines the violence from the perspectives of both victims and perpetrators in his latest film. The Goodman Theatre is currently showing Robert Falls’ new production of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play “An Enemy of the People.” Actor Philip Earl Johnson joins us.

On today's show: The Battle of Adwa in 1896 was the bloodiest of all colonial battles in Africa. Worldview discusses the battle and the Adwa Victory Day holiday, which occurs every March 2, with Dr. Paulos Milkias, a professor at Concordia University in Montreal. BBC Witness: After the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal, several countries have joined the U.K. in accusing Russia of a politically-motivated attack against one of their own citizens. In 2006, another ex-Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko, was fatally poisoned in London.  BBC’s Rebecca Kesby shares how the scandal transpired last time.Global Activism: The Indian tradition of crafting handmade black clay pottery faces extinction. Manvee Vaid, co-founder of Deccan Footprints, joins Worldview to discuss her struggle beating back politics and progress to keep this rare craft alive. 

On today's show: The screening process for asylum seekers in Germany is changing. We speak with journalist Graeme Wood about his new article in The Atlantic, "The Refugee Detectives." Controlled (prescribed) burning has become commonplace in ecological restoration. We discuss the impact of restoration burning on oak trees with Morton Arboretum soil ecologist Dr. Meghan Midgley, and Lydia Scott, director of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative at Morton Arboretum. Global Notes: Vocalo's Catalina Maria Johnson joins us to discuss artists from the 2018 South by Southwest Festival. 

On today's show: In a sign of solidarity with the U.K., the U.S. joined a growing number of countries to expel Russian diplomats. To discuss, we’re joined by David Satter, a former Russia correspondent and author of several books on the former Soviet Union.Filmmaker Brad Rothschild followed several African migrants and documented the politics that caused their marginalization in Israel in his film, African Exodus. He’s joined by rabbinical student Tamar Manasseh. Both will discuss what they view as xenophobic and racist migrant policy in the U.S. and Israel.Some argue tipping enables sexual harassers to act with impunity against wait staff. We talk with Steve Dublanica, author of Keep the Change, and Remy, a restaurant waitress. We’ve excluded Remy’s last name to protect her identity.

On today's show: Protests have swept Brazil after Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a queer black woman, was assassinated on March 18, 2018. Researcher Megan Blake says that the way we talk about food within capitalism perpetuates hunger and poverty. In December, the U.S. recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, announcing to move its embassy from Tel Aviv. The move has been widely criticized. We discuss ideas for a just peace and reconciliation. 

On today's show: China’s government called President Donald Trump’s threat to impose up to $60 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports “reckless." We talk about it with author and op-ed columnist for USA Today Ted C. Fishman.Victim, the 1961 film, directed by Basil Dearden, was the first British film to deal with homosexuality. WBEZ Film Contributor and Director at Facets Chicago Milos Stehlik discusses the film with scholar Nick Davis. Weekend Passport: The Good Food EXPO 2018 comes to Chicago March 23-24. 

On today's show: The film, Black Panther, based on the popular Marvel comics series, has become a global phenomenon since its release one month ago. It’s sparking a worldwide conversation on Africa and black identity. The movie, subtly and overtly, also delves into issues such as the “deep state,” regime change, imperialism, and the “resource curse” (a.k.a. the paradox of plenty). Worldview is joined by three scholars to discuss the film's impact. 

On today's show:Stanford professor Walter Scheidel’s book, The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century, suggests that only violent moments in history have flattened inequality. Political economist Jeffrey Winters, director of Northwestern University’s Equality Development and Globalization Studies program, joins him for a discussion on whether there’s any way to flatten inequality without violence.

On today's show:The poisoning of a former Russian spy in the U.K. has created a political fracas. We talk about it with Luke Harding, foreign correspondent for The Guardian.Each year, a suburban Chicago organization called the New Trier Multifaith Alliance examines what a variety of sacred texts say about a given topic. This year their focus is refugees and immigration.Heartland Alliance International is a Chicago-based non-governmental organization working to advance peace, human rights and civil society in Sudan. One of the group's primary goals is to include women in the building a just and prosperous future for Sudan.

On today's show:It’s been 15 years since the United States invaded Iraq. Years later, the U.S. still has a presence in the region, and to discuss, we’re joined by Vince Emanuele, an Iraq war veteran and community organizer.Last month, women in Iran took to the streets of the capital, Tehran, in protest over the right to choose whether to wear the hijab. Nahid Siamdoust, a postdoctoral associate at Yale University’s Iranian Studies program, joins us to discuss the revolutionary spirit of Iranian women and played some of the tracks that have inspired resistance in Iran since the Islamic Revolution.

On today's show: We’re joined by Anna Nemtsova, the Moscow correspondent for The Daily Beast, to discuss how although Russians will go to the polls to cast their ballots for their next president, there’s little mystery as to who will come out victorious. We kick off our Dollar Vote series with a review of Adidas and sizing up how they score in the corporate social responsibility game. Journalist Liz Lazar looked into whether Adidas’ greenwashing is earned. The first-ever female lead engineer responsible for America’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System is 28 year-old engineer Megan Jensen and joins us to share how her life story reflects the progress women have made in STEM professions.

On today's show:To discuss President Donald Trump’s selection of Gina Haspel to head the CIA, we’re joined by Joseph Margulies, a professor of law and government at Cornell University. The former Northwestern University professor leads a team of attorneys representing Guantanamo Bay detainee Abu Zubaydah. Silk Road Rising’s new play, Through the Elevated Line, explores gay and immigrant identities coming to a head right here in Chicago. We’re joined by Parsi, and Jamil Khoury, founding artistic director of Silk Road Rising, to discuss how the struggles within the play reflect real-life tensions in our city.In this week’s installment of Global Notes, we’re joined again by DJ Daniel Moose to discuss an up-and-coming record label based out of Washington, D.C. — Sol Power Sound.

On today's show:We discuss the shakeup after President Trump announced Rex Tillerson will be replaced by Mike Pompeo as secretary of state with Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University.Lissa Yellowbird-Chase, founder of Sahnish (The People) Scouts, a citizen-led organization dedicated to finding justice for missing people and their families, discusses how the “man camps” that pop up after an oil or gas boom affect communities.

On today's show:Human rights lawyer Sherizaan Minwalla, who specializes in gender-based violence in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, and Johanna Foster, assistant professor of political science & sociology and director of the sociology program at Monmouth University co-authored share their troubling research on Yazdi women's engagement with journalists. They believe in a frenzy to cover news of ISIS mass rapes against Yazidi women and girls, journalists repeatedly violate standard ethical guidelines for reporting on sexual violence in conflict zones.

On today’s show:President Donald Trump made the surprise announcement that he would engage in direct talks with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, and we discuss this move with Bruce Cumings, professor of history at the University of Chicago.We get an update on the effort to preserve the Sarus crane of Southeast Asia — the world’s tallest flying bird — from George Archibald, co-founder of the International Crane Foundation.WBEZ film contributor and Facets Chicago director Milos Stehlik interviews Scottish-born writer and director Armando Iannucci about his film The Death of Stalin.We celebrate five years of Nari Safavi joining us on Fridays to help you have an international good time on the weekends with one of his favorite musicians — legendary Iranian musician Moshen Namjoo.

On today’s show: We discuss International Women’s Day and women’s issues with two activists: Mrinalini Chakraborty, the head of field operations and strategy for the Women’s March, and Rafia Zakaria, a political philosopher and columnist for DAWN Pakistan. The main actors in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Mary Stuart join us: K.K. Moggie, who plays Mary Stuart, and Kellie Overbey, who plays Queen Elizabeth I. Peace on Earth Film Festival co-founder and executive director Nick Angotti and A Crude Injustice director Jane Hammond talk about the documentary, which follows the aftermath of Australia’s biggest offshore oil catastrophe and its lasting impact on the people of West Timor.

On today's show:Kevin Martin, the President of Peace Action, joins to discuss what he sees as a victory with North Korea after North and South Korea announce they are holding a formal summit next week for the first time in 11 years.To discuss the state of American education in compared to other developed countries, we’ll talk with Linda Darling-Hammond, professor emeritus of education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, president and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute, and education advisor to Barack Obama's presidential campaign.Paula Donovan of the Code Blue Campaign, which aims to end impunity for sexual exploitation and abuse by U.N. personnel, joins us to discuss the impact of the revelations within the larger context of international development aid and whether or not it’s possible to pressure change through applied ethical donations.

On today’s show:We talk about Saudi Arabia’s large footprint in the Middle East with Rashid Khalidi, professor of Arab studies at Columbia University.Stav Shaffir,  Israel’s youngest member of the Knesset, says Israel’s progressive citizens and politicians work hard for a two-state solution and to fight corruption.

On today’s show: President Donald Trump announced he will impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports, and we discuss a looming trade war with Phil Levy, senior fellow on the global economy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. WBEZ’s Alexandra Salomon, who extensively covered Italian politics during her time a journalist in Europe for nearly a decade, talks about the big issues and political divisions that surround this weekend’s vote in Italy. WBEZ film contributor and Facets Multimedia founding director Milos Stehlik reviews the dark drama Loveless, which is rooted in cynical Russian literary tradition. For our Weekend Passport segment, global citizen Nari Safavi speaks with Teju Adesida, director of Fehinty African Theatre Ensemble, which began in 2004, after a group of students at Truman College put on the play “The Gods are Not to Blame” by Ola Rotimi.

On today's show: Saudi Arabia and Russia are increasing global anxiety over nuclear proliferation. We talk about the implications of the Russian and Saudi nuclear moves with Joseph Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund, a non-proliferation NGO. Despite Venezuela being one of the Western hemisphere’s most oil-rich countries, most Venezuelans can’t afford basic commodities like food. We discuss the ongoing crisis with David Smilde, senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America, and Verónica Zubillaga, associate professor of Behavioral Sciences and Technologies at Simón Bolívar University in Caracas. For our weekly Global Activism segment, Brett Weiss explains his efforts to establish a scholarship fund to help deserving children in Dago, Kenya get through high school.

On today’s show:As Chinese and African migrants in China intermarry and have biracial children, questions of belonging and assimilation intensify. L.A.-based filmmaker Kathy Huang and University of Oslo sociologist Heidi Østbø Haugen discuss the complicated relationship.For our weekly Global Notes segment, we’ll explore some of the featured performers at the Folk Alliance International Conference, which music journalist Catalina Maria Johnson says supports indigenous and Latinx musicians and acknowledges their integral, but long overlooked, role in North American folk music.

On today’s show: University of Michigan professor Juan Cole analyzes the United Nations Security Council’s approval of a 30-day ceasefire between Syria's government and guerrillas in Eastern Ghouta. Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, A Rohingya Day of Action organizer, discusses what Chicagoans can do to help the Rohingya. One Earth Film Festival founder Ana Garcia-Doyle previews some of the festival offerings. Director and producer Linda Booker discusses her film Straws, which is a part of the festival and traces the damage done by the some 500 million-plus plastic straws Americans use once, and discard, every day.

On today’s show:China’s Communist Party announced on Sunday it would do away with term limits for the presidency, and we discuss what the decision could mean for President Xi Jinping with Wen Huang — a Chicago-based writer, journalist, and human rights advocate.We talk about how Olympic athletes were treated to some of the Gangwon province’s unique food and other uniquely Korean hospitality customs in Pyeongchang with Soo Kang, who teaches hospitality management at Colorado State University. Samira Ahmed’s shares how her experiences navigating adolescence as a Muslim immigrant in suburban Batavia after 9/11 inspired her new young adult novel, Love, Hate & Other Filters.Historian John Schmidt shares how the same radio waves we use to listen to WBEZ also helped defeat the Nazis in today’s World History Moment.

On today’s show:We discuss Winter Olympics diplomacy with Bruce Cumings, professor of history at the University of Chicago.WBEZ film contributor Milos Stehlik, director at Facets Chicago, interviews famed cinematographer and director Sally Potter about her latest project, the star-studded British black comedy The Party.For our Weekend Passport segment, internationally renowned flamenco dancer Estrella Morena and singer Amparo “La Repompilla” Heredia give a live performance with performers from the Chicago Flamenco Festival. We also discuss the festival with Antonio Martinez, director of Instituto Cervantes of Chicago. And as always, global citizen Nari Safavi will give us a heads up on other great international experiences in Chicago this weekend.

On today’s show:Worldview talk about the influence of famous evangelical leader Billy Graham with writer and filmmaker Frank Schaeffer, son of another evangelical giant, theologian Francis Schaeffer.Thor Pedersen travels the world on $20 a day to prove that intercultural encounters can happen, even at the simplest levels. He tells us how he does it.

On today’s show:We discuss the legacy of Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe and the country's future with Dr. Michael Bratton, professor of political science and African studies at Michigan State University and author of Power Politics in Zimbabwe.Music played a central role in the Baltics' independence from the Soviet Union in Estonia and in abolishing apartheid in South Africa. North Shore Choral Society Director Julia Davids and Mollie Stone, an expert on South African music, discuss the choir’s “Music for Social Change” project.

On today's show:The Israeli government began issuing deportation notices to some male migrants to leave without their families. We look at the controversy with Michael Omerman, editor-in-chief of +972, an Israeli-Palestinian blog-based web magazine.We talk to historian John Schmidt about President Ferdinand Marcos’s fall from power in the Philippines.Historians Vernadette Gonzalez and Hokulani K. Aikau are historians discuss their guidebook, Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawaii, which engages tourism through a critical, equitable lens.

On today's show:Special counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities on Friday for interference in the 2016 presidential election. We speak with Evelyn Farkas, the Obama Administration's deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, about the indictments.The 2018 Peace on Earth Film Festival kicks off March 9 at the Davis Theater in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood. We get a preview from the festival's co-founder. We also hear about the film The Secret Fatwa — which documents the Iranian government's execution of 4,000 political prisoners in 1988 — from the film's director and from a man who has stayed in the notorious Iranian prison where the executions occurred.

On today's show:We discuss the resignation of Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn with Charles Schaefer, professor of International Studies at Valparaiso University.WBEZ film contributor Milos Stehlik interviews famed cinematographer and director Ed Lachman. His latest project is Wonderstruck.The Depaul Art Museum is currently showcasing the first solo museum exhibition of prominent 1970s artist Barbara Jones-Hogu, and we speak with the museum's director and chief curator, Julie Widholm Rodrigues.

On today’s show:In light of Wednesday's school shooting, we revisit a 2012 conversation with David Hemenway, professor of Health Policy at Harvard University and director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, on how Australia was able to significantly curb its gun violence.We discuss the medical and political decisions around the death of Mohamad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, with A Dying King director Bobak Kalhor and historian Mateo Farzeneh, associate professor of history and inaugural principal of The Mossadegh Initiative at Northeastern Illinois University-Chicago.We talk about the plights and corruption allegations of South Africa’s now former President Jacob Zuma and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Ilanit Chernick, reporter for the Jerusalem Post and former reporter for the Johannesburg Star.

On today's show:Now-Again Records in Los Angeles has issued music anthologies that cover everything from funk and rock to jazz and beyond. We talk with the store's founder, Eothen Alapatt. Plus, a look at progress and setbacks in global gay rights with Brooke Sopelsa, managing editor at NBC Out. 

On today's show:To discuss the skirmishes along the Turkey-Syria border and 'Operation Olive Branch,' we talk with Umut Acar, the Consul General of Turkey in Chicago.Legislation is expected to be introduced this week in the U.S. Senate to re-assert constitutional congressional war powers over U.S. participation in the Saudi war in Yemen.For World History Moment, a look back at the Russo-Japanese War.Tomorrow is Paczki day, and WBEZ’s Monica Eng joins us for a preview of the Polish version of Mardi Gras.

On today’s show:We discuss the controversy of a military parade with Robert Bateman, former Army soldier and strategist for commanding generals in both Iraq and Afghanistan. We also discuss Trump’s political strategy with Jake Novak, a senior editorial columnist for CNBC.com.WBEZ film contributor and Facets multimedia founder Milos Stehlik joins Worldview to review A Fantastic Woman, which is being portrayed as a victory in Latin American LGBT film.National Public Housing Museum Executive Director Dr. Lisa Yun Lee discusses the museum’s new exhibit, and global citizen Nari Safavi shares other things to do with your international weekend in Chicago.

On today's show: Sik Son, executive director of KA Voice, and Jin Choi, a professor of economics at DePaul University, discuss how the Olympics could affect intra-Korean relations. Gene Sharp, who passed away Jan. 28, is recognized worldwide as the greatest theoretician of nonviolent action since Mohandas Gandhi. We discuss his legacy with Jamila Raqib, the executive director of the Albert Einstein Institution, and Fabricio Balcazar, a professor of human development at the University of Chicago. International Service Summit co-chairs Uda Potgieter and Chuck Newman with the Rotary Club of Naperville join us to discuss the event’s mission to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of international projects.

On today’s show:We check back in with Duke University historian and Democracy in Chains author Nancy MacLean after the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency to see how her research has global reach.Mokhtar Alkhanshali, founder of Port of Mokha coffee, and Dave Eggers, author of The Monk of Mokha, discuss Yemeni coffee and the civil war there.

On today’s show:Michael Isikoff, an investigative reporter whose work was prominently featured in Devin Nunes’ congressional memo on the Russia investigation, will join us.Azeem Ibrahim. a senior fellow at the Centre for Global Policy and author of The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar's Hidden Genocide. joins us to discuss a report from The Associated Press that verified five Rohingya mass graves in Burma.Eva Kail, a gender planning expert for the City of Vienna, Austria, discusses gender planning in urban areas.

On today’s show:Pat Leahy, political editor of the Irish Times, discusses a referendum in Ireland that would amend the constitution to give Parliament power to make laws regulating abortion, where there is currently a near total ban.Milos Stehlik reviews Oscar-nominated films The Insult and In The Fade.Global citizen Nari Safavi talks about  90 Days, 90 Voices and Veterans for American Ideals' “NoMuslimBanEver” and the Westside Justice Center's “Black Panther Party 50 Year Retrospective” exhibit.

On today's show:Dr. Joseph Romm, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and former assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy, discusses why Alaska had its hottest December on record.Ruth Goring shares how a family trip to Colombia — the first since childhood — inspired her new children’s book, which tells the story of a little girl whose family flees Colombia as refugees.Historian John Schmidt tells the story of Leon Trotsky, who was Vladimir Lenin's natural successor but was outmaneuvered by Joseph Stalin.

On today’s show: We’ll get a State of the Union preview and analysis from Steve Clemons, Washington editor-at-large for The Atlantic and national security contributor for MSNBC. Mara Hvistendahl, a national fellow at New America and a contributing correspondent at Science, discusses new concepts in social ranking, concerns with data mining, public humiliation, and how this may all play out outside of China. Travel writer Nina Kokotas Hahn discusses how you can visit Antarctica, and Antarctic biologist James B. McClintock talks about the effects of climate change on our earth’s poles.

On today’s show:Middle East analyst Helena Cobban discusses the war along the Turkey-Syria border and Turkish fears of U.S. support for the Kurds.We speak to Jagmohan Jayara, founder of one of Chicago’s beloved restaurants: India House.

On today’s show: Rachel Bronson, executive director and publisher of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, talks about what led to its Doomsday Clock adjustment. WBEZ film contributor Milos Stehlik joins professor and author Nora Annesley Taylor to discuss her film series, Apocalypse Then: The Vietnam War On Film, and the recent reexamination of the Vietnam War. Chicago-area native Janai Brugger discusses being in the opera Turandot and what it’s like to sing in Chicago’s legendary Civic Opera House.

On today’s show: Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle — an interpreter, community organizer, and member of La Voz de Los de Abajo — discusses the 2017 presidential election in Honduras. Coming Together chairperson Susan Van Dusen and co-organizer Habeeb Quadri talk about the annual Niles Township celebration, which is focused on Muslim-American cultures this year. Former WBEZ Odyssey host Gretchen Helfrich and religious scholar Martin Marty discuss how we can learn about religion and philosophy through film.

On today's show: We discuss the latest attack on the economics of renewable energy with Lisa Albrecht, a renewable energy specialist for Solar Service, Inc., a local solar panel installer, and John Rogers, a senior energy analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists. We talk with Paul O’Brien, Oxfam America’s vice president for Policy and Campaigns, about the numbers and trends detailed in a report that claims around 82 percent of the world’s generated wealth went to the richest 1 percent of the global population in 2017. Jeffrey Winters, director of Northwestern University's Equality Development and Globalization Studies Program, talks about how government, the private sector, and other institutions cooperate, directly or indirectly, to benefit the rich rather than level the playing field.

On today's show, Worldview opens up the phones to listeners to talk about how Midwesterners can save their money by exploring the unrivaled biodiversity of the tri-state region with  Mike MacDonald, a nature photographer and founder of ChicagoNatureNow!, an initiative to get people engaged with nature and author of the book My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago Dr. Gerould Wilhelm, botanist/ecologist at Conservation Design Forum and formerly at the Morton Arboretum for over 20 years. He co-authored the book, Flora of the Chicago Region. A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis.

To discuss the intersectionality of race, gender, and colonized mentalities for the hour, we’re joined by Yasmin Nair, an academic, activist, freelance writer, and editor-at-large at Current Affairs; Jennifer Brier, director of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago; and Lewis Gordon, an Afro-Jewish philosopher at the University of Connecticut. 

On today’s show: As the U.S. heads towards a government shutdown that would delay the fate of hundreds of thousands of so-called Dreamers, we’ll talk with Susan Gzesh from the University of Chicago’s Pozen Family Center for Human Rights and Mary Meg McCarthy, executive director of Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center, about the political fight over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals bill. Film contributor Milos Stehlik talks with Emmy Award-winning producer and journalist Alexandra Dean about her latest project — a documentary about Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr. Omar Torres-Kortright, executive director of the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, and musician Roy McGrath discuss Chicago’s Fiestas de La Calle that will have food, visual displays, and live music this Saturday, Jan. 20.

On today’s show: We discuss a leaked report that says Pentagon officials are exploring new justifications for the use of nuclear weapons and its implications with Joseph Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund, a non-proliferation NGO. We’ll talk about medications that you don’t have access to but that could save lives with Diederik Lohman, acting director of the Health and Human Rights Division at Human Rights Watch. For our Global Activism segment, we get an update from Anita Patil-Deshmukh — executive director of the Indian research collective PUKAR, which plans to replicate its work in some of Chicago’s most underserved neighborhoods.

On today's show:We discuss the upcoming 2018 Women’s March national anniversary event in Las Vegas with national field coordinator Mrinalini Chakraborty. This year’s strategy is to target the “flyover” territory of mostly forgotten women.For our Global Notes segment, WBEZ’s Daniel Musisi showcases songs from an African mixtape that circulated in the early 1980s among Philadelphia‘s African immigrants.

On today's show:Rema Rajeshwari, a police chief in India, has adopted an innovative strategy to stop sexual harassment: dispatch plainclothes officers to intercept catcallers and physical harassers. She explains. Scientist Yangyang Cheng explains why she wants more scientists to put their careers on the line for the sake of human rights and social justice.

On today’s show:To discuss President Trump's recent disparaging comments about immigration and reactions from Chicago’s Haitian community, we’re joined by Monique Germain, president of the Midwest Association of Haitian-American Women and a member of the Illinois Chapter of Haitian-American Nurses.WBEZ film contributor Milos Stehlik of Facets Chicago discusses an open letter against the #MeToo movement from 100 French female performers and scholars, including film legend Catherine Denueve and writer Catherine Millet, and reviews the fashioned-themed historical drama, The Phantom Thread, which could be Daniel Day-Lewis’ final acting performance.We speak with a group of Chicago artists working across mediums to theorize how justice can be had for Chicago’s marginalized communities.

On today’s show:Brant Rosen and Jennifer Bing made what could be the last trip to Israel and Palestine last fall after Israel amended a law to allow banning activists who promote the boycott of Israel and its settlements last year.While climate change’s acute effects like rising sea levels aren’t as immediately threatening to Chicago as New York, we’re going to see what the city can do to fight climate change with Howard Learner, executive director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center.Historian John Schmidt shares how the idea of the world's first subway came to fruition.CAUSEGEAR founder Brad Jeffrey explains how its line of accessories and clothing is changing the lives of former slaves and people vulnerable to exploitation in India.

On today's show:The Atlantic writer Uri Freidman discusses national security adviser H.R. McMaster's ideology around a possible nuclear confrontation.Jacqueline Litzgus, a professor of biology at Laurentian University, talks about freshwater turtles.Close Guantanamo co-founder Andy Worthington discusses the protest of Guantanamo's continued operation, a day before the detention facility's 16th anniversary.

On today's show:Jesuit scholastic Matt Ippel discusses threats in Honduras after an anonymous flyer accused religious activists of having ties to criminal organizations.Kambale Musavuli, the national spokesperson of Friends of the Congo, joins us to discuss the recent protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo against President Joseph Kabila.