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How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.
After almost eight years on the air, and more than 400 episodes, this is the final episode of Boston Calling with Marco Werman. We have thre...
In the penultimate edition of Boston Calling, we’re looking back at some of the moments, from the past eight or so years, that have shaped t...
The homicide of George Floyd has led to widespread protests in the US. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have been hitting the streets dail...
The homicide of George Floyd, an unarmed man, while he was in police custody has sparked demonstrations and protests in the US and across th...
The pandemic has not stopped children and teenage migrants from showing up alone at the US border, hoping to apply for asylum. But US policy...
The race to find a dependable vaccine for Covid-19 is on. More than 100 laboratories worldwide are competing to try to get there first, and...
We all have similar questions about the coronavirus pandemic. When will it end? How do we recover? Is it safe to visit friends and extended...
Adam Carter was awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to teach English to teenagers in Beijing. When the coronavirus outbreak hit, his...
Government officials and health experts are starting to imagine what life will look like when we venture out again. Former US Homeland Secur...
Strict physical distancing measures in response to the novel coronavirus have disrupted economies and lives in massive ways. But as shutdown...
The coronavirus has fundamentally changed how we live our lives, but perhaps most heartbreakingly, how we deal with death. Around the world,...
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, medical equipment is in short supply, and health workers in countries around the globe have had to...
The US military is increasingly assisting the US government's domestic response to the coronavirus pandemic. So far, the military is setting...
The US has been planning for catastrophe on a national scale since the beginning of the Cold War and the advent of the nuclear age. Now, wit...
Nine years have passed since Syrians took to the streets to demand the ouster of the government of Bashar al-Assad. During those nine years,...
The World Health Organization says every effort is now needed to contain the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Some nations have well-developed...
Late last year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology signed a five-year extension of a multimillion-dollar partnership with Skolkova, a...
Approximately every 30 seconds, a United States citizen of Latin American descent, reaches the voting age of 18. This year, 32 million Latin...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has made a pledge to dole out $10 billions worth of grants to help slow down climate change. Environmentalists tel...
There are many considerations to take into account when naming a new disease. We hear about some of the pitfalls the World Health Organizati...
If there’s one lesson to be taken from the Iowa caucuses, it’s that elections and smartphone apps don’t always mix well. An app that was dev...
Carbon dioxide isn't the only greenhouse gas that's a threat to the planet. Nitrous oxide, emitted when farmers fertilise their fields, is a...
An impeachment trial is a rare event in the United States but there is something unprecedented about this one. President Trump's troubles ar...
The Trump administration insists that the president has a firm legal basis for ordering the attack that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleima...
Retired US Army General David Petraeus has vast military and intelligence experience in the Middle East. He led US troops during some of the...
It's almost been 20 years since the war in Afghanistan started. The Afghan people want a solution and the US is trying to make a deal. Every...
Several former contractors, who did content moderation work for Facebook, are suing in Europe over the psychological trauma they say the wor...
Susan Rice, National Security Advisor and UN ambassador during the Obama administration, joins us to talk about impeachment, Hunter Biden’s...
At the center of the impeachment showdown in the US, is nearly 400 million dollars in military aid that the Trump administration temporarily...
A US hacker faces criminal charges for allegedly helping North Korea launder money through cryptocurrencies, but those who know him have a d...
Some people identify as Native American based on family stories. There is a more respected way to check and it does not involve a DNA test....
Cooling down our addiction to air conditioning by building a more energy efficient AC. Also, it’s a “wind, wind, wind” for cargo ships power...
Impeachment hearings have entered the public phase in Washington DC. Congress is investigating allegations that President Trump withheld aid...
Farmers in the US face a labour shortage, so they’re turning to new technology to fill the gap. Also, meet “Pepper", a robot that’s already...
The impeachment inquiry has exposed some of the ways in which the US diplomatic corps feels undermined and undervalued by the Trump administ...
About 4,000 Liberians could be at risk of deportation after the Trump administration terminated their legal status. Earlier this month, they...
In recent years, it’s become fairly common for people to take their own bags when they go grocery shopping. But for the past 18 months, Phil...
An unauthorized Muslim immigrant from Uzbekistan was offered a deal by the FBI: You can remain in the US, but only if you'll spy on your fel...
When US presidents get on the phone to speak with foreign leaders, staff are on hand to take diligent notes. But is there a set procedure of...
As the 2020 presidential campaign in America heats up, evangelical Christians will be getting more and more attention in the US news media....
The Mississippi river could be called America’s inland hydro highway. It carries US goods and commodities out to the rest of the world and a...
How quickly will Antarctica’s massive Thwaites Glacier melt, and what will that mean for global sea levels and coastal cities? Scientists sp...
Melting of Antarctica's massive Thwaites Glacier could add 60 centimetres to global sea level rise in the next 50 to 100 years, and unlock f...
This year marks four hundred years since slave traders arrived at the Virginia colony with the first captive Africans to be enslaved in what...
This month marks 20 years since Vladimir Putin first became prime minister of Russia. Now serving his fourth term as Russia’s president, Put...
The US and the Taliban are reportedly inching closer to a breakthrough in peace talks. But the Afghan government has been notably missing fr...
The US-China trade war has been going on for almost two years now. Both countries have imposed hundreds of billions of dollars worth of tari...
In 1987, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. It led to th...
Next month, roughly two million Muslims will travel to the holy city of Mecca for one of the most important religious rituals in Islam. As l...
There are upwards of 10 million unauthorized immigrants living in the US. Many of those immigrants are children or have children studying in...