Lex Weaver

A new South African video heist game robs museums to return African art - The World from PRX Is it theft to take back what was stolen? That question drives the new video game Relooted. The goal is to recover real ancient African artifacts currently displayed in Western museums. The game’s cre...

The goal of the new video game Relooted is to recover real ancient African artifacts currently displayed in Western museums. Its creative director says he designed the game as a “first step” to learning about African cultures and ethnicities.

Remembering Jesse Jackson, who pushed to globalize the US civil rights movement - The World from PRX The American civil rights icon, Reverend Jesse Jackson, died on Feb. 17 at the age of 84. His advisor, James Zogby, a pollster and co-founder of the Arab American Institute, traveled with Jackson thro...

American civil rights icon, Reverend Jesse Jackson, died on Feb. 17 at the age of 84. His advisor, James Zogby, a pollster and co-founder of the Arab American Institute, traveled with Jackson throughout the Middle East. Zogby tells The World’s Host Marco Werman that Jackson broke political taboos.

My strongest held take about the 2028 Democratic presidential primary is that you should look up whether there are any interesting primaries to get involved with on the state and local level this year.

sigh, another day that @benstiller.redhour.com doesn’t know i exist.

Happy Lunar New Year, folks! 🐴

过年好！✨

North Korea opens a housing district for families of its soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.

North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. n.pr/46FIBoo

China's stunning military purge - The World from PRX Analysts are calling it China’s biggest military purge in roughly half a century: President Xi Jinping has placed his second-in-command, China’s top general, under investigation. Shanshan Mei, who spe...

Analysts are calling it China’s biggest military purge in roughly half a century: President Xi Jinping has placed his second-in-command, China’s top general, under investigation.

Largest-ever human trafficking trial ends with 20-year sentence - The World from PRX A court in the Netherlands this week sentence a man to 20 years imprisonment in one of Europe’s most significant human trafficking trials in history. Amanuel Walid was accused of running a vast networ...

For @theworld.org I attended a Dutch court to see an Eritrean people smuggler sentenced to 20 years for horrific crimes against migrants in Libya.

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Spanish weather forecasters face an alarming jump in online attacks - The World from PRX Spanish weather forecasters are facing an alarming jump in online attacks. It's not because they're getting the forecast wrong, but because they increasingly link extreme weather events to climate cha...

Spanish weather forecasters are facing an alarming jump in online attacks. It’s not because they’re getting the forecast wrong, but because they increasingly link extreme weather events to climate change. Meteorologists say the hate, harassment and threats are starting to affect their work.

The snow is finally starting to melt, so I can get back to training 🤩

In Kenya, there’s a quiet push for an electric car revolution - The World from PRX In East Africa, the vast majority of cars are imported from other countries. But a group of engineers in Kenya is working to change that by developing the country’s first-ever locally-assembled electr...

In East Africa, the vast majority of cars are imported from other countries. But a group of engineers in Kenya is working to change that by developing the country’s first-ever locally-assembled electric vehicle.

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine speaks from hiding after 'rigged' election - The World from PRX One week ago, Uganda’s longtime president, Yoweri Museveni, was declared the winner of a disputed election. The country’s leading opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine...

A week ago, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner of a disputed election. Opposition leader Bobi Wine went into hiding. Speaking to Host @marcowerman.bsky.social from an undisclosed location, Wine said he believes the victory was "fabricated" and that his situation is "risky."

Out of Eden Walk: When you walk across entire continents, police take notice - The World from PRX National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is on a decadeslong project to walk from East Africa to South America. In his 13 years on the road so far, he's been stopped by law enforcement 120 times. Tho...

#NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social is on a decadeslong project to walk from East Africa to South America. In his 13 years on the road so far, he's been stopped by law enforcement 120 times, and has even been logging those stops on an online map. #EdenWalk @outofedenwalk.social

Good Game with Sarah Spain Sports Podcast · Updated Daily · Good Game is your one-stop shop for the biggest stories in women’s sports. Every day, host Sarah Spain gives you the stories, stakes, stars and stats to keep up with y...

Fin! That's just 10 out of hundreds of stories, but there are many more to come. I'm joining the "Good Game with Sarah Spain" (cc @sarahspain.com) podcast team next week, and let's just say I cannot wait to get started! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

As a sports reporter, this was the most epic sendoff I could've asked for. Yesterday was my last day at @theworld.org & my Bluesky-less coworker Sara made this stunning cake!! Send her praise! 😍

I ended up covering 40+ sports from all over the world. Here are just a few stories that'll stick w/ me🧵

lessss goooooooooo worldiesssss 🤩💕

On January 1, 1996, squeezed in on the third floor above the scene dock where Alistair Cooke used to record the intros to Masterpiece at the then-GBH studios on 125 Western Avenue in Boston, The World team launched its first broadcast.

From all of us: Thanks for tuning in for three decades!

A thrift store donation in Canada may turn out to be priceless ancient artifacts - The World from PRX A jewelry donation to a thrift store in Canada has turned out to potentially be a lot older than meets the eye. Now, a group of researchers at Simon Fraser University is trying to decipher when and wh...

There's vintage jewelry, then there's straight up ancient stuff. Turns out, both can be found in a thrift store.

“My earliest estimate is probably the 4th or 5th century CE, and then you know, up into the medieval period."

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YouTube video by The World News Radio The 664-year-old sport where anything goes

Did you know that Turkish oil wrestling is the oldest continuously sanctioned sporting competition in the world? @durriethekid.bsky.social went to the Kırkpınar tournament in Edirne to check it out for @theworld.org ! This looks so fun...
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Activist claims victory over use of Blackface in Dutch Christmas tradition - The World from PRX In the Netherlands, a character known as Zwarte Piet has traditionally appeared alongside Sinterklaus — Dutch Santa Claus — as a “helper.”  He shows up at parades and Christmas parties — in Blackface....

In The Netherlands, the character Zwarte Piet long appeared during Christmastime — as people in blackface. Dutch activist
Jerry Afriyie says it normalizes racism. Now he's ending his 15-year campaign to “Kick Out Zwarte Piet," telling @theworld.org its goals are met. theworld.org/segments/202...

Latin America tried welcoming migrants. Now that model is under pressure. - The World from PRX When Venezuela’s economy collapsed, millions fled to neighboring countries — and Latin America responded with some of the world’s most ambitious, humane migration policies. But that era of openness is...

When Venezuela’s economy collapsed, millions fled to neighboring countries — and Latin America responded with some of the world’s most ambitious, humane migration policies. But that era of openness is fading, and the region now faces a critical choice about the future of its migrants.

Ireland hopes to make a program giving artists a stable income permanent - The World from PRX In 2022, the Irish government launched a basic income scheme for artists. It randomly selected 2,000 artists and paid them around $1,500 a month, so they could concentrate on their creative work. Now ...

Ireland is one of the few countries where a basic income scheme has been extended beyond the pilot stage. Artists and writers reflect on why the basic income scheme for artists worked and how it could be better in my report on @theworld.org Listen and read here: theworld.org/stories/2025...

Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this single dress - The World from PRX It started as a simple project for Kirstie Macleod after graduating from studying art and textile design. But soon, The Red Dress Project blossomed into a global endeavor bringing together people from...

Starting as a simple project for Kirstie Macleod after graduating from art and textile design, The Red Dress Project blossomed into a global endeavor that brings together people from across cultures, sharing diverse stories through embroidery.

Go @marcowerman.bsky.social !!!

Marco Werman thinks international news is America’s secret weapon - The Boston Globe Marco Werman discusses the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.

Host @marcowerman.bsky.social spoke to Anna Kusmer at The @bostonglobe.com about the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.

Palestinians in Gaza struggle to survive despite ceasefire, living in tents amid destroyed homes - The World from PRX Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no homes to return back to and many are living in tents. Joseph Belliveau, director of the aid group MedGlobal, speaks with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler abo...

Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no homes to return back to and many are living in tents. Joseph Belliveau, director of the aid group MedGlobal, speaks with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler about the current situation in Gaza, especially as winter approaches.

3,000 athletes from 80 countries are in Tokyo now to compete in the 2025 Deaflympic Games. These Games predate the Paralympics by decades, yet the athletes receive far less funding and support than other athletes representing their nations. My latest for @theworld.org:

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New rules aim to safeguard skiers in an inherently dangerous sport - The World from PRX The global sports body for skiing and snowboarding is introducing new safety rules in an attempt to curb accidents after a recent string of serious injuries and fatalities over the past year. Many peo...

The global sports body for skiing and snowboarding is introducing new safety rules in an attempt to curb accidents after a recent string of serious injuries and fatalities over the past year. Many people say the move is long overdue.

From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins - The World from PRX Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. Many arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where t...

Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming those discarded boats into something unexpected: musical instruments.