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PRI's The World

Each weekday, host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour of radio that reminds us just how small our planet really is. The World is heard on over 300 stations across North America.

Marco's Latest Articles

Why I finally ‘came out’ as Dalit — and what happened next

By PRI's The World & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● February 4, 2016

When I moved to New York in the fall of 2014, I left a few things in India: my family, my job with a leading English-language newspaper and my caste.

How Maasai women in Kenya are helping to make your cosmetics

By PRI's The World & Por Alison Bowen ● Culture ● December 29, 2015

It’s a day-long drive from Kenya’s capital Nairobi to Twala in Laikipia County. The last 50 miles is along a dusty road, and then you arrive at the farm of the Twala Cultural Manyatta. It’s oasis-like, and the moment you enter the gate, the fresh smell of greenery strikes a contrast with the aridity you leave behind.