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Co-hosted by @MarcoWerman and @CarolynBeeler. We're in your ears Mon-Fri, offering news, features, interviews and music from around the globe. From @PRX, @GBH.
- A very loving and affectionate, purring cat called Bilbo has his own podcast. In each episode, Bilbo purrs for 30 minutes straight to the delight of thousands of listeners. This is his story. pri.org/file/2019-11-1…
- Han Dongfang, who led protests in Tiananmen Square 30 years ago, is now marching with anti-government demonstrators in Hong Kong. They have a different kind of determination, he says — "they are ready to burn together if it burns." s.pri.org/IYwtw3Y
- Afrobeats has ascended from the clubs of West Africa to some of the biggest music venues around the world. Just this year, Nigerian artist Burna Boy sold out Madison Square Garden.
- Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India's democratic values, journalist @RanaAyyub says. theworld.org/stories/2023-0…
- "The vast majority of political appointees are donors with almost no foreign policy experience. And I think that practice needs to stop," says former US Amb. Michael @McFaul. s.pri.org/eAqbasq
- Ain Husniza (@ant33ater) posted a video exposing rape culture at her school. The video was viewed at least 1.9 million times, sparking a national conversation on sexual harassment and misogyny in Malaysia. trib.al/SpTNa0y
- Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah will marry Saudi architect Rajwa al Saif on Thursday. The wedding is a geopolitical symbol with its own meaning. @MarcoWerman talked with @amersabaileh about the significance of the royal wedding. #Jordan 🎧 bit.ly/42lbh0W
00:00 - Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. 🇺🇸 Kamala Harris makes history as the first Black woman to become vice president and the first person of South Asian descent elected to the vice presidency.
- The Q-pop boy band Ninety One (@XCIofficial) has made headlines for their catchy tracks and their appearance — which often challenges Kazakhstan's traditional gender norms. s.pri.org/Icup9P2
- Hawzen, a rural town in the ethnic #Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, is a microcosm of the challenge facing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed — and a warning that the war here is unlikely to end anytime soon. trib.al/FNOWVe4
- Vladimir Milov (@v_milov), a close adviser to Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, tells The World that after the third week of a hunger strike in prison, "there is a grave danger to his health." s.pri.org/01CbTti
- THREAD 1/ DO IRISH VOTERS GIVE A DAMN? There’s a referendum in Ireland on whether to remove an article from the constitution outlawing #blasphemy. @PatsyMcGarryIT, religious affairs correspondent @IrishTimes, tells @pritheworld what’s what.
- "The facts here are clear as day. The president used his public office and taxpayer money as a way to leverage dirt on his Democratic challenger," former Ambassador Michael @McFaul told The World. s.pri.org/UWPUXPX
