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OK, so maybe with Thanksgiving just past, you're tired of thinking about potatoes. But this slideshow might make you change your mind about the humble spud. Visit The World's website for more information.

Keith Terry, organizer of the International Body Music Festival, stopped by The World studios recently to give a little demo. Hear the entire interview here.

A jester from Somerville, MA stops by The World studios in Boston to tell us why he was hired by the US State Department to do an outreach trip to Russia. Stop by The World's geo-quiz page to hear the radio segment.

The World's Alex Gallafent pays a visit to Toko Kyudojo, a zen archery center in the heart of Manhattan. To hear our radio story, please visit our website.

Lonny Shavelson produced this great video on an international harp festival that recently took place in Oakland, California. This was recorded inside Oakland's Chapel of the Chimes columbarium. You can hear Lonny's radio piece here.

Dr. Dan Gilbert, author of bestselling book “Stumbling on Happiness” and host of upcoming THIS EMOTIONAL LIFE, a WGBH/NOVA Science Unit three-part series on PBS (January 4-6, 2010), talks about the show at an October event in New York. The ...

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks about a piece of jewelry she owns called "Tito's Ring." You can hear our full interview here.

The World's Matthew Bell shot this video to accompany a story on kids and their bikes during Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv.

The World's Matthew Bell shot this video to accompany his story on kids and their bicycles during Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv.

The World's Matthew Bell shot this video to accompany his radio story on kids and their bikes during Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv.

The World's Matthew Bell shot this video to accompany his radio story on kids and their bikes during the Yom Kippur holiday in Tel Aviv.

Reporting for PRI's The World, Corey Takahashi introduces you to praCh Ly. Ly and his family fled Pol Pot's Cambodia, and eventually ended up in Long Beach, CA. praCh's tracks deal with issues both in his homeland, and in his adopted home in the U.S. You ...

Reporting for PRI's The World, Corey Takahashi introduces you to praCh Ly. Ly and his family fled Pol Pot's Cambodia, and eventually ended up in Long Beach, CA. praCh's tracks deal with issues both in his homeland, and in his adopted home in the U.S. You ...

September 23, 2009 marks the 83rd anniversary of the birth of American jazz giant John Coltrane. Coltrane was born in North Carolina, but his musical influences came from across the globe. In San Francisco tonight, The Asian American Orchestra will be ...

September 23, 2009 marks the 83rd anniversary of the birth of American jazz giant John Coltrane. Coltrane was born in North Carolina, but his musical influences came from across the globe. In San Francisco tonight, The Asian American Orchestra will be ...

The World's Matthew Bell was in Nablus in the West Bank today, reporting a story on the economy for PRI's The World. He took along the Flip camera and captured some neat street and market scenes. Should give you a "flavor" of life in Nablus.

Accordionist Sandy Brechin stopped by The World studios to talk shop about the accordion, traditional Scottish dancing, and The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience. You can hear the entire interview, and more music, here.

Preview the Fall 2009 season of MASTERPIECE Contemporary, hosted by David Tennant: “Endgame” – Sunday, October 25, 2009 on PBS “Place of Execution” – Sundays, November 1 and 8, 2009 on PBS “Collision” ...

Students at the University of Nagasaki are attempting to recreate a community that a nuclear weapon destroyed. The Urakami neighborhood in Nagasaki was ground zero for the atomic bomb the U-S dropped on Japan in World War Two. That attack killed ...