The World from PRX • 20th April 2026

India’s new generation sleeper train leaves the station

Vande Bharat trains can reach speeds of 100 miles per hour and have reduced travel times on routes across India. Although some people say they’re a break from the romantic and nostalgic versions of older Indian trains, many are embracing the modern versions with excitement. Now, the first sleeper train in the fleet is proving particularly popular

The World from PRX • 8th April 2026

Mechanical elephants replace real ones for ceremonies in South India

Elephants have been important for Hindu rituals for centuries, but in response to campaigns by animal rights activists artists in India are now creating mechanical elephants as replacements

The World from PRX • 1st April 2026

In India, whimsical cars are public health intervention

In the Indian city of Hyderabad, an inventor named Kanyaboyin Sudhakar Yadav creates vehicles in the shape of everyday objects. At Sudha Cars Museum you can see burger cars, a basketball car, even a huge toilet car. These quirky creations have earned Yadav fans across the world, but Yadav isn’t just having fun; he’s also trying to promote public health

The World from PRX • 24th February 2026

Volunteers fill the gap after Berlin drops pigeon control plan

Berlin city’s animal welfare budget was cut by 96 percent, with volunteers now stepping up to fill some of the bird welfare gap. Reporter Jamie Fullerton joined a pigeon activist to throw some grain around the German capital

The World from PRX • 16th February 2026

The Americas' last prison island has become a tourist bioreserve

Islas Marías was known as “Mexico’s Alcatraz” and was the Americas’ last island prison until the penal colony closed in 2019. Now, Mexico’s navy, which runs the island, is allowing tourists to visit on restricted weekend tours

The World from PRX • 9th February 2026

Albania embarks on a controversial film restoration project

A new project in Albania aims to restore and digitise decades-old films. Some view it as preserving history, while others argue that projects like these could help legitimise the country’s authoritarian past

The World from PRX • 20th February 2025

North Korea opens for Western tourists

On Thursday, North Korea let Western tourists visit for the first time since 2020. Reporter Jamie Fullerton looks at the ethical issues around taking a vacation in the autocratic nation

The World from PRX • 18th February 2025

Gay imam murdered over the weekend in South Africa

Muhsin Hendricks, known as one of the world’s only out gay imams and the only one in Africa, was shot dead over the weekend in what looks like a targeted hit. Hendricks was both loved and reviled for his work promoting tolerance in South Africa and around the world

The World from PRX • 12th February 2025

The Guatemalan health workers funded by Abba's 'Chiquitita'

Fifty years ago, the pop superstars ABBA donated all proceeds from the song “Chiquitita” to UNICEF. The song is still making money, and that money is now being spent in Guatemala where it’s funding medical workers in rural areas

The World from PRX • 10th February 2025

Bridges save Costa Rican sloths from road deaths - The World from PRX

There are millions of sloths in Costa Rica. But with high levels of deforestation over the past few decades and increasing contact with humans, the population is taking a hit.

The World from PRX • 7th January 2025

A Costa Rican dance against colonialism becomes a paradoxical tourist attraction

Every year, in the Costa Rican village of Boruca, men dress in garish masks and costumes to reenact their ancestors’ battle against colonizers 500 years ago.

The World from PRX • 2nd January 2025

Bullfighting in Costa Rica is more like bull 'dodging'

Unlike the Spanish form, Costa Rican bullfighting does not aim to kill the bull, but only to dodge it. Jamie Fullerton takes us to this Costa Rican Christmas tradition.

The World from PRX • 10th December 2024

In Costa Rica, there's a new voice of Nicaraguan resistance

In 2018, singer-guitarist Olguita Acuña left Nicaragua, following death threats. Acuña made it to Costa Rica and, like many others forced to flee Nicaragua, applied for refugee status. Now, she’s carrying on her activism

The World from PRX • 29th October 2024

Sheds playing greater role for men in the UK

Sheds are important to British culture, or at least to many men of a certain age in the country. But now, sheds are playing a far greater role in the UK, bringing older men together.

The World from PRX • 19th October 2024

Cornish hatchery helps lobster sustainability levels

In Cornwall, in the UK, a 25-year-old hatchery seems to have proven itself a success.

The World from PRX • 25th September 2024

In Poland, a group helping Ukrainian refugees has begun building drones

An NGO established in Warsaw, Poland, to help refugees from the war in Ukraine provides up to 500 people a day with food and clothing. It’s recently added another bit of aid to its portfolio: supplying frontline Ukrainian troops with kamikaze drones.

The World from PRX • 17th September 2024

"It's a weird... performance": Famed Japanese drummer big outside of Japan

Ryosuke Kiyasu is a respected heavy metal and jazz drummer in Japan who takes on a different style in his solo drum shows, playing a snare drum with his teeth, kicking the drum around the room and often destroying furniture.

The World from PRX • 6th September 2024

In rural Austria, someone wants you to hear the sound of a glacier crying

The Dachstein glacier in Austria is nearly 9,000 feet high. But scientists say that it’s likely to melt completely by the end of this century. An artist from Cleveland, Ohio, was commissioned to create a work of art that would give the glacier a voice.

The World from PRX • 27th August 2024

Albania's No. 1 urban explorer is a Russian woman accused of being a spy

Lana Sator is a young Russian urban explorer who routinely traveled to different countries in search of abandoned military sites. But she ran into trouble when police grabbed her in Albania and accused her of being a spy. Since they took her documents and won’t let her leave the country, she’s been supporting herself by giving unofficial tours to tourists.

The World from PRX • 9th August 2024

Bulgarian bagpipe festival creates a cacophony of sound

Bagpipes blaring across a lush green rural landscape are typically associated with the Scottish Highlands. But it’s in rural Bulgaria that bagpipe enthusiasts gather for the annual bagpipe festival in the village of Gela. Bagpipes date back thousands of years in Bulgaria, particularly in the country’s Rhodope Mountains.