The World from PRX

Sarah BirnbaumSB

Sarah Birnbaum

The World
Sarah Birnbaum was a general assignment reporter at The World.
The unmaking of a hugely successful female pharaoh
6:14
Fresco reveals Islamic tent in medieval Christian house of worship
3:37
Keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive
5:41
Why Jewish people eat latkes on Hanukkah
3:13
Tying up ‘Loose Ends’
5:55
The annoying way some poets read their work — has a name
4:28
AI bot beats phone scammers at their own game
1:55
Move over Mediterranean diet, there’s a different way to stay healthy
4:24
Keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive
5:41
T. rex missing link
2:13
Last South Korean K-pop BTS members discharged from the army
3:45
2 weeks free rent in former East German town
3:14
Daughter hopes mom can ‘travel’ in death the way she never did in life
1:51
The semicolon is an endangered species
3:09
Hyperrealistic baby dolls become a fad in Brazil
2:03
Beatboxing nun goes viral
1:45
Turkish airlines to punish early risers
1:20
Yury Grigorovich, pivotal figure in Russian ballet, dies at 98
5:37
Trial underway for Australian woman who allegedly poisoned family with mushrooms
3:46
Maybe William Shakespeare had a happy marriage after all?
4:21
Swedish fashion giant to use AI versions of real models
4:47
Auto tycoon’s plan for a ‘bat cave’ rubs Salzburg locals the wrong way
3:25
Keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive
5:46
Recent study explores healthy ‘African heritage diet’
4:24
France expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions
3:15
At Passover seders, Persian Jews break out the scallions
3:31
Famed merengue singer dies in Santo Domingo nightclub disaster
2:33
AI lets you and me draw like famed Japanese animator
4:52
Legos aren’t just for kids
4:20
Businesses want to cut sick pay in Germany
3:57
Experts warn of mental health crisis for young adults
4:46
Art declared degenerate by Nazis is back on display in Paris
6:11
Antisemitism in Australia
5:15
Fresco reveals Islamic tent in Medieval Christian house of worship
3:37
Hope for a struggling frog species
2:22
Popcorn taxation travesty
2:59
South Africa World War I monument
2:50
Rebel group advances on eastern Congo’s largest city
2:34
Report: Top brands bought cotton picked by child laborers in India
4:07
Drones bring down trash from Mount Everest
3:31
Former President Jimmy Carter, who devoted his life to peacemaking, dies at 100
6:48
Berlin nightclubs want to be seen more like opera houses
5:33
New Zealand’s unlikely Christmas classic
3:37
Pipe organ made from Russian shells sounds note of resistance in Lviv
3:03
Cyclone devastates island nation of Mayotte
2:50
‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ finally hits the screen
7:36
World’s most famous Chinese-speaking romance novelist dies at 86
2:39
Biden to visit Angola as US vies for influence in the region
4:32
Haitian photographer documents the highs and lows of his country
5:12
Is a nation still a nation if it sinks under the sea?
4:13
Political turmoil erupts over proposed New Zealand bill
3:47
AI bot beats phone scammers at their own game
2:17
Study finds LED lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks
2:10
Australian filmmaker: ‘We’re all a little broken’
5:24
Election chaos in Mozambique reflects underlying dissatisfaction with government
4:08
Witch hunts from the past haunt the Netherlands
5:51
Yes, there is a limit to how long humans can live
3:11
Bolivians clean tons of trash from lake that’s home to flamingos
2:45