On today's show:A recent Pew study says majorities in Greece, Hungary, Italy and Poland express negative attitudes "toward both Muslims and refugees.” We discuss why.Human rights advocates report harassment and murder of religious and other minorities in India -- sometimes with the complicity of the government.The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Black Catholic Initiative will host its annual Climate Justice Conference Nov. 2nd in Englewood.

On today's show:We talk to Mary Roach about her newest book, Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, and the oftentimes absurd, sometimes curious, experiments taking place on behalf of the U.S. military. Human rights activist Medea Benjamin joins us to discuss how U.S. policy with Saudi Arabia affects the Middle East.

As the Chicago Cubs head into the final games of the World Series, we hear from fans watching their team play across the from El Salvador to New Zealand. Then, we hear Milos Stehlik's take on the new film Moonlight and hear from the playwrights behind a new, modern take on the story of King Henry VIII’s last wife.

The brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi in 2012 put a spotlight on the issue of rape and violence against women in India, in a way that had not been done before. We hear about a conference this weekend in Chicago that takes on issues of sexual violence and health among South Asian women and girls, both here in Illinois and beyond. Plus, we hear more about a film chronicling the beginnings of the Inuit environmental movement.

Iraqi troops, along with Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and other militia, have been met with strong resistance by the ISIS fighters in the battle to retake control of Mosul. We get the latest. We also hear how what foreign observers and leaders are saying about how their perception of the US could change after this election. On Global Notes, listening back to a worldwide collaboration among percussionists to make “new gumbo."

The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has caused a lot of geopolitical angst. He brags about killing suspected drug dealers and drug users, and regularly threatens to dissolve Congress if he doesn’t get his way. We talk about what Duterte’s rule means for the relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines. And we check in on the state of environmental activism in Honduras after the murder of indigenous activist Berta Cáceres and others.   

Free trade had once been a central pillar of the Republican Party. So, what does the future of U.S. trade policy look like? We discuss the TPP and our trade policy with Penny Pritzker, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Greg Brown, the CEO of Motorola Solutions. Also, Sunil Gokavi is a surgeon who helps us sift through India's numerous health challenges. Plus, historian John Schmidt recalls the day that Poland was partitioned in 1795.

The online whistleblowing platform Wikileaks was launched 10 years ago this month. We look at the history of Wikileaks and Julian Assange’s exile. We also explore a documentary that traces of mental illness within a family with the film's director. Plus, for Weekend Passport, we talk to cinematographer Kirsten Johnson about her new film, Cameraperson.

Foreign policy has been a major issue in the presidential campaign, and what happens in this election is also being closely monitored by our Canadian neighbors. We ask Canadian philosopher David Goa to weigh in on Wednesday night's debate. Plus, what do the Germans think of U.S. election? And on Global Activism: a group that creates libraries for orphans in India and elsewhere.

On today's show:Over the weekend more than a 150 countries reached a deal to reduce emissions of a powerful chemical used in refrigeration and air conditioning. It’s part of an effort to combat climate change. On today's World History Minute: The Arab Oil Embargo began on October 17th, 1973, when five Arab countries announced they’d stop selling oil to countries that supported Israel. Dr. Alice Rothchild a retired OB-GYN, produced and directed the film, Voices Across the Divide. It’s an oral history project about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.