WorldLink | Deutsche Welle

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  • WorldLink: Home and away
    We interview homeless people, usually ignored by society, on the streets of Bonn in Germany. Plus, six months after the Islamist terrorist attack on Manchester Arena, we hear from some survivors who are struggling to rebuild their lives.
    59 min
  • WorldLink: Integration and deportation
    As the United States ramps up efforts to deport those without legal residency, we hear from those doing their best to stay under radar, and take you to El Salvador where countless deportees are already planning their journey back north. Plus, refugee women take on the German job market.
    59 min
  • WorldLink: Russia's historic experiment
    DW takes an in-depth look at the ambiguous legacy of Russia's 1917 revolution that toppled the monarchy and paved the way for the rise of the Soviet Union. We'll be hearing why the Russian authorities are not celebrating the centenary of this seismic event, and why a new cinema film on Tsar Nicolas the second is rubbing some Russians the wrong way.
    59 min
  • WorldLink: Arts around the globe
    From the visual arts scene in Bangladesh, to aborigine musicians in Canada, this week's show explores how art weaves into the personal stories around our globe. What kind of music emanates from the darkness of one of Venezuela's most dangerous prisons? How can music help the dying? How do Syrians cook in exile? And what kind of pressure does a professional classical musician feel? Find out.
    59 min
  • WorldLink: A taste of the past
    On this week's show, we meet members of the persecuted Rohingya community who fled Myanmar in the 1960s, the marathon team throwing the spotlight on the plight of African asylum seekers in Israel, and a Polish journalist uncovering uncomfortable truths about the wartime Nazi occupation. We'll also visit a restaurant run by Syrian refugees in Oslo, and a South Korean nun turned world famous chef.
    59 min
  • WorldLink: The gray zones of sexism
    On this week's show: In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, we're taking an in-depth look at the dynamics of everyday sexism fueling harassment and assaults against women around the world. Also, a Hollywood actor and filmmaker on the sexism that pervades the film industry.
    59 min
  • WorldLink: An Egyptian witch hunt
    On this week's show: An in-depth look at the vicious crackdown on Egypt's LGBTQ community, Israeli and Palestinian women march for peace, why farmers in India are being driven to suicide, and the US immigration lawyer standing up for refugee rights. Plus, we meet South Africa's surrogacy pioneer and a doctor who's been dubbed "Chile's Patch Adams."
    59 min
  • WorldLink: The art of storytelling
    We're going to look at different ways artists see our world, including a street photographer from Yemen, a renowned photojournalist, a contemporary German poet and a Korean cartoonist with office culture in his sights. Plus, learn how to brew the perfect coffee and explore food with altitude.
    59 min

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WorldLink connects global voices: People around the world tell their own stories and help us understand what political, economic, cultural developments mean for their lives. Listen to emotional…