Rough Translation

How are the things we're talking about being talked about somewhere else in the world? Gregory Warner tells stories that follow familiar conversations into unfamiliar territory. At a time when the world seems small but it's as hard as ever to escape our echo chambers, Rough Translation takes you places.

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Ukraine vs. Fake News

Today, we revisit an episode from last season. Fake news from Russia helped spark a real war in Ukraine. What can Ukraine's fight against fake news teach the US? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Jun 27, 2018•28 min•Season 2Ep. 3

Ghana's Parent Trap

Kids are starting school at younger and younger ages. This week, one country's bold experiment to change how it teaches young children. And why it had to hide that change from their parents. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Jun 20, 2018•36 min•Season 2Ep. 2

The Apology Broker

We trace the journey of an apology, from Japan to the U.S., that got an unlikely broker. Along the way, she had to work out: what a sorry is, who it's for, and what makes it stick. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Jun 13, 2018•40 min•Season 2Ep. 1

Coming June 13th

The award-winning podcast returns with five original stories about people trying to cross a bridge from one worldview to another, even when everyone's telling them you can't get there from here Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Jun 05, 2018•3 min

The Refugee's Dating Coach

A Syrian refugee in Berlin hopes to find love but is stumped by German dating codes and is terrified of crossing the line between flirting and harassing. A professional 'flirt coach' steps in to be his guide. (For photos of Sophia and Aktham: bit.ly/Roughly7) Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Sep 25, 2017•39 min

Om Alone In India

A day of yoga in the US. A yoga war in India. A court case in California and why the Indian government is watching it. A story about the poses that bind us. (Tell us about yourself. Fill out our survey: npr.org/roughtranslationsurvey) Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Sep 18, 2017•31 min

Anna In Somalia

A man is trapped in a remote prison. And he's trapped in his own mind. Until he hears a knock on the wall.... and words from another time and place. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Sep 12, 2017•30 min

American Surrogate

A Chinese mom hires an American surrogate to carry her baby. Each needs something from the other that is hard to admit. The next 9 months will be a crash course in transcontinental communication. And the meaning of family. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Sep 05, 2017•42 min

The Congo We Listen To

It made headlines worldwide: Hundreds of women raped in one Congolese village. But when one researcher arrives in town, something feels off. (Note: This episode contains descriptions of violence.) Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Aug 28, 2017•40 min

Ukraine vs. Fake News

Fake news from Russia helped spark a real war in Ukraine. What can Ukraine's fight against fake news teach the US? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Aug 21, 2017•28 min

Brazil In Black And White

Two radically different ways of seeing race come into sudden conflict in Brazil, provoking a national conversation about who is Black? And who is not Black enough? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Aug 14, 2017•31 min

Introducing Rough Translation

Travel with us. Each week we go to a new country to hear a story that says something about what's happening in the United States. Subscribe now. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Aug 04, 2017•3 min

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