The podcast about the world that's actually about you. Wherever you live, whatever you do, global events affect your life-often in ways you'd never expect. That's what we explore on ShortWave.
Latest episodes
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How sending aid landed one Libyan family in prison
Amal Elderat was among those who celebrated in Libya after news of Moammar Gadhafi’s capture and death in October 2011. Photo by Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images Imagine this h…
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U.S. cracks down on products made by slave labor, but hurdles remain
Overseas products processed by child or slave labor, in some cases shrimp, now face tougher restrictions for coming into the U.S. Photo taken on August 28, 2015. Photo by Reuters »…
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Here’s the real story behind your cup of tea
File photo of a tea-leaf harvester in India by Utpal Baruah/Reuters When you wrap your hands around a toasty cup of tea this winter, consider the source. The U.S. imports about 400…
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Meet the private companies that sell spy tech to the NSA and Sudan
Shortwave is a podcast. That you listen to. With your ears. The multi-billion dollar private surveillance industry does some of the U.S. government’s most critical electronic snoop…
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The government’s making a watchlist and checking it twice
Shortwave is a podcast. That you listen to. With your ears. » Subscribe in iTunes » Subscribe using RSSNearly two million names populate U.S. government terrorism watchlists. That’…
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Was 2015 the end of America as a superpower?
Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-…
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Who watches the watch list?
Running shoes are laid out in a display at the Boston Public Library to commemorate the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images This is a podcast. That y…
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Meet the millionaire who’s spent a fortune rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean
Migrant Offshore Aid Station founder Christopher Catrambone, left, and Will Turner of Doctors Without Borders just before they departed on a six-month mission to search for and res…
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Podcast: The women of the Islamic State
Carnations are seen placed on the ground during a protest against explosions at a peace march in Ankara, Turkey, October 10, 2015. At least 30 people were killed when twin explosio…
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Podcast: How the Chinese government gets its messages on America’s airwaves
A pro-Beijing radio network spreads its message via American airwaves. Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images This is a podcast. That you listen to. Click on this link to subscribe.…
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The inside story of predator drones
A U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 163rd Reconnaissance Wing undergoes a postflight inspection at the Sout…
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When marriage and citizenship don’t go hand in hand
Mexican border residents and members of the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) march on a road towards a detention center for migrants at the border between the U.S and Mexico…
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U.S. and Persian Gulf airlines clash over $42 billion trade dispute
Qatar Airways is among the Persian Gulf carriers that three major U.S. airlines allege has received unfair subsidies from its government. Photo by Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images) Ba…
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Is China feeding the U.S.’s deadly synthetic drug habit?
Packets of synthetic marijuana illegally sold in New York City are put on display at a news conference in August. Illegal synthetic marijuana is spreading across New York, particul…
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What it’s like to walk with the refugees and migrants
A migrant carries a child after crossing into Hungary from the border with Serbia near the village of Roszke on September 5, 2015. Photo by REUTERS/Marko Djurica Up from Syria, acr…