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.
Latest episodes
Jun 24, 2020 • 30min
So Long, Black Pete
Resolving conflict through consensus is a very Dutch tradition. But how do you compromise when it comes to racism? This week on Rough Translation, the controversial Dutch character Black Pete, and how Black Lives Matter may have helped change the holiday season in the Netherlands forever.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 10, 2020 • 29min
The Global Legacy of George Floyd
Five personal stories from five continents on the global impact of George Floyd.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 27, 2020 • 20min
From Niqab To N95
The French republic "lives with her face uncovered," say the posters. But now face masks are mandatory. We look back at why covering your face in France used to be a sign of bad citizenship, until it wasn't.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 13, 2020 • 34min
Hotel Corona
One hundred and eighty recovering COVID-19 patients. One Jerusalem hotel. Secular, religious, Arabs, Jews, old, young. Their phones are out, they're recording. And the rest of Israel is... tuning in.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 29, 2020 • 47min
American Surrogate: 30 Months Later
Back in 2017, we brought you the story of a Chinese mom who hired an American surrogate to carry her baby. Each needed something from the other that was hard to admit. Their relationship became a crash course in transcontinental communication and the meaning of family. Now, in the middle of a pandemic, we check in with them.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 17, 2020 • 27min
The Coronavirus Guilt Trip
Public shame is a powerful tool. But how useful is it when trying to curb a global pandemic? Shaming stories from South Korean chat rooms, a Pakistani street corner, and a Brooklyn grocery store.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 2, 2020 • 22min
WeChats From The Future
She felt the urgency before her husband did. A story about the time lag between the arrival of the coronavirus in two different nations, and how that played out in a marriageLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 19, 2020 • 22min
How Covid-19 Is Challenging Cultures
This week on Rough Translation, we check in with NPR international correspondents in China, Germany and Greece about the ways that culture shapes—and is reshaped by—responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 26, 2020 • 25min
The Original Sin Of Li Jiabao
A young Chinese exchange student in Taiwan with no history of activism posts a video criticizing China's president Xi Jinping on Twitter, then asks for asylum. His request for protection fuels a larger discussion about Taiwan's role as a haven for Chinese dissidents, and also raises questions about who he is as an individual and his motivations. Who is he, and can he be trusted?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jan 29, 2020 • 51min
Rough Translation Presents: Throughline
This week, we present the latest episode of NPR's Throughline, a look at the life and complicated legacy of the assassinated Iranian military leader, Qassem Soleimani.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
