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 20, 2019 • 44min
The Search: Part 2
A fragile alliance begins to fracture, as a romantic photo of Kamaran resurfaces. Ahmed confronts his family. And Sebastian meets with ISIS. * Note: This story contains strong language and sounds of war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 12, 2019 • 39min
The Search: Part 1
When a journalist goes missing in Iraq, his friends and family have to figure out a rescue plan. * Note: This story contains strong language and sounds of war. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 29, 2019 • 29min
The Man Who Sedated Eichmann
The capture of Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann was one of Israel's proudest moments. But the doctor at the center of the spy operation refused to talk about his role — even with his family. Today, his children ask why.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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May 15, 2019 • 32min
How to Speak Addiction
A daughter — and reporter — discovers an uncomfortable truth about her mother's alcoholism. She travels to the other side of the world to find out if there's a better way to treat addiction.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 1, 2019 • 42min
We Don't Say That
France is the place where for decades you weren't supposed to talk about someone's blackness, unless you said it in English. Today, we're going to meet the people who took a very French approach to change that. (Note: This story contains strong language in English and French.)Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 17, 2019 • 38min
D.I.Y. Mosul
Fed up with government inaction, young people start rebuilding Mosul on their own. But in post-ISIS Iraq, volunteering can quickly become an act of rebellion.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 10, 2019 • 2min
New season: The Rebels. Starting April 17
We've traveled far away to bring you stories that hit close to home. This season, we follow people who break the rules and challenge what's normal, wherever they are.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jul 11, 2018 • 46min
Austenistan
Two sisters attempt to use a 19th century novelist to outwit modern Pakistani restrictions on women. And a war reporter discovers the power of drawing room comedy to understand her own family. (And warning: This episode has explicit language.)Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jul 3, 2018 • 46min
War Poems
Taliban poetry. An Afghan cooking show. The US military needs a better weapon. Up comes the perfect person for the job.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 29, 2018 • 32min
Intruders
A trashy daytime talk show in Argentina does the unthinkable. It becomes a forum for feminism. How this happened and what it changed.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
