Rough Translation

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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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 hereLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Aktham, a Syrian refugee in Berlin, seeks help from a professional 'flirt coach' to navigate German dating codes. The podcast explores his journey of searching for love, overcoming shyness, and addressing arrogance. It also delves into surprises and stereotypes faced by Syrian refugees in relationships, as well as their struggles with adapting to new social rules and language barriers.

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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Exploring the impact of international attention on a Congolese village affected by a gang rape attack, the reasons behind varying numbers of reported rape cases, the complex dynamics of rape reporting, and the challenges and ethics of reporting on mass rape in the Congo.

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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy