Meet the Dutch art detective who tracks down stolen masterpieces

Broadcast on NPR’s Weekend Edition. March 21, 2026. Listen here.

At a clown school near Paris, failure is the lesson

Broadcast on NPR’s Weekend Edition. February 1, 2026. Listen here.

Ali Akbar, who's sold newspapers on the streets of Paris for 50 years, is now a knight. NPR.

Broadcast on NPR’s Morning Edition. February 20, 2026. Listen here.

Assad is gone. But can Syrians go home?

Broadcast on NPR’s All Things Considered.* July 21, 2025. Listen here.

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An ancient archaeological site meets conspiracy theories — and Joe Rogan

Broadcast on NPR’s Weekend Edition. Listen here.

A stone in the ground, and a question that won’t go away

Broadcast on PRX’s “The World.” May 30, 2025. Listen here.

Amid divorce and war, a Palestinian-Israeli actor finds himself ‘between the river and the sea’

Broadcast on PRX’s “The World.” September 8, 2025. Listen here.

Is retirement officially dead in Japan?

Broadcast on PRX’s “The World.” December 19, 2024. Listen here.

Japan’s aging population is pushing shrinking cities to grapple with a new reality

Broadcast on PRX’s “The World.” March 18, 2025. Listen here.

Residents return home to kibbutz attacked by Hamas in southern Israel

Broadcast on PRX’s “The World.” February 23, 2024. Listen here.

French police have a long history of violence in certain neighborhoods of Marseille. NPR.

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Northern Soul is thriving across the U.K. thanks to Gen Z looking to dance. NPR.

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London's foxes: Pesky pests or celebrated survivors? PRX's 'The World.'

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Booksellers on the Seine get the boot ahead of next summer's Olympics in Paris. NPR.

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What is Fusion Food? Exploring the history of Banh Mi. 'Proof'

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In its 75th year, Britain's National Health Service is in critical condition

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The State of Religion in France. PRX's 'The World.'

Special one hour episode for ‘Sacred Nation’ podcast on religion and laicité in France. Listen here.

War in Ukraine expedites Poland's move to destroy Soviet-era monuments. PRX's 'The World.'

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A ‘deepening chill’ among historians over Holocaust revisionism in Poland

For PRI’s ‘The World.’ Originally broadcast February 8, 2022. Listen here.

A new monument in Poland sparks concern about Holocaust revisionism

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Will Jewish Delis Survive?

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France And Russia Are In A Tussle Over Who Gets To Call Champagne ... 'Champagne'

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A Baloney Redemption Story

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A proudly feminist lawyer takes a lead role fighting sexual violence in France

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Tasting American Blood Wine. 'Proof' From America's Test Kitchen.

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Recent Charlie Hebdo Attacks Bring Freedom Of Speech To Forefront In France

For NPR’s ‘Weekend Edition.’ Originally broadcast October 25, 2020. Listen here.

When You Spot A Stray, Who You Gonna Call? In Rabat, ADAN Is Likely The Answer

For NPR’s ‘Morning Edition.’ Originally broadcast September 23, 2020. Listen here.

Desperately seeking France's secret steak sauce

For Christopher Kimball’s ‘Milk Street.’ Listen here.

Who is responsible for migrant youth in France?

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For many French towns and villages, recruiting a mayor is a 'desperate' situation

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France Has Changed — And So Has 'Les Misérables'

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The ‘forgotten victims’ of femicide in France: Women over 65. PRI's 'The World.'

Airlines face a new threat: the climate conscious train traveler

Story for APM’s ‘Marketplace.’ Listen here.

'People Are Afraid Of Cinema': François Ozon Takes On Church Sexual Abuse

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How Climate Change is affecting the diet of Atlantic Islanders.

Story for the CBC’s ‘The World this Weekend.’ Listen here.

Parsi Cafes, A Centuries-Old Tradition In India, Are Vanishing

Audio + Text + Photos for NPR. Listen here.

Climate change has Already Displaced Hundreds In Senegalese City Of Saint-Louis

Story for NPR’s All Things Considered. Listen here.

D-Day Veteran From the Bay Area on Returning to the French Village He Helped Liberate

Audio + Text + Photos for KQED’s The California Report. Listen here.

Should France repatriate the children of ISIS fighters?

Audio + Text + Photos for PRI’s ‘The World.’ Originally broadcast March 26, 2019. Listen here.

20 years on, Kosovo's rape survivors find recognition

Audio for Georgetown University’s podcast ‘Seeking Peace.’ Reporting with Valerie Plesch. Photo by Valerie Plesch. Listen here.

For Opera Singers, Life After Retirement — At Least At One Very Special Rest Home

Audio for NPR’s All Things Considered. Broadcast January 10, 2019. Listen here.