PBS NewsHour - World reports on the latest political, economic, and headline news. The podcast is the shorter, international version of the network's PBS NewsHour full TV show. Spotlight stories and a worldwide News Wrap each day offer the best of both worlds in short form. Listeners enjoy hearing an analysis of a select story and a global overview of the latest news.

PBS NewsHour - World airs two or three times a day, and episodes are five to ten minutes long. Though podcasts are short, PBS delivers urgent information. Loaded with detail and perspective, even followers of the TV version like the recap.

Focus stories offer vital boots-on-the-ground information and insight. Correspondents report on humanitarian situations, economic problems, and conflicts. The podcast covers conditions in Afghanistan after the US forces withdrew in 2021. It follows international debt distress post-pandemic and how countries deal with it.

PBS NewsHour - World connects with correspondents worldwide. Reporters with experience in an area interview people affected by events. They convey realities abroad so well that even ten-minute segments keep listeners following.

PBS is a US organization that offers more stories about the US than other countries. But even stories domestic to the US stick to news of global import. Other episodes feature interviews with experts and people with direct experience. PBS sits down with people fleeing war or surviving climate change on one side of the planet. Then they discuss the coronation of a new king on the other.

PBS NewsHour - World also features coverage of government institutions that affect them. Hosts explore UN reports. Correspondents with intimate understandings of the issues follow up. UN concerns over how India might feed its 1.4 billion people amidst climate change put PBS in action. Correspondents interviewed farmers, public officials, and diverse citizens nationwide struggling with the problem. When Supreme Court rulings change US law, correspondents report from the border.

Listeners experience events through others' voices. Global correspondent connections around the world offer fresh perspectives in each episode. The PBS NewsHour - World podcast might be a great way to understand the world better.