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.
93 Available Episodes (93 Total)Average duration: 00:32:32
Apr 12, 2023
Fan Favorites: Anna in Somalia
00:36:49
Gregory tells a story about his first job out of college. And we revisit an episode from 2017. Also, what's your favorite Rough Translation episode? Let us know.
Mar 31, 2023
This Is Not A Goodbye
00:02:13
Our host Gregory Warner reads your tweets and drops some big news about Rough Translation. Subscribe to Gregory's Substack and follow him on Twitter to stay on the journey. And coming soon: episodes revisiting our archives, plus an exciting summer season in collaboration with NPR's international desk.
Feb 03, 2023
Ukraine: The Handoff
00:31:17
We travel to Ukraine to follow a shipment of abortion pills, and discover a complicated conversation about pregnancy and choice in wartime. Part 2 of our collaboration with Radiolab.
Jan 27, 2023
White Lies: The Men on the Roof
00:46:18
It all started with a photograph. A photograph from 1991 of a prison takeover in rural Alabama. A photograph of a group of men on the roof of that prison holding a bedsheet scrawled with a message: "Pray for us." In the first episode of the new season of White Lies, hosts Chip Brantley and Andrew Beck Grace go searching for answers to the questions raised by this photograph. Who were these men? What on earth had made them want to take over that prison? And what became of them after? As they search, they uncover a sprawling story: a mass exodus across the sea, a secret list, and the betrayal at the heart of this country's ideals. Want to hear the next episode of White Lies a week before everyone else? Sign up for Embedded+ at plus.npr.org/embedded.
Jan 20, 2023
Ukraine: Under The Counter
00:40:59
One weekend. An amateur smuggling operation. A wartime mission. The story, in collaboration with Radiolab.
Nov 09, 2022
The Stoop: Reclaiming Black In Australia
00:36:08
Who is Black in Australia? (Or "Blak?") Our friends at The Stoop listen to the calls of the kookaburra and reexamine the global reach of the American Black Panther Party to understand the relationship between Blackness and Indigeneity down under.
Aug 03, 2022
The Cat Must Still Be Fed
00:39:56
A hyperlocal news site in Red Hook, N.Y. posts a job opening. A journalist in Ukraine applies. And what readers think of as "local news" is going to change dramatically.
Jul 13, 2022
Alone@Work: Miles To Go Before I'm Me
00:31:48
726 miles in one day. Gas station sushi. Mysterious loading docks. We hit the road with two American women who found long-haul trucking as a means of escape and self-transformation.
Jul 06, 2022
Ourselves@Work: Home Is Where The Hustle Is
00:26:36
Nigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo dreams of returning to Lagos, but she worries she'll struggle to adapt in the city of her birth, where the word "oppressor" is often used as a compliment. In this episode, she seeks advice from her "big boss" older brother.
Jun 29, 2022
You're@Work: The Right Persona for the Job
00:33:57
Who are you at work? In this episode, two stories of people who really commit to embodying their work selves. The result? New realms and new personalities.
Apr 12 | 00:36:49
Fan Favorites: Anna in Somalia
Mar 31 | 00:02:13
This Is Not A Goodbye
Feb 03 | 00:31:17
Ukraine: The Handoff
Jan 27 | 00:46:18
White Lies: The Men on the Roof
Jan 20 | 00:40:59
Ukraine: Under The Counter
Nov 09 | 00:36:08
The Stoop: Reclaiming Black In Australia
Aug 03 | 00:39:56
The Cat Must Still Be Fed
Jul 13 | 00:31:48
Alone@Work: Miles To Go Before I'm Me
Jul 06 | 00:26:36
Ourselves@Work: Home Is Where The Hustle Is
Jun 29 | 00:33:57
You're@Work: The Right Persona for the Job
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