Bianca Hillier
Smart Speaker Producer at The World from PRX
Reporter for @TheWorld/@PRX on your local @NPR station. Mostly writing about 🏅, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️, and 🍽. @nbcnews and @cbsnews alum. she/her
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1 week ago |
theworld.org | Bianca Hillier
Benafsha Hashimi didn’t want to leave Afghanistan. She grew up in the capital Kabul and was a teenager when the Taliban regained power in 2021. “I was one of the people who never wanted to leave the country, no matter what happened,” Hashimi said. When it became clear that leaving was necessary, she had one condition: “There [was] something in my heart that said, ‘Don’t let me go without my team.’”Hashimi is among 25 members of Afghanistan’s national women’s cricket team.
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3 weeks ago |
wgbh.org | Bianca Hillier
April 19, 2025 Like so many kids in Canada, Kristian Jamieson grew up playing hockey. He was never the best athlete on the ice, but when the skates came off for conditioning, everything changed. “Whenever we would go off the ice and start running, I always seemed to be in the front of the pack with the guys,” Jamieson said.
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3 weeks ago |
theworld.org | Bianca Hillier
Like so many kids in Canada, Kristian Jamieson grew up playing hockey. He was never the best athlete on the ice, but when the skates came off for conditioning, everything changed. “Whenever we would go off the ice and start running, I always seemed to be in the front of the pack with the guys,” Jamieson said.
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1 month ago |
theworld.org | Bianca Hillier
Mary Ngugi, a professional runner, has trained in Nyahururu City, Kenya, for decades. She competes all over the world, but there’s one race in New England that keeps calling her back: the Boston Marathon. “I’ve run it five times,” 36-year-old Ngugi said. “So, I don’t think I know any other course better than the Boston Marathon.”Ngugi, who said that she loves the energy in Boston, is now gearing up to run her sixth Boston Marathon since 2019 next week.
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1 month ago |
wgbh.org | Bianca Hillier
Mary Ngugi, a professional runner, has trained in Nyahururu City, Kenya, for decades. She competes all over the world, but there’s one race in New England that keeps calling her back: the Boston Marathon. “I’ve run it five times,” 36-year-old Ngugi said. “So, I don’t think I know any other course better than the Boston Marathon.”Ngugi, who said that she loves the energy in Boston, is now gearing up to run her sixth Boston Marathon since 2019 next week.
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Bianca Hillier. Reporter for The World covering international news. Boston, Massachusetts. @TheWorld @PRX @NPR @nbcnews @cbsnews #NPRmageddon #PodcastsLikeNightVale: https://t.co/T2yN0Nw2Mi https://t.co/aAbgqD5eFN
RT @NPRmageddon: Bianca Hillier. Reporter for The World covering international news. Boston, Massachusetts. @TheWorld @PRX @NPR @nbcnews @…
Football has long been known as America's game. But the @NFL is getting more global with each season. Now, athletes from around the world are in Florida for their shot at the league. And some have never touched a football before. My latest for @TheWorld: https://t.co/wUvM14segE
