Kim Henderson

2 weeks ago | wng.org | Kim Henderson

Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Tuesday, June 10th. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. Good morning. I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. Coming next on The World and Everything in It: Ranch life. What’s it like to live off the grid, deep in cattle country, where the nearest neighbor might be miles away?

1 month ago | wng.org | Kim Henderson

Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. MARY REICHARD, HOST: Good morning. I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. Coming next on The World and Everything in It: Piano pizzazz. A small town music club puts on a big-time piano event each year. Four pianos on a single stage. Multiple players of all ages performing at the same time.

1 month ago | wng.org | Kim Henderson

Here in Paw Paw, Mich., the locals call this kind of March day “false spring.” The sun is shining hard, and thermometers dare to post readings over 50 degrees. Even so, snow piles sit unaffected beside plowed streets. Flurries, mixed with a little sleet, will fall by late afternoon. The flurries will not surprise Anita Uhlir. She’s lived through her fair share of false springs, and she has a better understanding of the capricious nature of weather—and life—than most.

1 month ago | wng.org | Kim Henderson

When the Vatican announced Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new Roman Catholic pope May 8, teacher Maddie Creighton’s class of eighth graders at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School in Seattle erupted in cheers. They joined thousands across the country watching history in the making: Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV is the first American to hold Catholicism’s highest office.

2 months ago | wng.org | Kim Henderson

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Tuesday, April 22nd. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. Good morning. I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. Coming next on The World and Everything in It: an orphan’s dilemma. Two weeks ago, we introduced you to a family hoping to adopt seven siblings from Ukraine. Today, the oldest of those siblings shares her gripping story—a dramatic escape from a war zone. WORLD Senior Writer Kim Henderson has the story.