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Paul Butler

Illinois

Executive Producer and Features Editor at World.org

Reporter for The World and Everything In It, the daily podcast of WORLD Radio.

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  • 3 weeks ago | wng.org | Paul Butler

    MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Tuesday, the 13th of May. Thanks for listening to WORLD Radio! Good morning, I’m Mary Reichard. MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown. First up on The World and Everything in It, a new pope with an old name. On Sunday, newly elected Pope Leo the Fourteenth greeted the crowds in St. Peter’s Square, offering his first blessing and a call for peace around the world.

  • 1 month ago | wng.org | Paul Butler

    MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Up next, the WORLD History Book. This week marks the 80th anniversary of the Allies defeat of Hitler in World War II. Enthusiasm for the occasion was subdued as the war with Japan continued. EICHER: WORLD’s Paul Butler has been combing through radio broadcasts from the time and found some highlights to share.

  • 1 month ago | wng.org | Paul Butler |Bekah McCallum

    LINDSAY MAST, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It: the growing homeschool crackdown. Since the pandemic, the homeschooling movement has surged in popularity across the US and the UK. But some lawmakers believe that when more children are taught at home, there’s a greater risk of abuse. MYRNA BROWN, HOST: They’re proposing tighter rules ostensibly to “protect children.” But what does that mean for the freedom to homeschool?

  • Mar 6, 2025 | wng.org | Paul Butler

    MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It, what’s driving egg prices? In February, the national average for a dozen large Grade A eggs nearly doubled from January, soaring past $8 a carton. That’s a steep jump from under $3 this time last year according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. MARY REICHARD, HOST: What’s behind the surge? And how are farmers and shoppers handling the scramble? WORLD’s Paul Butler has the story.

  • Feb 18, 2025 | wng.org | Paul Butler |William Fleeson

    NICK EICHER, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It:Ukrainians consider what’s next. Since the war started, nearly 7 million men, women, and children have left Ukraine, and nearly 1 million have sought refuge in nearby Poland. With conversations about ending the war in progress, what do these displaced Ukrainians have to say? MARY REICHARD, HOST: Will Fleeson is a Correspondent for WORLD, reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine. Will, good morning. WILL FLEESON: Good morning, Mary.

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Paul Butler
Paul Butler @PaulDButlerTWE
16 Aug 22

It's been amazing to partner with Les Sillars and the Patrick Henry College Journalism program on the Doubletake podcast. Les and his students have found some remarkable stories to tell! https://t.co/2uAuHlbEOK

Paul Butler
Paul Butler @PaulDButlerTWE
10 Feb 22

Over the last few months a handful of listener emails asked WORLD Radio for more sports coverage. While we'll never be Sports Radio, hopefully this helps scratch that itch: https://t.co/o4F8uD48mT

Paul Butler
Paul Butler @PaulDButlerTWE
22 Jul 19

Like thousands of other Air Force kids in the 1970s, I wanted to be an astronaut. I've never stopped dreaming about space travel or the moon. Loved reading through the 195 hours of mission transcripts for this piece!

WORLD Radio
WORLD Radio @TWERadio

This week in #history: To the #moon and back. @PaulDButlerTWE uses @NASA Mission Control archive recordings to guide us through the mission that put the first men on the moon. #Apollo50th #OneSmallStep https://t.co/JbV456HZwM https://t.co/LtFywLgFVm