Lidia Jean Kott
PRI
Cambridge, MA, United States
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Past articles by Lidia:
How a golden shipping container became one man’s portal to the world
There are more than 20 portals in about 15 different countries. At designated times they connect. → Read More
Here's what more than a month’s worth of snow in Moscow looks like
Maybe you expect Moscow to be snowy. But even for Muscovites, the amount of snow that they experienced over the weekend was exceptional. On Saturday, seven inches of snow fell on Moscow, breaking a record set in 1957 for heaviest daily accumulation. Then it just kept snowing. Over 2,000 trees collapsed. One person died from the storm. Now the city is dealing with power outages. "I have never… → Read More
Fishermen in Greenland are doing better than ever. That might be thanks to climate change.
As the waters warm, the fishermen are catching more fish, and more varieties of fish, than before. → Read More
Two Greek immigrant sisters, two takes on American gun culture
They went to a shooting range together to better understand each other's point of view. → Read More
The military history behind the Star Wars costumes
John Mollo, the Star Wars costume designer who died recently at age 87, was a military history buff. → Read More
This is a story about the origins of Antifa
Antifa became the buzzword of the summer after racially motivated protests in Charlottesville. But where did this word come from and how did Antifa become a movement in the US? Find out. → Read More
A rescue dog named Frida has become a national hero in Mexico
Over the course of her career, she’s rescued 12 people after earthquakes and other disasters in Mexico, Haiti and Ecuador. → Read More
He trolled a plus-size model on Twitter. She had the perfect comeback.
“It’s crazy that those four words were so impactful,” says Lesego Legobane. “I didn’t even dream of getting 10 retweets.” → Read More
Who trades with North Korea?
More countries than you might expect. → Read More
How an English teacher’s quest to meet John Lennon changed Beatles history
An English teacher in Spain might be responsible for convincing the Beatles to include lyrics in the liner notes on their albums. → Read More
Understanding the groups President Trump labeled 'the alt-left'
The protests in Charlottesville drew a large crowd of counter-protesters — people opposed to the racism, white nationalism and other forms of hate espoused by many of the protesters who came for the "Unite the Right" protest. → Read More
What it was like that day in Charlottesville
The World's Lidia Jean Kott was in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. → Read More
Montreal's Olympic Stadium turns into a welcome center for refugees from the US
There's been such a huge influx of asylum-seekers — mostly Haitians coming from the US into Canada — that the facilities normally used to house new arrivals have run out of space. → Read More
For the Haudenosaunee women's national team, 'lacrosse is life'
This month, the women's national team went to England to compete in the Lacrosse World Cup, and they were able to travel on their tribal passports, which is a big deal. → Read More
Cracking open a case of fortune cookie theft
This week on The World in Words podcast, producer Lidia Jean Kott cracks open a case of fortune cookie theft. How did fortunes become a staple at Chinese restaurants in the US? And why are fortune cookie fortunes never really fortunes? → Read More
The American war photographer who was celebrated in Europe
Stanley Greene, one of the few African-American photojournalists who worked internationally, wanted to jolt people out of their comfort zones. → Read More
President Trump’s reluctant foray into culinary diplomacy
"He hoovers his food. He’s not someone who really enjoys the pleasure of the table," says Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema. → Read More
Trump thinks Australia ‘has better health care’ than the US. He's 'right.'
Australia has universal health care, while the US currently has a patchwork system of government-provided, employer-provided and individually purchased plans. → Read More
Lula, a bear, and Simba, a lion, have been rescued from the Mosul zoo
“I think if we waited some days more,” says the veterinarian who led the mission, “they would not be existing, they would be history.” → Read More
After attack on Syria, Trump supporters question his commitment to 'America first'
"Me, personally, I don’t want to be the 9-1-1 of the world. I want to worry about my own situation.” → Read More