About this episode
The episode discusses the record number of Rohingya refugees lost at sea in 2025, along with school shootings in Turkey and India's new night trains.
Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, making it the deadliest year on record. Also, Turkey sees two school shootings in one week. And, India launches a new generation of night trains. Plus, Mehmet Ali Sanlikol brings us the sounds of the electric oud. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Topics covered
- Rohingya refugees
- deadly year
- school shootings
- night trains
- electric oud
Keywords
- Rohingya
- refugees
- Andaman Sea
- Bay of Bengal
- Turkey
- school shootings
- India
- night trains
- Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
- electric oud
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal, Turkey, India
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