Podcast Episodes

What’s next for Palestinian leadership?

The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is ageing and his ruling Fatah party is deeply unpopular. There have been protests against him and the Palestinian Authority. Many Palestinians feel the PA h…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

What’s wrong with our guts?

How much do you think about your gut? Are you taking a probiotic or prebiotic? If so, you’re not alone as globally we spend billions of dollars on soothing our stomachs.

Our guts do so much more t…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Are we alone in the universe?

In July 2023 a group of lawmakers in the US held a session to explore evidence of extra-terrestrial life. The evidence included the famous Tic Tac videos of mysterious objects flying through the sky.…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Is work from home working?

Working from home became the norm for millions of us around the globe during the Covid-19 pandemic, but now three years on some major employers are insisting on their employees returning to the offic…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Can Brazil’s indigenous population save the Amazon?

About 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest is in Brazil and it is home to more than 300 indigenous groups. But for centuries both the rainforest and its indigenous inhabitants have been under threat,…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Can we stop oil?

Environmental activists in the UK have disrupted high profile sporting events in an effort to persuade the government to stop oil development. How would stopping oil production impact those countrie…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Why is South Africa collapsing?

South Africa once had the most abundant and cheap electricity on the continent. Now, it is experiencing power blackouts. It’s called loadshedding, the process by which the power company Eskom occasio…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Are weight loss drugs the answer to obesity?

In June 2023 the British government announced a £40 million pound pilot scheme to increase access to specialist weight management services in England -It reads “Using the latest drugs to support peop…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Is Venezuela a failed state?

Venezuela is the country with the largest oil deposits, yet 3 in every 4 Venezuelan lives in extreme poverty. More than 7 million people are recorded as having left the country since 2015 in search…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

How can we stop wildfires?

Canada is in the grip of the worst wildfires in recorded history. Blazes are devouring millions of acres of forest, forcing more than a hundred thousand people from their homes. Toxic smoke has bla…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago