Podcast Episodes

Is the global nuclear threat level rising?

Following the Wagner mutiny in Russia, and with fighting intensifying as Ukraine presses on with its counter-offensive, there’s concern about increasing instability around potential use of nuclear we…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Can seawater save Venice from flooding?

The medieval city of Venice is situated in the heart of a lagoon on the coast of northeast Italy. It was built on a large area of low-lying marshland. A system of wooden poles driven into the soft m…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Who will be the next Prime Minister of Thailand?

Thailand’s recent elections produced a shock result. A popular progressive party called Move Forward won the most seats. But the leader of the government has not yet been named as the country moves…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Is it Endgame for the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

In 2009 Disney bought Marvel studios and helped transform the company into a movie making powerhouse that brought a new world of superhero stories to the silver screen, called The Marvel Cinematic Un…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Will hydrogen solve our energy needs?

A fifteen minute test flight of a plane fuelled only by hydrogen was successfully completed over recent months. Trucks are already running on the fuel in the US, as are trains in Canada and the UK. B…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Can Ron DeSantis win the White House?

Ron DeSantis, the governor of the US State of Florida has now declared his republican nomination for the 2024 Presidential Election. He’s the latest in a line of republican contenders keen to take …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Why are there millions of empty houses in Japan?

Official figures report that there are more than eight million houses standing empty across Japan, the reality could be even higher. One of the highest concentrations of empty houses or ‘Akiya’ as t…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Is Africa’s Great Green Wall failing?

The Great Green Wall is one of the most ambitious environmental projects ever conceived, creating a vast belt of vegetation spanning Africa by 2030; from Senegal on the Atlantic to Djibouti on the Re…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

What does this presidential election mean for Turkey’s future?

For the first time in his 20 years in power Erdogan is facing serious pressure - and the choice voters make in this month’s presidential election could define Turkey’s destiny for decades.

The impact…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Why is Israel in turmoil?

Last November Israel elected its most far right government in its 75 year history. Months of protests followed over its plans for reform of the judicial system.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition gove…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago