Podcast Episodes

Is everything okay at Facebook?

The owner of Facebook - Meta - is reinstating Donald Trump’s account after a two-year suspension. The former US president was suspended from Facebook and Instagram after his posts were deemed to have…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Can Nigeria’s next president fix its problems?

On 25 February, Nigerians go to the ballot box to vote for their next president. For the first time in a long time, the Incumbent president will not be contesting the elections – having already serve…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Can the Taliban tackle Afghanistan’s terror problem?

Following the exit of US forces in 2021, the Taliban rolled back into power almost immediately. They promised that they had learnt from previous mistakes and did not want to minimalize the role of wo…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Will international support for Ukraine last?

Since the start of the war, Ukraine has received more than €115 billion in military, financial and humanitarian aid from countries around the world. Now that the pendulum has swung, and the battlef…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Are we running out of microchips?

The world is becoming increasingly dependent on advanced microchips to power its high-end technology, However, they are made by just one company in Taiwan, TSMC, meaning the rest of the world is larg…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Can microbes feed the world?

A campaign called “ReBoot Food” was launched at the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt, to ask world governments to support a technology called precision fermentation.

They claim it’s possible …

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Should other countries adopt Canada's immigration model?

Canada is just one of a number of countries with an ageing population and shrinking workforce. The second largest in the world in terms of land mass, and with a population of just 36 million, Canada …

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Who is the true Zulu King?

Misuzulu ka Zwelithini was officially crowned King of the Zulu Nation in October after the death of his father. King Zwelithini died of Covid complications after ruling for fifty years.

It has set …

Published on 3 years ago

Why is Lebanon falling apart?

Lebanon is experiencing of one of the world’s worst-ever economic disasters. Its currency has lost 90 per cent of its value. 80 per cent of the population is now in poverty, and inflation is in tripl…

Published on 3 years ago

Will rising sea levels wipe countries off the map?

Small island nations are facing an existential threat. It’s predicted that by 2100, Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and many others will be underwater, because of rising sea levels and increasingly ex…

Published on 3 years ago