Podcast Episodes

Can we eradicate polio?

Despite heroic efforts to vaccinate against this crippling disease, why does it persist? The fight to eradicate polio is an amazing story: It began with a grassroots movement in the United States …

Published on 6 years ago

Is Nato obsolete?

Donald Trump is threatening to withdraw the US from Nato while the French President Emmanuel Macron has called it “brain dead”. Charmaine Cozier asks if the 70-year-alliance can survive?

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Published on 6 years ago

Should we ban billionaires?

Excluding dictators and royalty, there are around 2,000 people in the world who are billionaires. Some inherit wealth while others might build fortunes through inventions, businesses or investments. …

Published on 6 years ago

Can we protect our elections from social media manipulators?

An estimated 2.6 billion people use social media, but in the online world not everything is what it seems. Fake accounts and automatic programmes can be used to spread disinformation and influence po…

Published on 6 years ago

Why is there a backlash against climate policies?

A year ago more than a quarter of a million people took to the streets across France, in what became known as the “gilets jaunes” protests. They began as a reaction to an increase in fuel tax - a tax…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

What can we do about the world’s mental health problem?

If there was a serious illness that we knew thirty percent of us would experience in our lives, wouldn’t we do everything in our power to address it? Well research suggests that one in three of us wi…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

Why are immigrants under attack in South Africa?

In September 2019 violence broke out in the city of Johannesburg. Many people were beaten, at least 12 were killed, and shops were looted and burned down. The perpetrators were mainly poor black Sout…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

How soon can we go carbon zero?

This month activists all over the world have taken over city centres, demanding urgent action to halt climate change. They say we need to eliminate all carbon emissions by 2025. Most people think tha…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

Why are the Kurds always in the firing line?

Turkey’s push to clear the Kurds from its border with Syria has brought howls of betrayal. Many Kurds believed the Americans would protect them, after they’d defeated the so-called Islamic State terr…

Published on 6 years, 2 months ago

Is vaping safe?

After deaths in the US and bans around the world, how risky are e-cigarettes? In some countries, smokeless cigarettes are all the rage. In the UK, doctors say if smokers switch from tobacco to e-ci…

Published on 6 years, 2 months ago