Podcast Episodes

How do you move a capital city?

Indonesia has announced it is thinking of building a new capital city, moving the government away from Jakarta which is overcrowded and suffering from subsidence. Other countries, including Brazil,…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

How did K-Pop conquer the world?

It's a multi-billion dollar industry, with bands selling out stadiums across the world. K-Pop, or Korean Pop has created some of the biggest global music stars. How did bands, singing in Korean come …

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

What’s next for Sudan?

After months of protests, the Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir was removed from office on 11th April by a military coup. Initially there were celebrations, but weeks later, with no clear plan for t…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

Can you make gangs good?

In 2007, Ecuador decided to recognise some of its street gangs as cultural and social organisations.

Since then its murder rate has fallen sharply. Can inclusion policies turn gang membership into a …

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

How can we feed 11 billion people?

The world’s population is set to grow from 7.7 to 11 billion by the end of this century. The challenge is to produce enough food to feed this number of people. In the 1960s the Green Revolution provi…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

How scared should we be?

Who benefits from our fear and is there more than just global reporting behind it? Has the world become more dangerous or has our perception of the world just changed? Rolling news and social media m…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

Why has the Kashmir crisis lasted so long?

In February a bomb blast killed at least 40 Indian paramilitary police officers in Kashmir; the worst attack by Pakistani militants in years. Indian military jets were deployed and one was shot down.…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

How long can we live?

Life expectancy is going up as we develop new cures for the diseases that kill us off. But can we beat the most fatal condition of all - old age? We talk to scientists on the frontier of fighting the…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

How is space changing Earth?

Many nations have now entered the space race. China first sent a man into space in 2003 and in the last few months made a successful, unmanned, landing on the far side of the moon. This was a world f…

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

What is the Wagner Group?

In recent years, in trouble spots and war zones around the world – places such as Syria, Eastern Ukraine and Central African Republic – The Wagner Group has been active. They are fighters for hire. …

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago