Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe global monkeypox outbreak amid a pandemic
Episode 279
As much of the world’s focus remained firmly fixed on ending the coronavirus pandemic, another illness was quietly spreading in the background and ha…
4 years, 1 month ago
Stories from the 1947 India-Pakistan Partition
Episode 278
On August 15, 1947, British Viceroy Lord Louis Mountbatten formally announced India's independence from British colonial rule. The Indian subcontinen…
4 years, 1 month ago
The future of farming in the UAE
Episode 277
It’s amazing how the UAE’s home-grown produce has become so diversified. Over the years, farms have been modernised and new crops introduced. The sup…
4 years, 2 months ago
Future-proofing our cities against record-breaking temperatures
Episode 276
This summer is breaking temperature records like never before. The rising mercury is a reminder of the impact of climate change. Unless drastic actio…
4 years, 2 months ago
Lebanon’s silent crisis
Episode 275
For nearly three years, Lebanon has been steadily collapsing under the weight of a financial crisis that is one of the worst in the modern world. But…
4 years, 2 months ago
Tunisia’s contested referendum
Episode 274
For more than a decade, Tunisia was seen as the poster child for democratic transition after the Arab Uprisings of 2011. By 2014 the country had had …
4 years, 2 months ago
How will President Biden’s visit to the Middle East be remembered?
Episode 273
Joe Biden has made his first visit to the Middle East as US president. He might be no stranger to the region, having visited dozens of times as vice …
4 years, 3 months ago
Five years after ISIS, when will Mosul be rebuilt?
Episode 272
Five years have passed since Iraq liberated Mosul from ISIS in a bloody, street to street battle that left 11,000 civilians dead and much of the nort…
4 years, 3 months ago
What is the future of Nato?
Episode 271
On June 29, world leaders gathered in Madrid to discuss the future direction of the The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
On this week’s Beyond …
4 years, 3 months ago
How to live longer
Episode 270
Steve Jobs once said: "The most precious resource we all have is time."
For most of history, the average human life expectancy has been about around…
4 years, 3 months ago