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How has Emmanuel Macron changed France?
It's been five years since Emmanuel Macron rocked the French political establishment with his victory in the 2017 presidential elections. France is n…
3 years, 11 months ago
The history and evolution of Ukrainian national identity
What does it mean to be a Ukrainian? In this episode, we talk to three experts about the origins of Ukrainian nationalism, and how Ukrainian national…
4 years ago
The trauma of life in limbo for refugees and asylum seekers in immigration detention
The life of limbo for people in immigration detention is often deeply traumatic. In this episode we talk to two experts on immigration detention in A…
4 years ago
Climate change: IPCC scientists on the narrowing window of opportunity to adapt
Scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change just published a stark new warning about the impacts climate change is already having on …
4 years ago
Nuclear fusion record broken – what will it take to start generating electricity?
Scientists at a nuclear fusion lab in the UK just broke the world record for the amount of energy produced in a single fusion reaction. In this episo…
4 years ago
Sahel security: what a wave of military coups means for the fight against jihadi groups in West Africa
Military juntas have seized power in a series of coups in recent months in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso. We ask three experts what the coups mean fo…
4 years, 1 month ago
If Russia invades Ukraine, what could happen to natural gas supplies to Europe?
As frantic diplomatic efforts continue to avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s reliance on Russian gas supplies – and what would happen to t…
4 years, 1 month ago
The inside story of discovering omicron: South African scientists on the lessons their experience offers the rest of the world
What is it like to discover a new COVID-19 variant? We hear the inside story from Jinal Bhiman at South Africa's National Institute for Communicable …
4 years, 1 month ago
China's plans for Xinjiang, and what it means for the region's persecuted Uyghurs
When the Beijing Winter Olympics open on February 4, diplomats from a number of countries, including the US, UK, Canada and Australia, will not be th…
4 years, 1 month ago
The science of sugar – why we're hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain
What are the evolutionary origins of sugar cravings? What makes something taste sweet? And what does too much sugar do to the brain? This week we tal…
4 years, 1 month ago