Podcast Episodes

The cocoa conundrum

Can Europe be weaned off cheap chocolate? EU efforts to block cocoa linked to deforestation were due to come into force at the end of this year – but…

3 months, 1 week ago

Is this the end for South East Asia's scam centres?

It’s one of the biggest human trafficking operations of modern times. Scam centres across South East Asia have been making hundreds of billions of do…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Monetising Machu Picchu

Peru is home to Machu Picchu - the ancient Inca city in the Andes mountains.

It's one of the seven wonders of the world, and a UNESCO World Heritage …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

What happens when the aid money runs out?

In the second of our two-part series on tightening aid budgets, Sam Fenwick explores what shrinking donor support means for global health — from the …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

What's next for USAID funded projects?

We examine the fallout from the cuts to US foreign aid.

We meet projects in Rwanda and Nepal that were close to shutting down - and hear the story of …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is cricket financially healthy?

One of world sport's biggest rivalries gets underway this week, with England and Australia going head to head in the Ashes. Most matches will last ar…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

A special interview with Google CEO Sundar Pichai

We speak to the tech executive leading Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc.

Sundar Pichai gives us his take on the 'AI bubble', saying no comp…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Can global shipping go green?

After the collapse of a landmark deal, with opposition from both the US and Saudi Arabia, we hear from those in the industry.

What's next for a sect…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

The ex-soldier building defence software

As war becomes more high tech than ever, artificial intelligence companies are making software which is increasingly being used on the battlefield.

W…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Drones: who's making the new weapons of war?

From Ukraine and Russia to Gaza and Sudan, drones have become a key weapon of war. Which companies are making them, and profiting from this rapidly e…

3 months, 3 weeks ago