Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRussian and Ukrainian seafarers: working together during a war
Thousands of Russian and Ukrainian sailors crew cargo ships that carry goods around the world, so how are they coping living in such close quarters w…
3 years, 10 months ago
Lebanon's wheat crisis
The price of bread is soaring in Lebanon. More than half of the country's wheat imports came from Ukraine - they've now stopped because of the confli…
3 years, 10 months ago
Europe's gas crisis: How did we get here?
We're taking the long view on Europe's energy headache. For decades, Russia has been using its vast natural gas reserves as a powerful political tool…
3 years, 11 months ago
Youth unemployment in France
The BBC’s International Business Correspondent Theo Leggett is in France ahead of the Presidential elections to explore an issue important to many vo…
3 years, 11 months ago
How tech is being used to help Ukraine
Technology is being used in creative ways to help Ukrainian people stay safe. From offering refugees spare rooms to targeting humanitarian aid to spe…
3 years, 11 months ago
Australia's tourism industry breathes a sigh of relief
We’re in Queensland, home to a tourism industry that – usually – contributes billions of dollars to the Australian economy. The coronavirus pandemic …
3 years, 11 months ago
The aid trail to Ukraine
Millions of Ukrainians have fled the country since the Russian invasion began, some leaving with little more than the clothes on their backs. It's pr…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Russians leaving their country
Rahul Tandon reports on the thousands of young Russians who have decided to leave the country since it invaded Ukraine. Economist Konstantin Sonin te…
3 years, 11 months ago
What are Russia's mercenaries doing in Africa?
The secretive Wagner Group has a history of violence in Africa. In this episode, we ask why leaders are outsourcing security to an unaccountable army…
3 years, 11 months ago
Will a new gas pipeline be built in a 'pristine' Australian sea?
Aboriginal people from Australia's Tiwi Islands have joined forces with marine scientists and other environmentalists in the fight against a new gas …
3 years, 11 months ago