Podcast Episodes

Myanmar’s Scam Centres

Observers are calling this possibly the biggest human trafficking event in modern times. Hundreds of thousands of people recruited – usually under false pretences - to work in massive facilities in t…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Anatomy of a scene

For over 25 years Antonia Quirke has made programmes and written articles about film. After a chance comment during an interview, she was offered a small part in a screen adaptation of Jim Crace’s no…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Dying for a transplant

In 2019, British-Nigerian comedian Emmanuel Sonubi suffered from a near-fatal heart failure whilst on a comedy tour of Dubai. He had a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, which means his heart w…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Romanians choosing life in the hills

A growing number of Romanians, including some celebrities and the country’s former prime minister Dacian Cioloș, are moving to the countryside. They say they're looking for a slower and more sustaina…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why it's good for men to talk

Across the world, there’s often a stigma when it comes to men discussing their emotions. “We’re taught here as men that a man shouldn’t cry,” says Kholekile, who chairs the ManKind Project, a support…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

France’s new Christians

The number of adults getting baptised in France has tripled in the last three years. Why are so many more adults joining the Church in France? We meet two of France’s new Christians, one baptised thi…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ark of the dry lands

Researchers in Morocco are developing dry-land agriculture at ICARDA (the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas). It is home to a gene bank, in which around 150,000 differen…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bonus. World of Secrets: The Killing Call

Sidhu Moose Wala explodes onto the Canadian music scene. His sound is a fusion of two worlds - hip-hop with the poetic language of rural Punjab, where he is from. After years of struggle he is making…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Re-homing France’s immigrant workers

France’s last foyers – housing for immigrant workers – are set for demolition. But some current residents are worried about what they’ll lose.

Hundreds of “foyers” - housing units especially for immi…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Max Kidruk: Imagining the future in a science fiction trilogy

How do you imagine the future if you are a science fiction writer living in the present with your country at war? That is the challenge and dilemma for best selling author Max Kidruk. As he nears com…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago