Podcast Episodes

MAST: Architecture on water

Rising sea levels and a worldwide shortage of buildable land make the prospect of floating buildings and infrastructure more beneficial than ever. M…

6 months ago

Colombia's cocaine submarines

Deep inside the Colombian Amazon hi-tech submarines are being built. When it comes to making the cocaine trade more profitable, there’s nothing narco…

6 months ago

Grey divorce

There’s plenty of chat on social media about so-called ‘grey divorce’. But are older people around the world really splitting up in record numbers?

Th…

6 months ago

Blessed with bread

To Italians, bread is life. With 250 varieties across the country, it’s eaten with almost every meal. Its importance speaks to national values of com…

6 months ago

Germany's timber detectives

On the outskirts of Hamburg, Dr Gerald Koch is surrounded by wooden objects - chairs, board games, paint brushes - ready for inspection. His team of …

6 months ago

Floods hit Texas, then came the cloud talk

BBC Trending: Why are some Americans yelling at clouds?

On 4 July, just hours after flash floods hit the US state of Texas, killing more than 130 peop…

6 months ago

Galicia’s wild horses in peril

Europe’s largest herd of wild horses, in north-west Spain, is under threat. Numbers have halved in the last fifty years. Now around ten thousand wild…

6 months ago

The Delacorte Theater

The Delacorte Theater, home to New York's beloved free outdoor Shakespeare performances in Central Park, has undergone an $85 million refurbishment. …

6 months ago

Paul McCartney: Beatles and beyond

The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs celebrates the life and legacy of Sir Paul McCartney, from his Liverpool roots to Beatlemania and beyond. It is a journey …

6 months, 1 week ago

Scammed, robbed, traumatised – life after war for Russian soldiers

Russian soldiers were told that they would be the country's 'new elite' by President Putin. But many of them have reported being robbed and scammed o…

6 months, 1 week ago