Podcast Episodes

Heart and Soul: Musambwa - Lake Victoria's sacred island

Musambwa Island in Lake Victoria, Uganda, is a five-acre rocky outcrop of land five miles from the mainland and is the biggest breeding ground in the world for grey gulls and home to hundreds of othe…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

People Fixing the World: Helping Chile's stolen children

During the 1970s and '80s, thousands of Chilean babies were illegally kidnapped, trafficked and adopted. The practice was widespread during the rule of General Augusto Pinochet, who encouraged overse…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

BBC Trending: Brazilian farmers are (very) online

Being a farmer in Brazil has never been cooler - at least, that is the impression you might get from social media. Music videos featuring cowboy hat wearing farmers, driving tractors and boasting abo…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Assignment: Colombia's webcam women

Colombia’s second largest city, Medellín, is booming and one of the biggest industries revolves around the city’s webcam studios which live stream women performing sex acts.  It’s estimated there are…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Trailer: Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team

Basketball, the Cold War, and rock band The Grateful Dead collide in this incredible true story. Presented by the late NBA star Bill Walton. Episodes weekly from 19 May. What do basketball, rock mu…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

In the Studio: Esben Holmboe Bang

Originally from Denmark, the youngest ever three-starred Michelin chef Esben Holmboe Bang fell in love with his wife’s homeland Norway, as well as its seasonal cuisine.

For Esben every flavour is a …

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

The Global Jigsaw: The Trump effect on global media

We assess the damage to independent journalism globally by cuts to USAGM and USAID, described as “the chainsaw approach” of the Trump administration. The defunding of Voice of America, RFE/RL (Radio …

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

The Fifth Floor: Ukraine, the war and TikTok

What do Ukrainian soldiers eat on the frontline? And what's the latest meme trending on Ukrainians' TikTok channels? Zhenya Shidlovska from the BBC Ukrainian social media team will talk about the sto…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

BBC OS Conversations:Living in Kashmir

What is it like to grow up and live in one of the most disputed regions on Earth? After 26 tourists were killed by militants in Indian-administered Kashmir last month, many feared that the series of …

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Heart and Soul: Malcolm X and his Letter from the Hajj

Malcolm X is one of the most iconic and complex figures of the 20th Century. Known globally for his fiery speeches and radical advocacy for Black empowerment, he was often portrayed as a fierce separ…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago