Podcast Episodes

The subsea war

The 'accidental' severing of undersea cables or pipelines seem an almost daily occurrence these days but how reliant are we on this infrastructure, how much of it is there, and what steps are being t…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Living in a bubble: The headphone revolution

Headphones and earbuds have experienced a phenomenal rise in popularity worldwide, transforming how people consume audio content and impacting on various aspects of daily life. Per Sennström, one of …

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Assignment: Lebanon - Hezbollah in trouble

Hezbollah, the militia and political movement in Lebanon, has been battered by the war with Israel. Its leaders were assassinated, hundreds of fighters killed, and many of its communities now lie in …

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

In the Studio: Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros

Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros is the most expensive single artwork commission in Australian history. A $14 million, three-tonne, 10-metre wide freestanding shell of mirror-polished stainless steel with 48,00…

Published on 9 months ago

The Covid generation revisited

Five years on from the global lockdown we catch up with the "Covid Generation", the class of 2020 - school leavers and graduates from around the world, to find out how the coronavirus pandemic affect…

Published on 9 months ago

The Fifth Floor: Tales from Tbilisi

Faranak Amidi visits three places in Tbilisi, Georgia to find out more about its history and what's behind the current political turmoil in the country.

The Parliament building has been the site of t…

Published on 9 months ago

BBC OS Conversations: Protests in Turkey

Across Turkey, hundreds of thousands of people have been taking to the streets after the arrest of President Erdogan’s main political rival, the Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu. It is the worst unre…

Published on 9 months ago

Heart and Soul: Kai Höss - My grandfather the Commandant of Auschwitz

In a cinema in south-west Germany, an audience is gathered to watch an Oscar-winning film, The Zone of Interest, about the life of Rudolf Höss, commandant of Auschwitz. Those present comprise Jewish …

Published on 9 months ago

The Cultural Frontline: The Los Angeles fires

The fires that devastated parts of Los Angeles in January this year killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Angelino Laura Hubber talks to those affected by the fires and looks at…

Published on 9 months ago

Malawi: Life in your years

Life expectancy in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, increased by 19 years (from 46 to 65) from 2000 to 2019 - mostly due to reductions in mortality from HIV, TB and malaria, and dec…

Published on 9 months ago