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In the Studio: TRIVAX
Formed by guitarist and vocalist Shayan, TRIVAX was formed in 2009, in the underground music scene of his home city, Tehran. The capital of a country…
1 year, 7 months ago
Assignment: Denmark’s weight loss boom town
The Danish town of Kalundborg should be a boom town, as the main manufacturing site for the weight loss drug Wegovy. The pharmaceutical company which…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Fifth Floor: Ikat fashion and other Uzbek wonders
How are the popular Ikat designs made? BBC journalist Ibrat Safo explores Uzbekistan's love story with textiles. Plus, Sanjaya Dhakal of BBC Nepali e…
1 year, 7 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: US voters and the cost of living
Throughout the presidential election campaign, we have been hearing from voters across the political spectrum. One issue keeps coming up: how much it…
1 year, 7 months ago
Heart and Soul: How the war in Gaza helped me find God
Vanessa’s Fridays saw her dancing the night away in the night clubs of Liverpool, having drinks with friends, sometimes staying out all night. But no…
1 year, 7 months ago
The jaguar's last stand
The Pantanal, in western Brazil, is the world’s largest tropical wetland, and home to tens of thousands of animal species. But expansion of shipping …
1 year, 7 months ago
BBC Trending: The cost of an addiction to Somali TikTok battles
They call it the Big Game. Somali influencers are taking part in clan-based battles on TikTok. A US college student who spent $4000 in just four minu…
1 year, 7 months ago
Assignment: Choosing race
'I didn’t know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black,' said Donald Trump, recently.
When the former US president c…
1 year, 7 months ago
In the Studio: Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed is one of America's greatest and most prolific living writers - but aged 86 he is writing his first music. Lindsay Johns travels to his …
1 year, 7 months ago
Bonus: The Climate Question
A bonus episode from The Climate Question podcast - Is the climate on the ballot at the US election?
The southern US state of Georgia has received bi…
1 year, 7 months ago