Podcast Episodes

Heart and Soul: Hijabs and skinny jeans

Anna Holligan spends time with Dutch Muslim Nora Akachar, whose world was turned upside down with the traditional progressive country voted for right-wing politician Geert Wilders. Nora is left quest…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Gaming Africa

Ghanaian gamer and broadcaster Kobby Spiky explores the video game landscape across Africa. He speaks to everyday gamers and developers about their experiences of playing and creating them. Although …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Trending: Love and deception in the age of AI

In a viral thread posted on X in January this year, a 23-year-old Russian man claims he used ChatGPT to filter through and chat thousands of women on Tinder, eventually proposing to one that was sele…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Assignment: Myanmar - Rise of the resistance

Myanmar is in the grip of a country-wide insurgency as armed resistance groups, including many young people from the cities, attempt to overthrow a military regime which seized power in a coup three …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Perfume’s Dark Secret

The global perfume industry is worth billions. Some luxury brands sell for hundreds of dollars a bottle. But BBC Eye Investigations has discovered that, when the sun goes down in Egypt, there is a hi…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

In the Studio: Constanza Hola Chamy

Chilean director and playwright Constanza Hola Chamy directs a professional cast and a community cast for her new play Mad Women, which highlights bipolar disorder. It is inspired by the lives of thr…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Shadow War: China and the West

The rise of China is a defining challenge for the West. How far should it co-operate, compete or confront Beijing? And were Western countries slow to respond to China’s growing assertiveness?

The BBC…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The Fifth Floor: Life in exile

What's the price journalists pay for telling the truth? For many it's exile. We'll hear from two colleagues, TV presenter Shazia Haya from BBC Pashto and Nina Nazarova from BBC Russian, both living a…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

BBC OS Conversations: Beauty pageants

In the United States, questions are being asked after two beauty queens, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, stepped down in as many weeks. The sudden and controversial resignations have put the spotlight on…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Heart and Soul: Hervé's Way, the story of a one-legged pilgrim

Hervé lost a leg in a motorbike accident. On the eve of the operation, he made a deal with God: “If I walk again, I'll go to Santiago.” He did walk again, but not on pilgrimage. Instead, he got caugh…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago