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Assignment: Italy's mafia whistleblower
Last year in Italy the biggest anti-mafia trial in 30 years reached a climax. On the stand were the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta: they are estimated to run 80 percent of Europe’s cocaine and to make more mo…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
In the Studio: Abhishek Singh
Indian artist Abhishek Singh’s comic books have sold more than half a million copies and been translated into Italian, Spanish, French and English. His interpretation of the Indian myth, Krishna: A J…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
The Fifth Floor: Love and politics in Russia
Nataliya Zotova of BBC Russian tells us how Yulia Navalnaya has stepped in for her husband since his death and how there is somewhat of a precedent for this in Russia. Plus Ikechukwu Kalu explains ho…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: Student protests in the US
The war in Gaza has triggered demonstrations at dozens of universities thousands of miles away in the United States. There have been hundreds of arrests as police have gone in to break them up and re…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Heart and Soul: Jewish dating
Dating in the Jewish world can be a struggle - different denominations, beliefs, being Kosher or not Kosher, ideologies and geography makes navigating this world difficult to decode. Amie Liebowitz t…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
South Africa: The people shall govern
South Africa is marking 30 years of democracy this year, reflecting on the remarkable transition from apartheid that captivated the world. While some South Africans are celebrating, others are questi…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary
A bonus episode from the Lives Less Ordinary podcast. Evy Mages grew up in and out of foster care in 1970s and 80s Austria. But even when she started a new life in the US, she was haunted by traumat…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Assignment: Kosovo - euro or bust
It's a quarter of a century since Kosovo emerged from a brutal war, one which pitted local ethnic Albanians against Serbs. Twenty-five years on, the government in Pristina is pressing ahead with refo…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
In the Studio: Kenyan artist Wangari Mathenge
Wangari Mathenge used to be a high-flying corporate lawyer before turning to her first love of art. She likes to express herself through her colourful palette, large-scale figurative paintings and im…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
The Cultural Frontline: Exposing the fake Russian modern art collection
Over the past twenty years, paintings from a private collection of Russian and Ukrainian modern art have been sold to museums and private collectors around the world. Paintings were sold for hundreds…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago