Podcast Episodes

In the Studio: Shoeshine Caddie

The search is on to find new ways to document the lives of the homeless – nowhere is this more true than in America, with increasing numbers of people sleeping rough. Sue Mitchell talks to filmmaker,…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Understand: The US election

Caucuses, primaries and Super Tuesday. Justin Webb, former BBC US correspondent, unpicks some of the terminology associated with the US election.

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

BBC OS Conversations: Life in Yemen

With concerns around further instability in the Middle East – as well as international trade – Yemen is the focus for many around the world. The Red Sea runs along part of the country’s coastline, an…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Heart and Soul: Religion in the 21st Century: Islam

What does it mean to be a young Muslim in the world today? In the first of three discussion programmes looking at religion in the 21st century, a panel of young Muslims look at Islam and discuss thei…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Assignment: American mercenaries - killing in Yemen

While recent attention has focused on the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen, BBC correspondent Nawal Al-Maghafi investigates a different, hidden aspect of the country’s long civil war. The conflict in …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Solutions Journalism: Reducing risks in a risky world

Since the devastating 2011 tsunami, Japan has been piloting risk reduction solutions in areas prone to severe damage from earthquakes and tsunamis. Better communication is key to these efforts - 35% …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Solutions Journalism: Ending homelessness the Finnish way

What happens if you give a homeless person a house, with no strings attached?

In 2007 Finland decided to switch to a radical new approach to homelessness called ‘housing first’, in which homeless peop…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

In the Studio: Maria Djurkovic

Another chance to hear from production designer Maria Djurkovic, as she takes us behind the scenes of Harry Styles' movie, My Policeman, which was made in the middle of the pandemic. Lockdown present…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Paris: Football’s greatest talent factory

In the France World Cup squad, 11 were from Paris and there were also players born in the city's suburbs representing Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Qatar, Cameroon, Ghana, Portugal and Germany. What is …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

BBC OS Conversations: Surviving sepsis

The inspiring story of nurse and mother Cindy Mullins from Kentucky in the United States has captured a lot of attention online and has raised awareness of a condition that affects millions of people…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago