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BBC OS Conversations: Haiti gangs and stray bullets
Haiti is facing its most most acute humanitarian crisis for more than a decade. There’s been a surge in violence with armed gangs in control of most …
2 years, 1 month ago
Heart and Soul: Not even water?
They are the top questions asked to anyone who is fasting for Ramadan: no food or water? But what is Ramadan? Why Fast? And how do young Muslims mana…
2 years, 1 month ago
Assignment: Border Stories, part one - Zero Tolerance
In 2018 the US government under President Trump introduced a policy of “Zero Tolerance” at its border with Mexico. Anyone attempting to enter the US …
2 years, 1 month ago
Running out of sand
It is hard to believe but the world is running out of sand. Our insatiable appetite for the substance that makes everything from skyscrapers to smart…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary
A bonus episode from Lives Less Ordinary podcast. Miracle on the ocean floor. Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger and wondered, "What’s their s…
2 years, 1 month ago
In the Studio: Peter Beatty
In 2021, with UK Covid restrictions putting plans for his creative collaborations on hold, British artist and musician Peter Beatty decided to take t…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bonus: The Global Story
A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. Why young people are having less sex. The Global Story brings you one big story every weekday, making …
2 years, 1 month ago
BBC OS Conversations: The cost of living crisis in Nigeria
Nigeria is experiencing its worst economic crisis in a generation. Over the past year the price of the staple food, rice, has more than doubled and a…
2 years, 1 month ago
I joined the Taliban after they kept me hostage
Bara’atu Ibrahim speaks to Jibra’il Omar, formerly Timothy Weeks; an Australian educator who was held captive for three years in Afghanistan by the T…
2 years, 1 month ago
Heart and Soul: I joined the Taliban after they kept me hostage
Bara’atu Ibrahim speaks to Jibra’il Omar, formerly Timothy Weeks; an Australian educator who was held captive for three years in Afghanistan by the T…
2 years, 1 month ago