Podcast Episodes

The seaweed farmers adapting to warming seas

Seaweed - we have been using it for centuries in food and toiletries. It can help to keep toothpaste and ice cream soft, as well as being a tasty sna…

4 years, 11 months ago

Locust hunters

People in Kenya have been paid to catch swarms of locusts eating farmers’ crops. The insects are full of protein and the captured ones are ground up …

5 years ago

Turning preachers into LGBT allies

The LGBT community in Mombasa, Kenya has suffered from violent mob attacks in recent years - often fuelled by influential preachers spreading message…

5 years ago

The ATMs that dispense clean fuel

Sleek blue machines have been popping up in convenience stores across Nairobi over the past two years. These “Koko points” look like cash machines bu…

5 years ago

Introducing: Season 2 of 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter

How animals make us smarter – we thought you might like to hear our brand new episode. It’s about a robotic arm inspired by an elephant’s trunk.

For m…

5 years ago

Unsung victories in the fight against disease

Recent years have seen remarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet. While much of the world’s focus has been …

5 years ago

How five friends can change a refugee’s life

Dutch friends Evelien and Roel are part of a group sharing their social networks and local knowledge with Laila, a Syrian refugee, and her family. Th…

5 years, 1 month ago

The great mosquito swap

A large study published in June showed how a peculiar intervention could help prevent the spread of dengue fever. Instead of vaccinating people, the …

5 years, 1 month ago

The career where it helps to have a criminal past

Former criminals are being employed to run part of the probation system in one of America’s deeply troubled, gang-ridden communities. It’s a bold new…

5 years, 1 month ago

Test-tube rhinos

Scientists have hatched an incredible plan to save the northern white rhino from extinction. The team is using IVF techniques to produce a calf becau…

5 years, 1 month ago