Podcast Episodes

Why are we obsessed with personality types and labels?

Are you an extrovert or an introvert? Do you enjoy small talk with strangers or do you do everything you can to avoid catching their eye? Type A or Type B?

Right now the internet is obsessed with thes…

Published on 14 hours ago

Why is there so much seaweed on our beaches?

From the Caribbean to the Mediterranean, tonnes of seaweed is turning up on beaches in ever bigger quantities. Seaweed blooms — massive, rapid accumulations of seaweed — are smelly and can release to…

Published on 1 day, 14 hours ago

How easy will it be to go to the 2026 World Cup?

Football fans all around the world are gearing up for the 2026 Men’s World Cup. It’s set to be a historic tournament and will be hosted by three countries for the first time: the United States, Canad…

Published on 2 days, 14 hours ago

Just checking in…are my emails holding me back at work?! xx

Are your work emails too polite? Do you use unnecessary punctuation and emojis? Career experts have told the BBC that using multiple exclamation marks can seem fake or could impact credibility.

The BB…

Published on 3 days, 14 hours ago

Ethiopia arrests TikTok creators over ‘indecent’ outfits

At the end of November, Ethiopia’s biggest social media creators gathered in Addis Ababa for the Ethiopia Creative Awards. It was supposed to be a night celebrating the thriving digital culture but t…

Published on 6 days, 14 hours ago

Why Iran is running out of water

Iran is facing its worst drought in decades, with rainfall hitting a record low. Several of the reservoirs that supply water to the capital Tehran are almost empty: one of them, the Latian Dam, is cu…

Published on 1 week ago

The growing trend of influencers fronting charity campaigns

Charity used to be about bake sales and running marathons. Now it’s all about thumbnails, hashtags, and stunts.

Recently, MrBeast ran a massive campaign called #TeamWater - he partnered up with WaterA…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Taiwan and China: Everything you need to know

Taiwan is an island about 180 kilometres off the coast of China - nearly 24 million people live there. Taiwan is self governed but China says it’s part of its territory. Only 12 countries (plus the V…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Bondi Beach shooting: What we know so far

On Sunday evening in Australia, two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach in Australia. Fifteen people were killed and dozens more are in hospital.

In this episode we’re goin…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Why does protecting traditions matter?

Vases crafted thousands of years ago, temples built by past civilisations, natural parks with stunning waterfalls. These are all tangible things, there is a physical trace of them and many times they…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago