Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Ed Sheeran’s song ‘Azizam’ started a conversation on women’s rights in Iran
The title of Ed Sheeran’s new single ‘Azizam’ means ‘my love’ in the Persian language. The track and accompanying music video includes references to …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
After Pope Francis, what do young Catholics want next?
Pope Francis led the Catholic church for more than a decade. He was the first Latin American pope, and the first non-European in more than a thousand…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Are all luxury handbags really made in China?
Over the past few weeks social media has been flooded with TikTok videos of people claiming that expensive European designer goods are actually made …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Katy Perry went to space but does that make her an astronaut?
It’s 2025 and Katy Perry has officially gone to space. On Monday 14th April, she strapped herself into the Blue Origin rocket and blasted off like a …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Why has Nigeria banned Afrobeats song Tell Your Papa?
‘Tell Your Papa’ by Eedris Abdulkareem is an Afrobeats song which criticises Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu and calls on his son, Seyi Tinubu, to le…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
When is the right time to put your sick pet down?
A pet can bring so much joy to a person’s life. Usually, the owner will outlive their pet. But advances in modern veterinary care has made more treat…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Are artificial reefs good for our oceans?
An enormous fifty-year-old ocean liner, the SS United States, is set to be sunk and become the world’s biggest artificial reef, off the coast of Flor…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Why North Sentinel island doesn’t want visitors
East of India is a small island called North Sentinel Island. It’s home to the Sentinelese people. But no one else is welcome to visit, and if they t…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Why do scientists want to bring back extinct animals?
The US company Colossal claim to have brought back the dire wolf from extinction after 12,000 years through genetic engineering. The three pups, call…
11 months ago
South Sudan conflict: Explained
Tensions in South Sudan are rising, threatening an already fragile peace deal between President Salva Kiir and his rival First Vice-President Riek Ma…
11 months ago