Podcast Episodes

How do you become the happiest country in the world?

The annual World Happiness Report is out and Finland has been named the happiest country for the eighth year in a row.

What makes the Finns so joyful…

1 year, 5 months ago

How can you spot a TikTok wellness scam?

Netflix has a TV show out called Apple Cider Vinegar - it’s a dramatisation of a real story of a real influencer who was popular online, and said she…

1 year, 5 months ago

Why were NASA astronauts ‘stuck’ in space?

Imagine going on a work or school trip for eight days, but ending up away from home for nine months. Now, imagine that journey was to space. NASA ast…

1 year, 5 months ago

North Macedonia nightclub disaster: What we know so far

On Sunday night, hundreds of people gathered at Pulse nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia to watch the popular hip-hop duo DNK perform. It ended in …

1 year, 5 months ago

Are more teenagers becoming terror suspects?

Taylor Swift fans were gathering in Vienna in August last year, when organisers announced her three-night run would be cancelled, due to a terror thr…

1 year, 5 months ago

Why did Saudi Arabia capture Pokémon Go?

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) has agreed to pay $3.5 billion to buy the gaming division of Niantic, the Pokémon Go publisher. It’s the lates…

1 year, 5 months ago

Should zoos exist?

An estimated 700 million people visit zoos every year. Some people see these facilities as a great way to teach people about nature and to save speci…

1 year, 5 months ago

Why are students in Serbia protesting?

In November, fifteen people were killed at the Novi Sad railway station in Serbia when a concrete canopy collapsed. Students in the country have been…

1 year, 5 months ago

The award for the world’s biggest crypto heist goes to North Korea

Two weeks ago $1.5 billion vanished from a cryptocurrency platform - it’s thought to be the biggest crypto heist ever. They had fallen into the hands…

1 year, 5 months ago

Microplastics on the brain?

Plastic pollution has been highlighted as an environmental issue for several years. But experts are now researching whether it poses a potential dang…

1 year, 5 months ago