Podcast Episodes

Why young people are leaving France for Senegal

A growing number of young people born in France are choosing to leave the country. Many of them are moving to their parents’ countries of origin in A…

1 year, 5 months ago

Why women footballers are taking on an oil company

More than 100 professional women's footballers have signed an open letter urging Fifa to drop the Saudi oil giant Aramco as a sponsor over humanitari…

1 year, 6 months ago

Why is labiaplasty on the rise in Brazil?

A quick warning before listening: in this episode we’re talking about female genitals, in quite a lot of detail.

Brazil has the highest number of plas…

1 year, 6 months ago

Are the Yazidis any closer to justice?

Ten years ago, in 2014, militants belonging to the Islamic State group in Iraq killed and captured thousands of Yazidi people in what would later be …

1 year, 6 months ago

Why has Ivory Coast banned student unions?

The Ivorian government has announced the dissolution of all student unions following the killing of two students, a crime attributed to the powerful …

1 year, 6 months ago

Are attitudes towards India’s caste system changing?

India’s caste system, one of the world’s oldest social hierarchies, has shaped lives for centuries, granting privileges to some while oppressing othe…

1 year, 6 months ago

Liam Payne: Why One Direction fans are so heartbroken

The death of One Direction star Liam Payne has shocked the world, and there’s been a huge outpouring of grief. Many details about the British singer'…

1 year, 6 months ago

*EXTRA EPISODE* Hamas leader dead: What does this mean for the war in Gaza?

We’re bringing you an extra episode of What in the World.

Israeli troops have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. He is described as the master…

1 year, 6 months ago

Israel, Lebanon and UN peacekeepers - what’s going on?

Tensions between Israel and the United Nations over its peacekeeping operations in southern Lebanon have escalated in recent weeks. UN peacekeepers s…

1 year, 6 months ago

US election: Why money matters to young voters

It’s less than three weeks until the US election where voters will decide who they want their next president to be: either Kamala Harris or Donald Tr…

1 year, 6 months ago