Podcast Episodes

Is AI blurring reality in the Indian elections?

As India votes in the general election, it is impossible to avoid the wealth of AI-generated content being created - from campaign videos, to personalised audio messages in a range of Indian language…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The death of Iran’s president

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, and several other officials, including the foreign minister, have died in a helicopter crash. Mr Raisi was widely tipped to eventually become Supreme Leader, the most …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Is the Premier League going to give VAR the red card?

The Premier League may vote to scrap the use of video assistant referees (VAR) from next season.

Adam Chowdhury, from the What in the World team, explains how VAR works, why the technology is so cont…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Electric vehicles: Charging up or powering down?

The electric car industry is sending mixed signals. On one hand, sales of electric vehicles in Europe overtook diesel vehicles for the first time last year and annual sales of electric vehicles in Ch…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Why is ChatGPT so flirty?

Open AI has just revealed the latest version of the AI chatbot ChatGPT. It’s called GPT-4o and is faster, more friendly, and even flirtatious. Tech journalist Rhiannon Williams explains how it differ…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Is the world experiencing more flooding?

Several nations have suffered flooding in just the last few months. Brazil, Kenya, Indonesia and China are just some of those that have been hit. Many people have died and thousands have been forced …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Why was Eurovision so controversial this year?

The Eurovision Song Contest is the biggest music competition in the world. Countries from all over Europe, and some from outside (we’re looking at you Australia), compete to reach the Grand Final and…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Why North Korea’s TikTok hit is so catchy

If you’ve been scrolling on TikTok recently, you might have come across the viral song out of North Korea called ‘Friendly Father’. It’s been released by the country’s leader Kim Jong Un. Frances Mao…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Where does our rubbish go?

We throw tonnes of rubbish away and globally we’re throwing away more than ever. But what happens to it? Well, that depends on where in the world you live. Some gets recycled, some gets burned and so…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Drake v Kendrick Lamar: What’s the beef?

Two of the biggest names in hip-hop right now, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, are certainly not friends anymore. Their beef is escalating as they release diss track after diss track. Lamar has dropped the…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago