Podcast Episodes

B-girl Raygun explains breakdancing ahead of the Paris Olympics

This year’s Olympics will, for the first time, feature breaking – a style of street dance that originated in 1970s New York City. It’s characterised …

1 year, 9 months ago

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 persona…

1 year, 9 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 tip…

1 year, 9 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, exp…

1 year, 9 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 las…

1 year, 9 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 j…

1 year, 9 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. Man…

1 year, 9 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 yo…

1 year, 9 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 release…

1 year, 9 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…

1 year, 10 months ago