Podcast Episodes

Tanzania floods: What’s it like to live through a landslide?

Tanzania is coping with the aftermath of severe floods and landslides, which killed dozens of people in the northern Hanang region.

Shem Otieno, a BBC reporter in Nairobi, explains how rescue workers …

Published on 2 years ago

Why are Venezuela and Guyana locked in a land dispute?

Essequibo is part of Guyana in South America - it’s got lots of oil and dense rainforests.

But last Sunday, Venezuela voted to claim it in a referendum. There’s been a dispute over the region for a r…

Published on 2 years ago

Why has Russia’s Supreme Court labelled the LGBT movement “extremist”?

Russia’s Supreme Court has banned the “international LGBT movement" and declared it an “extremist organisation.” The ruling does not criminalise being gay. However, it will make the work of all LGBTQ…

Published on 2 years ago

Why did it take so long to rescue the Indian tunnel workers?

41 men were working underground in a tunnel in India when a nearby landslide caused part of it to cave in, trapping them inside. They were rescued after 17 days. BBC South Asia Correspondent Samira H…

Published on 2 years ago

The controversial climate summit held in an oil state: What is COP28?

It’s that time of year again where world leaders, business execs and loads of lobbyists and activists gather for a few weeks to try to make concrete plans to reduce emissions globally and compensate …

Published on 2 years ago

How TikTok is changing the music industry ft. Sofi Tukker

How often do you discover new music on TikTok? Chances are, quite a lot. That’s because TikTok is becoming a go-to app for finding and remixing music.

Veneno is an example of this. It’s a song from t…

Published on 2 years ago

Why are so many historic celebrity sexual assault cases being filed now?

P Diddy, Russell Brand, Jamie Foxx. Those are just three of the male celebrities who’ve been hit with sexual assault lawsuits in recent weeks. All three deny the claims.

Those lawsuits were all filed…

Published on 2 years ago

Israel-Gaza: The hostage and prisoner release explained

By Monday morning, more than fifty hostages held in Gaza had been released as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas. The deal, which includes a four-day pause in fighting, came seven weeks after th…

Published on 2 years ago

Rammed earth: What is it and can it help tackle climate change?

Cement is said to be responsible for 8% of global carbon emissions. In the search for an alternative, more sustainable construction material, building companies in Ghana and other African countries a…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

OpenAI: What’s going on and what does it mean for the future of AI?

There’s been serious drama in Silicon Valley this week. On Friday the board of OpenAI, the multi-billion-dollar company behind ChatGPT, fired its CEO Sam Altman. By Wednesday he was back in the job. …

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago