Podcast Episodes

Why did India’s top female wrestler quit before the Olympics?

Wrestling is huge in India. Not just the type with WWE stars like Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins - but amateur wrestling, which is an Olympic sport. B…

2 years, 3 months ago

How much does having a baby contribute to climate change?

There are a growing number of people speaking out about their decision not to have children because of climate change. They worry about the environme…

2 years, 3 months ago

Should video games be more culturally sensitive?

For the first time, Ubisoft have released a Prince of Persia game with an option to have all the characters fully voiced in Farsi. It says it wants P…

2 years, 3 months ago

Why are young people leaving Romania?

Young people seem to be moving away from Romania. In 2000, it had a population of 22.4 million people. But two decades later it had fallen to just 19…

2 years, 3 months ago

Is circular fashion the answer to clothes waste?

It’s estimated that a garbage truck full of clothing is being sent to a landfill every second, with less than 1% recycled into new clothes. One way t…

2 years, 3 months ago

Super Mosquitoes and how to fight back against malaria

Cape Verde has become the first sub-Saharan nation to be declared malaria-free in fifty years. But mosquitoes, the insects that spread the deadly dis…

2 years, 3 months ago

Who are the Houthis and why are the US and UK attacking them?

The Houthi, a political and military group in Yemen, have been attacking ships in the Red Sea since November. They say they’re targeting vessels head…

2 years, 3 months ago

Why are Guinness World Records being smashed in Ghana and Nigeria?

Hundreds of people have been trying to set new world records in Ghana, with applications flying in since July 2023.

Earlier this week a Ghanaian chef,…

2 years, 3 months ago

Ecuador: How do you solve the gang problem?

The notorious leader of Ecuador’s main criminal gang escaped from prison this week - he is still missing. The country’s President declared a state of…

2 years, 3 months ago

Overeducated, underpaid: China’s youth unemployment problem

More than one in five people between the ages of 16 and 24 are jobless in China according to the latest government data. But the figure could be even…

2 years, 3 months ago