Podcast Episodes

Why don’t South Koreans want to have kids?

South Korea has had the world’s lowest birth rate for several years. And recent figures show that it has dropping even further.

Yuna Ku, a reporter in…

2 years, 5 months ago

Can Senegal’s democracy hang on?

Senegal has a reputation as being a beacon of stability in West Africa. Even (whisper it) a bit boring when it comes to politics - but in the last fe…

2 years, 5 months ago

Is it worth becoming a doctor in Kenya?

Doctors in Kenya have been on the streets protesting against the state of healthcare in the country. They’re angry about a shortage of staff in hospi…

2 years, 5 months ago

Why is Kenya sending troops to Haiti?

Haiti is battling a wave of gang violence. On Sunday armed gangs stormed a major prison in the capital Port-au-Prince. At least 12 people were killed…

2 years, 5 months ago

What’s happening to music on TikTok?

If you’ve made a TikTok recently, you might not have been able to add your favourite artist’s music. That’s because Universal, a massive record label…

2 years, 5 months ago

Were Indian men tricked into fighting on the frontline for Russia?

Shaikh Mohammad Sarfaraz, a young Indian man from Kolkata, thought he’d landed a great job in another country; the pay was good and he believed he’d …

2 years, 5 months ago

Why Tanzania’s Singeli music is getting hearts racing

Singeli is a style of electronic dance music that developed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in the mid-2000s. The genre fuses incredibly rapid beats, wit…

2 years, 5 months ago

How to save a dying language

There are more than 7000 languages spoken around the world. However, nearly 40 percent of them are considered endangered and are at risk of dying out…

2 years, 5 months ago

Do hair policies lead to discrimination?

Darryl George, an 18-year-old student, has been in in-school suspension since August for refusing to cut his dreadlocks. They violate his school’s dr…

2 years, 5 months ago

Who owns the Moon?

American company Intuitive Machines has successfully landed its Odysseus robot near the lunar south pole. The US space agency Nasa had purchased room…

2 years, 5 months ago