Podcast Episodes

Why are thousands of people fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh?

A decades-long territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan, over the Nagorno-Karabakh region has flared up. Now nearly the entire ethnic Armen…

2 years, 6 months ago

How do we get plastic out of our oceans?

A truckload of rubbish enters the ocean every minute. Boyan Slat is on a mission to remove it. He’s the founder of The Ocean Cleanup, one of the orga…

2 years, 6 months ago

What's really inside your phone?

Our phones are powered by teeny tiny semi conductors. Taiwan produces over 60% of them. Huawei recently unveiled a phone with a chip made in mainland…

2 years, 6 months ago

Deal! Hollywood writers end their strike

After nearly five months, Hollywood writers have ended their strike, which brought the American film and TV industry to a halt.

The Writers Guild of …

2 years, 6 months ago

Are your 20s the loneliest decade?

There are loads of videos on TikTok of people calling their 20s the loneliest decade. But are they?

We speak to Foyin Ogunrombi (@FoyinOG), a content …

2 years, 6 months ago

Net zero: How do we get there?

Talks about net zero have been getting heated in the UK. It’s after the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was still confident the country would hit …

2 years, 6 months ago

From BTS to Beyoncé - why do “world” tours skip Africa?

What do Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, BTS and Olivia Rodrigo’s “world tours“ have in common?

…None of them are going to Africa. And only two of them are goin…

2 years, 7 months ago

India’s spy agency: What do we know about RAW?

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government is investigating "credible" claims that Indian government agents may have been involve…

2 years, 7 months ago

Do false online rumours on birth control have consequences IRL?

People seem to be turning to social media influencers for advice on what birth control method to use. Some influencers are suggesting that their foll…

2 years, 7 months ago

Palm oil versus the planet: What can be done?

Palm oil is found in everything from chocolate to shampoo, pizza, toothpaste and deodorant. It’s hugely popular with food and cosmetics companies bec…

2 years, 7 months ago