Podcast Episodes

Why is there violence in Manipur?

Manipur, a state in north-eastern India, has been struggling with violence over the past few months. Clashes between two communities have killed more…

2 years, 8 months ago

Why are K-pop stars so secretive about their private lives?

Blackpink’s Jisoo has announced she’s in a relationship - the 28-year-old K-pop star and actor Ahn Bo-hyun, 35, are "getting to know each other with …

2 years, 8 months ago

What is going on with fast fashion?

The way we buy clothes has massively changed over the past decade - it’s now cheaper and quicker to buy fashionable clothes with the growth of ‘fast …

2 years, 8 months ago

How is South Korea trying to help its recluses?

The government in South Korea hopes money will persuade young recluses out of their homes. Hannah Gelbart talks to BBC reporter Hyunjung Kim in Seoul…

2 years, 8 months ago

How do athletes train around their periods?

With the Women’s World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand, athletes around the world are tracking their menstrual cycles to adapt their tr…

2 years, 8 months ago

How do heatwaves affect your mental health?

Temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius have been recorded in China and the US and the UN chief says the era of global warming has ended and “the era o…

2 years, 8 months ago

Welcome to What in the World

We’re here to help you work out What in the World is going on.

Monday to Friday, join Hannah and the team around the world as they make sense of the …

2 years, 8 months ago