Podcast Episodes

Are saunas and cold plunges actually good for you?

Saunas and cold plunges are getting really popular and people say they can boost your mood and come with all sorts of health benefits. So we sent Han…

3 months ago

Hantavirus: How worried should we be?

A cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic ocean has been hit by an outbreak of hantavirus. A number of passengers on the MV Hondius have been infec…

3 months, 1 week ago

Does rejection therapy actually work?

What if the best way to stop fearing rejection is to seek it out? Rejection therapy - the idea of deliberately putting yourself in situations where y…

3 months, 1 week ago

Your guide to this year’s Met Gala

The Met Gala is the super bowl of fashion. It’s a relatively small event, only open to a small number of invited guests - usually around 450. Tables …

3 months, 1 week ago

Can you steal another country’s rain clouds?

Tensions are high in the Middle East, not just because of the US-Israeli war with Iran but also because the region has been dealing with a long perio…

3 months, 1 week ago

Should schools ditch screens?

After literacy levels started to fall in Sweden, the country’s government is cutting down on tablets and laptops…and bringing back good old pens and …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Footballers banned from covering their mouths at the World Cup

Under new rules brought in by Fifa, footballers who cover their mouths during verbal confrontations will be sent off at this year’s World Cup. It’s h…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Ube the new matcha?

Ube — a vibrant purple yam indigenous to the Philippines — has been a staple of Filipino cuisine for thousands of years. But only recently has it sur…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is the suspected Washington dinner gunman?

The White House Correspondents' Dinner is a swanky event - the famous journalists and politicians that go are all dressed in their best tuxes and gow…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

D4vd murder charge: What we know so far

American singer D4vd has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 14-year-old girl, Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Her body was found in his Tesla in…

3 months, 2 weeks ago