Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchElon Musk: Is he worth history’s biggest pay deal?
Tesla’s shareholders want to give him $56 billion. Now, it's up to a judge if he gets it. The sum is astounding: more than the 2023 federal budget of…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sextortion: 'In six hours, my son was dead'
Sextortion is the fastest-growing scam affecting teenagers globally and has been linked to more than 27 suicides in the US alone. Many of the scammer…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ukraine war: The men avoiding conscription
Many Ukrainians are going into hiding to avoid mobilisation squads sending them to the front line. But as war with Russia continues, Kyiv is struggli…
1 year, 9 months ago
Nuclear power: Inside Europe's radioactive tomb
As reactors and waste grow, Finland’s fix is a lone example. Sixty nuclear power plants are under construction worldwide, and a further 110 are plann…
1 year, 9 months ago
Smartphone ban: Why an Irish town is taking children’s phones
The question of when, or whether, to allow young children to have their own smartphones is a dilemma for parents around the world. One town in Irelan…
1 year, 9 months ago
North Korea: Why Putin and Xi are courting Kim
The war in Ukraine has shifted the balance of power between Moscow, Pyongyang, and Beijing. As the geopolitical landscape evolves, new alliances and …
1 year, 9 months ago
Menopause: Are attitudes changing?
Millions of women around the world will start the menopause this year, but research shows that many are unprepared for it. For a long time, the menop…
1 year, 9 months ago
Hezbollah: Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border
Ever since Israel launched its Gaza offensive in October, it has also been exchanging fire over its northern border with the Shia militia group Hezbo…
1 year, 9 months ago
Hunter Biden guilty: What could it mean for the president?
President Biden's son, Hunter, has been found guilty of lying about his drug use when buying a gun in 2018. Hunter Biden now faces a possible prison …
1 year, 9 months ago
France's snap election: Will President Macron's gamble pay off?
In the past week, 180 million people voted in elections for the European Union parliament. While the centre-right remains the biggest grouping – and …
1 year, 9 months ago