Podcast Episodes

How the BBC covers the Israel-Gaza war

Jo Floto – who’s covered conflict for more than two decades - takes us back to the first text he received from Gaza on Oct 7th. It simply said: “They…

1 year, 9 months ago

Investigating the J-pop sexual abuse scandal

For decades the Japanese entertainment industry ignored allegations that Johnny Kitagawa – a powerful music mogul who died in 2019 – had sexually abu…

1 year, 9 months ago

Inside Iran’s secret rave scene

Mixed-sex raves are illegal in Iran. Partygoers risk fines, prison or lashes from the morality police. But that doesn’t stop invite-only, clandestine…

1 year, 9 months ago

Is China's biggest threat its own ageing population?

China has the largest elderly population in the world. Pension and health care systems are struggling to cope at a time when women are having fewer b…

1 year, 9 months ago

Will AI take your job...or help you keep it?

Almost as soon as the company Open AI released ChatGPT4, people started to ask...will it take my job? On this episode, we’re concentrating on more ho…

1 year, 9 months ago

Evan Gershkovich: A year since my friend was jailed in Russia

The Wall Street Journal reporter, who is the first US journalist charged with spying in Russia since the Cold War, has now been imprisoned for a year…

1 year, 9 months ago

Hidden reality of frontline combat through the eyes of Ukraine's soldiers

In a new BBC documentary, a single Ukrainian infantry company find themselves in a life or death battle to defend the eastern front against intense R…

1 year, 9 months ago

Sam Bankman-Fried's multibillion dollar FTX fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried was the golden boy of cryptocurrency. He was dubbed the king and saviour of the industry. But this week he will be sentenced to pos…

1 year, 9 months ago

Curse of the world's fastest growing economy

When Guyana discovered huge offshore oil reserves in 2015, it transformed the prospects of a country which had a been an economic and political backw…

1 year, 9 months ago

Two stories: Insight on Islamic State Group + Miami stops the party

On this episode, we’re covering two very different stories.

After the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack on a concert hall in …

1 year, 9 months ago