Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPope Francis: How 'woke' is he?
Ever since he rose to the top of the Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis has had a reputation in international media as a moderniser. His forthrigh…
2 years, 2 months ago
Israel-Iran: A sigh of relief in the Middle East?
After weeks of tit for tat strikes between Iran and Israel, the dust appears to be settling on a confrontation that the whole world has nervously obs…
2 years, 2 months ago
Feeding Gaza: Why isn't more aid getting in?
Gaza is on the brink of famine. The UN says more than half the population – over a million people – could face catastrophic hunger. But the process o…
2 years, 2 months ago
Climate justice: We sued our government, and won!
The elderly Swiss women behind a landmark ruling. For nearly a decade, they argued that Switzerland’s weak climate policies violated their human righ…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sydney mall attack: How a social media frenzy unfolded
Following the knife attack in a shopping mall in Sydney, speculations and false allegations were spread online at an alarming rate. It even led to an…
2 years, 2 months ago
India election: How to organise the biggest vote in history
India will host the world's biggest election this year when nearly one billion people will vote. Organisers have vowed to set up polling stations wit…
2 years, 2 months ago
Iran-Israel attack: A turning point for the Middle East?
Israel says 99% of the missiles and drones fired by Iran on Saturday night were intercepted without hitting their targets. Iran said the assault was …
2 years, 2 months ago
What happened to Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls?
This weekend marks a decade since 276 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram militants in Chibok, northern Nigeria. The world united in rage, with m…
2 years, 3 months ago
Behind Baltimore’s dangerous bridge recovery
There’s no playbook for when a ship the size of the Eiffel Tower knocks over a bridge spanning more than two kilometres. The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann Jr…
2 years, 3 months ago
Lina Khan: The woman taking on big tech billionaires
The US government is suing some of the biggest tech companies on the planet – Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta – in antitrust cases. The face of Washin…
2 years, 3 months ago