Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchShiny: Why we are dazzled by new sparkly things
This week, Apple releases the new iPhone 16. It's new, it's shiny, and tech-nerds will be queueing round the block for a chance to snap it up. But wh…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō: The new Māori Kuini
Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō ascends the Māori throne as the new Kuini (Queen), much to the joy of her people, heralding a new age of prominence for the Kiin…
1 year, 6 months ago
Thrillseekers
Here on Unexpected Elements, we've been glued to the drama of the Paralympic games in Paris. But it's not just the thrill of the competition that's g…
1 year, 6 months ago
The world's worst tourist
Following anti-tourism protests across popular Spanish cities and towns, we are looking for the world's most unwelcome visitor. Our panellists (and p…
1 year, 6 months ago
A sticky situation
The US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are currently stranded on the ISS. They arrived on the Boeing Starliner, which was meant to bring t…
1 year, 7 months ago
The only one
The Olympics is all about flying the flag for your home country, shoulder to shoulder with your team-mates. But what if you have no team-mates? At th…
1 year, 7 months ago
Let them eat crab
This week we’re inspired by the price of a lobster dinner fit for a king. The recently revealed price tag for President Macron’s banquet back at the …
1 year, 7 months ago
Can I eat it?
Champagne has been discovered in a 100+ year old shipwreck. It's an amazing find. But can you drink it? Speaking of bubbly, we learn more about the p…
1 year, 7 months ago
Breaking, climbing, and surfing
This week the panel take a look at their favourites of the newer Olympic sports as Paris 2024 gets underway. Surfing will happen in Tahiti this year,…
1 year, 8 months ago
Marriage madness
Radhika Merchant has married her partner Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani. When your Dad is the 11th richest perso…
1 year, 8 months ago