What in the World Podcast
Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything in between. Understand more, feel better. Five days a week, Monday to Friday.
Episodes to download
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People in Cuba are living in the dark
Mon 20 Apr 2026
The US’s oil blockade on Cuba means things are getting tougher
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Pope Leo‘s mini African tour
Fri 17 Apr 2026
He’s touring Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea
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Why is talc in my make-up and is it safe?
Thu 16 Apr 2026
Several companies are moving away from the white powder
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Why are Colombia’s cocaine hippos gonna get killed?
Wed 15 Apr 2026
Why are invasive species, like the hippos, such a problem?
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Why are so many young Indians jobless?
Tue 14 Apr 2026
The market is flooded with qualified graduates
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Hungary elections: the Orbán era is over
Mon 13 Apr 2026
After 16 years, he’s been replaced by Péter Magyar
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India has a new trans rights law - and it’s sparked protests
Fri 10 Apr 2026
The legal change relates to the country’s ‘third gender’
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Artemis II: We put your questions to Nasa astronauts
Thu 9 Apr 2026
We’re joined by former Nasa astronauts Nicole Stott and Steve Swanson
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What’s in the Iran ceasefire deal?
Wed 8 Apr 2026
Iran and the US have agreed to a two-week ceasefire - but there are conditions
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Why Christian influencers are spreading their faith online
Tue 7 Apr 2026
And is Gen Z really having a ‘religious revival’?
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The campaign to scrap period tax in Pakistan
Fri 3 Apr 2026
Women can pay up to 40% tax on period products in the country
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How unregulated peptides became the latest health trend
Thu 2 Apr 2026
Some research peptides sold online have not been tested on humans
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Artemis II: How long will it take to get to the moon?
Wed 1 Apr 2026
…and other facts about the NASA space mission
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The UN recognises slave trade as ‘gravest crime’: What now?
Mon 30 Mar 2026
We speak with young people in Ghana
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The verdict’s in…is social media about to change forever?
Fri 27 Mar 2026
A court in the US rules Instagram and YouTube are addictive.
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Why are celebrities like KSI buying football clubs?
Thu 26 Mar 2026
And how much power and influence do celebrity owners actually have?
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How the Iran war is impacting other places like Dubai
Wed 25 Mar 2026
From rising fuel prices to national security
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How gangs are taking advantage of South Africa’s water crisis
Tue 24 Mar 2026
The country is experiencing severe water shortages
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BTS mark comeback with Arirang album and historic concert
Mon 23 Mar 2026
The band performed together for the first time since October 2022
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How the White House is using hype videos to sell the Iran war
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Trump and his social pages on TikTok are memeifying the war on Iran
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Looksmaxxing: Why men are going to extremes to look good
Thu 19 Mar 2026
A looksmaxxer tells his story.
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Wait, I thought Senegal won Afcon, now it’s Morocco?!
Wed 18 Mar 2026
Senegal has been stripped of the title two months(!!!) after the game
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Do LED skincare masks work?
Tue 17 Mar 2026
These glowing red or blue masks are on all our social feeds
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Our Oscars 2026 faves and flops
Mon 16 Mar 2026
Michael B Jordan beat Timothée Chalamet to Best Actor
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Drone warfare between Iran and the US
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Iran’s Shahed drones are cheap to make and expensive to shoot down.
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Hey Timothée Chalamet, we do care about ballet and opera!
Thu 12 Mar 2026
He got tons of criticism for saying ‘no one cares’ - how shady of him
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Why some Iranian footballers have stayed in Australia
Wed 11 Mar 2026
The women’s team had refused to sing the national anthem
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China’s extreme weight loss camps
Tue 10 Mar 2026
Daily weigh-ins, mandatory exercise classes and no snacks
