What in the World Podcast
Helping you make sense of whatβs 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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How can we STILL be discovering new dinosaurs?
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Experts have discovered a new small species of dinosaur
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Has Ghana's βYear of Returnβ been a success?
Mon 11 Aug 2025
We speak with three people who made the move
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Why the DRC is sponsoring FC Barcelona
Fri 8 Aug 2025
And what can you learn about the world from whoβs sponsoring a football shirt?
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Should we be eating more βforgotten foodsβ?
Thu 7 Aug 2025
They could hold the key to boosting global food security
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Move over action films, I wanna watch a kids movie
Wed 6 Aug 2025
Is Hollywood relying on kids films instead of other genres?
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Discussing a Palestinian state
Mon 4 Aug 2025
And why more countries, including France and the UK, are calling for it
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The rise of Agronejo: Brazilβs flashy farmer music
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Critics say that this genre provides a sanitised image of Brazilβs farming sector
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The takedown of one of the worldβs largest online drug markets
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Archetyp Market, the longest-running drug marketplace on the dark web, has been shut down
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Sinkholes: Why the ground is collapsing beneath our feet
Tue 29 Jul 2025
The science behind giant sinkholes
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Did you know countries can now sue over climate change?
Fri 25 Jul 2025
The ICJ says countries can sue each other for wrecking the climate
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Why are period tracking apps getting so popular?
Thu 24 Jul 2025
And are they a safe alternative to other contraceptive methods?
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Syria: Whatβs behind the Druze-Bedouin conflict?
Wed 23 Jul 2025
We explain who the groups are - and why fighting has broken out
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Wafcon: How womenβs football is changing in Africa
Mon 21 Jul 2025
And what needs to happen for it to equal Afcon
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Beggars canβt be Cubans, allegedly
Fri 18 Jul 2025
We run through some claims about Cuba weβve seen online
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Struggling to fall asleep? Listen to this!
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Why some people are great sleepers and others are not
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From blobfish to goblinshark: Why do deep ocean creatures look so weird?
Wed 16 Jul 2025
The difficulties of exploring the oceanβs depths
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Why people in China are pretending to get married
Tue 15 Jul 2025
And what this says about the state of romance
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Feeling lonely? Come on a friendship date with us
Mon 14 Jul 2025
A new study suggests that teen girls struggle the most with loneliness
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Kenyaβs Gen Z protests and claims of police brutality
Fri 11 Jul 2025
President William Ruto has ordered police to shoot looting protesters in the legs
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Why water pistols are being used to fight overtourism
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Should we stop travelling all together?
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Rare earths - The most important minerals you probably havenβt heard of
Wed 9 Jul 2025
But the environmental damage they cause can be immense
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βI replaced my therapist with an AI chatbotβ
Tue 8 Jul 2025
We also discuss the risks of AI therapy
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Meet Velvet Sundown - the band that doesnβt really exist
Mon 7 Jul 2025
Theyβve been getting thousands of streams online
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Why choosing the next Dalai Lama could be tricky
Fri 4 Jul 2025
And why China wants to have the final say on whoβs next
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The Diddy trial and verdict explained
Thu 3 Jul 2025
Sean βDiddyβ Combs has been found guilty of transportation for prostitution
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A Romantic Recession: How Gen Z isnβt settling for love
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Politics is more of a deal-breaker for American Gen Z than older people
