What in the World Podcast
Helping you make sense of what鈥檚 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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Why did Saudi Arabia capture Pok茅mon Go?
Fri 14 Mar 2025
The Kingdom is becoming a major player in gaming
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Why are students in Serbia protesting?
Wed 12 Mar 2025
The Novi Sad railway tragedy has sparked months of protests
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The award for the world鈥檚 biggest crypto heist goes to North Korea
Tue 11 Mar 2025
The Lazarus Group hackers have got the dollar (1.5 billion of it)
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Can AI save dating apps?
Fri 7 Mar 2025
Downloads of apps like Tinder are down, so could AI boost the numbers?
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Why speaking multiple languages is good for your brain
Thu 6 Mar 2025
And how music can help you learn a language
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Could China replace the US as a global aid giver?
Wed 5 Mar 2025
Since Donald Trump froze USAID, there is a gap in global financing
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How TikTok makes money from sexual livestreams in Kenya
Tue 4 Mar 2025
A 91福利社 investigation reveals dark side of TikTok
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Could an asteroid hit the earth in 2032?
Mon 3 Mar 2025
The European Agency says the chances it鈥檒l hit earth are very low (but not impossible)
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Naomi Watanabe: The Japanese comedian on body image, sex and dating
Fri 28 Feb 2025
鈥淚 want to be famous Naomi, but I want to be 鈥榟ave more sex Naomi鈥� 鈥�.
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Ne Zha 2: The Chinese film breaking the box office
Wed 26 Feb 2025
We explain how this animated film became such a success.
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Oscars 2025: What you need to know about this year's film awards
Tue 25 Feb 2025
There鈥檚 less than a week until the 97th Academy Awards.
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Ukraine: Where the war stands three years after Russia鈥檚 full-scale invasion
Mon 24 Feb 2025
From the battlefield to the negotiating table
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Why is a new land law in South Africa controversial, and why is Trump involved?
Wed 19 Feb 2025
We debunk false information about white farmers being forced off their land
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Do women in India face barriers in sports?
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Plus: We hear from the 91福利社 Indian Sportswoman of the Year
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Are AI influencers the future of social media?
Mon 17 Feb 2025
The content creators that don鈥檛 actually exist
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What鈥檚 the point of meme coins?
Fri 14 Feb 2025
President Trump and the Central African Republic have them - but who鈥檚 buying them?
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Skincare trends: Are they causing harm to young people?
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Children as young as eight are buying anti-ageing serums, creams and moisturisers.
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Sudan: What鈥檚 life like two years into the civil war?
Wed 12 Feb 2025
Social media is being used to keep the world鈥檚 eyes on the conflict
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Why are people in Nigeria being accused of witchcraft?
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Witch hunts are still common across rural parts of Africa
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Why the trade of cocaine is booming in Europe
Fri 7 Feb 2025
And the organised criminal gangs fuelling the demand.
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Do female politicians do things differently from men?
Thu 6 Feb 2025
We examine the evidence on female lawmakers around the world
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USAID: Can the world live without it?
Wed 5 Feb 2025
Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to shut it down.
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Vasectomies: Why men get the snip and how it works
Tue 4 Feb 2025
We bust the myths surrounding sex, semen and erections
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Why people are 鈥榮wiping right鈥� on matchmakers in South Korea
Mon 3 Feb 2025
Professional matchmakers services are on the rise for those looking for love
