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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How yaba swept across East Asia
Thu 9 Oct 2025
The drug used to be legal in Thailand but was renamed to mean 鈥榤ad pill鈥�.
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China鈥檚 renewable energy takeover
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Renewables are now the world鈥檚 leading source of electricity
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Too young for cosmetic surgery?
Tue 7 Oct 2025
The tragic death of a 14-year-old girl in Mexico has sparked public outrage
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How do you cut the internet for a whole country?
Fri 3 Oct 2025
The Taliban government blocked the internet in Afghanistan for 48 hours.
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The multi-million dollar coral reef restoration project in Indonesia
Thu 2 Oct 2025
How women from Raja Ampat are restoring their coral reef after a cruise ship disaster
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Bad Bunny is taking Puerto Rican vibes to the Super Bowl
Wed 1 Oct 2025
It鈥檚 less than 15 mins long (like our podcast!) and it鈥檚 his only US show
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What is bride kidnapping - and why does it still happen?
Tue 30 Sep 2025
The President of Kazakhstan is trying to crackdown on the practice
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No phones on the dance floor! Why artists don鈥檛 want you filming at gigs
Mon 29 Sep 2025
Artists and clubs explain their no-phones policy
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If you鈥檙e listening to this, the Rapture didn鈥檛 happen
Fri 26 Sep 2025
But many evangelical Christians thought it would
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Could a four-day work week become the new norm?
Thu 25 Sep 2025
And how Gen-Z are shifting work culture
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Can you be fined for insulting virtual K-pop idols?
Wed 24 Sep 2025
The short answer is yes - according to a court in South Korea
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How Australia is addressing its koala chlamydia crisis
Tue 23 Sep 2025
The government has also announced plans to tackle habitat loss
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How a Kenyan athlete became a soldier for Russia
Mon 22 Sep 2025
Evans Kibet says he was tricked into signing paperwork he did not understand
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Are you obsessed with The Summer I Turned Pretty (like us)?
Fri 19 Sep 2025
Why are fans so into the series? And are they TOO into it?
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Teens in Rwanda get access to family planning without parental consent
Thu 18 Sep 2025
A new law means you can get condoms from a doctor without approval from your parents
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Is AI the reason graduates can鈥檛 get jobs?
Tue 16 Sep 2025
Research says AI is replacing some entry-level roles.
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Nepal鈥檚 Gen Z don鈥檛 want #NepoKids or corruption
Mon 15 Sep 2025
And who is Sushila Karki - the interim leader?
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Why was Charlie Kirk such a big deal for young Americans?
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Charlie Kirk founded the student organisation, Turning Point USA. President Trump elected
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When a 鈥榙ating safety鈥� app goes wrong
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Women who used the Tea app were doxxed online
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Why is everyone talking about Kim Jong Un鈥檚 daughter?
Wed 10 Sep 2025
Kim Ju Ae is only a teenager but she鈥檚 increasingly in the public eye in North Korea
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Are we using the wrong world map?
Tue 9 Sep 2025
The African Union has backed calls to stop using the Mercator map of the world
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Charli XCX Apple dance lawsuit: Can you copyright a dance move?
Mon 8 Sep 2025
Kelley Heyer created the Apple dance and it went viral
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Why do tennis players smash up their rackets?
Fri 5 Sep 2025
A tennis temper tantrum doesn鈥檛 come cheap
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How to REALLY spot a narcissist and can they change?
Thu 4 Sep 2025
We put your questions to a leading expert
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Why are protesters in Indonesia so angry with the government?
Wed 3 Sep 2025
Protests got more violent after police ran over and killed a delivery driver
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Kpop Demon Hunters is slaying charts and monsters
Mon 1 Sep 2025
Why the Netflix movie is sparking pride in Korea
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The Russian job scheme targeting young women in South Africa
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Women say they ended up making drones in Tatarstan
