Assignment: Armenia's lost garden
For three decades Armenians ruled Karabakh – literally “Black Garden” – an unrecognised statelet inside neighbouring Azerbaijan. Many saw it as the cradle of their civilisation. But as Azerbaijan reto...
23 Huhti 202427min
In the Studio: David Haig and Max Webster
Philip K. Dick's novella The Minority Report was famously adapted into a science fiction blockbuster by director Steven Spielberg in 2002. More than 20 years later, it is now being adapted for the sta...
22 Huhti 202426min
Bonus: What in the World: South Korea’s shamans are now online
A bonus episode from the What in the World podcast. Korean shamans hold significant cultural importance in Korean society. They are often portrayed in Korean dramas and films, adorned in shiny and co...
21 Huhti 202415min
The Fifth Floor: My emergency kit list
How do you prepare for the worst-case scenario? Juna Moon has been talking to young people in South Korea about how they perceive the threat of war in the region and how they’re planning for it. Growi...
20 Huhti 202426min
BBC OS Conversations: Living in Israel
The situation in the Middle East is being described as uncharted territory following strikes involving Iran and Israel. This is framed around the war between Israel and Hamas, now in its seventh month...
20 Huhti 202423min
Heart and Soul: Should I change my name?
What if you carry an inherited surname that you feel is profoundly un-Christian? Should you keep it or change it? Robert Beckford is going through this dilemma. His surname is a slave name, a brand of...
19 Huhti 202426min
The poker parent
An eight-year-old girl holds two cards in her hand. She places several plastic poker chips into the middle of the dining room table and makes a bet. Science writer Alex O’Brien has been teaching her d...
18 Huhti 202427min
Forward Thinking: Can going vegan feed the world?
Could going vegan help feed the world and save the planet? While industry and energy production are often singled out as the main drivers of climate change, the global meat production industry is a bi...
17 Huhti 202449min
