The Fifth Floor: Love and politics in Russia
Nataliya Zotova of BBC Russian tells us how Yulia Navalnaya has stepped in for her husband since his death and how there is somewhat of a precedent for this in Russia. Plus Ikechukwu Kalu explains how...
4 Touko 202426min
BBC OS Conversations: Student protests in the US
The war in Gaza has triggered demonstrations at dozens of universities thousands of miles away in the United States. There have been hundreds of arrests as police have gone in to break them up and rem...
4 Touko 202423min
Heart and Soul: Jewish dating
Dating in the Jewish world can be a struggle - different denominations, beliefs, being Kosher or not Kosher, ideologies and geography makes navigating this world difficult to decode. Amie Liebowitz ta...
3 Touko 202426min
South Africa: The people shall govern
South Africa is marking 30 years of democracy this year, reflecting on the remarkable transition from apartheid that captivated the world. While some South Africans are celebrating, others are questio...
2 Touko 202427min
Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary
A bonus episode from the Lives Less Ordinary podcast. Evy Mages grew up in and out of foster care in 1970s and 80s Austria. But even when she started a new life in the US, she was haunted by traumati...
1 Touko 202448min
Assignment: Kosovo - euro or bust?
It's a quarter of a century since Kosovo emerged from a brutal war, one which pitted local ethnic Albanians against Serbs. Twenty-five years on, the government in Pristina is pressing ahead with refor...
30 Huhti 202426min
In the Studio: Kenyan artist Wangari Mathenge
Wangari Mathenge used to be a high-flying corporate lawyer before turning to her first love of art. She likes to express herself through her colourful palette and figurative paintings, exploring her A...
29 Huhti 202426min
The Cultural Frontline: Exposing the fake Russian modern art collection
Over the past twenty years, paintings from a private collection of Russian and Ukrainian modern art have been sold to museums and private collectors around the world. Paintings were sold for hundreds ...
28 Huhti 202426min
