In the Studio: Mia Lehrer and the LA River
The Los Angeles river has been a concrete channel since the 1930s, when the US Army Corps of Engineers decided to concrete over the original river for flood mitigation. Ever since then, the river has ...
14 Loka 202426min
An end to Aids?
Over the four decades since the pandemic took off, we have seen around 40 million people worldwide killed by HIV. Today, around the same number of people are living with the virus, and many of them ar...
13 Loka 202448min
The Fifth Floor: The wolf salute
The Grey Wolves, a Turkish far-right political movement, is getting increasing attention worldwide. So is their hand gesture, depicting a wolf’s head. But what makes them so controversial? Selin Girit...
12 Loka 202412min
BBC OS Conversations: Israelis remember the hostages
Commemorations took place in Israel this week to mark 7 October, 2023, when 1,200 people were killed by Hamas gunmen and 251 were taken hostage into neighbouring Gaza. Twelve months later, the bloodsh...
12 Loka 202422min
Heart and Soul: Reclaiming yoga
With a global market worth more than $100 billion dollars a year, yoga is a massive industry. With its origins in India, Yoga is often considered to be part of the Hindu tradition, as well as being in...
11 Loka 202426min
BBC Trending: The curse of the blessing scam
Female con artists are exploiting superstition and family love to swindle women with Chinese heritage living in the west. The blessing scam is an elaborate piece of criminal street theatre, which over...
10 Loka 202417min
Bonus: The World Debate: What is the path to peace in the Middle East?
Mishal Husain is joined by a panel of guests to discuss whether this is a path to peace in the Middle East.Joining Mishal are Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's international editor; Lord Ricketts, who served as...
9 Loka 202442min
Bonus: People Fixing the World
A bonus episode from the People Fixing the World podcast. Concerns are growing about the effects of smartphones on both adults and children, so we're looking at ways to reduce our dependence on these ...
8 Loka 202423min
