Why Japan is #1 for students; a new sound coming
Send us Fan Mail Up until now I've been recording most of these episodes speaking into a half-empty clothes cupboard. It's sounded surprisingly good, at least to me, but from next week I will have a s...
31 Heinä 20247min
Investigating mistreatment of migrant workers—journalist Pramod Acharya
Send us Fan Mail Mistreatment of migrant workers, especially those forced to work in hot, dangerous conditions, created huge headlines in the run-up to the Qatar World Cup in 2022, thanks in part to t...
23 Heinä 202429min
2/3 of manpower agencies suspended; brain drain or brain circulation?
Send us Fan Mail Last week the show reached 80 episodes. It's not a significant number, except that it brings us closer to what will be a milestone—100 episodes. I figure we'll reach that at around th...
16 Heinä 20247min
Mountain district goes global to discourage youth migration
Send us Fan Mail It’s amazing what you can find when curiosity is your guide. I was on a reporting trip in Taplejung district in northeast Nepal, bordering Tibet and India. I had an extra day so I th...
9 Heinä 202415min
Israel seeking workers for long-term care; your favourite episode?
Send us Fan Mail I want to start this week with a shout out to Tanka, who shared our 3 latest episodes on LinkedIn, including his favourite. His top choice was our chat with Raj and Sunita, who met, o...
2 Heinä 20244min
'Migrating from Nepal is a tradition'
Send us Fan Mail If you’ve been listening to this show since we re-launched in March to focus only on migration, I think, like me, you would have started to see that there is no one type of migration ...
25 Kesä 202430min
Nepal Now: Right Now! Feedback from a sharp-eyed listener, Nepali youth in Hong Kong
Send us Fan Mail Thank you to listener Trilok for pointing out a typo that was on the Nepal Now webpage for almost 4 years, from episode #1. I'm embarrassed but grateful to his sharp eyes. Please ke...
19 Kesä 20246min
Migrant workers find love amidst struggles
Send us Fan Mail Today we’re back with another personal story—two in fact: those of Raj and Sunita. I gotta admit, what I like about this story is the romance element, which is something we haven’t he...
11 Kesä 202423min
