Can we save the planet and still keep our stuff?
The online fast fashion retailer Boohoo has revealed a 48% rise in their revenues, a sign that our appetite for cheap stuff is as big as ever. Meanwhile climate change activists Extinction Rebellion a...
24 Apr 201922min
Lyra McKee: what did she want us to know?
Lyra Mckee was killed at a riot in Londonderry last week. She was 29 and an acclaimed journalist who wrote about the Troubles and campaigned for LGBT rights. Since then the dissident republican grou...
23 Apr 201921min
Why would your mattress spy on you?
We all have our own conspiracy theories about who is listening to us through the internet. We probably have considered the idea that Facebook and Google control our lives – but these aren’t necessaril...
18 Apr 201921min
Should you get sacked for posting what you believe?
Australian Rugby has sacked one of its biggest stars. Israel Folau has won 73 caps and was expected to play at this year’s World Cup in Japan. He’s now in trouble – although he’s appealing – after ...
17 Apr 201921min
What should we think about Julian Assange?
When Wikileaks released classified documents about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2010, it and its founder Julian Assange became world famous. Many people see him as a hero, calling out the powe...
16 Apr 201922min
Why would you stab someone? Part 2
On 4th March we heard from former gang member Jay about why he’d never leave the house without carrying a knife.Jay has since been asked to make a Radio 4 documentary investigating the solutions to kn...
15 Apr 201922min
Are Extinction Rebellion the new Suffragettes?
The climate protest group Extinction Rebellion has been causing quite a stir. Its members recently stripped almost naked in the House of Commons. They have also shut bridges, poured buckets of fake bl...
12 Apr 201921min
Why is Korean spy cam porn everyone’s problem?
South Korea is thought to be one of the more progressive countries in Asia, with its technological advancements and dominance in pop music. But the recent introduction of 5G has led to a rise in secre...
11 Apr 201919min
