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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 202449min
Assignment: Reggaeton - the pride of Puerto Rico?
Reggaeton’s the soundtrack to Puerto Rico. The globally popular music reflects what’s going on in the cultural and political scene of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean Island.It started out as undergroun...
16 Apr 202427min
Bonus: The Global Story on Iran-Israel attacks
A special bonus episode on the Iran-Israel attacks from The Global Story podcast. Israel says 99% of the missiles and drones fired by Iran on Saturday night were intercepted without hitting their targ...
15 Apr 202424min
