Killer Mike - The rapper turned speech maker
Riots and protests have broken out in cities across the USA following the death of George Floyd after his arrest by white police officers in Minneapolis. But one black American’s impassioned plea for ...
7 Jun 202023min
In my present isolation
Six authors on different continents, write across distances, to convey thoughts and preoccupations, during their present isolation. While the world is held in the grip of this pandemic, there's nowher...
6 Jun 202050min
Conversations about race in America
The death of George Floyd has provoked a global response and galvanised opinion. We bring together African Americans to discuss race and share experiences of racism in the US. We hear from people who ...
6 Jun 202023min
America beyond black and white
With America engulfed again by protests against police brutality and racial discrimination, Rajini Vaidyanathan brings together a group of African-American thinkers to discuss how America might move b...
6 Jun 202048min
The Chechen blogger on the run
In February this year, a Chechen blogger in hiding in Sweden was viciously assaulted by a man with a hammer as he slept. In the fight that followed, Tumso Abdurakhmanov managed to grab the hammer and ...
4 Jun 202026min
Abortion under lockdown
Abortion clinics in Texas were forced to close their doors during the coronavirus lockdown. For several weeks, women wanting abortions could not get them. So what happened, and how did medical staff h...
2 Jun 202027min
The Covid generation
Tens of millions of young people are leaving school and university only to find themselves job hunting in what could be one of the worst recessions in living memory. With widespread recruitment freeze...
31 Mai 202050min
Coronavirus Global Conversations: Life in lockdown with autism
What is the pandemic like for people with autism? We hear from three parents in Chile, Spain and India who discuss the impact lockdown has had on their children with autism. They explain how their chi...
31 Mai 202027min
