Decrypting cryptocurrency and blockchain
Send us Fan Mail How soon will we start buying our groceries with Bitcoin? What kind of scams do we need to be aware of? And why is Switzerland so sweet on cryptocurrencies and blockchain? SWI finance...
31 Aug 202124min
Why people love the Locarno Film Festival
Send us Fan Mail A gorgeous location for a film festival: Locarno in southern Switzerland. The international event features about 200 films in 10 days. But what makes the Locarno Film Festival so spec...
12 Aug 202110min
Meet the Swiss woman bringing open water swimming to Boston
Send us Fan Mail Swiss architect Renata von Tscharner has devoted over two decades to improving the public spaces along the Charles River in Massachusetts. She even hopes to get people swimming in Bos...
20 Jul 202119min
Are nuclear weapons really banned?
Send us Fan Mail In this episode host Susan Misicka introduces our sister podcast, Inside Geneva. Nuclear weapons were banned by international treaty at the start of 2021. But the treaty doesn’t apply...
6 Jul 202130min
Should kids be sweating for our chocolate cravings?
Send us Fan Mail The success of Swiss chocolate depends on cocoa beans harvested far away, often with the help of minors. In this episode we discuss whether it's OK for children to work, and how to fi...
22 Jun 202122min
What soil sounds like and why it matters
Send us Fan Mail What does soil sound like, and what do those sounds mean? We find out from the world’s first scientist to use acoustics to research the soil and underground biodiversity. Also, we exp...
9 Jun 202116min
Are electric cars and planes the way to go?
Send us Fan Mail Switzerland missed its target to reduce its carbon footprint in 2020. But there are still some promising developments when it comes to electric mobility in Switzerland – on the roads ...
26 Mai 202122min
How to clean up the gold trade
Send us Fan Mail In this follow-up to "The Dirt on Digging for Gold" we hear about some measures to make the gold trade more sustainable. Swiss anti-corruption champion Mark Pieth provides insight int...
12 Mai 202128min
