The Fifth Floor: Ikat fashion and other Uzbek wonders
How are the popular Ikat designs made? BBC journalist Ibrat Safo explores Uzbekistan's love story with textiles. Plus, Sanjaya Dhakal of BBC Nepali explains why a group of Kathmandu artists launched a...
2 Nov 202417min
BBC OS Conversations: US voters and the cost of living
Throughout the presidential election campaign, we have been hearing from voters across the political spectrum. One issue keeps coming up: how much it costs to live, to feed the family, to fuel a car, ...
2 Nov 202423min
Heart and Soul: How the war in Gaza helped me find God
Vanessa’s Fridays saw her dancing the night away in the night clubs of Liverpool, having drinks with friends, sometimes staying out all night. But now Fridays are times of prayer with new friends at t...
1 Nov 202426min
The jaguar's last stand
The Pantanal, in western Brazil, is the world’s largest tropical wetland, and home to tens of thousands of animal species. But expansion of shipping and development is causing an increase in wildfires...
31 Okt 202426min
BBC Trending: The cost of an addiction to Somali TikTok battles
They call it the Big Game. Somali influencers are taking part in clan-based battles on TikTok. A US college student who spent $4000 in just four minutes tells the BBC she regrets ever getting involved...
30 Okt 202418min
Assignment: Choosing race
'I didn’t know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black,' said Donald Trump, recently.When the former US president called into question Kamala Harris's racial identity...
29 Okt 202426min
In the Studio: Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed is one of America's greatest and most prolific living writers - but aged 86 he is writing his first music. Lindsay Johns travels to his home in Oakland, California, to join his first reco...
28 Okt 202426min
Bonus: The Climate Question
A bonus episode from The Climate Question podcast - Is the climate on the ballot at the US election? The southern US state of Georgia has received billions of dollars in investment in clean technology...
27 Okt 202426min
