What in the World Podcast
Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything in between. Understand more, feel better. Five days a week, Monday to Friday.
Episodes to download
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No phones on the dance floor! Why artists don’t want you filming at gigs
Mon 29 Sep 2025
Artists and clubs explain their no-phones policy
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If you’re listening to this, the Rapture didn’t happen
Fri 26 Sep 2025
But many evangelical Christians thought it would
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Could a four-day work week become the new norm?
Thu 25 Sep 2025
And how Gen-Z are shifting work culture
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Can you be fined for insulting virtual K-pop idols?
Wed 24 Sep 2025
The short answer is yes - according to a court in South Korea
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How Australia is addressing its koala chlamydia crisis
Tue 23 Sep 2025
The government has also announced plans to tackle habitat loss
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How a Kenyan athlete became a soldier for Russia
Mon 22 Sep 2025
Evans Kibet says he was tricked into signing paperwork he did not understand
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Are you obsessed with The Summer I Turned Pretty (like us)?
Fri 19 Sep 2025
Why are fans so into the series? And are they TOO into it?
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Teens in Rwanda get access to family planning without parental consent
Thu 18 Sep 2025
A new law means you can get condoms from a doctor without approval from your parents
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Is AI the reason graduates can’t get jobs?
Tue 16 Sep 2025
Research says AI is replacing some entry-level roles.
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Nepal’s Gen Z don’t want #NepoKids or corruption
Mon 15 Sep 2025
And who is Sushila Karki - the interim leader?
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Why was Charlie Kirk such a big deal for young Americans?
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Charlie Kirk founded the student organisation, Turning Point USA. President Trump elected
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Why is everyone talking about Kim Jong Un’s daughter?
Wed 10 Sep 2025
Kim Ju Ae is only a teenager but she’s increasingly in the public eye in North Korea
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Are we using the wrong world map?
Tue 9 Sep 2025
The African Union has backed calls to stop using the Mercator map of the world
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Charli XCX Apple dance lawsuit: Can you copyright a dance move?
Mon 8 Sep 2025
Kelley Heyer created the Apple dance and it went viral
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Why do tennis players smash up their rackets?
Fri 5 Sep 2025
A tennis temper tantrum doesn’t come cheap
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How to REALLY spot a narcissist and can they change?
Thu 4 Sep 2025
We put your questions to a leading expert
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Why are protesters in Indonesia so angry with the government?
Wed 3 Sep 2025
Protests got more violent after police ran over and killed a delivery driver
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Kpop Demon Hunters is slaying charts and monsters
Mon 1 Sep 2025
Why the Netflix movie is sparking pride in Korea
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The Russian job scheme targeting young women in South Africa
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Women say they ended up making drones in Tatarstan
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What’s the ‘manosphere’ and why is it harmful?
Thu 28 Aug 2025
We speak to someone who has experience of the ‘manosphere’
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How did a meteorite from Mars end up at auction in New York?
Wed 27 Aug 2025
The giant rock was discovered in Niger two years ago
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How TikTok and streaming changed pop music
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Hit songs have gotten shorter - but that could change
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Dead white people’s clothes: How Ghana is dealing with its textile waste crisis
Mon 25 Aug 2025
…and how fast fashion contributes to the problem
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ID please! Why the UK is checking your age online
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Proof of age is needed for porn, music streaming and some social media
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Why fake weddings are India’s latest party trend
Thu 21 Aug 2025
All the vibes minus the family stress
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Why the world is divided on plastic pollution
Wed 20 Aug 2025
And why the UN talks on the global plastics treaty failed
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Why only Russians are allowed to holiday in North Korea
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Nothing beats a North Korean holiday
