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Wait, I thought Senegal won Afcon, now it’s Morocco?!
Senegal has been stripped of the title two months(!!!) after the game
18 Mar 2026,11 mins
Do LED skincare masks work?
These glowing red or blue masks are on all our social feeds
17 Mar 2026,11 mins
Our Oscars 2026 faves and flops
Michael B Jordan beat Timothée Chalamet to Best Actor
16 Mar 2026,9 mins
Drone warfare between Iran and the US
Iran’s Shahed drones are cheap to make and expensive to shoot down.
13 Mar 2026,10 mins
Hey Timothée Chalamet, we do care about ballet and opera!
He got tons of criticism for saying ‘no one cares’ - how shady of him
12 Mar 2026,12 mins
Why some Iranian footballers have stayed in Australia
The women’s team had refused to sing the national anthem
11 Mar 2026,10 mins
China’s extreme weight loss camps
Daily weigh-ins, mandatory exercise classes and no snacks
10 Mar 2026,11 mins
Who is Iran’s new supreme leader?
Iran says Mojtaba Khamenei will replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
09 Mar 2026,8 mins
Why the Strait of Hormuz matters to us all
Iran says it has closed the vital shipping channel to global trade.
06 Mar 2026,9 mins
Why humans rely on bees
And the simple changes we can make to help them thrive
05 Mar 2026,11 mins
Iran: How are Iranians feeling?
As the US-Israeli war in Iran continues, we want to hear how Iranians are feeling
04 Mar 2026,12 mins
Human-wildlife conflict: How to deal with animals killing humans
Can man and animal live side-by-side?
03 Mar 2026,10 mins
Iran: What we know so far
The US and Israel have launched attacks on Iran
02 Mar 2026,11 mins
The case of the missing Emperor penguins
Why scientists are desperately searching for their feathers on satellite images.
27 Feb 2026,9 mins
Fibremaxxing: Why are we now obsessed with cabbage?
Vogue has declared 2026 the ‘year of the cabbage’.
26 Feb 2026,9 mins
How does cartel violence impact young people in Mexico?
The death of drug lord El Mencho has prompted more unrest
25 Feb 2026,12 mins
Why are gig workers in India protesting?
The protesters managed to get companies to drop their 10 minute delivery guarantee
24 Feb 2026,12 mins
Winter Olympics 2026: What you missed
The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have officially ended
23 Feb 2026,11 mins
How big a deal is Andrew being arrested?
Hint: it has something to do with the Epstein files...
20 Feb 2026,8 mins
Why is the gold price so high right now?!
Gold is super important to lots of cultures across the world
19 Feb 2026,12 mins
It’s the year of the Fire Horse!
How have you all been celebrating Lunar New Year?
18 Feb 2026,12 mins
Does birth order shape your personality?
A personality psychologist breaks down the myths
17 Feb 2026,13 mins
Trump vs Climate: The Showdown
What does the end of the “endangerment finding” mean?
16 Feb 2026,12 mins
What the popularity of period dramas says about modern dating
We talk “Wuthering Heights”, Bridgerton and the perils of dating in 2026
13 Feb 2026,11 mins
Chinamaxxing: How ‘being Chinese’ became cool online
Why everyone is suddenly Chinamaxxing
12 Feb 2026,11 mins
Are Instagram and YouTube 'addiction machines'?
Social media goes on trial in California
11 Feb 2026,11 mins
From Tyra Banks to Melania Trump: Are celebrity documentaries just PR?
Why are these celebrity docs so popular and what’s the business motivation behind them?
10 Feb 2026,13 mins
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show
We talk politics, Puerto Rico and President Trump
09 Feb 2026,10 mins
Your guide to the Winter Olympics 2026
Everything from Minion dance routines to penis injections… and of course sport.
06 Feb 2026,12 mins
Humans vs AI: Who’s more creative?
Music, art, literature - who does it better; AI or humans?
05 Feb 2026,14 mins