A 22-year old activist has been jailed in India for supporting poor farmers. What's going on? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 22, 2021•6 min•Ep. 31
McDonalds stands accused of discriminating against Black owners of its restaurants Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 19, 2021•8 min•Ep. 30
The story of a corrupt empire – and the man the West just can't seem to resist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 18, 2021•7 min
How a horse-racing family created the biggest vaccine-maker in the world Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 17, 2021•6 min•Ep. 28
A bitter row is threatening to tear apart the Scottish National Party. It matters to the whole of the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 16, 2021•8 min•Ep. 27
Loujain al-Hathloul spent 3 years in jail in Saudi Arabia for the crime of 'driving while female'. Why has she just been released? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 15, 2021•8 min•Ep. 26
Geoff Woolf has spent longer than almost anyone in hospital with Covid. His son Nicky tells his story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2021•7 min•Ep. 25
Tessica Brown put glue on her hair by mistake - and went viral Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2021•5 min•Ep. 24
Khaled Asaad loved Palmyra, a beautiful, ancient Syrian city. But when Isis captured it, his life was on the line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2021•6 min•Ep. 23
Jeff Bezos is stepping down from running Amazon day to day. What will he do next? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 09, 2021•8 min•Ep. 22
A British-Iranian man risks everything to avoid being a pawn in a diplomatic game Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 08, 2021•7 min•Ep. 21
There's a theory that Covid-19 escaped from a lab in Wuhan. Should we take it seriously? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 05, 2021•7 min
Russia cut corners to develop its Sputnik V covid vaccine. Can we trust it?> Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 04, 2021•7 min•Ep. 19
Some countries have decided not to try to live with Covid. They're trying to get rid of it altogether. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 03, 2021•6 min•Ep. 18
The army seizes control in Myanmar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 02, 2021•6 min•Ep. 17
Britain's best-known environmental activist is up to his old tricks again, underground Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 01, 2021•6 min•Ep. 16
How a super-rich Canadian couple sneaked two jabs of the Moderna vaccine by posing as motel workers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2021•6 min
How many women are being killed - but not counted? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2021•6 min•Ep. 10
Why has Greece taken so long to wake up to MeToo? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 27, 2021•6 min•Ep. 13
The UK is betting everything on giving people a single dose of the coronavirus vaccine. How sure are we that it will work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 26, 2021•7 min•Ep. 12
Thailand's playboy monarch cracks down on his critics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 25, 2021•5 min•Ep. 11
A leading scientist says our solar system had a visit from an alien spacecraft. His fellow scientists disagree but he's not backing down Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2021•7 min•Ep. 10
A fearless Italian prosecutor is trying to free Italy from the grip of organised crime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 21, 2021•7 min
Nearly everything that could go wrong with the UK's coronavirus response has gone wrong. But not the vaccine roll-out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 20, 2021•6 min•Ep. 8
The Russian secret service tried to kill politician Alexei Navalny but he doesn't seem intimidated. He's gone back to Russia regardless. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 19, 2021•6 min•Ep. 7
The digital currency Bitcoin is so hyper-secure that some people have lost millions by accident Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 18, 2021•6 min•Ep. 6
No US president in modern times has sent more people to the death chamber than Donald Trump Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 15, 2021•7 min
Bobi Wine, a Ugandan pop star, is fighting to lead his country. Why is the old president afraid of him? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 14, 2021•6 min
Can the American government get its hands on Julian Assange, one of its most wanted? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2021•7 min
After two plane crashes and 346 deaths, Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a US criminal case. Is that enough? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 12, 2021•6 min
