Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic
Neil and Sam discuss the post-Covid job landscape and teach you vocabulary along the way.
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Grandma therapy in Zimbabwe
Grandmothers are being trained to provide therapy to people in their community.
Is there a future without bees?
The number of bees is declining at an alarming rate, with serious consequences for us.
How to talk about conspiracy theories
We discuss what to do when you are confronted with someone who spreads falsehoods.
What’s the point of blood types?
In this programme, we’ll be finding out all about blood and teaching you some vocabulary.
Will Covid-19 change cities?
Rob and Neil discuss the future of our cities and teach you useful vocabulary.
Is this the era of distrust?
In an era of fake news, could it be that we are living through a crisis in trust?
No more bosses
Can companies operate better without managers? We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
The medicine of coronavirus
Neil and Georgina talk about Covid-19 and teach you related vocabulary.
Food made in space
Find out how growing plants in space might help develop better crops.
Sport against poverty
Neil and Sam discuss how sport is giving hope to young people leading the toughest lives.
Covid-19: The office after lockdown
Companies are rushing to install technology to make offices safer. Neil and Sam discuss.
Should we wear a face mask?
Can wearing masks in public help prevent the spread of coronavirus? Rob and Sam discuss.
Millennials and business
Rob and Sam discuss the new generation's desire to make the world a better place.
Is being thrifty a virtue?
Neil and Sam talk about being a saver in a consumer culture and teach you vocabulary.
The food delivery revolution
Takeaway apps are changing food culture. We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
What difference has #MeToo made?
Sam and Georgina talk about the movement and teach you related vocabulary.
Is the recycling system broken?
We talk about the over-reliance on recycling rather than reducing the use of plastics
The soothing power of books
How can books help us relax and feel more alive during troubled times?
Shocking facts about electricity
Neil and Georgina talk about how electrical systems differ from country to country.
Internet - good or bad?
Rob and Neil discuss some of the advantages and drawbacks of going online