Crossing Continents Podcast
Stories from around the world and the people at the heart of them.
Episodes to download
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Venezuela - Out of Stock
Thu 5 Sep 2013
Ed Butler investigates how Venezuela's economic crisis is affecting everyday lives.
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Inside Gay Pakistan
Thu 29 Aug 2013
Mobeen Azhar discovers a secret vibrant gay scene in urban Pakistan.
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Turkey's New Opposition
Thu 22 Aug 2013
Can Turkey's new anti-government alliance hold together? Emre Azizlerli reports.
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Kazakhstan's Living Gulags
Thu 15 Aug 2013
Rayhan Demeytrie investigates allegations of torture in Kazakhstan's prisons.
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Romania, Religion and Riches
Thu 8 Aug 2013
Tessa Dunlop looks at the wealth, power and influence of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
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Kermit Gosnell: Doctor and Murderer
Mon 5 Aug 2013
How the disturbing tale of one abortionist is affecting America's wider debate.
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Spain: Operation FGM
Thu 25 Jul 2013
Two women in Spain undergo reconstructive surgery after FGM. Will it work?
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Romario Tackles Brazil
Thu 16 May 2013
A profile of Romario - Brazil's footballing bad-boy turned politician.
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Return to Ghana's Oil City
Thu 9 May 2013
Rob Walker finds out how oil has changed Ghana's sleepy port city of Takoradi.
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Hazaras, Hatred and Pakistan
Thu 2 May 2013
Mobeen Azhar investigates the deadly campaign against Pakistan's Shia Hazara minority.
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Belarus's university in exile
Thu 25 Apr 2013
Inside the Belarusian university which escaped repression by moving to Lithuania.
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Mexico's Village Vigilantes
Thu 18 Apr 2013
Linda Pressly meets the vigilantes fighting Mexico's criminal gangs in Guerrerro State.
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Ukraine's HIV battle
Thu 11 Apr 2013
Lucy Ash on why battling HIV and AIDS in Ukraine - Europe's hotspot - is so challenging.
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Nepal: Getting Away with Murder
Thu 4 Apr 2013
Joanna Jolly finds out why the scars from the brutal civil war in Nepal are still raw.
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Mongolia's Mining Boom
Thu 28 Mar 2013
How will the world's fastest-growing economy manage its dramatic transformation?
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Trafficking girls in India
Thu 10 Jan 2013
Investigating the trafficking of girls within India for prostitution and forced marriage.
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Forced Confessions in Japan
Thu 3 Jan 2013
Investigating forced confessions of suspects in the Japanese criminal justice system.
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Burma
Thu 27 Dec 2012
Lucy Ash investigates an increasingly bitter row over a major Chinese investment in Burma.
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Poland's New Immigrants
Thu 20 Dec 2012
Paul Henley meets the migrants heading to Poland, attracted by its thriving economy.
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Libya: Life after the Revolution
Thu 13 Dec 2012
Justin Marozzi examines if Libya can come together again as one country.
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Sexual Abuse in US Prisons
Thu 6 Dec 2012
Linda Pressly looks at the disturbing story of rape and sexual abuse in America's prisons.
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The Mystery of South Africa's Missing Textbooks
Thu 29 Nov 2012
Rob Walker investigates allegations of corruption affecting South African schools.
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El Salvador's Gang Truce
Thu 22 Nov 2012
El Salvador's gangs have made a truce. The murder rate has plummeted. Can it last?
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The Mayor of Mogadishu
Thu 15 Nov 2012
Is Mogadishu on the mend? A day in the life of the new Somali/British mayor of Mogadishu.
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Israel's New Front Line
Thu 6 Sep 2012
How exemption from conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews is exposing Israel's faultlines.
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Gold and Governance in Romania
Thu 30 Aug 2012
Tessa Dunlop investigates why a plan for a massive gold mine is dividing Romania.
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Bulgaria's Criminal Football
Thu 23 Aug 2012
Investigating the links between football, corruption and politics in Bulgaria.
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Korea Host Bars
Thu 16 Aug 2012
The host bars revealing the cracks in South Korea's conservative social structures.
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Cold Turkey in Karachi
Thu 9 Aug 2012
Mobeen Azhar finds out how a charity is helping heroin addicts in Karachi.
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Rwanda Cycling
Thu 2 Aug 2012
Rwanda's new heroes, its cycling team, are helping it to overcome the trauma of genocide.
