The Inquiry Episodes Available now

Do We Have Enough Genders?
Gender identity is considered more fluid than ever

What Happened To Al-Qaeda?
Charting the fortunes of the group that once led the global jihadist movement

Why Do Mexicans Drink So Much Soda?
Mexicans are among the world’s biggest soda consumers, and it’s affecting their health

Can we Quake-Proof a City?
Earthquakes have killed a million people in the last two decades

What Would it Take to Put a Human on Mars?
Nasa is planning a manned mission to Mars. But the challenges are enormous

Why Are Wages So Low?
Pay packets in developed economies have hardly grown in decades.

How Did Governments Lose Control of Encryption?
Spies, hippies, jihadis and the ongoing conflict over the power to keep secrets.

Has President Assad Won?
Bashar al-Assad still rules Syria after five years of war

Why Don’t We Eradicate Mosquitoes?
Mosquitoes cause a huge number of deaths. But getting rid of them would be complicated.

How Did Iceland Clean Up its Banks (And Why Can't We)?
Iceland put its prime minister on trial, cleaned up its banks and jailed senior bankers