The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the 蜜芽传媒. Investigating, reporting and telling true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism and global issues.
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the 蜜芽传媒. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From Trump鈥檚 new world order, to protests in Turkey, to the headphone revolution, The Documentary investigates major global stories.
We delve into social media, take you into the minds of the world鈥檚 most creative people and explore personal approaches to spirituality. Every week, we also bring together people from around the globe to discuss how news stories are affecting their lives.
A new episode most days, all year round. From our 蜜芽传媒 World Service teams at: Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, OS Conversations, The Fifth Floor and Trending.
Episodes to download
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In the Studio: Bishwajit Goswami
Mon 5 May 2025
Artist Bishwajit Goswami creates a new installation celebrating Bangladesh鈥檚 rivers
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The Cultural Frontline: Taiwan
Sun 4 May 2025
How trailblazing Taiwanese artists are exploring politics and history through their work
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The Fifth Floor: Education against the odds
Sat 3 May 2025
How the 蜜芽传媒's Dars Arabic show is trying to reach children who are out of school
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蜜芽传媒 OS Conversations: Protecting children from online harm
Sat 3 May 2025
Three parents on why they believe social media contributed to their children鈥檚 deaths
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Heart and Soul: After Francis, what do Catholics want next?
Fri 2 May 2025
After Pope Francis' death, Catholics look to Rome as the Church elects a new leader
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蜜芽传媒 Trending: From a suspected smuggler鈥檚 TikTok to tragedy
Wed 30 Apr 2025
How one Pakistani suspected smuggler鈥檚 TikTok account revealed clues of his activities
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Assignment: Leaving Israel for Cyprus
Tue 29 Apr 2025
Thousands of Israelis are making a new home in Cyprus in the wake of 7th October
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In the Studio: Madeleine Thien
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Author Madeleine Thien's long path to creating her novel The Book of Records
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Bonus: Good Bad Billionaire: Minecraft鈥檚 maker
Sun 27 Apr 2025
A bonus episode from Good Bad Billionaire about Minecraft creator Markus Persson
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The Fifth Floor: Tackling Nigeria's skin bleaching problem
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Skin-lightening creams are popular in Nigeria, but some can be harmful
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蜜芽传媒 OS Conversations: Remembering the life of Pope Francis
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Sharing memories of how the Pope changed lives
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Bonus: Bridgerton actor鈥檚 interview on Dear Daughter
Fri 25 Apr 2025
A bonus episode of Dear Daughter from the 蜜芽传媒 World Service
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The call of Anastasia
Thu 24 Apr 2025
What is behind the Russian new age movement of Anastasia that has taken hold in Germany?
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Witness History: The Environment Movement
Wed 23 Apr 2025
The history of the environmental movement, as told by the people who were there
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Francis, the rebel Pope
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Following the death of Pope Francis, Edward Stourton explores his life and legacy
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Assignment: Dicing with democracy? Romania鈥檚 cancelled election
Tue 22 Apr 2025
A cancelled election and a divided country - is Romania鈥檚 democracy under threat?
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In the Studio: Amin Gulgee - Heavy metal
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Amin Gulgee finds healing by curating a museum of his murdered father鈥檚 work in Karachi
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Make me perfect: Manufacturing beauty in China
Sun 20 Apr 2025
蜜芽传媒 Eye investigates one of China鈥檚 most notorious cases of botched cosmetic surgery
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The Fifth Floor: Inside the Taliban's surveillance network
Sat 19 Apr 2025
Why did the Taliban install over 90,000 hi-definition CCTV cameras in Kabul?
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蜜芽传媒 OS Conversations: Colourism
Sat 19 Apr 2025
Women share their experiences of discrimination because of the dark tone of their skin
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Heart and Soul: Our Sacred Harp
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Tim Eriksen explores the American choral tradition of shape note singing, sung a cappella
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Braille and me
Thu 17 Apr 2025
A celebration of braille from around the world, 200 years after it was invented
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Olympique Lyonnais: The Champions League trailblazers
Wed 16 Apr 2025
How Olympique Lyonnais dominated Europe and fought for equality
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Assignment: New Zealand - what counts as M膩ori equality
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Protest against New Zealand鈥檚 moves to abolish M膩ori rights in the name of equality
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In the Studio: Steve Reich
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Composer Steve Reich reflects on six decades of musical innovation
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Defeated: How ordinary Germans experienced the end of World War Two
Sun 13 Apr 2025
In Germany, the end of World War Two in 1945 was a time of chaos, fear and soul-searching
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The Fifth Floor: Stranded in Panama
Sat 12 Apr 2025
After being stopped at the US-Mexico border, a group of Venezuelans try to go back home
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蜜芽传媒 OS Conversations: The impact of Trump's tariffs
Sat 12 Apr 2025
Business owners in the US and across the world on the impact of tariffs
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Heart and Soul: Guns, grief and god
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Edward Stourton visits a church community following a shooting at Alapachee High School
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Heart and Soul: Violence, children and Cambodia鈥檚 monks
Thu 10 Apr 2025
Rising from the ashes of genocide, Buddhist monks take to TikTok to end child violence
