What in the World Podcast
Helping you make sense of what鈥檚 happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything in between. Understand more, feel better. Five days a week, Monday to Friday.
Episodes to download
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Did you know countries can now sue over climate change?
Yesterday
The ICJ says countries can sue each other for wrecking the climate
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Why are period tracking apps getting so popular?
Thursday
And are they a safe alternative to other contraceptive methods?
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Syria: What鈥檚 behind the Druze-Bedouin conflict?
Wednesday
We explain who the groups are - and why fighting has broken out
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Wafcon: How women鈥檚 football is changing in Africa
Monday
And what needs to happen for it to equal Afcon
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Beggars can鈥檛 be Cubans, allegedly
Last Friday
We run through some claims about Cuba we鈥檝e seen online
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Struggling to fall asleep? Listen to this!
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Why some people are great sleepers and others are not
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From blobfish to goblinshark: Why do deep ocean creatures look so weird?
Wed 16 Jul 2025
The difficulties of exploring the ocean鈥檚 depths
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Why people in China are pretending to get married
Tue 15 Jul 2025
And what this says about the state of romance
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Feeling lonely? Come on a friendship date with us
Mon 14 Jul 2025
A new study suggests that teen girls struggle the most with loneliness
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Kenya鈥檚 Gen Z protests and claims of police brutality
Fri 11 Jul 2025
President William Ruto has ordered police to shoot looting protesters in the legs
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Why water pistols are being used to fight overtourism
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Should we stop travelling all together?
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Rare earths - The most important minerals you probably haven鈥檛 heard of
Wed 9 Jul 2025
But the environmental damage they cause can be immense
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鈥業 replaced my therapist with an AI chatbot鈥�
Tue 8 Jul 2025
We also discuss the risks of AI therapy
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Meet Velvet Sundown - the band that doesn鈥檛 really exist
Mon 7 Jul 2025
They鈥檝e been getting thousands of streams online
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Why choosing the next Dalai Lama could be tricky
Fri 4 Jul 2025
And why China wants to have the final say on who鈥檚 next
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The Diddy trial and verdict explained
Thu 3 Jul 2025
Sean 鈥淒iddy鈥� Combs has been found guilty of transportation for prostitution
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A Romantic Recession: How Gen Z isn鈥檛 settling for love
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Politics is more of a deal-breaker for American Gen Z than older people
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Why do female footballers get more ACL injuries?
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Some studies say they are six times more likely to get the injury than men
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蜜芽传媒 Journalists SHOCKED By ADDICTIVE And SEXY Chinese TikTok Dramas
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Scandalous affairs, hot vampires and over the top acting (and lots of slapping!)
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Help! My friend won鈥檛 stop using AI
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Do you know someone obsessed with AI chat bots like ChatGPT?
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K-pop gets its first gay male idol
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Bain, from the K-pop boyband JUST B, came out as gay on stage in Los Angeles
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The young people fighting to save their culture from the climate
Thu 19 Jun 2025
From Greenland to Iraq: Preserving traditions in the face of drought and melting ice
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Thinking Out Loud: What Ed Sheeran鈥檚 copyright trial means for the music industry
Wed 18 Jun 2025
The US Supreme Court rejected an attempt to revive the case
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Why Elon Musk and JD Vance want a US baby boom
Tue 17 Jun 2025
Pro-natalists warn civilisation will collapse otherwise.
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What do we know about Iran鈥檚 nuclear capabilities?
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Israel has struck the country鈥檚 nuclear facilities and scientists
