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Confused by modern idioms?

We talk about some new expressions that have been introduced to English through the media

• 6 mins

How pandemics end

Covid-19, The Black Death ... We discuss what happens when deadly diseases go global.

• 6 mins

Connecting remote communities

How do you connect the unconnected?

• 6 mins

Women in the workplace

Hear about the career-killing tasks that are holding women back in the workplace

• 6 mins

Being a beauty influencer

Hear about women who are using social media to change attitudes to beauty

• 6 mins

Do emojis make language better?

Are emojis turning us into lazy writers?

• 6 mins

Are you following your dreams?

Hear about two people who dared to follow their dreams and are happy to have done so.

• 6 mins

Man vs beast: Who is more efficient?

We discuss the advantages of the design of the human body, and teach you vocabulary too.

• 6 mins

English for dating online

We discuss language that gets used for dating online and new language that is emerging.

• 6 mins

Why are prices going up?

We discuss inflation and economics and teach related vocabulary.

• 6 mins

Are artistic brains different?

We talk about Mozart, Jimi Hendrix and teach you vocabulary.

• 6 mins

Translating recipes

How to adapt dishes from other countries? We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.

• 6 mins

Does climate change make you anxious?

We discuss how extreme weather events are affecting our mental health.

• 6 mins

Are Halloween costumes too scary?

Some parents are complaining that some Halloween costumes are too scary.

• 6 mins

Meet the flavourists

Is designing a food flavour a dark art? We talk about the people who make flavours.

• 6 mins

Controlling the weather

We discuss two different types of weather manipulation.

• 6 mins

Qatar's World Cup workers

Hear about the workers who built the World Cup stadiums

• 6 mins

The art of conversation

We discuss whether the art of conversation is being lost in the era of social media

• 6 mins

Can music mend a broken heart?

Meet a singer-songwriter who used music to express her feelings of falling in love.

• 6 mins

Deep-sea mining: Good or bad for the planet?

Could some ideas to deal with climate change actually damage the environment?

• 6 mins

Are opinion polls accurate?

What can opinion polls really tell us?

• 6 mins

3D printers

We look at the role of 3D printers in medicine, and teach you some related vocabulary.

• 6 mins

United against food waste

According to the UN, one third of the food we grow is thrown away. How can we stop this?

• 6 mins

Songwriting

We discuss the art of songwriting – combining lyrics and music to make a hit song.

• 6 mins

The hidden life of buffets

We discuss buffet meals and the history behind them and teach related vocabulary.

• 6 mins

Climate change: Are there too many people?

Does the size of your carbon footprint depend on where in the world you were born?

• 6 mins

Can AI have a mind of its own?

Hear about the software engineer who became 'friends' with his computer.

• 6 mins

Exercise for The Lazy

What's the least amount of exercise you should do to stay healthy?

• 6 mins

Doomscrolling: Why do we do it?

We discuss if there is an evolutionary reason why we're attracted to bad news.

• 6 mins

Why do we procrastinate?

Do you leave your work until the last minute? If so, this programme is for you!

• 6 mins