What in the World Podcast
Helping you make sense of what’s 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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The UN recognises slave trade as ‘gravest crime’: What now?
Yesterday
We speak with young people in Ghana
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The verdict’s in…is social media about to change forever?
Friday
A court in the US rules Instagram and YouTube are addictive.
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Why are celebrities like KSI buying football clubs?
Thursday
And how much power and influence do celebrity owners actually have?
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How the Iran war is impacting other places like Dubai
Last Wednesday
From rising fuel prices to national security
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How gangs are taking advantage of South Africa’s water crisis
Last Tuesday
The country is experiencing severe water shortages
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BTS mark comeback with Arirang album and historic concert
Last Monday
The band performed together for the first time since October 2022
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How the White House is using hype videos to sell the Iran war
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Trump and his social pages on TikTok are memeifying the war on Iran
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Looksmaxxing: Why men are going to extremes to look good
Thu 19 Mar 2026
A looksmaxxer tells his story.
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Wait, I thought Senegal won Afcon, now it’s Morocco?!
Wed 18 Mar 2026
Senegal has been stripped of the title two months(!!!) after the game
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Do LED skincare masks work?
Tue 17 Mar 2026
These glowing red or blue masks are on all our social feeds
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Our Oscars 2026 faves and flops
Mon 16 Mar 2026
Michael B Jordan beat Timothée Chalamet to Best Actor
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Drone warfare between Iran and the US
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Iran’s Shahed drones are cheap to make and expensive to shoot down.
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Hey Timothée Chalamet, we do care about ballet and opera!
Thu 12 Mar 2026
He got tons of criticism for saying ‘no one cares’ - how shady of him
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Why some Iranian footballers have stayed in Australia
Wed 11 Mar 2026
The women’s team had refused to sing the national anthem
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China’s extreme weight loss camps
Tue 10 Mar 2026
Daily weigh-ins, mandatory exercise classes and no snacks
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Who is Iran’s new supreme leader?
Mon 9 Mar 2026
Iran says Mojtaba Khamenei will replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Why the Strait of Hormuz matters to us all
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Iran says it has closed the vital shipping channel to global trade.
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Iran: How are Iranians feeling?
Wed 4 Mar 2026
As the US-Israeli war in Iran continues, we want to hear how Iranians are feeling
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Human-wildlife conflict: How to deal with animals killing humans
Tue 3 Mar 2026
Can man and animal live side-by-side?
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The case of the missing Emperor penguins
Fri 27 Feb 2026
Why scientists are desperately searching for their feathers on satellite images.
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Fibremaxxing: Why are we now obsessed with cabbage?
Thu 26 Feb 2026
Vogue has declared 2026 the ‘year of the cabbage’.
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How does cartel violence impact young people in Mexico?
Wed 25 Feb 2026
The death of drug lord El Mencho has prompted more unrest
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Why are gig workers in India protesting?
Tue 24 Feb 2026
The protesters managed to get companies to drop their 10 minute delivery guarantee
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Winter Olympics 2026: What you missed
Mon 23 Feb 2026
The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have officially ended
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How big a deal is Andrew being arrested?
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Hint: it has something to do with the Epstein files...
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Why is the gold price so high right now?!
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Gold is super important to lots of cultures across the world
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Does birth order shape your personality?
Tue 17 Feb 2026
A personality psychologist breaks down the myths
