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204 curated podcast episodes mapped to the IB DP Geography curriculum. Use the filters below to browse by unit or find essential listening.

1: Changing Population (31) 2: Global Climate (27) 3: Resource Consumption (35) 4: Power, Places & Networks (17) 5: Human Development (11) 6: Global Risks & Resilience (26) Extreme Environments (16) Food and Health (22) Freshwater (19)

A death at work in the age of extreme heat

A death at work in the age of extreme heat

28 mins 2024 Today in Focus - The Guardian 2: Global Climate

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A Petition Against Petitions

A Petition Against Petitions

10 mins 2016 A Point of View 6: Global Risks & Resilience

A short history of environmental protest

A short history of environmental protest

28 mins Essential 2020 Costing the Earth 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Africa’s Great Green Wall

Africa’s Great Green Wall

27 mins 2017 Discovery Extreme Environments

Are Famines Always Man-Made?

Are Famines Always Man-Made?

23 mins Essential 2017 The Inquiry Food and Health

Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones?

Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones?

9 mins Essential 2023 More or Less 1: Changing Population

Are we running out of water?

Are we running out of water?

23 mins 2021 The Inquiry Freshwater

Avengers - Should we reverse the snap?

Avengers - Should we reverse the snap?

10 mins 2019 More or Less 3: Resource Consumption

Billy Bookcase

Billy Bookcase

9 mins 2017 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy 4: Power, Places & Networks

Borders and Belonging: is Japan turning into a migration state?

Borders and Belonging: is Japan turning into a migration state?

41 mins 2024 The Conversation Weekly 1: Changing Population

Can a country live on renewable energy alone?

Can a country live on renewable energy alone?

25 mins 2022 The Inquiry 3: Resource Consumption

Can doughnuts save the planet?

Can doughnuts save the planet?

25 mins Essential 2021 People Fixing the World 3: Resource Consumption

Can Europe reverse its falling fertility rates?

Can Europe reverse its falling fertility rates?

25 mins Essential 2024 The Inquiry 1: Changing Population

Can Kenya answer the call for employment?

Can Kenya answer the call for employment?

24 mins 2026 The Inquiry 1: Changing Population

Can microbes feed the world?

Can microbes feed the world?

23 mins 2023 The Inquiry Food and Health

Can the ski industry survive climate change?

Can the ski industry survive climate change?

28 mins 2023 The Climate Question Extreme Environments

Can the world rely on its undersea cable network?

Can the world rely on its undersea cable network?

23 mins 2025 The Inquiry 4: Power, Places & Networks

Can the world stop online fraud?

Can the world stop online fraud?

24 mins 2020 The Inquiry 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Can vaccines stop Ebola in the DRC?

Can vaccines stop Ebola in the DRC?

24 mins 2019 The Inquiry Food and Health

Can We Control 3D Printing?

Can We Control 3D Printing?

24 mins 2018 The Inquiry 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Can we control the weather?

Can we control the weather?

26 mins 2022 The Inquiry 3: Resource Consumption

Can we run the world on electricity?

Can we run the world on electricity?

24 mins 2021 The Inquiry 3: Resource Consumption

Can we stop oil?

Can we stop oil?

25 mins 2023 The Inquiry 3: Resource Consumption

Can we trust Google’s carbon footprint calculations?

Can we trust Google’s carbon footprint calculations?

27 mins 2023 The Climate Question 3: Resource Consumption

Can winter sports survive a warming world?

Can winter sports survive a warming world?

24 mins Essential 2026 The Climate Question Extreme Environments

Can you feed a city from its rooftops?

Can you feed a city from its rooftops?

31 mins 2023 The Food Chain Food and Health

CCTV

CCTV

10 mins 2019 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Circular Economy Greatest Hits: Seven of the best examples

Circular Economy Greatest Hits: Seven of the best examples

35 mins Essential 2020 The Circular Economy Show Podcast 3: Resource Consumption

Climate Wars

Climate Wars

46 mins 2021 Warfare 2: Global Climate

Climate Wars: Darfur

Climate Wars: Darfur

28 mins 2020 The Compass 2: Global Climate

Climate Wars: The new Cold War

Climate Wars: The new Cold War

29 mins 2020 The Compass Extreme Environments

Climate Wars: The Sahel

Climate Wars: The Sahel

29 mins Essential 2020 The Compass 1: Changing Population

Climate Wars: Water conflicts

Climate Wars: Water conflicts

29 mins 2020 The Compass Freshwater

Cold Chain

Cold Chain

10 mins 2017 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy 4: Power, Places & Networks

Concrete

Concrete

9 mins 2016 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy 2: Global Climate

Could nuclear be the answer to our power problems?

Could nuclear be the answer to our power problems?

15 mins 2024 What in the World 3: Resource Consumption

Could We See Another Aids Pandemic?

Could We See Another Aids Pandemic?

23 mins 2018 The Inquiry Food and Health

Cultural appropriation of food: What is it?

Cultural appropriation of food: What is it?

9 mins Essential 2024 What in the World 5: Human Development

Cultural Imperialism

Cultural Imperialism

28 mins 2002 In Our Time 5: Human Development

Dams

Dams

11 mins 2020 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy Freshwater

Dams

Dams

28 mins Essential 2018 The Compass Freshwater

Data, extreme weather and climate change

Data, extreme weather and climate change

9 mins Essential 2023 More or Less 2: Global Climate

Disappearing Alps

Disappearing Alps

28 mins Essential 2018 Costing the Earth Extreme Environments

Do climate conferences make a difference?

Do climate conferences make a difference?

23 mins Essential 2021 The Inquiry 2: Global Climate

Do we have enough clothes for the next six generations?

Do we have enough clothes for the next six generations?

10 mins 2024 More or Less 3: Resource Consumption

Does climate activism have a privilege problem?

Does climate activism have a privilege problem?

18 mins 2019 Beyond Today 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?

Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?

10 mins Essential 2022 More or Less 3: Resource Consumption

Drone Delivery

Drone Delivery

25 mins 2022 Patented: History of Inventions 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Dwarf wheat

Dwarf wheat

10 mins 2019 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy 3: Resource Consumption

Ebola virus: Are mass outbreaks history?

Ebola virus: Are mass outbreaks history?

26 mins Essential 2024 The Global Story Food and Health

Egypt's Dam Problem: The Geopolitics of the Nile | Wendover Productions

Egypt's Dam Problem: The Geopolitics of the Nile | Wendover Productions

24 mins 2026 Wendover Productions Freshwater

Encroaching Deserts

Encroaching Deserts

28 mins Essential 2018 The Compass Extreme Environments

Episode 2 - The Future of Food

Episode 2 - The Future of Food

60 mins 2020 Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts 3: Resource Consumption

Episode 8 - The Future of Climate Change

Episode 8 - The Future of Climate Change

52 mins 2020 Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts 2: Global Climate

Extinction Rebellion: what do they actually want?

Extinction Rebellion: what do they actually want?

11 mins 2019 The Standard 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Feeding the world’s growing population

Feeding the world’s growing population

22 mins Essential 2024 Instant Genius 3: Resource Consumption

Fertility rates: baby boom or bust?

Fertility rates: baby boom or bust?

9 mins 2022 More or Less 1: Changing Population

Fighting the megadrought

Fighting the megadrought

25 mins 2023 People Fixing the World Freshwater

Fixing world trade

Fixing world trade

19 mins 2020 Business Daily 4: Power, Places & Networks

Flooding Britain

Flooding Britain

28 mins 2020 Costing the Earth Freshwater

Food as a Weapon of War

Food as a Weapon of War

37 mins 2022 Warfare Food and Health

Forty years on from nuclear disaster

Forty years on from nuclear disaster

26 mins 2026 BBC Inside Science 6: Global Risks & Resilience

From the archive: ‘The treeline is out of control’: how the climate crisis is turning the Arctic green

From the archive: ‘The treeline is out of control’: how the climate crisis is turning the Arctic green

37 mins 2025 The Audio Long Read 2: Global Climate

From the archive: Are we really prisoners of geography?

From the archive: Are we really prisoners of geography?

42 mins 2026 The Audio Long Read 4: Power, Places & Networks

Geoengineering part 1: the case to try modifying the climate

Geoengineering part 1: the case to try modifying the climate

29 mins 2024 The Conversation Weekly 2: Global Climate

Geoengineering part 2: the case against reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth

Geoengineering part 2: the case against reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth

32 mins 2024 The Conversation Weekly 2: Global Climate

George Monbiot on our fragile food system

George Monbiot on our fragile food system

29 mins 2026 Today in Focus Food and Health

Getting ready for the 100-year life

Getting ready for the 100-year life

43 mins 2022 Rethink 1: Changing Population

Glaciers

Glaciers

28 mins Essential 2018 The Compass Extreme Environments

Goal 1: No poverty

Goal 1: No poverty

26 mins 2021 Project 17 3: Resource Consumption

Green Shoots: growing food in UAE’s deserts

Green Shoots: growing food in UAE’s deserts

29 mins 2019 The World of Business 3: Resource Consumption

Ground Shift: Scale and modern farming models

Ground Shift: Scale and modern farming models

27 mins 2019 The Compass Food and Health

Has the war in Ukraine sparked a global food crisis?

Has the war in Ukraine sparked a global food crisis?

24 mins 2022 The Inquiry Food and Health

How 3D Printing Could Drive the Factory of the Future

How 3D Printing Could Drive the Factory of the Future

22 mins 2024 Bold Names 6: Global Risks & Resilience

How can Chennai’s water crisis be solved?

How can Chennai’s water crisis be solved?

24 mins 2019 The Inquiry Freshwater

How can we feed 11 billion people?

How can we feed 11 billion people?

24 mins 2019 The Inquiry 3: Resource Consumption

How can we fight drought in the Horn of Africa?

How can we fight drought in the Horn of Africa?

27 mins 2023 The Climate Question Freshwater

How could climate change affect my health?

How could climate change affect my health?

23 mins Essential 2025 The Climate Question 2: Global Climate

How Deadly Is Ebola?

How Deadly Is Ebola?

28 mins 2014 More or Less Food and Health

How did K-Pop conquer the world?

How did K-Pop conquer the world?

26 mins Essential 2019 The Inquiry 5: Human Development

How do we fight the risks of melting glaciers?

How do we fight the risks of melting glaciers?

26 mins 2025 The Climate Question Extreme Environments

How Do We Stop People Dying in Floods?

How Do We Stop People Dying in Floods?

23 mins Essential 2017 The Inquiry Freshwater

How Do You Close The Gender Pay Gap?

How Do You Close The Gender Pay Gap?

24 mins 2018 The Inquiry 1: Changing Population

How Do You Make People Have Babies?

How Do You Make People Have Babies?

23 mins 2018 The Inquiry 1: Changing Population

How Do You Run A Hacking Operation?

How Do You Run A Hacking Operation?

23 mins 2018 The Inquiry 6: Global Risks & Resilience

How gangs are taking advantage of South Africa’s water crisis

How gangs are taking advantage of South Africa’s water crisis

10 mins 2026 What in the World Freshwater

How Iran shut down the internet

How Iran shut down the internet

29 mins Essential 2026 The Conversation Weekly 6: Global Risks & Resilience

How is climate change affecting animal migration?

How is climate change affecting animal migration?

23 mins Essential 2025 The Climate Question 2: Global Climate

How is IKEA embracing circular design?

How is IKEA embracing circular design?

22 mins 2022 The Circular Economy Show Podcast 3: Resource Consumption

How is The Coca Cola Company moving from a linear to a circular economy?

How is The Coca Cola Company moving from a linear to a circular economy?

41 mins 2022 The Circular Economy Show Podcast 3: Resource Consumption

How long can we live?

How long can we live?

24 mins 2019 The Inquiry Food and Health

How much does having a baby contribute to climate change?

How much does having a baby contribute to climate change?

15 mins 2024 What in the World 2: Global Climate

How Much Plastic Can We Recycle?

How Much Plastic Can We Recycle?

27 mins 2018 Discovery 3: Resource Consumption

How much water does AI consume?

How much water does AI consume?

9 mins 2026 More or Less 6: Global Risks & Resilience

How soon can we go carbon zero?

How soon can we go carbon zero?

24 mins 2019 The Inquiry 2: Global Climate

How the World Woke Up to Global Warming

How the World Woke Up to Global Warming

9 mins 2018 Witness History 2: Global Climate

How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?

How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?

24 mins Essential 2015 The Inquiry 1: Changing Population

I eat three steaks a day - how does beef affect climate change?

I eat three steaks a day - how does beef affect climate change?

12 mins 2024 What in the World 2: Global Climate

Infant Formula

Infant Formula

9 mins 2017 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy Food and Health

Inside North Korea

Inside North Korea

40 mins 2024 Dan Snow's History Hit 5: Human Development

Is Africa’s Great Green Wall failing?

Is Africa’s Great Green Wall failing?

25 mins 2023 The Inquiry Extreme Environments

Is carbon offsetting a con?

Is carbon offsetting a con?

12 mins 2025 What in the World 2: Global Climate

Is China versus India the most important rivalry of the 21st century?

Is China versus India the most important rivalry of the 21st century?

24 mins Essential 2020 The Inquiry 4: Power, Places & Networks

Is circular fashion the answer to clothes waste?

Is circular fashion the answer to clothes waste?

14 mins 2024 What in the World 3: Resource Consumption

Is India becoming too hot to live in?

Is India becoming too hot to live in?

25 mins 2022 The Inquiry 2: Global Climate

Is it time to try geoengineering?

Is it time to try geoengineering?

14 mins Essential 2025 Science Weekly 2: Global Climate

Is lab-grown meat the future of food?

Is lab-grown meat the future of food?

28 mins Essential 2024 BBC Inside Science Food and Health

Is nuclear power actually safer than you think?

Is nuclear power actually safer than you think?

10 mins 2019 More or Less 3: Resource Consumption

Is peace in the Arctic melting?

Is peace in the Arctic melting?

25 mins 2023 The Inquiry Extreme Environments

Is the UN underestimating the global fall in fertility?

Is the UN underestimating the global fall in fertility?

9 mins 2025 More or Less 1: Changing Population

Is the world ready for more climate migration?

Is the world ready for more climate migration?

24 mins 2025 The Inquiry 1: Changing Population

Is Uganda about to become a middle income country?

Is Uganda about to become a middle income country?

10 mins Essential 2022 More or Less 1: Changing Population

Is YouTube’s disruption of TV now complete?

Is YouTube’s disruption of TV now complete?

23 mins Essential 2024 The Inquiry 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Island diets

Island diets

30 mins Essential 2022 The Food Chain Food and Health

Japa Syndrome: Why are so many young people leaving Nigeria?

Japa Syndrome: Why are so many young people leaving Nigeria?

15 mins 2024 What in the World 1: Changing Population

Japan's Elderly Crime Wave

Japan's Elderly Crime Wave

29 mins 2019 Crossing Continents 1: Changing Population

Lend Me Your Eyes

Lend Me Your Eyes

24 mins 2017 People Fixing the World 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Living in a young country

Living in a young country

43 mins 2022 Rethink 1: Changing Population

M-Pesa

M-Pesa

9 mins 2016 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy 5: Human Development

Making It Rain: How Cloud Seeding Could Help Combat Future Droughts

Making It Rain: How Cloud Seeding Could Help Combat Future Droughts

22 mins 2022 Bold Names 3: Resource Consumption

Morocco’s hash trail to Europe

Morocco’s hash trail to Europe

26 mins Essential 2019 The Documentary - BBC World Service 4: Power, Places & Networks

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Navigating the Strait of Hormuz

Navigating the Strait of Hormuz

24 mins Essential 2026 The Documentary Podcast 3: Resource Consumption

Nobel prize: Why are some countries so much richer than others?

Nobel prize: Why are some countries so much richer than others?

10 mins Essential 2024 More or Less 3: Resource Consumption

Paul Ehrlich: The man who bet England wouldn’t exist by the year 2000

Paul Ehrlich: The man who bet England wouldn’t exist by the year 2000

9 mins 2026 More or Less 3: Resource Consumption

People v mosquitos: what to do about our biggest killer

People v mosquitos: what to do about our biggest killer

26 mins Essential 2019 The Guardian - Audio Long Reads Food and Health

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Questioning the Chernobyl disaster death count

Questioning the Chernobyl disaster death count

15 mins 2019 More or Less 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Recycling

Recycling

11 mins 2019 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy 3: Resource Consumption

Red Lights and Red Lines: Prostitution in Europe

Red Lights and Red Lines: Prostitution in Europe

50 mins 2016 The Documentary - BBC World Service 1: Changing Population

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Residents turn detective to fight crime

Residents turn detective to fight crime

24 mins 2019 People Fixing the World 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Saving Asia’s water towers

Saving Asia’s water towers

27 mins 2022 The Compass Freshwater

Sea Levels Rise

Sea Levels Rise

27 mins Essential 2018 The Compass 2: Global Climate

Shenzhen - Special Economic Zone

Shenzhen - Special Economic Zone

9 mins Essential 2017 Witness History: Witness Archive 2017 4: Power, Places & Networks

Shipping Container

Shipping Container

9 mins 2016 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy 4: Power, Places & Networks

Shipping produces 3% of global emissions. How to get that down, quickly

Shipping produces 3% of global emissions. How to get that down, quickly

22 mins 2025 The Conversation Weekly 2: Global Climate

Should we have smaller families to save the planet?

Should we have smaller families to save the planet?

10 mins 2018 More or Less 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Smartphone-Activated First Aiders

Smartphone-Activated First Aiders

24 mins 2017 People Fixing the World 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Somalia: Where climate change meets conflict

Somalia: Where climate change meets conflict

23 mins 2025 The Climate Question 1: Changing Population

South Korea's birth rate is rising, but the population is still shrinking

South Korea's birth rate is rising, but the population is still shrinking

28 mins 2026 The Conversation Weekly 1: Changing Population

South Sudan conflict: Explained

South Sudan conflict: Explained

10 mins 2025 What in the World 1: Changing Population

Sponge cities that fight flooding

Sponge cities that fight flooding

25 mins 2022 People Fixing the World Freshwater

Spot the difference: the invincible business of counterfeit goods

Spot the difference: the invincible business of counterfeit goods

25 mins 2022 The Guardian - Audio Long Reads 4: Power, Places & Networks

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Tariffs: Your super simple guide

Tariffs: Your super simple guide

9 mins Essential 2025 What in the World 4: Power, Places & Networks

Thailand’s Disease Detectives

Thailand’s Disease Detectives

23 mins 2017 People Fixing the World 6: Global Risks & Resilience

The air conditioning trap: how cold air is heating the world

The air conditioning trap: how cold air is heating the world

34 mins 2019 The Guardian - Audio Long Reads 2: Global Climate

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The ATMs that dispense clean fuel

The ATMs that dispense clean fuel

24 mins Essential 2021 People Fixing the World 3: Resource Consumption

The birth of the Slow Food Movement

The birth of the Slow Food Movement

9 mins Essential 2022 Witness History 5: Human Development

The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

29 mins 2018 Discovery 3: Resource Consumption

The creation of YouTube

The creation of YouTube

10 mins 2025 Witness History 6: Global Risks & Resilience

The death of globalisation?

The death of globalisation?

28 mins 2023 Analysis 5: Human Development

The farmers moving their fields indoors

The farmers moving their fields indoors

24 mins Essential 2020 People Fixing the World Food and Health

The gender gap in tech

The gender gap in tech

9 mins 2019 More or Less 1: Changing Population

The Great Leaky Loo Scandal

The Great Leaky Loo Scandal

28 mins 2020 Costing the Earth Freshwater

The great mosquito swap

The great mosquito swap

24 mins 2019 People Fixing the World Food and Health

The Lost World of Ice

The Lost World of Ice

28 mins 2022 Costing the Earth Extreme Environments

The mystery of Europe’s heat death hotspot

The mystery of Europe’s heat death hotspot

15 mins 2023 Science Weekly 2: Global Climate

The New Arctic: Communities under threat

The New Arctic: Communities under threat

29 mins Essential 2021 The Compass Extreme Environments

The New Arctic: Power

The New Arctic: Power

28 mins 2021 The Compass Extreme Environments

The New Arctic: Resource extraction

The New Arctic: Resource extraction

28 mins Essential 2021 The Compass Extreme Environments

The New Arctic: Tourism

The New Arctic: Tourism

28 mins 2021 The Compass Extreme Environments

The Nile: A big dam problem

The Nile: A big dam problem

12 mins Essential 2023 What in the World Freshwater

The Price of Climate: The Northern Farming Frontier

The Price of Climate: The Northern Farming Frontier

24 mins 2018 Bold Names 2: Global Climate

The rise of Europe’s far-right parties

The rise of Europe’s far-right parties

30 mins 2022 Today in Focus - The Guardian 5: Human Development

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The SARS Emergency

The SARS Emergency

9 mins 2018 Witness History Food and Health

The secrets of the underwater cables carrying your internet

The secrets of the underwater cables carrying your internet

14 mins Essential 2024 What in the World 4: Power, Places & Networks

The subsea war

The subsea war

26 mins 2025 The Documentary Podcast 4: Power, Places & Networks

The world’s busiest shipping lanes

The world’s busiest shipping lanes

9 mins 2019 More or Less 4: Power, Places & Networks

To Catch a Scorpion: 1. Dangerous Journeys

To Catch a Scorpion: 1. Dangerous Journeys

35 mins 2024 Intrigue 4: Power, Places & Networks

Tuvalu – how do you save a disappearing country?

Tuvalu – how do you save a disappearing country?

30 mins 2023 Today in Focus - The Guardian 2: Global Climate

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Understanding the rise of Boko Haram

Understanding the rise of Boko Haram

19 mins Essential 2022 The Explanation 5: Human Development

West Africa's Ebola virus epidemic

West Africa's Ebola virus epidemic

10 mins 2024 Witness History Food and Health

Wetland Wonder

Wetland Wonder

28 mins Essential 2018 Costing the Earth Freshwater

What are police cameras doing with your face print?

What are police cameras doing with your face print?

21 mins 2020 Beyond Today 6: Global Risks & Resilience

What Happens When a Cyber-attack Strikes?

What Happens When a Cyber-attack Strikes?

24 mins 2018 The Inquiry 6: Global Risks & Resilience

What is the circular economy? 1/3

What is the circular economy? 1/3

24 mins 2019 The Circular Economy Show Podcast 3: Resource Consumption

What is the circular economy? 2/3

What is the circular economy? 2/3

19 mins 2019 The Circular Economy Show Podcast 3: Resource Consumption

What is the circular economy? 3/3

What is the circular economy? 3/3

21 mins 2019 The Circular Economy Show Podcast 3: Resource Consumption

What Japan can teach us

What Japan can teach us

43 mins 2022 Rethink 1: Changing Population

What made the floods in South East Asia so deadly?

What made the floods in South East Asia so deadly?

23 mins 2025 The Climate Question 2: Global Climate

What role is overpopulation playing in the climate crisis?

What role is overpopulation playing in the climate crisis?

28 mins 2022 The Climate Question 3: Resource Consumption

What’s happening with migration across the US-Mexico border?

What’s happening with migration across the US-Mexico border?

15 mins 2024 What in the World 1: Changing Population

When do food shortages become a famine?

When do food shortages become a famine?

9 mins 2022 More or Less Food and Health

Where is your old laptop? E-waste in Africa.

Where is your old laptop? E-waste in Africa.

28 mins Essential 2020 The Circular Economy Show Podcast 3: Resource Consumption

Who pays when trade wars heat up?

Who pays when trade wars heat up?

9 mins 2024 More or Less 4: Power, Places & Networks

Why are our taps running dry?

Why are our taps running dry?

24 mins Essential 2026 The Inquiry Freshwater

Why are so many Vietnamese people trafficked?

Why are so many Vietnamese people trafficked?

20 mins Essential 2020 Beyond Today 1: Changing Population

Why are trade deals so hard to do?

Why are trade deals so hard to do?

24 mins 2020 The Inquiry 4: Power, Places & Networks

Why are we seeing global shortages?

Why are we seeing global shortages?

23 mins 2021 The Inquiry 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Why did China ban Spider-Man?

Why did China ban Spider-Man?

24 mins 2022 The Inquiry 5: Human Development

Why did Just Stop Oil just stop?

Why did Just Stop Oil just stop?

20 mins 2025 Science Weekly 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Why does Africa import a lot of food?

Why does Africa import a lot of food?

28 mins 2022 The Food Chain Food and Health

Why Doesn’t Apple Pay More Tax?

Why Doesn’t Apple Pay More Tax?

25 mins Essential 2017 The Inquiry 6: Global Risks & Resilience

Why don’t South Koreans want to have kids?

Why don’t South Koreans want to have kids?

11 mins 2024 What in the World 1: Changing Population

Why is Cape Town Running Out of Water?

Why is Cape Town Running Out of Water?

24 mins Essential 2018 The Inquiry Freshwater

Why is China building the world’s biggest dam?

Why is China building the world’s biggest dam?

23 mins 2025 The Inquiry Freshwater

Why is life expectancy falling in the USA?

Why is life expectancy falling in the USA?

10 mins 2023 More or Less 1: Changing Population

Why we are having fewer children than we want

Why we are having fewer children than we want

10 mins 2025 What in the World 1: Changing Population

Why We Fell In Love with Plastic

Why We Fell In Love with Plastic

27 mins 2018 Discovery 3: Resource Consumption

Why we need to care about the Arctic

Why we need to care about the Arctic

29 mins 2024 The Briefing Room Extreme Environments

Will populism destroy the European Union?

Will populism destroy the European Union?

24 mins Essential 2019 The Inquiry 5: Human Development

Will rising sea levels wipe countries off the map?

Will rising sea levels wipe countries off the map?

24 mins 2022 The Inquiry 1: Changing Population

Will the population of Nigeria be larger than Europe’s?

Will the population of Nigeria be larger than Europe’s?

9 mins 2022 More or Less 1: Changing Population

Will there be a billion climate refugees?

Will there be a billion climate refugees?

10 mins Essential 2023 More or Less 1: Changing Population

Will there be just 6 grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans?

Will there be just 6 grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans?

10 mins Essential 2023 More or Less 1: Changing Population

WS More or Less: Volcanoes versus humans

WS More or Less: Volcanoes versus humans

9 mins Essential 2019 More or Less 2: Global Climate

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South Korea's birth rate is rising, but the population is still shrinking 28 mins · 2026 · The Conversation Weekly

Is the UN underestimating the global fall in fertility? 9 mins · 2025 · More or Less

Can Europe reverse its falling fertility rates? 25 mins · 2024 · The Inquiry

Why is life expectancy falling in the USA? 10 mins · 2023 · More or Less

Fertility rates: baby boom or bust? 9 mins · 2022 · More or Less

Japa Syndrome: Why are so many young people leaving Nigeria? 15 mins · 2024 · What in the World

Will the population of Nigeria be larger than Europe’s? 9 mins · 2022 · More or Less

Somalia: Where climate change meets conflict 23 mins · 2025 · The Climate Question

What’s happening with migration across the US-Mexico border? 15 mins · 2024 · What in the World

Will there be a billion climate refugees? 10 mins · 2023 · More or Less

Is the world ready for more climate migration? 24 mins · 2025 · The Inquiry

South Sudan conflict: Explained 10 mins · 2025 · What in the World

Will rising sea levels wipe countries off the map? 24 mins · 2022 · The Inquiry

Climate Wars: The Sahel 29 mins · 2020 · The Compass

Why we are having fewer children than we want 10 mins · 2025 · What in the World

Will there be just 6 grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans? 10 mins · 2023 · More or Less

Getting ready for the 100-year life 43 mins · 2022 · Rethink

Borders and Belonging: is Japan turning into a migration state? 41 mins · 2024 · The Conversation Weekly

Why don’t South Koreans want to have kids? 11 mins · 2024 · What in the World

Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones? 9 mins · 2023 · More or Less

What Japan can teach us 43 mins · 2022 · Rethink

Japan's Elderly Crime Wave 29 mins · 2019 · Crossing Continents

How Do You Make People Have Babies? 23 mins · 2018 · The Inquiry

The gender gap in tech 9 mins · 2019 · More or Less

How Do You Close The Gender Pay Gap? 24 mins · 2018 · The Inquiry

Why are so many Vietnamese people trafficked? 20 mins · 2020 · Beyond Today

Red Lights and Red Lines: Prostitution in Europe 50 mins · 2016 · The Documentary - BBC World Service

Can Kenya answer the call for employment? 24 mins · 2026 · The Inquiry

Living in a young country 43 mins · 2022 · Rethink

How Will a Population Boom Change Africa? 24 mins · 2015 · The Inquiry

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WS More or Less: Volcanoes versus humans 9 mins · 2019 · More or Less

I eat three steaks a day - how does beef affect climate change? 12 mins · 2024 · What in the World

Data, extreme weather and climate change 9 mins · 2023 · More or Less

Episode 8 - The Future of Climate Change 52 mins · 2020 · Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts

The air conditioning trap: how cold air is heating the world 34 mins · 2019 · The Guardian - Audio Long Reads

How the World Woke Up to Global Warming 9 mins · 2018 · Witness History

Concrete 9 mins · 2016 · 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

Sea Levels Rise 27 mins · 2018 · The Compass

What made the floods in South East Asia so deadly? 23 mins · 2025 · The Climate Question

From the archive: ‘The treeline is out of control’: how the climate crisis is turning the Arctic green 37 mins · 2025 · The Audio Long Read

How is climate change affecting animal migration? 23 mins · 2025 · The Climate Question

The Price of Climate: The Northern Farming Frontier 24 mins · 2018 · Bold Names

How could climate change affect my health? 23 mins · 2025 · The Climate Question

A death at work in the age of extreme heat 28 mins · 2024 · Today in Focus - The Guardian

The mystery of Europe’s heat death hotspot 15 mins · 2023 · Science Weekly

Is India becoming too hot to live in? 25 mins · 2022 · The Inquiry

Climate Wars 46 mins · 2021 · Warfare

Climate Wars: Darfur 28 mins · 2020 · The Compass

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Do climate conferences make a difference? 23 mins · 2021 · The Inquiry

Is carbon offsetting a con? 12 mins · 2025 · What in the World

Is it time to try geoengineering? 14 mins · 2025 · Science Weekly

Geoengineering part 1: the case to try modifying the climate 29 mins · 2024 · The Conversation Weekly

Geoengineering part 2: the case against reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth 32 mins · 2024 · The Conversation Weekly

How much does having a baby contribute to climate change? 15 mins · 2024 · What in the World

How soon can we go carbon zero? 24 mins · 2019 · The Inquiry

Shipping produces 3% of global emissions. How to get that down, quickly 22 mins · 2025 · The Conversation Weekly

Tuvalu – how do you save a disappearing country? 30 mins · 2023 · Today in Focus - The Guardian

Nobel prize: Why are some countries so much richer than others? 10 mins · 2024 · More or Less

Goal 1: No poverty 26 mins · 2021 · Project 17

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Can we trust Google’s carbon footprint calculations? 27 mins · 2023 · The Climate Question

Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans? 10 mins · 2022 · More or Less

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Could nuclear be the answer to our power problems? 15 mins · 2024 · What in the World

Can we stop oil? 25 mins · 2023 · The Inquiry

Can a country live on renewable energy alone? 25 mins · 2022 · The Inquiry

Can we run the world on electricity? 24 mins · 2021 · The Inquiry

The ATMs that dispense clean fuel 24 mins · 2021 · People Fixing the World

Is nuclear power actually safer than you think? 10 mins · 2019 · More or Less

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Navigating the Strait of Hormuz 24 mins · 2026 · The Documentary Podcast

Can we control the weather? 26 mins · 2022 · The Inquiry

Making It Rain: How Cloud Seeding Could Help Combat Future Droughts 22 mins · 2022 · Bold Names

Episode 2 - The Future of Food 60 mins · 2020 · Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts

Green Shoots: growing food in UAE’s deserts 29 mins · 2019 · The World of Business

Where is your old laptop? E-waste in Africa. 28 mins · 2020 · The Circular Economy Show Podcast

Recycling 11 mins · 2019 · 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

How Much Plastic Can We Recycle? 27 mins · 2018 · Discovery

The China Syndrome 29 mins · 2018 · Discovery

Why We Fell In Love with Plastic 27 mins · 2018 · Discovery

Paul Ehrlich: The man who bet England wouldn’t exist by the year 2000 9 mins · 2026 · More or Less

Feeding the world’s growing population 22 mins · 2024 · Instant Genius

What role is overpopulation playing in the climate crisis? 28 mins · 2022 · The Climate Question

Avengers - Should we reverse the snap? 10 mins · 2019 · More or Less

Dwarf wheat 10 mins · 2019 · 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

How can we feed 11 billion people? 24 mins · 2019 · The Inquiry

Do we have enough clothes for the next six generations? 10 mins · 2024 · More or Less

Is circular fashion the answer to clothes waste? 14 mins · 2024 · What in the World

How is IKEA embracing circular design? 22 mins · 2022 · The Circular Economy Show Podcast

How is The Coca Cola Company moving from a linear to a circular economy? 41 mins · 2022 · The Circular Economy Show Podcast

Circular Economy Greatest Hits: Seven of the best examples 35 mins · 2020 · The Circular Economy Show Podcast

What is the circular economy? 1/3 24 mins · 2019 · The Circular Economy Show Podcast

What is the circular economy? 2/3 19 mins · 2019 · The Circular Economy Show Podcast

What is the circular economy? 3/3 21 mins · 2019 · The Circular Economy Show Podcast

Can doughnuts save the planet? 25 mins · 2021 · People Fixing the World

How Iran shut down the internet 29 mins · 2026 · The Conversation Weekly

Why are we seeing global shortages? 23 mins · 2021 · The Inquiry

Can the world stop online fraud? 24 mins · 2020 · The Inquiry

What are police cameras doing with your face print? 21 mins · 2020 · Beyond Today

CCTV 10 mins · 2019 · 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

What Happens When a Cyber-attack Strikes? 24 mins · 2018 · The Inquiry

Why Doesn’t Apple Pay More Tax? 25 mins · 2017 · The Inquiry

How much water does AI consume? 9 mins · 2026 · More or Less

The creation of YouTube 10 mins · 2025 · Witness History

How 3D Printing Could Drive the Factory of the Future 22 mins · 2024 · Bold Names

Is YouTube’s disruption of TV now complete? 23 mins · 2024 · The Inquiry

Drone Delivery 25 mins · 2022 · Patented: History of Inventions

Can We Control 3D Printing? 24 mins · 2018 · The Inquiry

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Forty years on from nuclear disaster 26 mins · 2026 · BBC Inside Science

Questioning the Chernobyl disaster death count 15 mins · 2019 · More or Less

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Should we have smaller families to save the planet? 10 mins · 2018 · More or Less

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Why did Just Stop Oil just stop? 20 mins · 2025 · Science Weekly

A short history of environmental protest 28 mins · 2020 · Costing the Earth

Does climate activism have a privilege problem? 18 mins · 2019 · Beyond Today

Extinction Rebellion: what do they actually want? 11 mins · 2019 · The Standard

Residents turn detective to fight crime 24 mins · 2019 · People Fixing the World

Lend Me Your Eyes 24 mins · 2017 · People Fixing the World

Smartphone-Activated First Aiders 24 mins · 2017 · People Fixing the World

Thailand’s Disease Detectives 23 mins · 2017 · People Fixing the World

A Petition Against Petitions 10 mins · 2016 · A Point of View

How Do You Run A Hacking Operation? 23 mins · 2018 · The Inquiry