Episodes
Published 03/15/23
Published 03/14/23
Published 12/20/22
Psychologist Glen Hosking explained how what we went through in 2020 affected us. #WeSurvived2020 #FaceMask #GlenHosking
Published 12/31/20
Published 12/31/20
The worst year any of us are likely to see is nearly over. THANK GOD! So much happened, here are some of the worst bits. #Surviving2020 #FaceMask #2020Wrapped
Published 12/17/20
Thousands of farmers in India continue to protests against three new laws to overhaul procurement and sale of produce. But protesting farmers say they are also fighting disinformation used to undermine their cause. They blame Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his pro-government media known as ‘Godi media’ of being behind the campaign and they are now fighting back. #GodiMedia #IndianFarmers #Punjab
Published 12/14/20
Young Stunners are a rising rap group in Pakistan. The duo of Talha Yunus and Talha Anjum have risen from the underground rap to becoming the most popular group in Pakistan. Now along with a 9 year old Kaky Thou$and, they set the stage on fire at Patari’s first ever digital music festival. #Patari #CokeFest #YoungStunners
Published 12/03/20
Offering prize money for the best content - it would seem like an obvious way to keep people using your platform but, amazingly, Snapchat is the first social media app to offer it . #SnapChat #SocialMedia #Newsfeed
Published 11/24/20
After the real cop 26 was postponed because of the pandemic, young activists organised their own, digital version. And we joined by Sonali and Uchendu to talk on it. #MockCOP26 #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice
Published 11/24/20
The reaction to a new show on Netflix which depicts people romantically involved across religious lines has shown the xenophobia and anti-Muslim agenda of some Hindu politicians. They want it banned and Netflix canceled. Is this the story of modern India?
Published 11/24/20
Ethiopia’s ethnic tensions are old, what’s new is Facebook amplifying them through its platform. Unlike the United States, Facebook has not taken down coordinated networks of hate that keep fueling ethnic strife in the country. #Facebook #Ethiopia #ሀጫሉ ሁንዴሳ
Published 11/19/20
Kashmir’s saffron is regarded as the costliest spice in the world, with 1kg worth $4000. But the climate crisis, poor infrastructure and the long-standing conflict have led to its decline. But a new saffron park is looking to change the spice’s fortunes. #Kashmir #Saffron #Economy
Published 11/19/20
A Turkish engineer and his son from here in Istanbul are up for a prestigious international award because of their musical invention. #LegoGuitar #Newsfeed
Published 11/18/20
Fingers crossed these vaccines work or we could all be walking around looking like a scuba diver from the 1950s! #FaceMask #Helmet #Headgear
Published 11/17/20
Blogger Amani Al-Khatahtbeh says she got into an altercation on an American Airlines flight. She live-streamed what happened and ended up with a fine for trespass and delay of transportation. #Islamophobia #AmericanAirlines #Racism
Published 11/16/20
The EU Commission has charged Amazon with abusing competition rules. It says the online retail giant has been throwing its size around, to muscle out smaller merchants, that sell through its site. #Amazon #BigTech #Newsfeed
Published 11/11/20
Australia imposed a cap of its own citizens allowed to return home. An increasing number of them are stuck overseas amid the Covid-19 pandemic is desperately trying to get on flights, but many are simply bumped of flights they have paid for. This is their story. #Australia #Bringthemhome #StrandedAustralians
Published 11/10/20
Andy Hunter, the founder of Bookshop.org explains how it gives independent bookshops a fighting chance against Amazon, and why books and the culture of bookstores matter.
Published 11/05/20
There have been a continuous human presence in space since 2000. Those lucky enough to have made a home out there, have been reflecting on 20 years of the International Space Station and they have a message for the leaders of Earth. #SpaceStation20th #Space #ISS
Published 10/30/20
Check out this majestic steed that traverses quite gracefully across Iceland's glaciers raising awareness about the climate crisis.
Published 10/29/20
Nabarima, a ship filled with 1.3 million barrels of crude oil has been abandoned in the Caribbean. If even a fraction of it spilt into the Caribbean Sea and could impact the region for years. We spoke to the environmental activist, Gary Aboud, who is fighting government inaction and international apathy and asked him how to avoid the disaster that everyone can see coming #Nabarima #Venezuela #TrinidadAndTobago
Published 10/29/20
It's that time of year again, when the whole world can laugh at animals doing funny things. It's the 2020 Comedy Wild Life Awards
Published 10/28/20