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South Africans tasted the fruits of freedom and then corruption snatched them away – podcast

Five years after his momentous election as South African president, Nelson Mandela stepped down after one term in office in 1999. Thabo Mbeki, his...

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The Conversation’s Curious Kids – new podcast where kids get answers direct from experts

Kids ask the coolest questions! And on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast we get the brainiest people we can to answer them! Every week, a...

12.04.2024 7

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After the euphoria of Nelson Mandela’s election, what happened next? Podcast

It was a moment many South Africans never believed they’d live to see. On 10 May 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as president of a democratic...

11.04.2024 9

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The Anthropocene epoch that isn’t – what the decision not to label a new geological epoch means for Earth’s future

For almost 15 years, scientists have debated whether the Anthropocene should be an official geological epoch marking the profound influence of humans...

04.04.2024 2

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Climate quitting: the people leaving their fossil fuel jobs because of climate change

As the climate crisis gets ever more severe, the fossil fuel industry is struggling to recruit new talent. And now a number of existing employees are...

21.03.2024 6

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How conspiracy theories help to maintain Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia

As Russians head to the polls on March 15 for the presidential election, conspiracy theories are swirling everywhere. In this episode of The...

14.03.2024 5

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North Korean women are now the breadwinners – and shifting this deeply patriarchal society towards a matriarchy

High heels, lace and handbags. In recent decades, there’s been a huge shift in the role of North Korean women and the choices they’re able to make...

07.03.2024 30

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A personal tale of intellectual humility – and the rewards of being open-minded

With unlimited information at our fingertips and dozens of platforms on which to share our opinions, it can sometimes feel like we’re supposed to be...

29.02.2024 2

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Israel-Gaza : how opinion polls used in Northern Ireland could pave a way to peace

Amid the death and suffering unleashed by Israel’s war on Gaza and the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, prospects for lasting peace between...

22.02.2024 7

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As we dream, we can listen in on the waking world – podcast

Humans spend about one third of our lives asleep and while most of us dream regularly, some people remember their dreams more than others. But...

15.02.2024 5

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Deepfakes and disinformation swirl ahead of Indonesian election – podcast

Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, goes to the polls on February 14 to elect a new president. It’s one of the largest elections to...

12.02.2024 4

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Rogue taxonomists, competing lists and accusations of anarchy: the complicated journey toward a list of all life on Earth — podcast

In our chaotic, rapidly changing modern world, many of us have come to rely on science to provide sense of order. So it may be disconcerting to learn...

01.02.2024 7

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Interoception: the sixth sense we use to read hidden signals from our body – podcast

At every moment, your body’s internal organs are sending signals to your brain. You’ll be mostly unaware of them, but sometimes they cut through:...

11.01.2024 2

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Wolves return to Europe: what to do about them is a people problem – podcast

Wolves are making a comeback across Europe. As their populations grow, 65,000 livestock are killed each year by wolves. Now, moves are underway to...

04.01.2024 5

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Israel-Gaza war is having a chilling effect on academic freedom – podcast

Across parts of academia, concerns are mounting that the Israel-Gaza war is having a chilling effect on academic freedom. In the second of two...

18.12.2023 4

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American universities in the spotlight over reaction to Israel-Gaza war – podcast

Tensions have been running high at many universities around the world since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the subsequent Israeli assault...

14.12.2023 4

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Kenya at 60: the patriotic choral music used to present one version of history – podcast

Kenya is marking 60 years since its independence from British colonial rule on December 12, 1963. Each year, the country celebrates the occasion with...

11.12.2023 10

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Brandalism: the environmental activists using spoof adverts to critique rampant consumerism – podcast

Amid the flurry of billboards promoting cut price deals in the run up to Black Friday, some activists have slipped in the odd spoof advert. By...

23.11.2023 3

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Antibiotic resistance: microbiologists turn to new technologies in the hunt for solutions – podcast

The rise of drug-resistant infections is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. Antibiotic-resistant superbugs...

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Morocco’s earthquake aftermath: artisans in Marrakech’s old medina face uncertain future – podcast

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco’s Atlas mountains on September 8 killed more than 2,000 people and left thousands more homeless....

09.11.2023 3

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The wildfires that led to mass extinction: a warning from California’s Ice Age history – podcast

In recent years, Californians have had to deal with some deadly and destructive wildfires. But in fact, this part of the western United States has...

02.11.2023 4

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Domicide: a view from Homs in Syria on what the deliberate destruction of homes does to those displaced by conflict – podcast

Homs was once the centre of the Syrian revolution. Today, 12 years on, much of the city remains scarred and deserted after years of siege and heavy...

26.10.2023 2

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Becoming a Nobel laureate: Louis Brus on his discovery of quantum dots – podcast

Imagine a particle so small that it’s the same relative size to a football as that ball is to the planet Earth. That’s the size of a quantum dot...

19.10.2023 2

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The Voice: why Australia is holding a referendum on First Nations representation to government – podcast

Australia goes to the polls on October 14 in a referendum on whether to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body, known as the Voice to Parliament, into...

05.10.2023 2

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Why so many women in Spain are choosing to donate their eggs – The Conversation Weekly podcast

Spanish women are having fewer and fewer children, and yet the country has become the egg donation capital of Europe. In this episode of The...

28.09.2023 3

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Israel-Palestine : the legacy of Oslo and the future of a two-state solution – podcast

Despite the promise of the Oslo accords in the early 1990s, the negotiations that followed never cemented an Israel-Palestine peace deal. What lessons...

26.09.2023 2

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Hanan Ashrawi and Yossi Beilin on what happened after the Oslo accords handshake – podcast

When Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shook hands on the White House lawn in September 1993, it was the beginning of a peace process, not a final...

19.09.2023 5

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Jan Egeland remembers the secret negotiations that led to the Oslo accords – podcast

To mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the 1993 Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), The Conversation...

12.09.2023 2

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