Farewell and new beginnings
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20 of 30 episodesYoung single mothers in Morocco
Unwed mothers and their children are ostracized by society and stigmatized by their own families. Many women and children end up in desperat...
Remembering
In light of Holocaust Remembrance Day this week, we hear from those who survived the atrocities of Nazi Germany. We also hear from children...
To your health
Why China's young workers are pumping the brakes on life in the fast-lane. And a special visit to a groundbreaking café in Vienna that wants...
Life-changing solutions
How one woman in Morocco is making waves in the fishing community, when she became the first woman to get a fishing license. Elsewhere in Ge...
Changing cities in Latin America: Medellin and Prospera
How rich tourists change Medellín, which used to be Colombia's most dangerous city, and why that also brings problems for the locals -- And:...
How tech can help build communities
From 3D-printed houses, apartments entirely made from recycled materials and high-speed internet access in remote villages in Nepal's Himala...
Lost places
Have you heard of the castle ghost town in Turkey with over 500 little fairytale castles? Skyscraper mudhouses in Yemen? Or how temples in E...
Broken dreams in Myanmar, the Philippines, Kenya
Myanmar's democratically elected government was ousted in a military coup in 2021. Since then, ethnic minority armed groups and pro-democrac...
Kindertransport rescue missions saved Jewish children from Nazi Germany
85 years ago, 200 Jewish children arrived in Great Britain from Germany. It was the first of many so-called Kindertransport rescue missions....
A humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Sudan
Fighting has driven 6 million people from their homes in Sudan in recent months. In the Darfur region, the violence is reportedly escalating...
How authoritarian regimes try to silence dissidents in exile
In July 2020, German-Iranian businessman and US resident Jamshid Sharmahd boarded an Emirates flight bound for India. Sharmahd had a layover...
Diabetes cases on the rise globally: How poor people cope
Diabetes is an increasing health concern globally. More than half a billion people already suffer from it, and their number is on the rise -...
Seville Tourism: Not so picturesque for residents
Seville in Southern Spain is very popular with tourists, with its rich history, stunning architecture, great food and the flamenco music tha...
The Bronx: Fires, hip hop and gentrification
It's a vibrant area with a bad reputation: some 1.5 million people, many of them immigrants, live in the Bronx, a borough in New York City....
How did Ecuador turn into a hub for cocaine?
A presidential candidate gunned down in broad daylight, after speaking at a rally shortly before Ecuador's presidential elections. Narco vio...
Terror attack on Israel: The fallout
On Saturday, in the early morning hours of October 7th, Hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets into Israel and stormed the security fen...
Peat: Climate killer and big business
Peat is big business and great for farming. But it's also an increasing climate problem. Because when taken out of wetlands and dried, it em...
Why Croatia’s abortion debate is heating up
Abortion is legal in Croatia. So why are women having to travel to Slovenia to get one? We’ll also hear stories about women pursuing their d...
The troubling trend looming over Cairo's City of the Dead
Who gets to decide the best way to make space in a city? Officials or the people who need a place to live? These are the big questions behin...