Synopsis
Every month well explore the key issues affecting billions of people across the developing world. Recent editions have looked at why 75 million of the worlds poorest children cant access education, why El Niño has worsened the food shortages in Malawi and Zimbabwe and how big data offers new tools to help countries meet their development goals
Episodes
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Weekend: episode two of a new podcast
12/02/2022 Duration: 49minEase into the weekend with our brand new podcast, showcasing some of the best Guardian and Observer writing from the week, read by talented narrators. In this episode, Marina Hyde looks at the new additions to Downing Street (ms), Hadley Freeman interviews Hollywood actor Will Arnett (ms), Sirin Kale tries her hand at quiz show Mastermind (ms), and David Robson examines why we’re so stressed about stress (ms). If you like what you hear, subscribe to Weekend on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts
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Weekend: episode one of a new podcast
05/02/2022 Duration: 48minEase into the weekend with our brand new podcast, showcasing some of the best Guardian and Observer writing from the week, read by talented narrators. In our first episode, Marina Hyde reflects on another less than stellar week for Boris Johnson (1m38s), Edward Helmore charts the rise of Joe Rogan (9m46s), Laura Snapes goes deep with singer George Ezra (18m30s), and Alex Moshakis asks, “Are you a jerk at work?” (34m40s). If you like what you hear, subscribe to Weekend on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts
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Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast
01/07/2021 Duration: 39minHave you ever wondered what famous people actually eat? In our new podcast, Guardian restaurant critic Grace Dent does just that, asking well-known guests to lift the lid on the food they turn to when they’re at home alone – and what comfort foods have seen them through their lives. In the first episode, screenwriter Russell T Davies tells Grace about his childhood in Swansea, the delights of Woolworth’s pork and egg pies, and how his husband’s death informed his latest TV series, It’s a Sin. Future guests will include Nish Kumar, Rafe Spall and Aisling Bea. Episodes willl be released every Tuesday – search for it wherever you get your podcasts
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Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series
08/02/2021 Duration: 25minThe Guardian has launched a new series called Reverberate that we think you’ll like. Each week, Chris Michael will explore incredible stories from around the world about when music shook history. In the first episode, we hear from Kashy Keegan, an unknown singer-songwriter in a sleepy English town who became the voice of Hong Kong’s nascent pro-democracy movement. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series
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Innermost: another episode of our new series
03/08/2020 Duration: 20minWe wanted to bring you another episode from our Innermost series. In the last episode of our first season, two callers tell Leah Green how their relationships sent them down unexpected paths, one with criminal consequences Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series
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Innermost: episode 1 of a new series
25/06/2020 Duration: 16minThe Guardian has launched a new series called Innermost that we think you will like. Each week, callers will tell Leah Green what’s going on behind closed doors. In the first episode, we hear how an uncle’s funeral and meals with an emotionally distant brother help James and Jess think about their families in new and unexpected ways. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series
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'The blood lady': the medical start-up founder saving lives in Nigeria – podcast
19/12/2018 Duration: 18min -
'What happened to me will not happen to my daughters': sexual violence in war – podcast
12/12/2018 Duration: 17min -
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'I live in the 21st century, not the 10th': the first female judge in a sharia court – podcast
28/11/2018 Duration: 18min -
'Suddenly you have to run for your life': a film-maker's take on life in Sudan – podcast
21/11/2018 Duration: 19min -
‘My father's murderers are still free’: taking on Mexico's violent underworld – podcast
14/11/2018 Duration: 22min -
'Disability is not the end of the world': reinventing yourself after becoming blind – podcast
07/11/2018 Duration: 15min -
'It's a long fight': the communities devastated by Brazil's dam collapse – podcast
31/10/2018 Duration: 13min -
Capital offence: tackling harassment on public transport in Bogotá – podcast
24/10/2018 Duration: 16min -
'Inequality is a poison': campaigning for Muslim women's rights – podcast
17/10/2018 Duration: 15min -
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Fighting the advance of the desert: the forest maker of the Sahel – podcast
03/10/2018 Duration: 17min -
The Mosul historian who risked his life to blog about life under Isis – podcast
26/09/2018 Duration: 16min -
'I'm a living manifestation of possibility': South Africa's emissary on disability – podcast
19/09/2018 Duration: 21min