One of the recent shifts in podcasting has been the introduction of paywalls and exclusive content.
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By implementing paywalls, making exclusive content deals and incorporating ad tech, big media companies have reshaped what was once an entirely free and open ecosystem.
Thanks to a recent surge in interest in adult ADHD, researchers are learning more about how ADHD affects the lives of those who have it – and how to treat it.
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Two ADHD researchers discuss advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD.
India remains neutral on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we also explore the reasons for India’s neutrality over the Ukraine war.
The Ukraine invasion has increased tensions surrounding the International Space Station.
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This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode published on April 29 2022.
Russia threatened to withdraw from the International Space Station over sanctions imposed on the country following its invasion of Ukraine.
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Listen to two space experts discuss how the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens international collaboration in space on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
People in the Kalash valley in Pakistan during the Joshi festival.
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From the archive: researchers visited the remote Kalash valleys to investigate how the concept of ‘happy’ and ‘sad’ music differs across cultures. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
An artistic impression of Indonesia’s new presidential palace, designed by the artist Nyoman Nuarta.
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Why is Indonesia planning to build a new capital called Nusantara? Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
The Countess of Coventry, Maria Gunning, was rumoured to have died of lead poisoning from her makeup.
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Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Image of shoppers at the self-service fresh meat cabinets in a Southampton branch of Sainsbury’s in 1954.
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The audio version of an in-depth article on how the future of shopping was shaped by its past.
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra.
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Plus, new research into how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of young people born into poverty around the world.
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Plus, the long history of humanity’s love of bees. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war are buried in Lviv in early March 2022.
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Plus, a rare archive of Ukrainian dissident literature from the Soviet era is now in danger. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
A protester outside an immigration detention facility in Melbourne, Austraila.
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Plus, Russia’s history of using refugees from Ukraine as geopolitical tools. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
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Plus, a section of a rocket is about to crash on the Moon. What scientists hope to learn from it. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Europe relies on Russia for about 40% of its natural gas.
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Plus, the Beijing Winter Olympics are using 100% artificial snow: what does that mean for the environment, and the athletes? Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
South Africans wait for a COVID-19 vaccine in December 2021.
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This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode published on February 3 2022.
After South African scientists sounded the alarm about the new omicron variant, countries around the world closed their borders.
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Plus, is the human emotional response to music innate or is it shaped by a person’s culture? Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Uyghurs in Turkey protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode published on January 27 2022.
Uyghurs and other Muslims pray at a mosque in Kashgar in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region during a state-organised visit by foreign journalists in April 2021.
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Plus, what toxic heavy metals are lingering in household dust around the world? Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Where does our love of sugar come from?
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Plus, a lawyer explains the legal battle over Canada’s discriminatory First Nations child welfare system. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.