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.
CNN’s hyped streaming service folded after three weeks.
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Since the 2020 election, the slide in ratings for many large networks has been particularly acute. What’s driving this exodus, and where are viewers going?
The Countess of Coventry, Maria Gunning, was rumoured to have died of lead poisoning from her makeup.
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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.
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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Radio audiences have not declined despite an increase in streaming service options.
Joe Rogan’s ability to attract young male listeners is particularly powerful in today’s fractured media environment.
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By sidestepping partisan pigeonholing and appealing to the anti-establishment impulses of young men, Rogan has brought together an audience that advertisers have long coveted.
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.
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Tech giants such as Spotify like to claim they are platforms, not publishers, and aren’t editorially responsible for the content they host. But with COVID threatening lives, they have to do better.
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.
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.
Going digital: Nigeria launched the eNaira central bank digital currency in October 2021.
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This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode published on January 12 2022.
Banking on bitcoin: El Salvador announced plans to build a Bitcoin City in November 2021.
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Plus, a philosopher explains the history of the idea that we might all be living in a simulation. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
The podcast Guardians of the River traverses the Okavango River from its source in Angola to its discharge into the Botswana Delta 1500 kilometres later.
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With some three million podcasts out there, how to know which ones to choose? Here are our expert picks for summer listening.
Cherine Fahd, Being Together: Parramatta Yearbook, 2021-2022. Produced by C3West on behalf of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in partnership with Parramatta Artists’ Studios, an initiative of the City of Parramatta.
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Three stories from Australia and the UK exploring the role of art in helping people deal with the challenges life throws at them. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Plus, the tactics the food industry is using to boost sales of ultra-processed foods in middle-income countries. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.