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So Awkward: How to embrace the embarrassing

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:00:59 +0000

Forgetting a name, a poorly executed hug, the 7th grade — awkwardness is part of our lives whether we like it or not. But what if we put the embarrassment aside and embraced our awkward selves? Guests include social scientist Ty Tashiro, cartoonist Liana Finck, journalist Melissa Dahl and sex and relationship counselor Erin Chen.

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PC Games Podcast #81: Oh Splinter Cell, wo bist du nur?

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000

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Hallo, liebe Freunde von Videospielen, Konsolen & Gaming per se.: Statt, wie in der letzten Folge unseres Spielepodcasts, über ein gesamtes Genre zu diskutieren, haben wir es uns diesmal zur Aufgabe gemacht, eine Spielereihe ins Rampenlicht zu zerren, die sich sonst sehr gerne in den Schatten versteckt. Im PC Games Podcast mit der Numero 81 geht es um die altehrwürdige Stealth-Videospielreihe Splinter Cell, die seit über zehn Jahren von Ubisoft kaltblütig ignoriert wird. Der letzte Teil kam 2013 und auch das angekündigte Remake zum ersten Teil scheint noch in weiter Zukunft - scheint. Denn schon jetzt kochen Gerüchte hoch, die ein Comeback rund um die diesjährigen Sommer-Events voraussagen. Ob was dran ist an der Sache und warum die Reihe aktuell dringend gebraucht wird?

Unser Moderator Maci Naeem Cheema sowie Co-Moderator Michael Grünwald - riesige Fans der Reihe - schwelgen in Erinnerungen und diskutieren über das möglicherweise bevorstehende Comeback von Sam Fisher. Dabei geht es natürlich auch um die vielen Qualitäten und Tiefpunkte der gesamten Reihe - und ja, von beidem gab es so einige. Wir hoffen, ihr habt Freude am Podcast und schreibt uns supergerne in die Kommentare, was ihr so über die Reihe denkt, welche Teile ihr vielleicht sogar selbst gespielt habt und so weiter.

Bleibt uns nur zu sagen: Wir hoffen, ihr habt Spaß mit der aktuellen Ausgabe!

Großer Community-Aufruf: Wir planen aktuell eine spezielle Community-Folge, in der wir auf eure Einsendungen und euer Feedback eingehen möchten + vieles mehr. Wir würden uns sehr darüber freuen, wenn auch ihr eure Meinungen und Gedanken da lasst. Die Folge ist für Mitte bis Ende Mai geplant, es ist also noch einiges an Zeit - direkt hier findet ihr alle weiteren Details!

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Gar kein Problem, hier gibt es gleich mehrere Möglichkeiten. Ihr könnt direkt mit unserem Moderator und Podcast-Verantwortlichen Maci Naeem Cheema Kontakt aufnehmen, das geht zum einen via E-Mail-Adresse (Marcel.Naeem-Cheema@computec.de), aber auch direkt auf Social-Media (@Macimodo auf Twitter, Threads & Instagram) oder in den Kommentarspalten auf pcgames.de!

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Was ist der PC Games Podcast?

Der PC Games Podcast - der offizielle Videospielpodcast der PC GAMES - erscheint seit über einem Jahrzehnt regelmäßig und liefert dabei wöchentlich gleich mehrere Talks zum riesigen Thema Videospiele. Unser Moderationsteam, angeführt von unseren zwei Redakteuren Maci Naeem Cheema und Michael Grünwald, deckt dabei etliche Bereiche ab: Review-Gespräche und Previews zu brandaktuellen Games, nostalgische Rückblicke, Reports, Interviews und vieles mehr. Dabei gibt es natürlich auch immer mal wieder spannende Insights in die Spielebranche und in die Redaktion des ältesten, noch aktiven Videospielmagazins Deutschlands - seit 1992 am Start!

PC Games Podcast #80: Warum Leute keinen Bock haben auf JRPGs - und warum Annika sie liebt!

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000

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Was ist eigentlich ein JRPG? Wir klären in der PC Games Podcast Folge Numero 80, warum die altehrwürdige Bezeichnung im Games-Bereich oftmals falsch verwendet wird, was das für Auswirkungen auf das Label hat und wieso das häufig Spielen richtig im Weg stehen kann. Unser Podcast-Moderator Maci Naeem Cheema hat sich natürlich dafür Co-Moderator Michael Grünwald geschnappt, der ist nämlich so überhaupt kein Fan von JRPGs - zu grell, zu nackt, zu wild und einfach viel zu drüber. Abgerundet wird durch unsere Redakteurin und Moderatorin des Nintendo Podcasts, Annika Menzel, die erst kürzlich ein großes Special zum Thema verfasst hat und - wichtig hier zu erwähnen - ein riesiger Fan von JRPGs ist.

Wir diskutieren ausgiebig über das Label und den Fluch der JRPGs und ziehen natürlich auch etliche aktuellere Spiele mit ins Thema ein. Unter anderem geht's auch um Scarlet Nexus, die vielen Spiele von From Software, das aktuell beliebte RPG Dragon's Dogma 2, The Witcher 3 und vieles mehr. Abschließend wird auch noch der oftmals überaus unnötige Grad an Übersexualisierung in die Mangel genommen. Wir hoffen, ihr habt Freude am Podcast und schreibt uns supergerne in die Kommentare, was ihr so über das komplexe Thema denkt und welches JRPG ihr als letztes gespielt habt.

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Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

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What's In A Face: How technology uses our faces

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:23:47 +0000

Original broadcast date: December 9, 2022. We think our faces are our own. But technology can use them to identify, influence and mimic us. This week, TED speakers explore the promise and peril of turning the human face into a digital tool. Guests include super recognizer Yenny Seo, Bloomberg columnist Parmy Olson, visual researcher Mike Seymour and investigative journalist Alison Killing.

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Pisa-Sieger Singapur - Was wir vom Stadtstaat lernen können

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Bei der letzten Pisa-Studie hat Singapur alle anderen Länder hinter sich gelassen. Platz 1 in Mathematik, Lesekompetenz und Naturwissenschaften. Das war nicht immer so. Das Land hat sich über die Jahre nach vorne gearbeitet. Deutschland hingegen rutscht immer weiter ab. Je nach Fach liegen deutsche Schüler drei bis fünf Schuljahre hinter jenen aus dem Stadtstaat. In Mathematik ist der Abstand am größten. Fast die Hälfte der 15- bis 16-jährigen in Singapur lösen schon Gleichungen auf Universitätsniveau. Während jeder dritte Jugendliche in Deutschland nicht fehlerfrei multiplizieren kann. Woran liegt das? Sind die Schüler einfach ehrgeiziger oder die Lehrer besser? Liegt es an der Politik oder der Mentalität? Jennifer Johnston hat Schulen und Kindergärten besucht, sich private Nachhilfe-Hochburgen angeschaut und mit dem Mann aus dem Bildungsministerium gesprochen, der den Lehrplan schreibt.

PC Games Podcast #79: Wir waren bei Ninja Theory & haben Hellblade 2 gespielt!

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000

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Wenn ihr ähnlich gespannt seid auf das im Mai kommende Xbox-Highlight Hellblade 2 wie wir, dann dürft ihr den PC Games Podcast Numero 79 auf keinen Fall verpassen! Unser Moderator Maci Naeem Cheema empfängt Kollege Carlo Siebenhüner, der war nämlich mal wieder in der Welt unterwegs, genauer gesagt in Cambridge auf Studiobesuch. Getroffen hat's diesmal das 2018 von Xbox übernommene Entwicklerstudio Ninja Theory. Das Team hat Carlo nicht nur mit sau viel Infos zum Spiel gefüttert, er durfte auch schon Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga spielen. Und meine Güte, gibt es viel zu erzählen und zu bereden. Dabei klären wir neben den offensichtlichen Punkten auch, was die Marke Hellblade eigentlich so einzigartig macht. Und wir klären, warum trotz enormer Qualität und viel Vorschusslorbeeren von Carlo dennoch ein Flop drohen könnte. Und ja, wir klären auch, warum Ninja Theory eigentlich einen Pub in ihr Studio integriert haben - ganz ehrlich, ihr seid doch auch neidisch, oder nicht?

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Verpasst nicht unser aktuelles Gewinnspiel zu Horizon: Forbidden West bis zum 12. April: Eure Chance auf ein "Überraschungs-Merch-Paket" findet ihr direkt hier.

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Assignment: New Caledonia - new agreement needed

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

New Caledonia is an island archipelago in the south Pacific. It has an incredible diversity of birds and plants. Its history includes a period serving as a 19th century penal colony for the French colonisers and being an allied naval base during World War Two. An agreement signed 26 years ago about how the islands are run is expiring. But talks to make a new one are bogged down, as the opposing sides - French settlers and indigenous Kanak - both demand their rights. For Assignment, Peter Hadfield has been to New Caledonia to see if a new deal can be made.

In the Studio: Ellie Simmonds

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Public swimming pools are more than just concrete and water. Often, they are the heart of a community, a place to exercise, to meet people and connect. Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds explores what it takes to design and build a swimming pool, and asks why they are so important in a post-pandemic era. She joins award-winning Dutch architects VenhoevenCS as they sign off their biggest project to date - the aquatic centre for Paris 2024. Their lead architects talk us through their plans for the new pool, looking at sustainability, accessibility and safety. She also hears from British architect, author and swimming advocate Chris Romer Lee about the importance of public pools, and why he thinks more of us should be getting into the water.

El Salvador's missing children

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

During El Salvador’s brutal civil war hundreds of children were separated from their families. Some were seized by soldiers during military operations against left-wing rebels, and later found living with new families in Europe and North America. Others were given up for adoption by mothers forced into poverty or displaced by the conflict. Three decades on some of those adopted are trying to piece together their lives and find their birth relatives. Former BBC correspondent in Central America, Mike Lanchin, follows their dramatic stories. Mike meets Jazmin who was raised in France and two sisters who managed to locate the son of one of their younger siblings and Flor who has long struggled to understand why her birth mother gave her up.

The Fifth Floor: My Ramadan

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It’s a period of prayer, celebrations and community gatherings and Muslims worldwide observe it by fasting from dawn to sunset. As this year’s Ramadan draws to a close, Faranak Amidi is joined by three BBC World Service colleagues who share their personal experiences and the stories that made headlines in their countries during this year’s celebrations.

Asif Farooqi, Aalia Farzan and Deena Easa have been looking at how conflict, natural disasters and the cost-of-living crisis are impacting people in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Gaza. Plus... Ramadan cricket, why do people want to get married during the Holy Month, and the TV series that everyone’s talking about.

Produced by Alice Gioia and Caroline Ferguson

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PC Games Podcast #78: Der Hype & Aufschrei um Dragon's Dogma 2

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000

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In Folge Numero 78 des PC Games Podcast tauchen wir tief ein ins aktuell äußerst beliebte (und vielfach kritisierte) Dragon's Dogma 2 von Capcom. Das Sequel zum RPG-Geheimtipp von 2012 entführt uns in eine westliche Fantasy-Wellt und beeindruckt dabei mit vielen tollen Spielsystemen und Ideen. Ganz besonders cool: Wer offene Spielwelten nur mit Aussichtstürmen und etlichen Icons auf der Weltkarte kennt, der wird sich vielleicht etwas schwertun mit dem nagelneuen Capcom-Titel. Denn, statt auf moderne Gameplay-Elemente zu setzen, wie man es etwa aus Assassin's Creed oder dem aktuellen Konkurrenten von Team Ninja, Rise of the Ronin, kennt, schmeißt das japanische Studio "all den ollen Kram" wie Questsymbole über den Köpfen von NPCs oder andere Hilfestellungen ganz ungeniert über Bord. Das ist nicht nur sau erfrischend, es ermöglicht es tatsächlich auch, die Spielwelt so zu erkunden, wie sie es eigentlich verdient. Doch klar, nicht alles an Dragon's Dogma 2 sorgt für Freudensprünge. Unser Moderator Maci Naeem Cheema hat sich Co-Moderator Michael Grünwald und Redakteur Matthias Dammes für unseren knapp 35-minütigen Podcast geschnappt und spricht neben den vielen Höhepunkten des Singleplayer-Rollenspiels auch ausgiebig über das große Thema, was besonders im Netz und bei Fans für Aufruhr sorgt: die von Capcom eingebauten Mikrotransaktionen.

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BBC OS Conversations: Living with cancer

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

The world was shocked to hear the news that the Princess of Wales is being treated for cancer. In her video message, Catherine encouraged everyone facing the disease not to lose hope. Presenter James Reynolds, speaks to young women around the world who talk candidly about their diagnosis; how it has affected them, their families and their approach to the future, particularly when their news came as young adults. According to research from the World Health Organisation, one in five people will develop cancer in their lifetime. Two young mothers talk about the challenge of explaining a diagnosis of cancer to their children.

Hüftgold und eine Matte um die Taille - das Königreich Tonga

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Auf der Weltkarte sind es nur ein paar Punkte mitten im Meer, doch zu entdecken gibt es im Königreich Tonga trotzdem jede Menge. Tonga liegt im Südpazifik und hat rund 100.000 Einwohner*innen und einen Unterwasservulkan, von dem die Welt vor nicht allzu langer Zeit vielleicht schon mal etwas gehört hat. Von den 170 Inseln Tongas sind nur 36 bewohnt. ARD-Korrespondentin Kathrin Erdmann hat zwei besucht.

Addiction, Motherhood, and Jesus with writer Anne Lamott

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 07:00:59 +0000

Writer Anne Lamott has garnered a cult following with her shockingly honest prose on love, death, faith, writing and more. This hour, her wisdom from a career that has spanned 20 books and 40 years.

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Heart and Soul: The caste faultlines in Modi’s India

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

As India completes 10 years of being governed by the Hindu nationalist BJP, Divya Arya explores the divergent political and religious views of different castes in modern day India. Despite government-led programmes to increase job opportunities and reduced caste based discrimination, inequalities still exist particularly in smaller towns and villages. Divya meets a young Brahman influencer who makes reels about her caste pride, a man from the lower Dalit caste who has moved away from Hinduism and another Dalit man who has joined an organisation with close links to the ruling BJP.

Azovstal: The 80 day siege

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 06:13:00 +0000

Imagine for a moment what it would be like to live in darkness underground for 80 days, while bombs and missile strikes rain down from above and rations are so tight you can only eat once a day. Next, imagine having to choose between feeding yourself and feeding your baby. This was the reality for those trapped in Azovstal steelworks in the Spring of 2022. Every day was a gamble with death. Senior journalist for the BBC's Ukraine Service, Diana Kuryshko, meets the Ukrainian citizens and soldiers who survived to tell the tale.

Forward Thinking: Is it ethical to live longer?

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:43:00 +0000

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Venki Ramakrishnan considers both why we might live longer, and the dilemmas this raises.

In the last few years, medical advances have led to treatments that really do offer the potential to tackle life-threatening cancers and debilitating diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

In discussion with Nuala McGovern, Venki also explores the questions such treatments raise. Initially, they will be expensive, and we already have a global society in which there is a direct link between life expectancy and affluence; will access to these treatments, or lack of it, increase that disparity? And although your incurable disease may now be cured, what about the rest of your quality of life? Can the planet support an increasingly needy older and older generation? Does trying to live longer become a selfish act?

Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan heads a research group at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England.

This is the first in a series of four programmes from the Oxford Literary Festival, presented by Nuala McGovern and produced by Julian Siddle.

Recorded in front of an audience at Worcester College, Oxford.

PC Games Podcast #77: Horizon Forbidden West ist auf PC eine Wucht + Gewinnspiel!

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Mehr Infos zur Folge: In Folge 77 unseres Spielepodcasts, dem PC Games Podcast, geht es um den ganz frisch veröffentlichten PC-Port zu Horizon Forbidden West. Der PS5-Hit von 2022 - das Sequel zu Horizon Zero Dawn - von Guerilla Games gilt als eine der größten und wichtigsten Playstation-Marken und Erfolge der letzten Jahre (und das, obwohl die Sci-Fi-Reihe rund um Aloy verhältnismäßig noch recht jung ist). Unser Podcast-Moderator Maci Naeem Cheema hat sich unseren PCG-Tester Tobias Meyer und PCGH-Kollegen Philipp Reuther geschnappt und klärt, warum der Playstation-Blockbuster auf PC eine echte Wucht ist - und das nicht nur grafisch.

Kurz gehalten: Wir beantworten alle wichtigen Fragen im knapp 30-minütigen Podcast-Talk. Doch, keine Sorge, solltet ihr euch nach Ende der Podcast-Episode noch mehr Infos und detailliertere Einblicke zum Action-Adventure wünschen, dann empfehlen wir euch zum einen unseren Technik-Test der PC Games Hardware (PCGH). Zum anderen gibts auch noch die Review von Tobi zu Horizon Forbidden West für den PC.

Und das Gewinnspiel?

Alle Infos zu unserem Gewinnspiel zur beliebten Playstation-Marke Horizon findet ihr direkt hier auf pcgames.de - wir wünschen viel Glück bei der Teilnahme und viel Spaß mit unserer aktuellen Podcast-Episode!

Assignment: Secret Sisters. Political prisoners in Belarus

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Belarus has huge numbers of political prisoners - around three times as many as in Russia, in a far smaller country.

Almost industrial scale arrests began after huge, peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations swept the country in 2020 after Alexander Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory in presidential elections. Mr Lukashenko has been in power for 30 years. Protestors said the result was a fraud, and that they’d been cheated of their vote.

Almost four years on, the authorities are still making mass arrests.

Many of those detained are women. The most prominent woman prisoner, Maria Kolesnikova, a professional flute player, has been incommunicado for over a year, with no word at all reaching her family or lawyers.

Political prisoners are made to wear a yellow patch on their clothes. The women say they kept short of food and made to sew uniforms for the security forces, to clean the prison yard with rags and shovel snow. They speak of undergoing humiliating punishments such as standing in parade grounds under the sun for hours.

Yet they also tell us of camaraderie and warmth in their tiny cells as they try to keep one other going. And women on the outside continue to take personal risks to help the prisoners by sending in food, warm clothes and letters.

In the Studio: Maria Grachvogel

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:30:00 +0000

Maria Grachvogel’s design have been worn by many famous names including actors Emma Thompson and Angelina Jolie, as well as Spice Girl and now designer Victoria Beckham. As she celebrates 30 years in the fashion business, the BBC’s Rachel Royce follows Maria as she creates her new collection for her autumn-winter season 2024. From design sketches and colour palettes, to draping fabric over mannequins, Maria then always tries the garments on herself and her team before finalising every piece.

Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000

A bonus episode from the Lives Less Ordinary podcast. The Jordanian coach who started a refugee kids’ football team in the US after being rejected by her own family. For more extraordinary personal stories from around the world, go to bbcworldservice.com/liveslessordinary or search for Live Less Ordinary wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Presenter: Jo Fidgen Producer: Helen Fitzhenry

Bonus: The Global Jigsaw: Moscow attack: disinfo wars

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000

A bonus episode from the Global Jigsaw podcast.Who is behind the Crocus City Hall attack? Within an hour of last week’s deadly attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, a campaign was gathering momentum to blame Kyiv for the atrocity while a parallel storyline claimed it was a Russian false flag operation. We track the blame game: the narratives and the counter-narratives underpinned by generous doses of disinformation. Producer: Kriszta Satori Presenter: Krassi Twigg For more, search for The Global Jigsaw wherever you get your BBC podcasts.

BBC OS Conversations: Messages from Gaza

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

BBC OS producer Kristina Völk has been following the lives of several people in Gaza since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war in October last year. They have been in contact with her via voice messages, text updates or chats whenever they are able. Kristina shares the experiences across a timeline of six months of four women: Batool, Sanabel, Aseel and Layan. Kristina guides us through the messages that give a sense of the resilience, fear, strength and despair experienced under the bombardments of war.

Heart and Soul: An ‘Encore’ for Jesus

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:04:00 +0000

The Eudist Servants of the Eleventh Hour is a Catholic order of nuns made up of mature women called to a religious life in their later years. It was founded by Mother Antonia Brenner – a twice-divorced, former Hollywood socialite and mother of seven, who ministered to the incarcerated for three decades in the notorious La Mesa prison in Tijuana, Mexico. At first the Catholic Church declined to support Mother Antonia – indeed, as a divorcee, she was unable to take Holy Communion herself for many years. Then Pope John Paul II gave her his blessing, and Mother Antonia began the process of forming a religious community. The order was founded in 1997. Mother Antonia died in 2013. But her work continues on both sides of the US/Mexico border through women who have vowed to dedicate the remainder of their time on earth – in the eleventh hour of their lives – to uplifting the poor. For these nuns it’s a kind of ‘encore’ dedicated to Jesus Christ. So, who are the women in their 50s and 60s who leave their often comfortable and privileged lives behind to minister in La Mesa prison and work with people who find themselves at the bottom of everyone’s pile? [Photo Credit: Sister Viola, one of the Eudist Sisters of the Eleventh Hour, in the women’s section of La Mesa prison in Tijuana, Mexico. The sisters visit the prisoners every day to pray with them and provide spiritual support. They also bring toiletries and treats.

Photo by Tim Mansel

Producer/ Presenter: Linda Pressly Producer: Tim Mansel Producer in Mexico: Ulises Escamilla Series Producer: Rajeev Gupta Production Coordinator: Mica Nepomuceno Sound:Tanzy Leitner

Bonus: HARDtalk

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000

A bonus episode from HARDtalk, in-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities. Stephen Sackur is on the road in Guyana, South America, home to globally significant ecosystems and now one of the world's biggest offshore oil and gas reserves. As Guyana experiences record economic growth, will its people feel the benefit?

Animal Enigmas: Uncovering the mysteries of the animal kingdom

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:00:59 +0000

Original broadcast date: July 14, 2023. From the bugs in our backyards to prehistoric reptiles, animal biology and behavior are full of puzzles and conundrums. On this episode, we hear from experts solving the mysteries of the animal kingdom. Guests include paleontologist Dean Lomax, biochemical engineer Saad Bhamla, herpetologist Gowri Shankar and conservation biologist Patrícia Medici.

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Oase des Orients ? Oman zwischen Tradition und Moderne

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Für viele Touristen gilt Oman als eine Art Geheimtipp. Denn während etliche Länder der arabischen Welt von Krisen und Krieg geprägt sind, herrscht in dem Sultanat seit rund fünf Jahrzehnten Frieden. Mit Hilfe der Einnahmen aus der Erdölförderung ließ der einstige Monarch Sultan Qaboos Schulen, Universitäten und Krankenhäuser errichten, baute das Strom- und das Straßennetz aus. Dabei behielt der Sultan aber auch die Traditionen des Landes im Blick. Was auch heute noch gilt. Anne Allmeling über den Oman zwischen Tradition und Moderne.

Wasser-Krise in Johannesburg: Südafrikas Millionenmetropole sitzt auf dem Trockenen

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Schon lange leiden die Menschen in Südafrika darunter, dass jeden Tag stundenlang der Strom abgeschaltet wird. Seit einiger Zeit fällt jetzt zusätzlich immer wieder auch das Wasser aus. Im März waren ganze Stadtviertel in Johannesburg für zehn Tage und länger von der Trinkwasserversorgung abgeschnitten. Um die größte Not zu lindern, hat der Staatsbetrieb ?Johannesburg Water? 35 Tanklaster im Einsatz ? ein Tropfen auf dem heißen Stein. Die Folgen des Wassermangels sind immens. Unternehmen müssen die Produktion drosseln, Dienstleister ihre Arbeit einstellen, Schulen die Kinder nach Hause schicken. Private Haushalte sind gezwungen, nach Alternativen zu suchen. Trinkwasser aus dem Supermarkt wird zum Zähneputzen genutzt, die Toilette mit Wasser aus Swimming-Pools gespült. Wer es sich leisten kann, lässt sich im Garten einen Brunnen graben. Die Gründe für die Wasserkrise sind (wie bei der Stromkrise) hausgemacht: Die Infrastruktur ist marode, die Korruption grassiert. Dazu kommen Sabotage und viel kriminelle Energie. Die Menschen sind zunehmend genervt - und machen die Regierungspartei ANC für die Missstände verantwortlich, wie Stephan Ueberbach aus Johannesburg berichtet.

Assignment: Choking in Chiang Mai

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:40:00 +0000

For a period earlier this month, the historic city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand had the worst air of any city in the world.

The city gained the same unwanted accolade last year. The practice of agricultural burning in the hills around Chiang Mai renders the air so toxic from February to April that it becomes unsafe to breathe. Respiratory problems and allergies caused by PM2.5, a type of pollution, led to more than 12,000 people being admitted to hospital in 2023.

The bad air affects everyone, including the young and physically fit. In December 2023, Krittai Tanasombatkul, a 29-year-old doctor and basketball fanatic, succumbed to lung cancer. Like 40% of people with the disease in the city, he was not a smoker.

PC Games Podcast #76: We Are Football - mit Anstoss-Legende zu Gast!

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Mehr Infos: Im PC Games Podcast Numero 76 steht der liebste Volkssport Deutschlands im Fokus. Wir reden über Fußball, aber nein, keine Sorge, nicht schon wieder über den alten FIFA... EA Sports-was-auch-immer-Käse. Stattdessen haben wir "Anstoß"-Legende Gerald Köhler bei uns zu Gast. Unser Team, bestehend aus den allesamt Ballsport-begeisterten Redakteuren Michael Grünwald, Tobias Meyer und Sascha Lohmüller, quatscht dabei in Folge 76 mit unserem Gast ausgiebig über die Welt der Fußball-Manager. Dabei gibt es natürlich auch tiefe Einblicke in das neue We Are Football 2024 - ein Traum für Fußball-Fans (und Modder!).

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Rwanda 30 years on

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

Victoria Uwonkunda makes an emotional journey back to Rwanda, where she grew up. It is the first time she has visited since the age of 12, when she fled the 1994 genocide with her family. Victoria retraces her journey to safety out of the capital Kigali, to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Along the way she speaks to survivors of the violence – both victims and perpetrators - to find out how the country is healing, through reconciliation and forgiveness. Victoria meets Evariste and Narcisse, who work together on a reconciliation project called Cows for Peace. Evariste killed Narcisse’s mother during the 1994 genocide. And she meets Claudette, who suffered unimaginable horrors at the hands of a man, Jean Claude, sitting next to her as she tells her story.

Bonus: The Black 14

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

A bonus episode from the Amazing Sport Stories podcast - The Black 14. Sport, racism and protests are about to change the lives of “the Black 14” American footballers. It’s 1969 in the United States. They’ve arrived on scholarships at the University of Wyoming to play for its Cowboys American football team. It was a predominantly white college. The team is treated like a second religion. Then, the players make a decision to take a stand against racism in a game against another university.

This is episode one of a four-part season from the Amazing Sport Stories podcast.

Content warning: This episode contains lived experiences which involve the use of strong racist language

In the Studio: Helmut Deutsch and Michael Volle - Staging Winterreise

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

Michael Volle is a baritone singer who has made his name with magisterial operatic performances, particularly Wagner. Helmut Deutsch has been playing the piano alongside the great and the good of the classical world for five decades, including the soprano Ileana Cotrubas and the tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Performing the 24-song cycle that Franz Schubert wrote at the end of his short life, Die Winterreise, or the Winter’s Journey, is considered the pinnacle of the recital repertoire, even for such accomplished musicians. The trust between singer and pianist must be absolute, because the two performers are, in Volle’s words, “naked and pure on stage”. Deutsch and Volle have a 20-year friendship and working partnership to build on, a musical connection that brings them together to perform this “summit” of singing over and over again. Yet their next performance will be something out of the ordinary. They are undertaking a staged performance at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, in Barcelona. The musicians will be joined by actresses on the stage, photographs accompanying the music, and newly developed poems interspersed between songs. How will the staging affect the relationship between singer and pianist, and how will it impact the music? Writer and journalist Lluís Amiguet joins rehearsals in Barcelona to find out. Image: Helmut Deutsch (Credit: Kartal Karagedik) and Michael Volle (Credit: David Ruano)

Bonus: The Global Story

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

Since conflict broke out in April 2023, it has been almost impossible for international media to report from Sudan. In that time, stories of horrific violence and sexual violence have been told by hundreds of thousands of people who have fled the country. Feras Kilani, the BBC Arabic special correspondent, has just returned from Sudan, where he got a rare insight into life in the country. Mercy Juma, the BBC Africa correspondent also tells Lyse Doucet about the survivors of ethnic violence and sexual assault she met in Chad, the neighbouring country where hundreds of thousands have fled. The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists around the world. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell The Global Story. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com. You can also message us or leave a voice note on WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. #TheGlobalStory This episode was made by Richard Moran, Bethan Ashmead-Latham and Alix Pickles. The technical producers were Matt Hewitt and Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

The Cultural Frontline: Bjarke Ingels

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Bjarke Ingels is the Danish architect who is responsible for creating the flood defence project for Manhattan. In 2012 Hurricane Sandy saw flood water rise up to 2.4 metres. Lives were lost, the city’s transportation system was brought to a stand-still and the New York Stock exchange was closed for two days. As a child, Bjarke wanted to draw comic books and walk on roofs and the buildings that he’s designed include a power station with a ski slope. How can he build his sense of fun and creativity into vital protection against climate change? Razia Iqbal meets Bjarke for The Cultural Frontline on the BBC World Service.

BBC OS Conversations: Protesting farmers

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

Long lines of tractors have become an increasingly common site in recent months on the streets of many European cities. In Poland, farmers blocked roads this week in protest at rising costs and competition from cheaper imports from Ukraine. Farmers have also been protesting in the UK, Hungary, Belgium, Spain, Greece and Italy on a range of issues from fuel prices to new environment rules. Given that more and more of us now live in cities, we wanted to understand the challenges farmers are facing – but also get an insight into their lives. Farmers in the UK, France and an aspiring farmer in Germany share their experiences, including Morgan, a farmer in the Brittany region of France: “I love my life, I love my job as a farmer, it’s one of the most beautiful jobs in the world because we take care of the nature, we produce good food for our communities,” she tells us. “But we deserve a decent living and we’re not getting it anymore.” We also bring together three farmers in India. With a forthcoming national election, thousands recently marched – once again – on the capital Delhi. They tell us why they farm and share with us their emotional connection to the land. A Boffin Media production in partnership with the BBC OS team. (Photo: Morgan Ody. Credit: Morgan Ody)

Die Vertreibung von Palästinensern im Westjordanland

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:35:00 +0000

Seit dem 7. Oktober haben sich die Vertreibungen im Westjordanland spürbar verschärft. Tausende Menschen haben seitdem ihre Häuser verlassen. Zu groß wurden die täglichen Schikanen und die Gewalt durch jüdische Siedler. Jan-Christoph Kitzler hat die betroffenen Palästinenser besucht und geht in seiner Reportage der Frage nach, was die Siedler antreibt ? und warum die systematische Vertreibung von Palästinensern im Westjordanland dem Frieden im Nahen Osten entgegensteht.

153: What Even Is an Office?

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:45:00 +0000

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A More Walkable World: Ideas to get us moving

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 07:00:59 +0000

We know walking is good for our bodies, our communities, and our planet. But our car-centric cities and screen-filled lives keep us sitting. Can we change? This hour, ideas to get us moving. Guests include author Vybarr Cregan-Reid, computer historian Laine Nooney, exercise physiologist Keith Diaz, urban planner Jeff Speck, activists John Francis and Vanessa Garrison.

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Heart and Soul: How the Church’s role in Argentina’s dictatorship shook the nation’s faith

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

Next Year will mark 50 years since the start of a seven-year violent military dictatorship in Argentina. During this period, many who opposed the fascist regime were detained, kidnapped, tortured – and in some cases they disappeared never to be seen again. The Catholic church has always been very powerful in Argentina, and closely linked to the state. While some in the church were victims themselves, the hierarchy of the Church has been accused of playing a role in the dictatorship. At best, it has faced allegations of knowing what was going on and not doing enough to stop it. At worst, it has faced allegations of being actively complicit in some of the abuse the military was perpetrating. A group of mothers and grandmothers during this period set up a campaign to try and find their missing children. The ‘Madres’ and ‘Abuelas’ of Plaza de Mayo movement started on a pilgrimage in 1977, where the women wore the white cloth of their missing children’s diapers on their heads to identify themselves. Today, many of them are still looking for their children, and still identifiable by the white headscarves they wear to campaign each week. In this episode of Heart and Soul, the BBC’s Ione Wells and Jessica Cruz travel to Argentina to speak to some of the victims of the dictatorship. These include people who were kidnapped, detained and in some cases tortured themselves – sometimes in the presence of Church officials. And one of the ‘Madres’, aged 93, who still hopes to find her missing son before she dies. How did this affect their relationship with the Church? And how did witnessing atrocities like this impact their faith? Presenter: Ione Wells Producer: Jessica Cruz / Ione Wells Researcher: Emma Smith Series Producer: Rajeev Gupta

Assignment: Border Stories, part 2 - Coyotes and Kidnap

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 02:40:00 +0000

Thousands of people every day are on the move across Mexico towards the border with the US. But for migrants, this is one of the most perilous journeys in the world: land routes are dominated by powerful drug cartels and organised crime groups.

In this episode of Border Stories, Linda Pressly hears terrifying stories of kidnap and extortion from those who have risked everything to enter the United States.

The US/Mexico border has become the most important battleground for Americans in this year’s presidential election, but it seems no one can stop the men with guns who operate with impunity south of the border in Mexico.

PC Games Podcast #75: Das Remake zu Alone in the Dark begeistert!

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Mehr Infos zur Folge:

Kniet nieder, Horror-Survival-Fans! Der Urvater von Resident Evil und Silent Hill ist nach fast 32 Jahren zurück: In dieser Woche begibt sich unser Moderationsduo, bestehend aus unseren Redakteuren Maci Naeem Cheema und Michael Grünwald, in die berühmt-berüchtigte Derceto Manor, die 1992 ihre Geburt feierte und das Zuhause der damals von Frédérick Raynal (Infogrames) erzählten Geschichte rund um Jeremy Hartwood ist. Und diese Story hat nicht nur eine heute als Legende geltende Horrormarke hervorgebracht, sondern gleich mehrere! Der berühmteste Titel, der im Schatten von Alone in the Dark geboren wurde: Das vier Jahre später veröffentlichte Resident Evil von Capcom.

Wir verraten euch in unserer knapp 40-minütigen Podcastfolge mit der Nummer 75, warum das Remake zu Alone in the Dark vom bisher eher unbekannten Entwicklerstudio Pieces Interactive aus Schweden so gut funktioniert - und sogar in vielerlei Hinsicht begeistert! Neben modernen Survival-Horror-Elementen, die sich so auch in den aktuellen Neuauflagen von Resident Evil (2-4) finden, gibts viel Atmosphäre und einen nicht von der Hand zuweisenden Old-School-Horror, der durchaus den Charme der alten Tage in sich trägt. Außerdem mit dabei: äußerst berühmte und beliebte Talente direkt aus Hollywood, nämlich David Harbour (Stranger Things, Gran Turismo, Black Widow) und Jodie Comer (Star Wars 9, The Last Duel, Free Guy)! Nun, mit einer Spielzeit von 10 Stunden ist das durchaus mal eine schöne Abwechslung, oder?

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Bonus: What in the World

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000

The Philippines is one of the most at risk countries in the world to the effects of climate change, with typhoons becoming more severe. At the same time, it has some of the most expensive energy in Southeast Asia. The country currently relies heavily on imported coal. But a recent report by the NGO Climate Analytics found that, by 2050, the Philippines could get its energy entirely from renewable sources

A reckoning with drugs in Oregon

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

In 2020, the people of Portland, Oregon - a famed city of progressives and counterculture - voted to pass Measure 110, the USA’s boldest drug policy reform yet. It came after years of campaigning, and was aimed at inverting the thinking of the war on drugs.

Measure 110 decriminalised possession of all illicit substances, including heroin, methamphetamine and oxycodone. The campaigners accurately predicted that the new law would ease tensions around racial disparities within policing, but it also coincided with the spread of the deadly and addictive drug fentanyl, and a tidal wave of homelessness.

Fentanyl is up to 50 times stronger than heroin, and is now the drug of choice for nearly all heroin users. It’s also more deadly - activists and the police now regularly carry the opioid-blocking drug Narcan to treat people overdosing on the streets. Homelessness also continues to rise as the cheap and available fentanyl spreads, creating an epidemic on two fronts.

Local journalist Winston Ross explores the complex issues behind Portland’s fentanyl crisis, speaking across the political divide and to many of those in the eye of the storm.

Trapped in Oman

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

A story of humanity in the face of inhumanity.

It starts with women from Malawi who travel to Oman in the hope of improving their lives. Instead, they find themselves trapped in servitude as domestic workers. BBC Africa Eye has spent months uncovering evidence of physical and sexual abuse through voice notes, videos, and texts. But as reporter Florence Phiri reveals, there’s a network of women working across continents, fighting to try to bring them home.

Warning: Some people may find details in this story distressing.

Presenter: Florence Phiri Producers: Nicky Milne and Rob Wilson Editors: Tom Watson and Rebecca Henschke Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar

In the Studio: Colm Tóibín

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

Irish author Colm Tóibín is among the world’s most celebrated contemporary writers. His works includes novels such as Nora Webster and The Blackwater Lightship, but also journalism, criticism, drama and more. His book Brooklyn was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Saoirse Ronan, and his writing has been translated into over 30 languages. Alongside the release of his debut collection of poems, Vinegar Hill, Colm gives fellow Irish writer Helen Cullen an insight into how he works, taking her through his writing process, how he gathers his ideas and his approach to refining his work.

Bonus: The Global Story

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. Panama Canal: It's running dry and it's going to cost us. The Global Story brings you one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, from the BBC, with Katya Adler. For more, go to bbcworldservice.com/globalstory or search for The Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.

BBC OS Conversations: Haiti gangs and stray bullets

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 01:30:00 +0000

Haiti is facing its most most acute humanitarian crisis for more than a decade. There’s been a surge in violence with armed gangs in control of most of the capital. The prime minister has resigned, there’s a month long state of emergency and a curfew has been extended. The gangs have destroyed police buildings and, after storming a prison in the capital Port-au-Prince, thousands of escaped prisoners are back on the streets. Hosted by Lukwesa Burak and Luke Jones, they hear from Haitians caught up in this latest violence

Zwischen Weltkulturerbe und Terrorverdacht: Muslime in Spanien heute

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Am 11. März 2004 explodierten in vier voll besetzten Madrider Vorortzügen zehn Sprengsätze. Beim schwersten Attentat in der Geschichte Spaniens, verübt von islamistischen Terroristen, starben fast 200 Menschen. Ein Jahr später lief der Dialog über die Schwierigkeiten der viel beschworenen ?convivencia?, dem Zusammenleben der unterschiedlichen Kulturen, wieder an. Die iberische Halbinsel stand fast 800 Jahre lang unter muslimischem Einfluss, eine Epoche, der Spanien Baudenkmäler wie die Moschee von Córdoba oder die Alhambra in Granada verdankt. ?Al-Andalus? gilt als ein historisches Beispiel, wie Muslime, Christen und Juden friedlich miteinander zusammenlebten. Heute bilden Muslime in Spanien nur noch eine Minderheit. Wer sind sie und wie ist es um das Zusammenleben bestellt? ARD-Korrespondentin Franka Welz berichtet.