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Aug 20, 2021 • 6min
Ep 157: America's classroom war
Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis has blocked a mask mandate for the state's schools, going against advice from the Center for Disease Control. But with a fourth Covid wave causing more hospitalisations, can the state really afford to "get back to normal"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 19, 2021 • 8min
Ep 156: Policing the incels
Jake Davison, an 'incel' who was radicalised online, killed five people with a licensed gun. Should social media checks be a part of gun ownership? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 18, 2021 • 7min
Ep 155: The future of women in Afghanistan
What does a new Taliban regime mean for women and girls in Afghanistan? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 17, 2021 • 6min
Ep 154: Australia's third wave
Australia's triumphant Olympians are returning to a month-long quarantine as the country hits its third wave of Covid infections. What's gone wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 16, 2021 • 6min
Ep 153: Code red on climate
Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a 'code red' report. Disaster is coming faster than we thought. But will leaders act fast enough? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 13, 2021 • 6min
Ep 152: The Duke of York... in the dock?
When Virginia Giuffre was under the age of 18, she claims Prince Andrew forced her to have sex with him. He's always denied it. But her lawyer is now convinced the case will come to court. Is he right? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 12, 2021 • 6min
Ep 151: The Taliban returns
Just months after US President Joe Biden announced he’d be withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, the country is in chaos. How serious is the Taliban threat? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 11, 2021 • 6min
Ep 150: Fires and fury in Greece
Fires have ripped across the island of Evia, in Greece. And when help finally came it was too little, too late. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 10, 2021 • 6min
Ep 149: A suspicious death
When the Belarusian human rights activist Vitaly Shishov was found hanged in a forest on the outskirts of Kyiv in Ukraine it was reported as suicide. His friends were immediately suspicious. They think it might be a political murder. Why? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 9, 2021 • 5min
Ep 148: The dating app that cares?
Bumble has announced it will be offering free therapy to anyone who experiences sexual assault from someone they meet on the app. Is this a meaningful change, or just smart PR? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
