Broken Telephone: Those Victorians sure knew how to party - Dont Drink the Milk DW Podcasts 2024-10-21 | Broken Telephone: Those Victorians sure knew how to party - Dont Drink the Milk
Living Planet: Why green funerals are on the rise DW Podcasts 2024-10-20 | #livingplanet #environment #climate #composting #burial #cremation #death As traditional funerals take a toll on the environment, a new wave of eco-friendly options is emerging. This episode reveals the surprising choices for sustainable farewells. Are you ready to rethink your final act? Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend! Interviewees: Lauren Carroll, death worker from Colorado Elena Slominsky, PhD candidate at the University of California, Irvine, in the school of Social Ecology Chapters: 00:00 How Lauren Carroll wants to die 02:25 The trauma of losing somebody 05:58 How the death of a baby changed everything 09:20 Working for the funeral industry 11:14 The environmental footprint of funerals 15:49 Interest in greener burial options is growing 20:01 Water cremation and body composting explained 23:39 The price tag of various funeral options 24:55 Death customs are not set in stone 29:05 Planning your own funeral? 32:37 Credits
Science Unscripted: How to slow down an embryo DW Podcasts 2024-10-18 | #scienceunscripted #podcast #pregnancy #science #ivf Scientists in Berlin have shown you can stop the development of an embryo-like model - *NO HUMAN EMBYROS WERE USED IN THE EXPERIMENT* - and keep it alive to be developed later. The implications could be huge for IVF.Science Unscripted is a podcast from DW, Germany's international broadcaster. Listen to more Science Unscripted: https://pod.link/scienceunscriptedChapters:00:00 - 01:34 Introduction in studio with Conor and Gabe01:34 - 02:19 Meet Aydan Bulut-Karslioglu, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin02:19 - 04:35First animal species that pauses embryonic development in the wild: Deer04:35 - 05:34 Second animal that uses embryonic diapause as an adaptive strategy in response to environmental stress: Mice05:34 - 07:48 The same thing can happen in human embryo models (blastoids) and stem cells by manipulating mTor activity in a lab setting07:48 - 09:14 Explore the potential applications of this research for improving IVF success rates. Potentially, this can lead to better outcomes for couples struggling with infertility09:14 - 10:22 Speculative future therapies – Speculation on future therapies that could adjust embryo viability timing before IVF10:22 - 11:33 Conclusion and research clarification in studio with Conor and Gabe
Inside Europe: Prospects for peace amid realities of war DW Podcasts 2024-10-18 | #insideeurope #podcast #europe #politics #ukraine #zelenskyy #peaceplanukraine #electricvehicle #norway #climateaction #france #pelicottrial Are Zelenskyy’s conditions for peace in Ukraine at odds with the realities of the war? Ordinary men, horrific crimes - could France’s mass rape trial be a catalyst for change? Why Norway’s electric vehicle revolution is in top gear. Inside Europe is a weekly deep-dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany’s international broadcaster. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/insideeurope Chapters:01:00 Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s five point peace plan 07:15 Ordinary men, horrific crimes - France’s mass rape trial 16:26 Norway revs up for electric vehicles
Could we press pause on life? - Science Unscripted 🧭😱 #pregnancy #podcast #scienceunscripted DW Podcasts 2024-10-17 | #pregnancy #embryo #IVF #scienceunscripted Animals can slow a pregnancy if they’re starving or freezing cold 🐁🦌🥶 Now humans can too (in a Petri dish with stem-cell ‘blastoids’ 🧫) - with potential long-term implications for IVF therapies 🏥🤱🧑🏾🍼 listen to Science Unscripted for more.
When East Africans resisted German imperialism DW Podcasts 2024-10-13 | In East Africa and the Great Lakes region, German conquest spurred courageous resistance from many local East African groups against well-armed and violent colonial forces.
The battle to ban fossil fuel ads — Living Planet DW Podcasts 2024-10-13 | #advertising #marketing #fossilfuels #bigoil #environment #livingplanet It's so common it's easy to overlook. But what if advertising has more power to shape our choices, our world and our climate than we realize? For decades, the fossil fuel industry has used marketing to buy our support and delay climate action – with remarkable success. Now some cities have had enough. They're banning ads for cruises, cars and flying – and they say that's just the beginning.Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend! Interviewees: Ben Parker, Greens Councilor for Morningside, Edinburgh, ScotlandMatthew Halliday, marketing and brand creativity lecturer, School of Communications, Auckland University of Technology, New ZealandPeter Dietsch, philosophy and economics professor, Department of Philosophy, The University of Victoria, CanadaNaomi Oreskes, author, professor, Department of the History of Science, Harvard University, USChapters: 00:00 What's dangerous about these ads?01:59 Edinburgh cracks down on fossil fuel advertising04:21 Are fossil fuel ads running out of gas in Europe? 06:13 What drives advertisers?07:07 The evolution of marketing & advertising10:25 Advertising and capitalism 15:01 Fossil fuel ads and the parallels with tobacco 21:12 How is the fossil fuel industry exploiting advertising to delay climate action?27:27 Fossil fuel ads will find you whether you want it or not 31:15 So... could advertising be used for meaningful climate action, too?
Inside Europe: Why are Irish soldiers in Lebanon? DW Podcasts 2024-10-11 | #UNIFIL #lebanon #insideeurope, #europeannews #Belarus #norwayoildisaster #edibleinsects #shepherdA weekly deep dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany’s international broadcaster.Irish soldiers in Lebanon, linguistic defiance in Belarus and the long shadow cast by Norway’s worst ever oil platform disaster. Also expect: modern day shepherds, post industrial landscapes, lenient lexicographers and edible insects! 01:40 Dr Edward Burke (UCD) on the history of Irish UNIFIL forces in Lebanon 10:07 Belarusian language rival - against all odds 17:40 Norwegian oil rig disaster and the fight for answers 26:32 Italian shepherding schools 31:47 Can UK cooling towers have a post industrial afterlife? 37:56 Duden’s Dr Laura Neuhaus on “the idiot’s apostrophe” 56:27 Bulgarian insect farming kicks up a stink
Are more animals being killed for leather? 🐮👢👜 #environment DW Podcasts 2024-10-11 | Some critics of the leather industry claim that demand for this animal-based product is driving the slaughter of animals. Here are some things to keep in mind.
Is vegan leather better for the planet? 🌵🍎🥭🌍#environment DW Podcasts 2024-10-11 | Plant-based leather alternatives are often touted as a more sustainable choice than animal-based leather. Here are some things to keep in mind.
Why birds love graveyards – Living Planet DW Podcasts 2024-10-06 | #living planet #environment #birds How much do you really know about the birds around you? With an estimated 50 to 430 billion birds worldwide, they're everywhere - but few of us take the time to listen. In this episode, reporter Ben Restle seeks to connect with birds in a rather eerie location. It’s perfect for witnessing the magical dawn chorus - you just need to make it through the night… Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend!
Inside Europe: Hopeful stories from around the continent DW Podcasts 2024-10-04 | #hope #theeuropeanspodcast #pagan, #morethanapub #localpub #TerraMadreDay #SlowFood #crofting #offgrid #bfi #europeannews A weekly deep dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany’s international broadcaster. A warm cultural shower of a show, featuring: embarrassing friendships, spiritual awakenings, and community pubs! In the second half we invite you to: peak inside a Scottish croft, hang out with some rebellious Italian foodies and meet a young Irish filmmaker for whom representation is a deeply personal mission. Special Guests: Dominic and Katy from The Europeans podcast.Chapters:01:00 Special Guests: Dominic Kraemer and Katy Lee from The Europeans Podcast09:23 Community owned pubs in the UK16:06 Alsatru - Iceland’s practicing pagans25:24 Scoraig peninsular’s off-grid crofting community33:10 Terra Madre 2024 43:18 Oisín-Tomás ó Raghallaigh - young Irish filmmaker
How businessman pressured German politicians to claim colonies DW Podcasts 2024-10-04 | How did the Woermann Line contribute to the suppression of the Herero and Nama people in Namibia? #history #Germany #colonialism #africanhistory #Cameroon #Woermann #landgrabbing #historypodcast
What’s better: Leather vs vegan leather – Living Planet DW Podcasts 2024-09-29 | #leather #veganleather #environment Vegan leather, synthetic leather, faux leather. Whatever you want to call it, it’s creating competition in the leather market. More and more shoe shoppers are switching to this non-animal-based alternative to help the climate. But are they just sidestepping another set of environmental concerns? In this episode, we break down the environmental footprint of leather and vegan leather, and try to clear up a few common misconceptions along the way. Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend! Interviewees: Kerry Senior, director of the UK Leather Federation Michael Meyer, CEO and scientific director at the independent Freiberg Institute FILK Chapters: 00:00 Can you tell vegan leather from real leather? 04:43 How the leather for your shoes gets made 07:39 Breaking down leather’s environmental footprint 09:49 Are more cattle being reared for the hides? 11:10 Breaking down vegan leather’s environmental footprint 15:54 The shortcomings of leather alternatives 19:46 A debrief and the answer
💑 What Is symbiosexuality? 💘 #sexuality #scienceunscripted #shorts DW Podcasts 2024-09-28 | Ever felt attracted to a... couple? 💑Then you might be symbiosexual.Study 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-02857-x
Why was German presence in East Africa particularly violent? DW Podcasts 2024-09-28 | In East Africa and the Great Lakes region, German conquest spurred courageous resistance from many local East African groups against well-armed and violent colonial forces.
Inside Europe: Election guide to Austria’s FPÖ DW Podcasts 2024-09-27 | #insideeurope #FPÖ #Croatia, #parismetro #OYW24 #sustainability #oiw2024A weekly deep dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany’s international broadcaster. Austrian elections, a pyrrhic victory for the SPD in Brandenburg, France's new government, Oslo Innovation Week. Also: Croatia’s bid to reverse its youth exodus, sun, sea and sustainable tourism, all aboard the newly extended Paris metro, and forbidden sounds: a world first for Spain’s Thyssen-Bornemisza museum. Chapters: 01:00 Austrian elections: FPÖ confident of a win07:15 A surprising result in Brandenburg14:16 France’s new government18:12 Oslo Innovation Week26:42 Croatia wants its youth back!32:42 Sea Going Green founder Aleksandra Dragozet39:18 All aboard the Grand Paris Express!47:58 Maria Dolores Nchama - forbidden sounds
The “Mile Swindle” and it’s long legacy #history #africa #Namibia DW Podcasts 2024-09-21 | By 1885, Adolf Lüderitz had acquired vast territories in today's Namibia. But his contracts with local people were so dodgy that even German colonial officials doubted them.
Inside Europe: He had a knife: fear and loathing in Brandenburg DW Podcasts 2024-09-20 | A weekly deep dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany’s international broadcaster.00:58 How the far-right AfD's anti-immigration stance stirs hatred10:43 Do far-right parties like the AfD really defend the working classes?17:13 Mussolini vs Meloni - the Italian war-time dictator's granddaughter swaps sides 26:09 Tinder for good deeds
Deep Dive: The secret life of ants – Living Planet #ants #biodiversity #invasive DW Podcasts 2024-09-15 | Which creatures tend their own gardens, keep livestock, wage wars and have been around since the dinosaurs? We’re talking about ants of course. Tiny but mighty, the ant universe is complex, fascinating, and mostly hidden. All around the world, ants are hard at work helping sustain healthy ecosystems. But, as one town in Germany recently found out, humans and ants don’t always get along.Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend! Interviewees:Gregor Koschate, environment officer with Kehl city council in GermanyTanya Latty, entomologist and associate professor at the University of Sydney's School of Life and Environmental Sciences in AustraliaJack Longino, an ant expert and professor of biology at the University of Utah in the USCleo Bertelsmeier, ant ecologist and associate professor at the Department of Ecology and Evolution of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland Chapters: 00:00 Ants take over a small town in Germany 03:29 Meet the ant hunter from Kehl 06:02 The ant invasion has become a psychological problem for Kehl’s residents 08:34 Ants are super diverse and have amazing skills 20:14 How to deal with a super colony of ants? 24:30 Invasive ants are a global problem thanks to humans28:32 Ants are also struggling with biodiversity loss32:41 Bad news for Kehl’s ant hunter 33:44 Conclusion and credits
👮👮♀️🚔 What police do wrong (from an unhoused guy) 💥 #scienceunscripted #podcast #homless #short DW Podcasts 2024-09-13 | How do police actually treat unhoused people? 🤔We asked 🎤 🎥 Camera: Gabriel Borrud🎞️ Editing: Gian-Luca Wald, Jana Stegemann
Inside Europe: Barnier, borders and boundaries DW Podcasts 2024-09-13 | #insideeurope #euronews #Schengen, #noborders #santorini, #michelbarnier A weekly deep dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany’s international broadcaster. 01:00 Michel Barnier: Macron’s last gamble08:12 Turkish naval expansion14:12 Baltic Defense Line24:54 Could Germany’s border controls threaten the future of Schengen?31:24 Orban poised to bus migrants to Brussels36:17 Santorini overtourism42:40 Spanish film sets48:31 Dancing with Parkinson’s
Who🧐 can lift 50 times their body weight? 🏋️♀️🏋️🏋️♂️🏋️♀️ #environment DW Podcasts 2024-09-12 | Spoiler alert: It's this little guy 🐜
What is the deal with carbon capture & storage? #environment DW Podcasts 2024-09-09 | ...and can we remove CO2 from cement production? 🏭
Why Denmark wants in on carbon capture and storage DW Podcasts 2024-09-08 | #environment #livingplanet #carboncapture #Denmark If you can’t beat CO2 pollution, then bury it? That’s basically the thought behind carbon capture and storage. Denmark wants to become a leader in these efforts, and has the geological underground to lock away billions of tons of CO2. But locals ask, will it blow up in their face? An exploration of carbon capture technology. Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend! Interviewees: Rikke Volf, visual artist and chairwoman of the local environmental association Havnso-Follenslev, Havnso, Denmark Tobias Sorensen, a senior analyst at CONCITO, a green think-tank in Copenhagen Jannik Kappel, senior technical project manager for carbon Capture, Amager Ressource Center, Copenhagen Charles Harvey, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Justus Andreas, managing director, Bellona Germany, a climate solutions think tank in Berlin Nina Skaarup, head of the geophysical department of the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) Chapters:00:00 How would you feel if your backyard became a CO2 dumping ground? 05:20 Why Denmark wants to invest in carbon capture and storage 08:28 Visiting a waste plant in Copenhagen 11:28 How carbon capture works 18:00 What happens if a carbon pipeline ruptures? 19:35 The search for a good storage site 27:00 Carbon storage is being used for something else, too 28:34 Just a distraction or better than nothing?
👮🚔 When is policing harrassment? #homeless #scienceunscripted #shorts DW Podcasts 2024-09-06 | What do unhoused people fear most?The police 👮♂️👮♀️🎥 Camera: Lars Schlimmer, Gabriel Borrud🎞️ Editing: Gian-Luca Wald, Lars Schlimmer
Are police too hard on unhoused people? #police #homeless #help #scienceunscripted DW Podcasts 2024-09-06 | You've lost your job 😔And then your home 🏠💔And now, when you go to sleep, you're surrounded by strangers 😟Probably doesn't feel safe.What scares you most? 😨The police 👮♂️👮♀️🚔That's according to a study on unhoused people in Australia 🌏Join Gabe and Conor as they ask lead researcher Thalia Anthony what is going wrong when police talk to unhoused people.More importantly, take a minute to listen to people in Bonn, Germany who are unhoused – to hear their stories, learn about their lives and get a glimpse of the world from their vantage point.Are they being harassed? 😡 Treated kindly? 😊 Do they need help? (And if so, what kind?) 🤔We probably don't ask these questions enough. Now's a good time.Got your own questions? Comments? Anecdotes or personal experiences?Let us know, either here in the comments or at su@dw.com 📧 📚 STUDY (open access): link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10612-024-09775-3.pdf🎧 SUBSCRIBE: https://pod.link/scienceunscripted Chapters:00:00 Introductory remarks from DW studios on unhoused people01:26 Robin, 25, former undertaker, unhoused for 6 months, says Bonn police don't harrass him06:34 Rodik (audibly intoxicated) offers pan-European comparison of how police treat unhoused08:40 Interview with Professor Thalia Anthony (University of Technology Sydney), lead researcher of study "Hyper-policing the homeless"19:03 Short music segment featuring Rodik on guitar followed by discussion of housing first vs. treatment first debate with Bonn social worker Helena Marx21:36 Meet Snoopy (20 years on the street in Bonn), who claims it's never been as bad for unhoused as it is now23:11 Conclusion from DW studios including more of Rodik's guitar tune
Inside Europe: Who will stop the AfD? DW Podcasts 2024-09-06 | #insideeurope #AfD #Höcke, #sceneonradio #democracyindanger A weekly deep dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany’s international broadcaster. 01:00 Democracy prepping with Arne Semsrott12:22 Thomas Sparrow on the anti-AfD firewall18:48 Taboo topics with Aron Boks25:36 Russian sabotage and Finnish best practice30:48 Capitalism chat with Scene on Radio host John Biewen43:19 UK smoking ban a step too far?49:00 All aboard Luxemburg’s free public transport express!
Got milk?! But which kind…🥛🥛🥛🥛🥛 🌱🤸♂️🧘♀️ #health #plant-based #shorts #environment DW Podcasts 2024-09-02 | Plant-based 🌱milks are better for the environment, but are they for our bodies? 🤸♂️🧘♀️
Cleaning up our act - the dirty secret of laundry #environment #livingplanet #shorts DW Podcasts 2024-09-02 | 👚👕👖🩲🩳👔👗👙How can we make our laundry cleaner?
Deep Dive: The dirty truth about laundry – Living Planet DW Podcasts 2024-09-01 | #laundry #washing #microplasticsOur laundry routine impacts the environment with chemicals, microplastics, and energy use. Is our fear of being viewed as dirty making us overwash our clothes? Find out how to make smarter and greener laundry choices.Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend! Interviewees:Morgan Gary, owner of Spin Laundry Lounge in Portland, Oregon, USSonali Diddi, associate professor at the department of design and merchandising at Colorado State University, USMarkus Egert, professor for microbiology and hygiene at Furtwangen University, GermanyErik Klint, PhD student at the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:55 The benefits of laundromats 03:19 Not all grazing animals are bad 07:17 The environmental impact of laundry explained09:32 Laundry habits 12:32 Don’t forget the impact of dryers! 13:36 Educating laundromat customers 16:14 Getting a handle on laundry microplastics 18:31 The single most effective measure to reduce the footprint of laundry 20:04 Does washing with cold water get rid of all bacteria? 22:48 The fear of being perceived as dirty 29:00 Conclusion and credits
Are you symbiosexual? DW Podcasts 2024-08-31 | #sexuality #couples #relationships #scienceunscripted You meet a couple, and you find yourself attracted to them 👩❤️👨But not to each person individually 🚶♂️🚶♀️You’re attracted to THEM – as a COUPLE 💞🌟 That’s what it means to be symbiosexual.Symbiosexuality is a sexual attraction to the energy between two people – to their shared outlook, or combined power, or to something undefinably special that only happens when those two are together ✨If you can sort of understand that feeling… it may be because this form of sexual attraction is more prevalent than you might think 🤔Listen in to find out how many people in the Harvard Pleasure study said they’ve felt symbiosexual attraction – and also, to learn about the caveat in that data which means we can’t assume these numbers hold true for everyone everywhere 📊Got questions? Comments? Strongly worded opinions about defining sexuality?Let us know, either here in the comments or at su@dw.com 📧 📚 STUDY (open access): link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-02857-x🎧 SUBSCRIBE: https://pod.link/scienceunscripted Chapters:00:00 Conor & Gabe read listener emails (about why boys appear to be better than girls at giving directions from ages 3-10)03:56 In the future, computers and phones will 'smell' the air by chemically analyzing it, possibly leading to advances in medicinal breath analysis06:50 Alcohol, friend & dopamine: Why are we happy when we drink together and depressed when we drink alone?08:57 Are you symbiosexual? Have you ever been attracted to a couple (and not just the individuals)?
Inside Europe: A knife massacre and two elections DW Podcasts 2024-08-30 | #insideeurope #AfD #Solingen #dayofthemissing #karabakh #Durov #Mikelynch #righttorepair The AfD uses the Solingen knife attack to sow fear on the eve of crucial elections, a new push to identify the bodies of the missing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a worrying new arms race grips the Caucasus. In the second half: tech intrigue and the right to repair.A weekly deep-dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany's international broadcaster. 01:00 Solingen knife attack and the AfD12:51 The search for Bosnia’s missing war victims18:43 Arms race in the Caucasus26:57 Investigation into the Mike Lynch yacht sinking32:31 Forbes’ Cyrus Farivar on the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov40:57 The European Right to Repair
What’s better: Dairy vs plant-based milk – Living Planet DW Podcasts 2024-08-25 | Did you know it takes 74 liters of water to produce just one glass of almond milk? Or that pea milk has half the carbon footprint of dairy? Whether you're an almond or soy milk enthusiast, or just curious about the latest trend in plant-based alternatives, find out which milk is the best choice for your health and the environment. Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend! Interviewees: Brent Kim, researcher at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Abby Johnson, associate director of the Nutrition Coordinating Center at the University of Minnesota in the School of Public Health Becky Ramsing, public health nutritional professional, registered dietitian, and senior program officer at Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:54 The carbon footprint of dairy 03:19 Not all grazing animals are bad 05:29 How nutritious is plant based milk compared to dairy? 10:31 The environmental trade-offs of plant based milk 13:12 Which milk is best for our bodies? 15:10 Is fortified milk a good idea? 18:06 Are plant-based alternatives good for kids too? 21:09 So what do the experts drink themselves? 22:01 Outro and show credits
Landmarks or street names? What’s the best way to give directions? DW Podcasts 2024-08-25 | What does the research say about old sexist clichés that men give ‘better’ directions than women…? Or that women use landmarks more often than men…?
Why do boys give better directions than girls? DW Podcasts 2024-08-24 | We got in touch with Nardin Yacoub from the Spatial Development Lab at Montclair State University, lead author of the new study, to find out more 📚🔍
Inside Europe: Is Ukraine playing with fire? DW Podcasts 2024-08-23 | Ukraine's Kursk incursion turns the tables in the war, US enthusiasm for Kamala Harris' campaign spreads to Europe, and Britain releases thousands of prisoners early. Also: Italy's private beaches may be shut this summer, what did Dutch spy chiefs know about Ukraine and the Nord Stream attack? Lukashenko's critics face snooping while reporting from exile and Paris counts down to the Paralympics. A weekly deep-dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany's international broadcaster. Chapters:00:00 Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region07:45 Kamala Harris' campaign welcomed in Europe12:12 UK prisons release inmates due to overcrowding18:36 Italy's private beach owners go on strike26:11 What did the Dutch govt know about the Nordstream pipeline attacks?30:11 Lukashenko's critics face surveillance in exile36:18 Worsening drought on Italy's Sicily island42:51 Turkey's deal with Chinese electric carmakers48:26 How accessible is Paris for visitors to the Paralympic Games?
TikTok, misinformation, and the female pelvic floor - Science unscripted DW Podcasts 2024-08-19 | Why is it that content with the least credible information is often the most viewed and shared on social media? A team of researchers at the Yale School of Medicine looked into how this dangerous phenomenon applies to one of the most common conditions affecting women.Chapters:00:00 INTRO: What is the best way to get information about female pelvic floor conditions?01:07 Meet Dr. Leslie Rickey, leading urogynecology researcher at Yale School of Medicine01:53 What kind of information is spread on TikTok when it comes to female pelvic floor conditions?02:40 What kind of pelvic floor conditions were looked at in the study?03:07 What kind of women are usually affected by pelvic floor conditions?03:29 What is wrong with the popular videos about female pelvic floor conditions on TikTok?04:30 Is there a general lack of information with regard to female pelvic floor conditions?05:20 Where should people look online for information on these conditions?06:02 What is the reason for this lack of information on female pelvic floor conditions?07:19 What are Dr. Rickey’s tips for getting reliable information about the pelvic floor?
Naturally connected: Foxing around – Living Planet DW Podcasts 2024-08-18 | Foxes have thrived alongside us for centuries. Despite facing numerous threats, they continue to adapt and survive in our ever-changing world. But how are these clever animals finding their place in urban areas? #living planet #environment #foxes Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanetGot a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.comAnd, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend!
Inside Europe: Women of Europe: Feminist campaigners, defenders and resistance across the continent DW Podcasts 2024-08-16 | #insideeurope #europeannews #womensrights #ukrainewar #hungary #albania #ukpolice #feminism Our Women of Europe special looks at the Russian Feminist Resistance and the Ukrainian frontline, the British nonagenarian performer Thelma Ruby, two trail-blazing politicians on Hungarian attitudes toward women, Sasha Talaver on Soviet gender narratives, the Albanian women challenging business norms, UK campaigners against police misogyny and the French woman saving lives from beyond the grave.A weekly deep-dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany's international broadcaster.01:00 Sasha Talaver, the head of Russian Feminist Anti-War Resistance06:12 Remembering 19th-century Ukrainian poet and playwright Lesya Ukrainka09:30 The European women who rushed to Ukraine's defense17:24 British nonagenarian performer Thelma Ruby25:47 The radical legacy of Soviet feminism is a thorn in Putin's side30:33 Two female lawmakers discuss Hungarian attitudes toward women36:20 Businesswomen help ease a brain drain in Albania40:48 Tackling UK police misogyny46:33 The French women still saving lives from beyond the graveThumbnail photo credit: Charles M Vella/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire
Why do boys give better directions than girls? 🤔 - Science unscripted DW Podcasts 2024-08-12 | Boys outperform girls in giving accurate directions (using a map)— that’s according to a US study on children aged 3-10 🗺️👦👧The question is why ❓Is it nature, or nurture? 🌿🤝Meaning is there a biological sex difference that causes boys to ‘view’ the world differently than girls?Or have they been culturally primed to acquire those skills at a younger age? 👀🔍We got in touch with Nardin Yacoub from the Spatial Development Lab at Montclair State University, lead author of the new study, to find out more 📚🔍Because also: What does the research say about old sexist clichés that men give ‘better’ directions than women…? Or that women use landmarks more often than men…?And most importantly, how can ALL OF US can give the BEST directions possible to help someone in need 🌐🗺️🚶♂️🚶♀️Are you good with directions? Or are you terrible? (Like Conor?)Let us know — right here in the comments, or at su@dw.com! 🗺️👍👎 📚 STUDY (paywall): sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022096524000985🎧 Get the PODCAST: https://pod.link/scienceunscriptedChapters:01:21 Are men ‘better’ than women at giving directions?01:32 Meet Nardin Yacoub, a PhD student at Montclair State University and a member of the Spatial Development Lab01:56 Boys give more accurate directions than girls02:29 How kids were tested to see who gives better directions03:21 To help kids use maps, the landmarks were apples… and penguins03:53 Boys aged 3-10 were better than girls at giving directions based on a map04:34 How good are kids at navigating a 3D maze?05:04 Girls and boys are equally good at giving directions from a first-person perspective07:20 Why are boys better at giving directions than girls? (Nature or nurture?)07:20 – 08:27 Women use landmarks more often to give directions, whereas men give cardinal directions08:27 – 09:21 To give good directions, describe landmarks AT THE TURNS, and if possible draw a map for them to help09:21 – 10:42 Nardin Yacoub gives Conor directions from her lab to the closest source of ice cream10:42 – 11:32 Why am I bad at giving directions? How do I get better?
Naturally Connected: Beneath the Arches – Living Planet DW Podcasts 2024-08-11 | #livingplanet #podcast #environment #nationalparks #nature #UtahAmerica’s iconic national parks are a great place to reconnect with nature. But are the crowds killing the vibe? Among the red rocks and tourists of Arches National Park in Southern Utah, reporter Sam Baker asks: Do we need solitude to find serenity in nature? Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend!
Inside Europe: Whats behind the riots in the UK? DW Podcasts 2024-08-09 | #insideeurope #podcast #europeannews #politics #UKriots #ParisOlympics #ghostfleet Riots, race and a reckoning - days of violence rock the UK. Ukraine's will to win at the Olympics. And the dangers posed by Russia's ghost fleet.Inside Europe is a weekly deep-dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany's international broadcaster. Subscribe and listen on all podcasts platforms: https://pod.link/insideeurope01:58 The riots in the UK9:06 A Postcard from Manchester13:32 Ukraine's will to win at the Olympics17:54 The dangers posed by Russia's ghost fleet
Naturally Connected: A forager’s feast – Living Planet DW Podcasts 2024-08-04 | With 400,000 plant species on Earth and only 200 in our diets, many potential foods remain untapped. Could foraging bring overlooked, nutritious plants into our kitchens and challenge our food choices? #living planet #environment #foraging Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend!
Inside Europe: Italys controversial anti-abortion law DW Podcasts 2024-08-02 | #insideeurope #europeannews #Paris2024 #OlympicGames #Olympics #ParisOlympics #Belarus #abortion #London2012 #Toledo #TurkeyFrance steps up security after the rail sabotage, our man in Paris reviews the Olympics' first week, swimming in the polluted Seine river and Turkey wants to cull millions of street dogs. Also: Belarus pardons a German man sentenced to death for terrorism, Italy's anti-abortion law riles rights groups, were the London 2012 Olympics value for money? And how Toledo is drawing crowds this summer.A weekly deep-dive into the twists and turns of European news, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany’s international broadcaster.01:00 Paris Olympics security after rail network sabotage04:50 First week of Paris Olympics - Interview with DW's Jonathan Crane (Part 1)09:50 Swimming in Paris' Seine river 13:11 First week of Paris Olympics - Interview with DW's Jonathan Crane (Part 2)19:16 Turkey plans cull of millions of street dogs26:02 Belarus pardons German man sentenced to death for alleged terrorism31:56 Italy's controversial anti-abortion law39:25 Were the London Olympics worth 14 billion euros47:08 Why Spain's Toledo is worth a visit this summer
What Happens in Your Brain When You Fall in Love? DW Podcasts 2024-07-31 | Falling in love? Maybe for the first time or on first sight? Where does that feeling come from?
The Rhine as a symbol of identity - On the Green Fence DW Podcasts 2024-07-30 | #climatechange #Germany #rhine #environment *This episode was originally published in September 2022* Ben Coates knows the Rhine River better than most. He decided to spend several weeks traveling along its entire length - from its mouth on the Dutch coast, to its source in the Swiss Alps. Along the way, he learned about the crucial role this river has played in Europe's history and development, shaping the people and towns along its banks. But just what makes the Rhine so special? And how is it changing amid the climate crisis? Interviewee featured in this episode: Ben Coates, author of the book The Rhine – Following Europe's greatest river from Amsterdam to the Alps On the Green Fence is produced by DW studios in Bonn, Germany. Connect with us here: Instagram - @dw_environment Twitter - @dw_environment Facebook - DW Global Ideas TikTok - @dw_planeta Website - dw.com/en/on-the-green-fence/program-49760682 Thanks for listening and subscribing! https://pod.link/onthegreenfence Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:21 What does the Rhine mean to locals? 02:18 Ben Coates’ journey down the Rhine 03:40 Starting on the Dutch coast 05:31 What is the economic significance of the Rhine? 07:39 What can be gained by traveling along a river? 08:38 Do we take rivers for granted? 09:20 Not one of the world’s mightiest rivers 11:03 Are people along the Rhine different? 12:44 The Romantic Rhine, popular with poets and artists 16:35 The Rhine runs through different countries 18:34 Do people care about the Rhine as an ecosystem? 19:56 How is the role of the Rhine changing in the 21st century? 21:59 From the mouth to the source 22:36 The moment Ben reached the source in the Swiss Alps 24:59 What’s Ben’s favorite river? 25:56 What is the best place along the Rhine River? 27:22 Riding on the back of a cow 29:10 Hiking on the Rheinsteig 29:59 Neil signs off
The worlds oceans are darkening - and thats a problem DW Podcasts 2024-07-28 | Murky waters is a trend that needs reversing. For a deep dive on the how and why, follow the link to the full podcast episode! #climateaction #climatechange #ocean #livingplanet #podcast
Deep Dive: The unseen consequences of coastal ocean darkening – Living Planet DW Podcasts 2024-07-27 | #podcast #livingplanet #environment #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateaction #ocean Coastal waters are darkening, with drastic consequences for marine life and the fishing industry. We explore what’s causing our once clear coastal waters to go murky - and how to reverse it.Interviewees: Claas Wollna, fisherman from Stralsund Oliver Zielinski, director of the Leibnitz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde Florian Hoffmann, biologist with the World Wildlife Fund in Stralsund Dag Aksnes, marine ecologist at the University of Bergen Maren Striebel, biologist at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment in Wilhelmshaven Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend! Chapters00:00 The life of a fisherman 02:36 What is wrong with the water? 05:37 How to use a Secchi disk 07:06 Why are coastal waters getting darker? 09:54 Diving for answers 12:11 What we do on land matters 16:04 The species that is benefitting from darker waters 21:27 Time for the planktotrons 29:09 The good news: We’re not doomed - here's how31:17 Credits
Sexual double standards are changing women’s favor - Science Unscripted DW Podcasts 2024-07-26 | #podcast #scienceunscripted #science #psychology #sociology #dating #relationships #society Casual sex – who gets judged for it, women or men? 🤔 You probably think you know the answer. Women. 📊 But some research shows that’s not actually true. Or, to be more accurate, it depends who exactly is doing the judging. If it’s society as a whole? Watch out 👀 But if it’s an individual (like you, the person reading this), that judgement could be much less… judgmental than you might have expected 😌Soooo, good news for women?📚 STUDY (open access): journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/14747049231165687🎧 Get the PODCAST: https://pod.link/scienceunscriptedChapters00:01 Conor reads some YouTube comments and delusionally suggests a Science Unscripted video might hit 20 billion views by next week (smashing all records)04:00 Blue light from your phone raises makes the quality of your sleep worse by raising melatonin when you scroll right before bed (but it’s not as bad for young people)07:45 Study shows 1 in 5 US kids take melatonin supplements to sleep better09:28 German study suggests women who’ve had recent sexual partners are viewed less favorably than men who’ve done the same11:59 Meet Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair, lead author of a study on sexual double standards and a professor of social psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology12:10 It’s a commonly accepted myth that women are judged more for having casual sex. (Or that being promiscuous is only acceptable if you’re a man.)13:57 If a woman’s been sexually active in the short term, she’s viewed more favorably than a man who’s done the same14:51 Women have a higher sexual disgust than men – they’re more negative to sex or sexual behaviors than men are.15:29 Women who masturbate are viewed as sexy. Men who masturbate are viewed as disgusting. Why is that?16:02 Boys who are 14 years old are at peak conservativism in terms of sexual attitudes and will judge others more harshly for sexual activities17:26 So, what really matters in the end?
