A rich selection of documentaries aimed at relentlessly curious minds. No subject is too strange, no idea too weird. Released twice a week, this podcast is introduced by Vanessa Kisuule.
Two men arrive at a South African farmhouse triggering a violent series of events.
Helen Keen had a diagnosis of autism as an adult: she explores how it appears in women.
Lucrece Grehoua reveals the cost of hiding who we really are in the workplace.
Four women explore the unexpected consequences of talking about abortion.
Dustin Lance Black asks whether LGBTQ+ people still need to come out publicly.
How does scientific advice lead to government policy at the best of times, and the worst?
Jim Naughtie examines Joe Biden's election chances as he takes on Donald Trump.
Poet Gail McConnell explores what it means to be a parent in a same-sex relationship.
What happened to rough sleepers during the coronavirus lockdown - and what happens next?
Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a eulogy for the disappearance of the foghorn.
Maya Millett speaks to the archivists amplifying the buried stories of African-Americans.
Mat Fraser imagines how different our world would be if everybody had a disability.
Even through lockdown boatloads of refugees made the dangerous crossing by boat to the UK
Lucky socks, pre-match rituals, Nadal’s water bottles. Sport is teeming with superstition
Greta Thunberg describes the remarkable and tumultuous past year of her life.
New universal credit claimants tell us about their lives on hold.
Jerry Brotton navigates the transformation from paper to digital mapping.
Adam Hart explores our relationship with some of the animal kingdom's deadliest predators
Derrick Evans, aka Mr Motivator, tells the global story of fitness on the radio.
Journalist and author Ella Whelan asks if contemporary feminism is - well - dead.
Gordon Corera asks if the West is losing the technological race with China.
The story of blind architect Chris Downey, told in his own words.
Tom Chivers asks what football's search for truth tells us about uncertainty in our lives
Claudia Hammond explores the wellness phenomenon, from its start in California to today.