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The manosphere: online groups promoting traditional male ideas, sometimes with damaging results.
2025-07-31
Degrowth proposes reducing economic growth and resource use to fight climate change.
2025-07-24
The discussion explores if eating honey helps save bees, highlighting wild bee decline.
2025-07-17
This episode discusses how clutter affects mental health and introduces decluttering as a solution.
2025-07-10
This episode explores diverse cultural ways of apologising, from informal phrases to strict traditions.
2025-07-03
This episode discusses if plant-based meat substitutes are healthier than meat, despite being processed.
2025-06-26
This episode explores how babies communicate their needs and desires before they can speak.
2025-06-19
Climate change causes mental health trauma, but strong communities can help people recover.
2025-06-12
This programme explores politeness, how it's perceived, and if informal greetings are always rude.
2025-06-05
Noodles spread globally, evolving into dishes like pasta and ramen, with new vocabulary.
2025-05-29