Podcast Index

Podcasts

Browse podcasts by category, open recent episodes, and download audio to listen offline.

The World, the Universe and Us The World, the Universe and Us New Scientist CyberSecurity Summary CyberSecurity Summary CyberSecurity Summary Journal de 08h00 Journal de 08h00 France Inter 朝日新聞アルキキ 最新ニュース 朝日新聞アルキキ 最新ニュース 朝日新聞ポッドキャスト 豬噏44 豬噏44 港豬 P1 Morgen P1 Morgen DR News - اخبار News - اخبار Iran International - ایران اینترنشنال Toronto News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! Toronto News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! The Daily News Now! SBS News In Depth SBS News In Depth SBS Santa Fe News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! Santa Fe News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! The Daily News Now! Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! The Daily News Now! Aberdeen News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! Aberdeen News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! The Daily News Now! talkSPORT Daily talkSPORT Daily talkSPORT Good Morning Mercati Good Morning Mercati Michele Seghizzi Chicago White Sox Today | 2 Minute News | The Daily News Now! Chicago White Sox Today | 2 Minute News | The Daily News Now! The Daily News Now! Interviews Interviews Deutschlandfunk Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! The Daily News Now! Chicago News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! Chicago News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! The Daily News Now! CYCLE 最新スポーツ情報 CYCLE 最新スポーツ情報 株式会社イード Ö1 Journale Ö1 Journale ORF Ö1 MLB Baseball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! MLB Baseball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! The Daily News Now! Politik Politik rbb24 Inforadio Deutschlandfunk aktuell Deutschlandfunk aktuell Deutschlandfunk Newt's World Newt's World Gingrich 360 Los Angeles News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! Los Angeles News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! The Daily News Now! LawVS - The Ladder Man LawVS - The Ladder Man LawVS JIJI news for English Learners-時事通信英語学習ニュース‐ JIJI news for English Learners-時事通信英語学習ニュース‐ 時事通信社 Lionel Nation Lionel Nation Lionel Взгляд.Ру Взгляд.Ру vz.ru SBS Cantonese - SBS廣東話節目 SBS Cantonese - SBS廣東話節目 SBS رادیو فردا رادیو فردا رادیوفردا SBS Mandarin - SBS 普通话电台 SBS Mandarin - SBS 普通话电台 SBS Bismarck News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! Bismarck News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! The Daily News Now! F.A.Z. Frühdenker - Die Nachrichten am Morgen F.A.Z. Frühdenker - Die Nachrichten am Morgen Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The Game The Game The Times Fresno News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! Fresno News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! The Daily News Now! SBS Spanish - SBS en español SBS Spanish - SBS en español SBS
The World, the Universe and Us

News

The World, the Universe and Us

New Scientist

Breakthrough Synthetic Cell Has Just Reproduced - But Is It Alive?

July 03, 2026 9:08am 20 min

Episode 382 Scientists have created a synthetic cell with just 36 genes that can copy DNA and replicate. In an attempt to create a “minimal cell”, a team led by professor Kate Adamala have built “SpudCell” from the groun...

The Science of Football: Inside the 2026 World Cup

July 02, 2026 9:12am 47 min

Episode 381 Advances in sports science, data analysis and AI are having a huge impact on the way football is played. With England rated highly in this year’s World Cup, and teams such as Paraguay causing upsets - how wil...

Ancient Human DNA Found in Stone Age Cave Art For First Time

June 30, 2026 7:38am 16 min

Episode 380 The DNA of ancient humans has been found preserved in cave art that’s more than 40,000 years old. This discovery could open an entirely new avenue for finding out about the lives of our ancient ancestors. Res...

A “Super” El Niño May Be Coming - Here’s What It Means

June 22, 2026 6:48am 25 min

Episode 379 El Niño has officially arrived – a natural climate event that raises global temperatures. The difference this time is it looks very likely to become a “Super” El Niño. This is a more extreme warming phase whi...

The Lost Solstice Monument That Predates Stonehenge By 500 Years

June 18, 2026 4:27am 21 min

Episode 378 A prototype Stonehenge has been discovered - an even older structure that may have been a first attempt at building the famous megalithic calendar.  A team led by archaeologist Phil Harding, best-known for th...

If We Can Make Genetically Engineered Designer Babies - Should We?

June 14, 2026 7:00pm 19 min

Episode 377 Considered too dangerous and unreliable a few years ago, the technology for gene editing babies is advancing fast. Improved methods of using CRISPR gene editing are making the technique safer and more targete...

Scientists Mapped Earth's Vast Fungal Network - And It's Critical For The Climate

June 12, 2026 8:54am 26 min

Episode 376 For the first time, scientists have mapped Earth’s vast underground fungal network - and it’s bigger than anyone imagined. Beneath our feet, plants and fungi have a hidden symbiotic relationship, sharing nutr...

Millions of Fossil Whale Bones Found in Deep Ocean Graveyard

June 11, 2026 5:13am 13 min

Episode 375 The world’s deepest known whale graveyard has been discovered in the southern Indian Ocean. Located at a depth of seven kilometres, it contains millions of whale bones and has been described as a “deep-sea fo...

DeepMind Is Simulating Entire Worlds - Ready for AI Robots

June 05, 2026 1:09pm 27 min

Episode 374 Google DeepMind is simulating entire worlds using AI - that can be interacted with in real time. “World models” simulate the environment and physics of the real world. And DeepMind’s Genie 3 model allows peop...

Ötzi the Ice Man Contains Still-Living Microbes

June 03, 2026 10:03am 15 min

Episode 373 Despite being 5,300-years-old, the gut microbiome of the famous Ötzi the Ice Man appears to be still alive. A mix of ancient and modern bacteria have been found on Ötzi’s mummified remains - which are preserv...

The Thwaites 'Doomsday' glacier's ice shelf is about to break away

May 24, 2026 7:00pm 16 min

Episode 372 Part of the world’s widest glacier is about to collapse – one of the dramatic changes underway that could ultimately trigger a 3 metre rise in sea levels, threatening coastal cities around the world.  Thwaite...

Some Scientists Want To Resurrect Extinct Species – Is It Even Possible?

May 22, 2026 6:17am 26 min

Episode 371 The moa was a giant flightless bird from New Zealand that died out around 500 years ago. Are we about to see it brought back from extinction? Colossal Biosciences say they have made an artificial egg shell th...

The Hidden Methane Time Bomb That Could Accelerate The Climate Crisis

May 20, 2026 5:16am 18 min

Episode 370 The melting ice caps are accelerating global warming and contributing to sea level rise, but could also contribute to a different kind of climate catastrophe. The melting may cause massive amounts of frozen m...

Science Reveals Neanderthals Had Dentists 60,000 Years Ago

May 15, 2026 7:08am 20 min

Episode 369 A strange tooth found in a Siberian cave has pushed back the earliest evidence of dentistry by 45,000 years. The weird thing is, the evidence comes from a Neanderthal tooth - upending what we thought these an...

Scientists Concerned By a Sudden Increase in the Rate of Sea Level Rise

May 13, 2026 4:16am 16 min

Episode 368 Scientists are concerned by a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise. In 2012 it suddenly accelerated and has remained high ever since. From melting glaciers to oceans expanding as they warm, global se...

The Strange Case Of The Man Immune To Alzheimer’s

May 08, 2026 3:58am 16 min

Episode 367 Some people are genetically destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease. But one man who carried the devastating mutation seems to have escaped it entirely - and scientists think it may be because of his job.  Do...

Astronomers Stunned by a Tiny World With an Atmosphere

May 06, 2026 9:26am 21 min

Episode 366 A Pluto-sized object in the outer solar system has shocked scientists. It’s so tiny that it shouldn’t have an atmosphere - but it does. Object 2002 XV93, known as a plutino, is a small rock floating about in ...

Craig Venter’s Legacy: The Most Influential Geneticist Since Watson and Crick

May 01, 2026 8:44am 26 min

Episode 365 Craig Venter, one of the world’s most influential geneticists, has died aged 79. He leaves behind an incredible - and complicated - legacy. Venter is primarily known for playing a leading role in the sequenci...

Record Heat, Wildfires and Drought - The Climate Crisis Is About To Accelerate

April 30, 2026 6:31am 24 min

Episode 364 Global temperatures are rising faster than ever - and with a strong El Niño on the way, scientists are warning we could temporarily breach 2°C of warming above pre-industrial levels. While other models sugge...

The Wood Wide Web: The Forest Discovery That Sparked a Backlash

April 26, 2026 7:00pm 36 min

Episode 363 Suzanne Simard is a world-renowned forest ecologist who shot to stardom with her first book Finding the Mother Tree. It tells the story of her life’s work, showing trees and plants are connected through funga...

Submit Your Favorite Station

Fill in the form below. Make sure to select both Country and Genres.

Name
Category
Hold Ctrl (Cmd on Mac) to select multiple.
Streaming URL
Logo (JPG, JPEG or PNG)

Contact us

Send us a message below. We will get back to you within 24 hours.

Subject
Your name
Email address
Station or page URL
Message
What is 8 plus 14?
We also attach your country, browser, current page, and device details to help us investigate issues.