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Right-Wing Nationalism
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A show for curious minds. Join us each week as academic experts tell us about the fascinating discoveries they're making to understand the world, and the big questions they’re still trying to answer. A podcast fromhttps://theconversation.com/ ( The Conversation), hosted by Gemma Ware.

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When the first cases of COVID-19 began to spread around the world in early 2020, people in Iquitos, a remote city in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, weren’t unduly worried. They assumed their isolation would protect them. It didn’t. Peru, and Iquit... more

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One hundred years ago, a paper was published in the journal Nature that would radically shift our understandings of the origins of humanity. It described a fossil, found in a lime mine in Taung in South Africa, which became known as the Taung child s... more

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Every day that he was locked up in a scam compound in Southeast Asia, George thought about how to get out. "We looked for means of escaping, but it was hard," he said.

Scam Factories is a podcast series taking you inside Southeast Asia's brutal fra... more

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A few weeks after Ben Yeo travelled to Cambodia for what he thought was a job in a casino, he found himself locked up in a padded room. “It’s a combination between a prison and a madhouse,” he remembers. He was being punished for refusing to conduct ... more

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Recent Guests

Juan Pablo Vaquero
Known as Uncle Covid, he survived a near-death experience during the pandemic and became a local legend.
Episode: The surreal story of how COVID took over a remote city in the Amazon
Christa Kuljian
Science historian and research associate at the University of the Witwatersrand
Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, South Africa
Episode: The fossil that proved humanity's common origins in Africa
Dipuo Kgotleng
Director of the Paleo Research Institute at the University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Episode: The fossil that proved humanity's common origins in Africa
Tracy Walsh
Economy and Business Editor at The Conversation
The Conversation
Episode: Tariffs: the winners and losers
Jostein Hauge
Assistant Professor in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Episode: Tariffs: the winners and losers
Robert Gehl
Research Chair in Digital Governance for Social Justice
York University
Episode: How does decentralised social media work?
Nahal Elhadi
Interim Editor-in-Chief at The Conversation in Canada
The Conversation
Episode: How does decentralised social media work?
Rolf Frankenberger
Expert in far-right extremism and managing director at the University of Tübingen's Institute for Research on Far Right Extremism
University of Tübingen
Episode: Where support for Germany’s far-right AFD is growing and why
Daniel Lidar
Viterbi engineering professor at University of Southern California and long-time quantum computing researcher
University of Southern California
Episode: How close are quantum computers to being really useful?

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Gemma Ware
Executive Producer and Host of the show, driving insightful conversations with expert guests.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 316 ratings
  • Sensible and calm discussion

    The podcast on how the world fell in love with plastic is very educational. Clear on how we got to where we are, the value of plastic and the serious situation we are now in. Best I have heard on this subject.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Them Changes first single
    United Kingdom2 months ago
  • High quality

    I love how much I can learn from the experts speaking from their field. Conversations with people who really know what they’re talking about.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Golzed
    New Zealanda year ago
  • Please do not overdub music-like sounds or sound-effects

    The background music is distracting or worse. This is not the only podcast with this flaw. The implication for a presumed need for imposed sounds, such as for shifts in spoken content (paragraphs), is that neither the speaker nor the listener is gifted enough to have the experience plainly, naturally.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Blaboptera
    United Statesa year ago
  • Calm and rational

    It is such a joy to hear people who can think and talk without recourse to shouting or demonising others.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mick kelly
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Love it!

    Really smart topics and asks the right questions!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jake90985
    United Kingdom2 years ago

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Comments frequently highlight the podcast's ability to simplify complex subjects for a general audience.
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The surreal story of how COVID took over a remote city in the Amazon
Q: How did you go about doing that research?
I knew there'd been this huge disaster, but everyday life was just carrying on as normal, and people weren't talking about it, as if it was being deliberately forgotten. Extraordinary stories emerged from the conversations I had.
Scam Factories Ep 3: Great Escapes
Q: What was the outcome for people who were captured in these operations?
Survivors often struggle with reintegration, facing suspicion from authorities and their families, complicating their recovery efforts.
Scam Factories Ep 3: Great Escapes
Q: What happened here?
A mass escape from a scam compound took place in August 2022, where 40 workers jumped into a river to flee, resulting in one drowning and others being rescued by fishermen.
Scam Factories Ep 2: Inside the operation
Q: Has the violence ever gone to the point of people being killed?
Yes, many testimonies indicate that killings occur, with some survivors having witnessed deaths.
Scam Factories Ep 2: Inside the operation
Q: Is violence just a regular part of life in these compounds for everybody?
Violence is common, with survivors reporting daily beatings and punishments for disobedience.

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