The Compass

The Compass

Surprising stories from unusual places. With ideas too big for a single episode, The Compass presents mini-series about the environment and politics, culture and society.

Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
Why We Play: Old age 00:27:10 2022-02-02 04:00
Adulthood and the importance of play 00:27:21 2022-01-26 04:00
Adolescence: Discovering identity through play 00:27:20 2022-01-19 04:00
Childhood: Exploring the world through play 00:27:20 2022-01-12 05:06
Hope – Amal 00:27:24 2022-01-05 03:32
Displacement - Tashreed 00:27:25 2021-12-29 05:30
War - Harb 00:27:24 2021-12-22 05:30
Bread - Khubz 00:27:34 2021-12-08 04:00
Freedom - Hurriya 00:27:32 2021-12-01 14:37
How do refugee crises end? 00:27:14 2021-11-24 04:00
What do we owe refugees? 00:27:11 2021-11-17 04:00
Who is a refugee? 00:27:30 2021-11-10 04:00
Back to school 00:27:28 2021-11-03 04:00
The Public Misunderstanding of Science: Racist robots 00:27:09 2021-10-27 03:32
Toxic debates 00:27:04 2021-10-20 04:00
Trust: What is the best way to communicate public health messages? 00:27:39 2021-10-13 04:00
Thailand: Asia’s sugar bowl 00:27:37 2021-10-06 04:00
USA: Plantations and plains 00:27:11 2021-09-29 04:00
Getting granular 00:27:37 2021-09-22 04:00
Building a state 00:27:59 2021-09-15 04:00
The rule of the gun 00:27:30 2021-09-08 04:00
Libya's Revolution: A dream of freedom 00:27:22 2021-09-01 04:00
Can America change? 00:27:15 2021-07-28 05:30
Inflation and challenges to the dollar 00:27:20 2021-07-21 05:30
Covid and economic stimulus 00:27:14 2021-07-14 05:30
Gold: What does the future hold? 00:27:10 2021-07-07 04:00
Gold: Its role around the globe 00:26:59 2021-06-30 13:52
23/06/2021 GMT 00:26:59 2021-06-23 04:00
Are we heading for a world without work? 00:27:37 2021-06-16 03:32
Automation and the future of jobs 00:27:19 2021-06-09 03:32
Machines: What they do now that they did not do before 00:27:13 2021-06-02 04:00
Gambling: A sure bet? USA 00:26:59 2021-05-05 03:32
Gambling: A Sure Bet? Albania 00:27:17 2021-04-28 03:32
Gambling: A Sure Bet? Kenya 00:27:33 2021-04-21 03:32
Solutions 00:27:00 2021-04-14 03:32
Ecological crises 00:27:01 2021-04-07 04:00
Water as a resource 00:26:59 2021-03-31 04:00
How water shaped us 00:27:00 2021-03-24 03:32
Forests of hope and the future 00:27:24 2021-03-03 05:06
Forests of science and knowledge 00:27:36 2021-03-03 05:06
Forests of folktale and imagination 00:27:10 2021-03-03 05:06
The New Arctic: Power 00:27:32 2021-02-24 03:32
The New Arctic: Tourism 00:27:29 2021-02-17 03:32
The New Arctic: Resource extraction 00:27:28 2021-02-10 05:30
The New Arctic: Communities under threat 00:27:37 2021-02-02 03:32
My Perfect City: Communities in Barcelona 00:27:21 2021-01-27 03:32
My Perfect City: Women entrepreneurs in Kochi 00:27:40 2021-01-20 03:32
My Perfect City: Integration in Rotterdam 00:27:21 2021-01-13 03:32
My Perfect City: Housing in Vienna 00:27:08 2021-01-06 03:32
My Perfect City: Mental health in Singapore 00:27:36 2020-12-30 03:32
My Perfect City: Employment in Toronto 00:27:50 2020-12-23 03:32
Finders Keepers: A house that came home 00:27:29 2020-12-16 03:32
Finders Keepers: Icons and empire 00:27:31 2020-12-09 03:32
Finders Keepers: A photograph, a pipe and a skull 00:27:24 2020-12-02 03:32
Can Germany Save the World?: Stepping up on the world stage 00:27:20 2020-11-25 20:16
Can Germany Save the World?: Building a post-Covid society 00:27:57 2020-11-18 03:32
Can Germany Save the World?: Mutti and her crisis management 00:27:30 2020-11-11 03:32
Climate Wars: Central and Northern America 00:27:33 2020-11-04 03:32
Climate Wars: The Sahel 00:28:59 2020-10-28 03:32
Climate Wars: The new Cold War 00:28:09 2020-10-21 04:00
Climate Wars: Water conflicts 00:28:41 2020-10-14 03:32
Climate Wars: Darfur 00:27:41 2020-10-07 03:32
The senses: Synaesthesia: When senses merge 00:27:26 2020-08-26 04:01
The senses: Smell and taste 00:27:44 2020-08-19 04:02
The senses: Hearing 00:27:55 2020-08-12 04:01
The senses: Vision 00:27:34 2020-08-05 15:03
The senses: Touch 00:27:31 2020-07-29 04:30
Rethinking: The pandemic that changed the world 00:27:34 2020-07-22 04:01
Remedies: The pandemic that changed the world 00:27:29 2020-07-16 16:16
Reasons: The pandemic that changed the world 00:27:43 2020-07-08 20:32
Window on the universe 00:28:38 2020-04-22 14:33
Tech companies and free speech 00:27:12 2020-04-15 04:33
Journalists: Free speech v personal safety 00:27:00 2020-04-08 18:30
Blasphemy or free speech? 00:23:49 2020-04-01 16:56
Freedom of speech in universities: Who draws the line? 00:26:59 2020-03-25 05:32
Courts and the right to free speech 00:27:27 2020-03-18 06:03
What is the secret to a longer life? 00:27:36 2020-03-11 06:03
Is height all in the mind? 00:27:41 2020-03-04 06:03
How modern life affects our sleep 00:27:07 2020-02-26 06:03
Poland: Men and gender relations 00:27:29 2020-02-19 04:00
Poland: Women 00:27:28 2020-02-12 06:03
Mexico City: Men 00:27:56 2020-02-05 12:53
Mexico City: Women 00:27:52 2020-01-29 12:04
Chinese Dreams: India 00:27:17 2020-01-22 13:06
Chinese Dreams: Kenya 00:27:15 2020-01-15 06:02
Chinese Dreams: Canada 00:27:23 2020-01-08 05:03
Chinese Dreams: Indonesia 00:27:20 2020-01-01 06:03
Chinese Dreams: Australia 00:27:20 2019-12-25 06:03
Chinese Dreams: The preview 00:03:09 2019-12-23 15:57
The Kids are Alright: Tackling violence 00:27:06 2019-12-11 06:03
The Kids are Alright: Opportunity 00:26:30 2019-12-04 06:03
The Kids are Alright: Environment 00:27:38 2019-11-27 06:03
The Cold War Legacy: Angola 00:27:25 2019-11-20 06:05
My Perfect City: Oslo 00:50:27 2019-11-17 05:05
The Cold War Legacy: India 00:27:38 2019-11-13 06:05
The Cold War Legacy: Indonesia 00:27:12 2019-11-06 04:05
The Cold War Legacy: Brazil 00:27:57 2019-10-30 06:05
The Cold War Legacy: Czechoslovakia 00:27:14 2019-10-23 05:15
Dominion: The animals and the poets 00:27:30 2019-10-16 05:05
Dominion: The animals and the philosophers 00:27:07 2019-10-09 05:05
Dominion: The animals and the linguists 00:27:40 2019-10-02 05:05
Dominion: The animals and the lawyers 00:27:55 2019-09-25 05:00
Media Front: USA 00:27:27 2019-09-18 05:05
Media Front: Ukraine 00:28:01 2019-09-11 12:52
Media Front: Philippines 00:27:05 2019-09-04 05:00
Media Front: India - The future of journalism 00:27:35 2019-08-28 12:00
Ground Shift: Sustainability and the millennial farmers 00:27:21 2019-08-21 04:05
Ground Shift: Scale and modern farming models 00:26:30 2019-08-14 13:32
Ground Shift: Digital technology and rural communities 00:27:25 2019-08-07 16:41
Ground Shift: Survival for millennial farmers 00:26:31 2019-07-31 12:14
China: The start of the Silk Road 00:28:01 2019-06-26 05:00
Cambodia: New riches on the coast 00:27:56 2019-06-19 14:19
Kazakhstan: A port in the sand 00:26:29 2019-06-12 18:53
Raha: The joy of the train 00:26:29 2019-06-05 05:00
How modern living is changing our faces 00:27:32 2019-05-29 05:00
How modern life is changing our backs 00:28:02 2019-05-22 05:00
How modern life is changing our feet 00:28:27 2019-05-15 05:00
Medellin, Colombia: Slums and urban regeneration 00:26:31 2019-05-08 12:32
Knife crime: Glasgow, Scotland 00:26:54 2019-05-01 05:00
Participatory budgeting: Paris, France 00:26:52 2019-04-24 15:39
The 24-hour city: London, UK 00:26:30 2019-04-17 05:15
The smart city: Seoul, South Korea 00:26:29 2019-04-10 05:15
The green city: San Francisco, USA 00:26:30 2019-04-03 05:00
The History of Wastefulness: The Tipping Point 00:26:31 2019-01-23 05:00
The History of Wastefulness: Rubbish Through the Ages 00:26:31 2019-01-16 05:00
Making a Difference 00:27:44 2019-01-09 13:00
The History of Wastefulness: Today’s Trash Challenge 00:26:31 2019-01-09 05:00
The Sun, Our Star: Health and beauty 00:27:01 2019-01-02 05:15
The Sun, Our Star: Space weather 00:27:07 2018-12-26 05:00
The Sun, Our Star: Ancient sun 00:27:39 2018-12-19 05:00
The Sun, Our Star: Energy 00:27:23 2018-12-12 12:29
The Sun, Our Star 00:27:09 2018-12-05 05:00
The Great Unravelling: Trade and China 00:26:31 2018-11-28 05:15
The Great Unravelling: Trade and Trump 00:26:30 2018-11-21 05:00
The Great Unravelling: Self Determination 00:26:30 2018-11-14 05:00
The Great Unravelling: War 00:26:30 2018-11-07 15:00
The Great Unravelling: Human Rights 00:26:30 2018-10-31 13:01
After the Crash: The Future 00:26:31 2018-10-24 05:00
After the Crash: Rethinking Economics 00:26:29 2018-10-17 05:15
After the Crash: Power Shift 00:26:29 2018-10-10 05:00
After the Crash: Austerity and Consequences 00:26:30 2018-10-03 05:00
After the Crash: Authority and Trust 00:26:31 2018-09-26 05:00
Sounds of the forest 00:26:30 2018-08-15 11:27
The sounds of the Lofoten Islands 00:27:02 2018-08-08 12:34
The sounds of the Namib Desert 00:26:30 2018-08-01 16:39
The sounds of the Maasai Mara 00:26:30 2018-07-27 11:54
Antibiotics 00:26:31 2018-07-18 13:49
Flesh is Weak, so Upgrade 00:26:29 2018-07-18 05:00
Who Owns Your Data? 00:26:30 2018-07-11 18:21
Work 00:26:31 2018-07-04 05:00
Robots 00:27:15 2018-06-21 11:56
Too Much English? 00:27:02 2018-06-13 16:24
Changing British English 00:26:58 2018-06-06 05:00
Dialects and Evolution 00:27:05 2018-05-30 05:00
From Language to Algorithm 00:27:05 2018-05-23 05:00
Abortion in America: Washington 00:26:31 2018-05-16 05:00
Abortion in America: Kentucky 00:26:30 2018-05-09 05:00
Abortion in America: Texas 00:26:30 2018-05-02 05:00
Dams 00:27:41 2018-04-25 04:35
Glaciers 00:27:34 2018-04-18 05:00
Bonus Podcast: Death in Ice Valley 00:03:12 2018-04-17 14:00
Encroaching Deserts 00:27:21 2018-04-11 04:33
Sea Levels Rise 00:27:09 2018-04-04 05:00
My Perfect Country: Which Policies will Work? 00:27:09 2018-02-21 16:40
My Perfect Country: Canada 00:27:20 2018-02-14 05:00
My Perfect Country: Nepal 00:27:17 2018-02-07 05:00
My Perfect Country: Norway 00:27:27 2018-01-31 05:00
My Perfect Country: Germany 00:27:20 2018-01-24 02:00
My Perfect Country: Cuba 00:27:23 2018-01-17 05:00
My Perfect Country: Rwanda 00:27:26 2018-01-10 05:00
What Happened Next: Ebola 00:26:40 2018-01-03 05:00
What Happened Next: Rana Plaza 00:27:05 2017-12-27 05:00
What Happened Next: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011 00:27:22 2017-12-20 05:00
Ocean Stories: The Pacific Ocean 00:27:14 2017-12-13 05:00
Ocean Stories: The Arctic and Southern Oceans 00:27:17 2017-12-06 12:25
Ocean Stories: The Indian Ocean 00:26:52 2017-11-29 05:00
Ocean Stories: The Atlantic 00:27:17 2017-11-22 05:00
America Laboratory of Democracy: Insurgent Nation 00:26:30 2017-11-15 02:00
America, Laboratory of Democracy: Little Leviathans 00:27:01 2017-11-08 15:33
America, Laboratory of Democracy: Money -the Lifeblood of American Democracy 00:26:31 2017-11-01 05:00
America, Laboratory of Democracy: Drowning Government in a Bathtub 00:26:30 2017-10-25 15:50
Making it Work: Agriculture in India and Kenya 00:26:35 2017-10-18 05:00
Making it Work: Navigating Kenya's Streets with Technology 00:26:36 2017-10-11 12:41
Making it Work: Rugged Tablets for African Schools 00:26:36 2017-10-04 05:00
Making it Work: Affordable Medical Equipment in India 00:26:34 2017-09-27 05:00
Stargazing: South Africa's New Generation Astronomers 00:26:31 2017-09-20 05:00
Stargazing: Faith versus Science in Hawaii 00:26:31 2017-09-13 12:38
Stargazing: A New Vision of Our Cosmic Origins 00:26:31 2017-09-06 05:00
Stargazing: Astronomy from the Edge of the World 00:26:29 2017-08-30 05:30
Stargazing: Copernicus' Heavenly Spheres 00:26:32 2017-08-23 05:00
On the Black Sea: Sailors of Sevastopol 00:27:32 2017-08-16 04:33
On the Black Sea: a Land Forgotten 00:27:11 2017-08-09 10:33
On the Black Sea: Truckers 00:27:13 2017-08-02 05:05
On the Black Sea: Diving Deep 00:27:05 2017-07-24 11:00
On the Black Sea: The Voyage Begins 00:27:51 2017-07-19 05:00
A Tale of Two Rivers: Kuala Lumpur 00:26:52 2017-07-05 05:00
A Tale of Two Rivers: Los Angeles 00:26:52 2017-06-28 05:00
Where Are You Going: Hong Kong 00:26:51 2017-06-21 12:44
Where Are You Going: Reykjavik 00:26:50 2017-06-14 16:09
Where Are You Going: Brussels 00:26:50 2017-06-07 13:03
A Young World - The Palestinian Territories 00:26:49 2017-05-31 02:00
A Young World - Philippines 00:26:49 2017-05-24 02:00
A Young World - Sierra Leone 00:26:28 2017-05-17 17:03
A Young World - Uganda 00:26:50 2017-05-10 04:40
Technology 00:26:51 2017-04-06 15:03
Resources 00:26:49 2017-03-29 05:02
Finance 00:26:49 2017-03-23 03:30
Demographics 00:26:49 2017-03-16 12:40
Politics 00:26:49 2017-03-10 11:22
Shanghai City of Youth - Part Three 00:26:51 2017-03-02 03:30
Shanghai, City of Youth - Part Two 00:26:52 2017-02-23 03:30
Shanghai, City of Youth - Part One 00:26:52 2017-02-16 03:30
My Perfect Country: The Debate 00:26:48 2017-02-02 03:30
My Perfect Country: Curbing Smoking in Australia 00:26:49 2017-01-26 03:27
My Perfect Country: Shanghai's Model for Teaching Maths 00:26:49 2017-01-19 03:30
My Perfect Country: 'State Feminism' in Tunisia 00:26:49 2017-01-12 03:30
My Perfect Country: Gun Control in Japan 00:26:51 2017-01-05 03:30
My Perfect Country: Cutting Poverty in Peru 00:26:48 2017-01-03 13:36
My Perfect Country: Solving Water Scarcity in Bermuda 00:26:51 2016-12-22 17:19
Islam, People and Power: Reflections 00:27:00 2016-12-09 18:21
Islam, People and Power: The Shia 00:26:32 2016-12-08 03:10
Islam, People and Power: The Islamists 00:26:34 2016-12-01 03:15
Islam, People and Power: The Salafis 00:26:46 2016-11-24 03:10
Islam, People and Power: The Sunni Traditionalists 00:26:28 2016-11-17 03:10
A New Cold War? 00:26:49 2016-11-10 14:49
Our Friends, the Russians 00:26:51 2016-11-03 03:30
DisUnited Kingdom: Londonderry, Northern Ireland 00:26:50 2016-10-20 16:30
disUnited Kingdom: Stirling, Scotland 00:22:54 2016-10-13 03:20
disUnited Kingdom: Wrexham, Wales 00:27:00 2016-10-06 17:55
disUnited Kingom: Birmingham, England 00:26:49 2016-10-03 18:45
Exploring Culture and Mental Health 00:26:29 2016-09-08 04:06
Healing in Ghana 00:26:28 2016-09-01 02:06
Hearing Voices in the UK 00:26:51 2016-08-28 03:30
Increase in Mental Health Issues Among Teenagers in Sweden 00:26:29 2016-08-18 03:06
Depression in Japan 00:26:28 2016-08-11 11:01
Final Thoughts 00:26:50 2016-08-04 03:30
Germany: The Decision Makers 00:26:28 2016-07-28 03:21
UK: From Syria To Yorkshire 00:26:28 2016-07-21 03:21
Italy: The Priest and The Mayor 00:26:28 2016-07-14 03:21
My Perfect Country: The UN Debate 00:49:47 2016-07-09 21:00
Greece: The Warehouse of Souls 00:26:29 2016-07-07 03:20
Turkey: The Lost Generation 00:26:49 2016-06-30 03:30
Europe’s Challenges: The Union in Crisis 00:26:48 2016-06-03 18:02
Europe's Challenges: Expanding the Union 00:27:03 2016-05-26 12:04
Europe’s Challenges: The Road to Rome 00:27:06 2016-05-19 03:32
Shakespeare in the World - South Africa 00:27:03 2016-05-12 03:30
Shakespeare in the World - India 00:27:03 2016-05-05 03:30
Shakespeare and the American Dream - Part Two 00:27:04 2016-04-28 03:35
Shakespeare and the American Dream - Part One 00:27:05 2016-04-21 12:41
Soul Music: Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez 00:27:03 2016-03-31 03:35
The Battle of Ideas - Part Two 00:27:02 2016-03-24 03:35
The Battle of Ideas in the Middle East - Part One 00:27:04 2016-03-17 17:22
My Perfect Country: Legal Advice in Uganda 00:27:01 2016-03-10 13:09
My Perfect Country: Sanitation for Women in India 00:27:02 2016-03-03 03:36
My Perfect Country: Preventing Suicide in Michigan, USA 00:27:03 2016-02-25 10:53
My Perfect Country: Drug Decriminalisation in Portugal 00:27:03 2016-02-18 04:26
My Perfect Country: Green Energy in Costa Rica 00:27:02 2016-02-11 04:00
My Perfect Country: Estonia's Digital Society 00:27:00 2016-02-04 05:33
America in Black and White: Looking Ahead 00:27:00 2016-01-25 11:52
America in Black and White: Segregation 00:27:02 2016-01-14 12:25
America in Black and White: Economic Opportunity 00:27:01 2016-01-14 03:30
America in Black and White: Criminal Justice 00:27:01 2016-01-07 05:30
Local Warming: California 00:27:00 2015-12-03 03:30
Local Warming: The Philippines 00:26:59 2015-11-26 03:30
Local Warming: Nigeria 00:27:03 2015-11-19 03:36
Waithood: Could Delaying Adulthood be a Good Thing? 00:27:05 2015-11-12 04:00
Waithood: Trying to Grow Up in Italy and Spain 00:27:04 2015-11-05 04:06
Waithood: The Passage to Adulthood in Ghana 00:27:27 2015-10-29 17:27