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Stoning of Women in Afghanistan, Jazz with Zara McFarlane, AI job losses & women

Fawzia Koofi on news that Afghan women who commit adultery will be stoned to death.

The leader of the Taliban has declared on state television that women who commit adultery will be stoned to death. Nuala McGovern speaks to the former deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament, Fawzia Koofi.

We look at the legacy of children's TV executive Kay Benbow, hailed as 鈥淨ueen of the Beebies鈥, who has died with historian Dr Emily Baughan and producer Anne Wood.

Our reporter Jo Morris talks to the mum of a young man who got into serious trouble with drugs in the third in our series Breaking The Cycle about SHiFT聽a new approach to helping young people at risk of going off the rails.

A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research warns of an AI "jobs apocalypse" which will have the greatest impact on women and young people. We talk to Carsten Jung from the IPPR and to AI Expert Prof. Gina Neff.

And live music from Zara McFarlane who's appearing at this year鈥檚 Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Studio Manager: Steve Greenwood

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  • Wed 27 Mar 2024 10:00

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