The Compass Podcast
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 to download
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disUnited Kingdom: Wrexham, Wales—disUnited Kingdom
Thu 6 Oct 2016
2/4 Why did Wales 鈥� a big beneficiary of EU funds 鈥� vote for Brexit?
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disUnited Kingom: Birmingham, England—disUnited Kingdom
Thu 29 Sep 2016
1/4 What does Brexit tell us about divisions between communities in Birmingham?
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Exploring Culture and Mental Health—The Borders of Sanity
Thu 8 Sep 2016
5/5 How does culture influence mental health and treatment?
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Healing in Ghana—The Borders of Sanity
Thu 1 Sep 2016
4/5 What options do people in Ghana have when a person suffers mental illness?
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Hearing Voices in the UK—The Borders of Sanity
Thu 25 Aug 2016
3/5 Hearing voices was once considered a sign of madness but has there been a cultural shift?
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Increase in Mental Health Issues Among Teenagers in Sweden—The Borders of Sanity
Thu 18 Aug 2016
2/5 'Democratic parenting' and social media use could be behind young people's anxiety
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Depression in Japan—The Borders of Sanity
Thu 11 Aug 2016
1/5 Why is Japan going through a revolution in the awareness and treatment of depression?
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Final Thoughts—Destination Europe
Thu 4 Aug 2016
6/6 Chris Bowlby hosts a discussion on issues and the future for Europe鈥檚 migration crisis
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Germany: The Decision Makers—Destination Europe
Thu 28 Jul 2016
5/6 How is Germany dealing with hundreds of thousands of new migrants?
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UK: From Syria To Yorkshire—Destination Europe
Thu 21 Jul 2016
4/6 How are Syrian refugees settling into their new lives in Bradford, UK?
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Italy: The Priest and The Mayor—Destination Europe
Thu 14 Jul 2016
3/6 Migrants in southern Italy, with starkly varying lives, get very different kinds of help.
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My Perfect Country: The UN Debate—My Perfect Country
Sat 9 Jul 2016
7/22 Fi Glover, Martha Lane Fox and a panel of guests discuss ground-breaking social policies
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Greece: The Warehouse of Souls—Destination Europe
Thu 7 Jul 2016
2/6 Maria Margaronis explores worlds of hope and chaos for refugees and islanders in Greece.
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Turkey: The Lost Generation—Destination Europe
Thu 30 Jun 2016
1/6 How half a million Syrian refugee children are in need of an education
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Europe鈥檚 Challenges: The Union in Crisis—Europe's Challenges
Thu 2 Jun 2016
3/3 Chris Morris examines the crises facing the EU and asks whether it will survive.
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Europe's Challenges: Expanding the Union—Europe's Challenges
Thu 26 May 2016
2/3 How the European Union grew from a small club of six to a 28-state superpower
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Europe鈥檚 Challenges: The Road to Rome—Europe's Challenges
Thu 19 May 2016
1/3 The past and future of the European Union at a critical moment in its history
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Shakespeare in the World - South Africa—Shakespeare in the World
Thu 12 May 2016
4/4 The role of Shakespeare in the politics of South Africa and why he still matters today
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Shakespeare in the World - India—Shakespeare in the World
Thu 5 May 2016
3/4 From the Bollywood screen to village storytellers - how has India adopted Shakespeare?
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Shakespeare and the American Dream - Part Two—Shakespeare in the World
Thu 28 Apr 2016
2/4 How Shakespeare became part of the fabric of early American life. With Stephen Sondheim.
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Shakespeare and the American Dream - Part One—Shakespeare in the World
Thu 21 Apr 2016
1/4 How Shakespeare became part of the fabric of early American life
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Soul Music: Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez—Soul Music
Thu 31 Mar 2016
1/3 The passion and emotional impact of Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar
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The Battle of Ideas - Part Two—The Battle of Ideas
Thu 24 Mar 2016
Who will stop the flow of young Arab men into the ranks of the so-called Islamic State?
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The Battle of Ideas in the Middle East - Part One
Thu 17 Mar 2016
Who鈥檚 leading the political and spiritual fightback against the so-called Islamic State?
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My Perfect Country: Legal Advice in Uganda—My Perfect Country
Thu 10 Mar 2016
6/22 How a group of legal experts revolutionised Uganda's legal system through social media
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My Perfect Country: Sanitation for Women in India—My Perfect Country
Thu 3 Mar 2016
5/22 Should India's pioneering policies on sanitation be adopted elsewhere?
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My Perfect Country: Preventing Suicide in Michigan, USA—My Perfect Country
Thu 25 Feb 2016
4/22 Would Michigan's 'zero suicide model' be a policy for adoption in a perfect country?
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My Perfect Country: Drug Decriminalisation in Portugal—My Perfect Country
Thu 18 Feb 2016
3/22 Is Portugal's view of drugs as a health issue rather than a crime a good model to follow?
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My Perfect Country: Green Energy in Costa Rica—My Perfect Country
Thu 11 Feb 2016
2/22 Could Costa Rica鈥檚 green energy policy work in our utopian dream?
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My Perfect Country: Estonia's Digital Society—My Perfect Country
Thu 4 Feb 2016
1/22 Is Estonia鈥檚 revolutionary digital policy a contender for a perfect country?
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