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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On the Black Sea: Diving Deep—On The Black Sea
Wed 26 Jul 2017
2/5 The Black Sea is an archaeologist鈥檚 dream but an ecologist鈥檚 nightmare.
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On the Black Sea: The Voyage Begins—On The Black Sea
Wed 19 Jul 2017
1/5 A journey around the Black Sea, where Russian warships sail for Syria and Nato watches
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A Tale of Two Rivers: Kuala Lumpur—A Tale of Two Rivers
Wed 5 Jul 2017
2/2 In Kuala Lumpur the regeneration of the Klang River is seen as key to modernisation
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A Tale of Two Rivers: Los Angeles—A Tale of Two Rivers
Wed 28 Jun 2017
1/2 The regeneration of the Los Angeles river and the challenges of turning it 'green'
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A Young World - Sierra Leone—A Young World
Wed 17 May 2017
2/4 How do young people in Sierra Leone cope faced with staggering rates of unemployment?
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A Young World - Uganda—A Young World
Wed 10 May 2017
1/4 The struggle to get a good education, in an overpopulated school system
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Technology—Economic Tectonics
Wed 5 Apr 2017
5/5 How technology might change our economic futures for the better
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Resources—Economic Tectonics
Wed 29 Mar 2017
4/5 How access to critical resources might change the way our economies work
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Finance—Economic Tectonics
Thu 23 Mar 2017
3/5 How the coming technical revolution in finance will create new winners and losers
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Demographics—Economic Tectonics
Thu 16 Mar 2017
2/5 How economic power will shift as the world鈥檚 population changes
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Politics—Economic Tectonics
Thu 9 Mar 2017
1/5 How the global economy is being shaped by political backlash
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Shanghai City of Youth - Part Three—Shanghai, City of Youth
Thu 2 Mar 2017
3/3 The city's cultural hub attracts young people with both an Eastern and Western outlook
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Shanghai, City of Youth - Part Two—Shanghai, City of Youth
Thu 23 Feb 2017
2/3 Dating, marriage and why young people are delaying the traditional family in Shanghai
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Shanghai, City of Youth - Part One—Shanghai, City of Youth
Thu 16 Feb 2017
1/3 What draws young graduates to study and work in Shanghai?
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My Perfect Country: The Debate—My Perfect Country
Thu 2 Feb 2017
14/22 Water, housing, gun control, women's rights and more are debated by a panel and listeners
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My Perfect Country: Curbing Smoking in Australia—My Perfect Country
Thu 26 Jan 2017
13/22 Is Australia's anti-smoking policy a model for other countries to follow?
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My Perfect Country: Shanghai's Model for Teaching Maths—My Perfect Country
Thu 19 Jan 2017
12/22 Has Shanghai found the perfect formula for teaching maths?
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My Perfect Country: 'State Feminism' in Tunisia—My Perfect Country
Thu 12 Jan 2017
11/22 Is Tunisia鈥檚 approach to what women can and can't do an example for other Arab countries?
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My Perfect Country: Gun Control in Japan—My Perfect Country
Thu 5 Jan 2017
10/22 How Japan's rigorous gun control policy has reduced gun violence to single digits
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My Perfect Country: Cutting Poverty in Peru—My Perfect Country
Thu 29 Dec 2016
9/22 Peru has cut poverty by 50% in 10 years. Is it a model others could - or should - follow?
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My Perfect Country: Solving Water Scarcity in Bermuda—My Perfect Country
Thu 22 Dec 2016
8/22 The island's roofs catch every drop of rain, purify water and store it for daily use
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Islam, People and Power: Reflections—Islam, People and Power
Thu 15 Dec 2016
5/5 Safa Al Ahmad chairs a discussion about the role of Islam in politics in the Arab world.
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Islam, People and Power: The Shia—Islam, People and Power
Thu 8 Dec 2016
4/5 The debate within Shi鈥檌sm about the role of Islam in government
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Islam, People and Power: The Islamists—Islam, People and Power
Thu 1 Dec 2016
3/5 Why the Muslim Brotherhood has fractured since the Arab uprisings
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Islam, People and Power: The Salafis—Islam, People and Power
Thu 24 Nov 2016
2/5 Disputes in Islam鈥檚 most misunderstood sect - the Wahhabis, also known as Salafis
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Islam, People and Power: The Sunni Traditionalists—Islam, People and Power
Thu 17 Nov 2016
1/5 The battle of ideas that accompanied the Arab uprisings
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A New Cold War?—Defending Norway
Thu 10 Nov 2016
2/2 The impact of an assertive Russia on Norway's defence policy
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Our Friends, the Russians—Defending Norway
Thu 3 Nov 2016
1/2 The impact of an assertive Russia on Norway, and Norway鈥檚 involvement in Afghanistan
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DisUnited Kingdom: Londonderry, Northern Ireland—disUnited Kingdom
Thu 20 Oct 2016
4/4 What will the UK vote to leave the EU mean for Northern Ireland and the rest of Ireland?
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disUnited Kingdom: Stirling, Scotland—disUnited Kingdom
Thu 13 Oct 2016
3/4 What effect has Brexit had on the people of Scotland?
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