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What in the WorldIs carbon offsetting a con?Carbon offsetting is a way to try to balance carbon emissions. It’s when an individual, company or governments invest in projects that try to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, to compensate for their own carbon footprint. Many of the schemes - like planting trees, protecting forests or switching to cleaner fuels - are set up in places like Africa or South America. But how do these schemes work in practice? A paper published in 2024 in the science journal Nature found that few schemes led to a “real emission reductions“. Are they just a dist...2025-01-0912 min
The Documentary PodcastBonus: What in the World - Liam PayneA bonus episode for The Documentary from the What in the World podcast.The death of One Direction star Liam Payne has shocked the world, and there’s been a huge outpouring of grief. Many details about the British singer's death still remain unclear, but information from emergency services and other authorities has started to build a picture of the events. We know that he was in Buenos Aires, in Argentina, and died after falling from a hotel balcony.Liam rose to fame after competing in the singing competition the X Factor. It was here th...2024-10-1816 minWhat in the WorldLiam Payne: Why One Direction fans are so heartbrokenThe death of One Direction star Liam Payne has shocked the world, and there’s been a huge outpouring of grief. Many details about the British singer's death still remain unclear, but information from emergency services and other authorities has started to build a picture of the events. We know that he was in Buenos Aires, in Argentina, and died after falling from a hotel balcony. Liam rose to fame after competing in the singing competition the X Factor. It was here that he first met fellow One Direction members Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Za...2024-10-1815 min
Code Blue & GoldThe Invention of the automobileI'm Joshua Borstnik, join me as we explore a verity of historical topics. This week as we explore the invention of the automobile. 2024-05-0803 minCode Blue & GoldFirst In FlightI'm Joshua Borstnik join me as we explore a verity of historical topics this week as we take a look at the invention of the airplane 2024-05-0203 minWhat in the WorldFrom pangolins to plants: how we’re getting better at protecting natureNature conservation is effective at protecting animals and plants - and we’re getting better at it. That’s according to a new major study published in the journal Science. Esme Stallard, a BBC climate and science reporter, explains what conservation is, where it’s worked (including for humpback whales), and why we need it. Plus, we hear from two people who work in conservation. Charles Emogor has a PhD in pangolins and is from Nigeria. He shares why he loves them and how he’s saving them from being hunted. And Aiita Joshua Apamaku, from Uganda, tells us...2024-04-3015 minCode Blue & GoldThe Great RecessionI'm Joshua Borstnik, come with me as we explore a verity of historical topics this week as we take a look at the great recession. 2024-04-1601 minCode Blue & GoldThe Fall of Yugoslavia*This episode is not suitable for younger audiences *
I'm Joshua Borstnik come with me as we explore a verity of historical topics this week as we look at the fall of Yugoslavia. 2024-04-1203 minCode Blue & GoldKosovo WarI'm Joshua Borstnik, come with me as we explore a verity of historical topics. This week as we take a look at the Kosovo War. 2024-03-2102 minCode Blue & GoldBosnia GenocideI'm Joshua Borstnik, come with me as we explore a verity of historical topics. This week as we look at the Bosnia Genocide. 2024-03-1903 minCode Blue & GoldChernobylI'm Joshua Borstnik come with me as we explore a verity of historical topics this week as we look at Chernobyl2024-02-2806 minCode Blue & GoldThe Vietnam WarI'm Joshua Borstnik come with me as we explore a verity of historical topics this week as we discuss the Vietnam War. 2024-02-2306 minCode Blue & GoldThe Afghanistan WarI'm Joshua Borstnik come with me as we explore a verity of historical topics this week as we explore the Afghanistan war 2024-02-2003 minCode Blue & GoldThe Gulf WarI'm Joshua Borstnik come with me as we explore a verity of historical topics this week as we take a look at the Persian Gulf War. 2024-02-0902 min.jpeg)
Talking with PaintersInspiration from the archives | The Flow StatePodcast guests talk with me about the flow state!
See below for timestamps and links to each guest’s full podcast interview and video
3:39 Julie Nicholson and Fiona Verity – Podcast | Instagram video
6:40 Ann Thomson – Podcast | YouTube
7:54 Joshua Yeldham – Podcast | YouTube
10:15 Antonia Perricone Mrljak – Podcast | YouTube
11:25 Wendy Sharpe – Podcast | YouTube
12:51 Lewis Miller – Podcast | YouTube
13:50 Aida Tomescu – Podcast | YouTube
16:30 David Griggs – Podcast | YouTube
17:27 Idris Murphy – Podcast | YouTube
18:40 Kathrin Longhurst – Podcast | YouTube
20:50 Anthony White – Podcast | YouTube (coming soon)
22:07 Bernard Olli...2024-01-2334 min
Beyond the DeskLOL StoriesKatie and Sarah talk about books that will tickle your funny bone.
Whether you enjoy essays, memoirs or novels, you’ll find a story guaranteed* to make you laugh.
Titles discussed in this episode include: King of the Mild Frontier by
Chris Crutcher, Big Swiss by Jen Beagin, Hey Ladies! by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss, Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris, The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro, Pretty in Plaid by Jen Lancaster, Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny, Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau, Dear Girls by Ali Wong, Yellowface by R...2023-07-2639 min
Shit We've Read22: The Last Adventure of Constance VerityIt’s our last book of Season Two as we read the appropriately titled The Last Adventure of Constance Verity by A. Lee Martinez, a humorous urban fantasy about the world’s greatest adventurer and her quest to become ordinary. Listen in as Jason makes the shocking revelation that he doesn’t like reading, Laura confirms she is an android, and the book’s metaphysics prove too much for Bella’s mind.
Thanks for listening and for all your support this season. To keep up with any updates and announcements we make during our break, be sure to follow...2023-03-291h 17
Crime, Wine & ChaosEpisode 116 - The New Years Eve Massacre & The Disappearance of Kirsten BrueggemanThis week, Naomi tells us about the horrifying crime committed by Scott Kologi, a 16-year-old who decided to gun down his own family "out of the blue".Naomi pulled her sources from:www.the-sun.comwww.app.compeople.compatch.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz7NiR070CQThen Amber covers the disappearance of Kirsten Brueggeman. Early in the morning of Jan 2., 2021, Kirsten Brueggeman, 27, disappeared after an argument with friends outside a bar and walking alone in a parking lot.Amber pulled her source from: Disappeared...2023-01-011h 01