What in the World

Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything

Episodes

Total: 464

China’s cosmetic surgery industry has exploded over the past decade and in turn, put even more press

Many economists have warned that the world is poised for an economic downturn. The warnings come aft

Finding the right shade of makeup can be a struggle, especially if you have really fair or dark skin

The title of Ed Sheeran’s new single ‘Azizam’ means ‘my love’ in the Persian language. The track and

Pope Francis led the Catholic church for more than a decade. He was the first Latin American pope, a

Over the past few weeks social media has been flooded with TikTok videos of people claiming that exp

It’s 2025 and Katy Perry has officially gone to space. On Monday 14th April, she strapped herself in

‘Tell Your Papa’ by Eedris Abdulkareem is an Afrobeats song which criticises Nigeria’s president Bol

A pet can bring so much joy to a person’s life. Usually, the owner will outlive their pet. But advan

An enormous fifty-year-old ocean liner, the SS United States, is set to be sunk and become the world

East of India is a small island called North Sentinel Island. It’s home to the Sentinelese people. B

The US company Colossal claim to have brought back the dire wolf from extinction after 12,000 years

Tensions in South Sudan are rising, threatening an already fragile peace deal between President Salv

Taiwan’s government recently deported Liu Zhenya, a Chinese national who goes by “Yaya in Taiwan” on

The International Criminal Court has been in the spotlight recently after it issued several arrest w

Donald Trump has introduced tariffs on imports to the US. This has caused a huge reaction across the

Rhinos are at extreme risk of extinction because of poaching and habitat loss. The work of conservat

The average person who menstruates has their period for 2,535 days (nearly seven years) of their lif

President Trump and his administration is cracking down on international students who have been acti

In this episode we’re tracing the route of a shadow ship. These ships are part of a network carrying