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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Walking the Iron Curtain: Wild lands reunited—Walking The Iron Curtain
Wed 22 Jun 2022
Mary-Ann Ochota meets the people who reunified Germany through nature
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Life on the line—Himalaya: The Human Story
Wed 15 Jun 2022
The future of Ladakh amidst military unrest between India and China
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Saving Asia’s water towers—Himalaya: The Human Story
Wed 8 Jun 2022
Ed Douglas visits community projects looking to mitigate the impact of climate change
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High lives—Himalaya: The Human Story
Wed 1 Jun 2022
Ed Douglas reveals what life is like for those who live on the 'roof of the world'
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Money, money, money: Power—Money, Money, Money
Wed 25 May 2022
The global management of money and the pressures towards decentralisation
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Money, money, money: Psychology—Money, Money, Money
Wed 18 May 2022
Trust expert Rachel Botsman looks into the psychology and the morality of money
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Money, money, money: Value—Money, Money, Money
Wed 11 May 2022
Broadcaster and trust expert Rachel Botsman asks what is the value of money?
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Money, money, money: Trust—Money, Money, Money
Wed 4 May 2022
Should we put our faith in money? Trust expert Rachel Botsman investigates
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Slick: 4. The oil thieves—Slick: The Story of Oil, Shell and Nigeria
Wed 27 Apr 2022
We meet the people involved in Nigeria’s vast illegal oil business
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Slick: 3. Black creeks—Slick: The Story of Oil, Shell and Nigeria
Wed 20 Apr 2022
3/4 How does oil pollution affect Ogoniland today?
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Slick: 2. On trial—Slick: The Story of Oil, Shell and Nigeria
Wed 13 Apr 2022
2/4 Ken Saro Wiwa and Ledum Mittee come face to face with the power of the Nigerian state
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Slick: 1. The great white hope—Slick: The Story of Oil, Shell and Nigeria
Wed 6 Apr 2022
When Shell D’Arcy strikes black gold, there are celebrations on the Niger Delta creeks
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Emotional Baggage: June Angelides—Emotional Baggage
Wed 30 Mar 2022
Henrietta Bowden Jones talks totalks to June Angelides about how she set up Mums In Tech
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Emotional Baggage: Halima Begum—Emotional Baggage
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Civil rights campaigner Halima Begum on her formative experiences of racism
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Emotional Baggage: Maya Youssef—Emotional Baggage
Wed 16 Mar 2022
A musician's painful decision not to return to Damascus when Syria's civil war began
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Emotional Baggage: Dina Nayeri—Emotional Baggage
Wed 9 Mar 2022
The author of The Ungrateful Refugee on her experience of leaving Iran and seeking asylum
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It's a Bird's World: Noise pollution—It’s a Bird’s World
Wed 2 Mar 2022
How noise pollution impacts on birds' ability to learn to sing
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It’s a Bird's World: Viruses and infection—It’s a Bird’s World
Wed 23 Feb 2022
How water birds, poultry, jays and sage grouse have alerted us to the spread of diseases
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It's a Bird's World: Toxic substances—It’s a Bird’s World
Wed 16 Feb 2022
How the deaths of birds have alerted the world to serious environmental problems
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Why We Play: Old age—Why We Play
Wed 2 Feb 2022
We don’t have to stop playing as we reach old age, and we probably shouldn’t
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Adulthood and the importance of play—Why We Play
Wed 26 Jan 2022
What role does play have in our adult lives and how can it increase productivity at work?
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Adolescence: Discovering identity through play—Why We Play
Wed 19 Jan 2022
How video games help teenagers to navigate issues of anxiety, depression, and identity
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Childhood: Exploring the world through play—Why We Play
Wed 12 Jan 2022
How play is crucial to building our understanding of our surroundings, culture and self
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Hope – Amal—My Arab Spring
Wed 5 Jan 2022
What does the future hold for the countries of the Arab Spring?
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Displacement - Tashreed—My Arab Spring
Wed 29 Dec 2021
How the aftereffects of the Arab Spring led to a mass displacement of people
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Bread - Khubz—My Arab Spring
Wed 8 Dec 2021
Have economic opportunities improved since the Arab Spring?
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Freedom - Hurriya—My Arab Spring
Wed 1 Dec 2021
Ten years after the Arab Spring, what did the 2011 protests achieve in Tunisia and Egypt?
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How do refugee crises end?—One Hundred Years of Exile
Wed 24 Nov 2021
One hundred years after the first modern refugee crisis, how much has changed?
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What do we owe refugees?—One Hundred Years of Exile
Wed 17 Nov 2021
One hundred years after the first modern refugee crisis, how much has changed?
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Who is a refugee?—One Hundred Years of Exile
Wed 10 Nov 2021
How do refugee crises begin and who can be considered a refugee?