Crossing Continents Podcast
Stories from around the world and the people at the heart of them.
Episodes to download
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Bolivia鈥檚 giant fish intruder
Thu 28 Dec 2023
The giant freshwater fish that's invading Bolivia's Amazonian rivers.
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Ukraine: Building back better
Thu 21 Dec 2023
How will Ukraine ensure the billions needed to rebuild the country are properly spent?
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Ukraine: Fighting for Openness
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Meet the citizens battling for better government on Ukraine's home front.
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Cyprus: The battle over songbird slaughter
Thu 7 Dec 2023
How killing migrating birds became a multi-million dollar criminal business.
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Poland's Forest Frontier
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Poland builds a wall through one of Europe鈥檚 most precious forests. What鈥檚 the impact?
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Florida's political refugees
Thu 23 Nov 2023
From Miami to Chicago, Lucy Proctor meets the conservatives and liberals swapping states.
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How a war has changed a Norwegian town
Thu 21 Sep 2023
How once friendly relations between Norway and Russia have frozen in the far north.
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Missing in Syria
Thu 14 Sep 2023
The desperate search by thousands of Syrian families for their missing relatives.
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Surviving Greece's migrant boat disaster
Thu 7 Sep 2023
Three men describe surviving one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in decades.
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Singing Morocco's New Identity
Thu 31 Aug 2023
The young female stars of Gnawa music now challenging the boundaries of Moroccan identity
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Belize's Blue Bond
Thu 24 Aug 2023
Can a financial deal with a conservation charity save Belize's economy?
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Zimbabwe's worker exodus
Thu 17 Aug 2023
Why tens of thousands of Zimbabweans are fleeing their country to work in the West.
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When Wagner came home
Thu 10 Aug 2023
The fear stalking Russia as ex-convicts from the Wagner mercenary group return home.
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Returning to Romania
Thu 3 Aug 2023
With 20% of its population living abroad, the Romanian government wants its diaspora back
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Botswana: Living with elephants
Thu 27 Jul 2023
The battle to keep the peace between people and elephants in northern Botswana.
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Ukraine: the men who don鈥檛 want to fight
Thu 8 Jun 2023
Thousands of Ukrainian men are dodging the draft 鈥� and risking their lives in the process.
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Searching for my son
Thu 11 May 2023
Omar鈥檚 son was pulled alive from the rubble of Turkey鈥檚 earthquake, but where is he?
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Kenya's Free Money Experiment
Thu 4 May 2023
Why thousands of Kenyan villagers are being given free cash.
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Laos: the most bombed country on earth
Thu 27 Apr 2023
50 years since the last US bombs fell on Laos, they鈥檙e still killing and maiming.
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Leaving Sri Lanka
Thu 20 Apr 2023
Record numbers are fleeing the island in the wake of a brutal economic crisis.
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Gran Chaco - Paraguay鈥檚 vanishing forest
Thu 13 Apr 2023
A massive new road across Paraguay threatens a fragile eco-system and two communities.
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Vienna: getting housing right
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Does Vienna have the world鈥檚 best public housing? Chris Bowlby reports
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Iran Protests: Tales from the front line
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Why did people take to the streets, risking arrest and a barrage of bullets?
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A Return to Paradise
Thu 19 Jan 2023
The story of a town destroyed by one of the worst wildfires in California's history.
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Saving Children from the Mafia
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Why an Italian judge is taking kids away from Mafia families.
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South Korea - a room with a view
Thu 5 Jan 2023
How a housing crisis contributes to a population problem.
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Fighting 'fat-phobia' in Brazil
Thu 29 Dec 2022
The Brazilian city passing laws to fight discrimination against people who are obese.
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Spain's Flamenco on the Edge
Thu 22 Dec 2022
Can Spain's most iconic live music and dance recover from the pandemic?
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Hungary鈥檚 power dilemma
Thu 15 Dec 2022
Should Hungary continue to rely on Russia to fund its nuclear power industry?
