Pick of the World Episodes Episode guide
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The biggest gold mine fraud of all time
Our new podcast finds out what really happened in the scam that devastated lives
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What's happened to the missing Cryptoqueen?
The search continues for the FBI's most wanted woman
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The man who 'married' a virtual pop star
After being severely bullied, Akihiko Kondo found happiness with a synthesised character
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A K-pop scandal with five million YouTube views
Burning Sun: Exposing the secret K-pop chat groups
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The Thai school where kids make the rules
If you could invent a new kind of school, what would it look like?
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Top Indian student speaks out about online trolls
Prachi Nigam beat millions in her exams - only to be mocked for her looks
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Smile. Give praise. The secrets to social success (still!)
Which self-help book do you think everyone should read?
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Is P-Pop about to rival K-Pop?
The rise of Filipino pop and why the band Alamat are changing the country's music scene
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Learning to read with the help of TikTok
You loved the story of a man who first read in his thirties, with help from social media
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The secret to living a long life
How "good nutrition... and a shot of liquor a day" helped the oldest man in the world
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The woman who snuck into the Boston Marathon
In 1966, Bobbi Gibb was told women couldn't run marathons... but she did it anyway
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Why was Charlie Chaplin exiled from Hollywood?
Our podcast tells the story of why the FBI considered the movie star a threat to the US
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Berlin's techno scene gets UN heritage status
Why clubbing in Germany's capital is such a special experience
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The hidden impact of our data on the planet
How much energy and water are data centres using globally?
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Football's top scorer is a she - Temwa Chawinga
The Malawian got 63 goals last year – nine more than Cristiano Ronaldo
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Why women are having fewer children
Trends show that women around the world are having children later in life
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The songs that saved our lives
The immense power of music in shaping our lives and memories
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The queens of chess battling sexism
How female chess champions are fighting back online - plus are we going back to the Moon?
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A polar bear asleep on a melting iceberg
Plus, the amazing story of three foundling babies - and a secret rock 'n' roll star mum
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The 99-year-old swimmer with three world records
You have been loving the amazing story of Betty Brussel from Canada
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Twin sisters stolen as babies reunited via TikTok
The incredible story of Amy and Ano, taken from their mother and sold
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The 144-year-old science experiment
We hear about one of the world's longest running experiments
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Time bending and why history is not always old
The stories from recent history that got your social media attention
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K-drama rewrites the script for women in South Korea
How Korean television shows are taking on the patriarchy
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How far would you go for your dream?
Meet the man who cycled 9,000 kilometres to enrol at his dream university
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Your top picks from around the world in 2023
A special show looking back at a year of clicks, comments and shares
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What is your best video game of all time?
Witness History goes back in time to play Tetris
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What is the oldest item in your wardrobe?
Many of our new and old clothes end up in landfill - is it time for new habits?
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What was the toy you really wanted as a child?
Plus, how our brains respond differently to reading versus listening to a book
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What's the first thing you ate after giving birth?
Roasts, toast and rusk with mice: You share your first post-childbirth meals
