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Do YOU know what you’re eating? Are you sure? Dr Chris van Tulleken is keen to make good food choices, and buy the best chicken possible for his dinner. High welfare, tasty, and good for the environment, ideally. But it’s not as easy as that. How CAN he make good food choices if he has […]
We debate the likelihood of IPL teams buying a stake in The Hundred teams. Show more We hear from Venky Mysore who is the Managing Director of the Kolkata Knight Riders. He shares whether he would be interested in buying a stake in a Hundred team and whether players should be allowed to leave their […]
General summary Happy World Emoji Day! Did you know that new emoji are on the way? As part of the Unicode 16.0 release, seven new emoji will be available in September, including a fingerprint, leafless tree, harp, splat, face with bags under eyes, shovel, and root vegetable. Emoji Kitchen has also grown to include over […]
We’ve heard about the potential problems around chicken welfare. But how does that square with their impact on the environment? Dr Chris van Tulleken finds out what it takes to produce the most eco-friendly chicken meat possible. And makes a devastating discovery. Welfare concerns, and environmental credentials, often pull in OPPOSITE directions. Does he want […]
Brian Lara discusses the highs and lows of his career, the future of Test cricket and the next global stars. Show more One of the greatest cricketers of all time, West Indies batter Brian Lara joins Stumped from Lord’s to look back on his career; the highs and lows, plus the future of Test cricket […]
Zeebrugge is located in Belgium on the north coast of Europe. The port provided quick access to the North Sea for the Imperial German Navy throughout the First World War for their U-boats and light shipping, which the German navy was trying to threaten the Allied-controlled English Channel and the North Sea with. As the […]
We eat chicken. A LOT of it. We might love the taste, but what about how we’re treating those birds? After witnessing first-hand the reality of indoor chicken farming – how most of the chicken we eat is raised – Dr Chris van Tulleken wants to know: are the birds happy enough, or is our […]
The way that society today consumes news and information is ever changing with the influx of social media and less direct channels of information through podcasts and a plethora of broadcasters all vying for attention in a saturated market. Many of these information sources have different validation processes or have multiple eyes on ensuring that […]
How human innovation turned chicken from backyard bird to multi-billion dollar industry. Show more So we started farming this bird called chicken, and it spread around the world. But what does it actually TAKE to feed us the amount of chicken we want to consume? 100 years ago this was a scrawny, egg-laying bird, only […]
We reflect on a dramatic T20 World Cup final which saw India end their wait for a trophy. Show more Nikesh Rughani, Charu Sharma and Jim Maxwell all reflect on a thrilling T20 World Cup final which saw India end their 11 year wait for a trophy after narrowly beating South Africa. The Oman captain […]