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Eating 50-year-old stew
Would you eat a stew that's been in a pot for 50 years?
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Are you drinking enough water?
How much water do you drink every day? Is it enough?
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Embarrassed to go to the doctor?
What are the consequences of medical embarrassment?
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Call centres: Are you talking to AI?
Could AI make call centre queues less painful?
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Making 'mum friends'
Is making new ?mum friends? the positive experience it?s often described as?
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Can you trust ancestry DNA kits?
Are DNA ancestry tests a reliable way to trace your ancestry? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. (Image: Getty)
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How babies learn to talk
What do babies need to learn to do to be able to talk?
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The secrets to a healthy old age
How can we stay healthy in old age? Beth and Phil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.
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The bond between sisters
A relationship between sisters can be one of the closest there is. Neil and Georgie tune in to a BBC Radio 4 Woman?s Hour special about sisterhood and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Having acne
Acne affects people of all ages, but especially teenagers. Neil and Beth listen to a skin doctor talking about the condition and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Why you need a good night's sleep
Why is it so important to get a good night's sleep?
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Divorce: Why does it happen?
How is divorce talked about in different countries? Georgie and Phil teach you some new vocabulary.
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Tech that refuses to die
Technology is always changing! Or is it...? Georgie and Phil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Did Taylor Swift fans cause an earthquake?
Could 73,000 Taylor Swift fans cause an earthquake? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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What decides our taste?
What makes us like the flavours we like? Phil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Learning a new food culture
If you moved to a different country, how would you cope with new kinds of food? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Saving water in the driest place on Earth
How can farmers water their crops when they live in the driest place on Earth? Neil and Beth teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Keeping kids off smartphones
Can you stop a child having a phone if all their friends have one? Neil and Beth teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Less salt, better health
Are we all eating too much salt? Neil and Georgie teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Correction: In the programme we say that meat contains 19% salt, making it the saltiest type of everyday food. In fact it?s some processed meat and meat dishes that contains 19% salt, according to the British Heart Foundation.
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Meet a real Willy Wonka
Mmm, delicious. Hear a real-life chocolate maker talking about her job! Neil and Beth teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Why we love dumplings
Every country seems to have its own version of dumplings! Neil and Beth discuss.
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Kids and climate change
What are young people's thoughts on climate change?
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Birthday cakes
How have birthday cakes changed over the years?
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The science of falling in love
What's really happening in our brain when we fall in love?
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Why read books, not screens?
Why is it better to read from a book than a screen? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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AI to reduce animal testing
Could AI reduce the need for animal testing? Phil and Georgie teach you some useful vocabulary.
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The school that puts the kids in charge
What happens when you put the kids in charge of the school? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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What can we learn from toddlers?
You might think that we teach toddlers, but they can teach us as well! Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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How learning to read changes lives
How can literacy change people's lives? Beth and Phil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Building a better world with wood?
Did you know that being in nature, and building with wood, has benefits for our physical and mental health? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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How names can tell painful stories
Can names be attached to painful histories? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Too old to have a baby?
Men and women are having babies later in life. Why? And what does society think of older parents?
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E-rickshaws driving away pollution
Are electric rickshaws the solution to urban air pollution? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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How bubble tea got its bubbles
How did bubble tea get its bubbles? How was this drink invented? Neil and Beth chat about this.
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Can you keep a secret?
Are secrets always negative? Or can they be positive too? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Bitter food, better health?
Could bitter foods be better for your health?
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Talking at the table
A lot can happen at the dinner table, and not just eating! Beth and Neil discuss chatting at meal times and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Eating for two
Mums-to-be often feel guilty about the food they crave in pregnancy. Georgie and Phil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. (Image: Getty)
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Dancing for the brain
Not a dancer? You might change your mind once you hear the benefits! Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. (Image: Getty)
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Nudges: The secrets of persuasion
Are nudges good or bad? Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you useful vocabulary.
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Why sitting is bad for health
Could sitting be damaging to our health?
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Why everyone loves the underdog
Could being the underdog help you succeed?
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Disability in music and theatre
The UK's Equality Act of 2010 guaranteed the rights of disabled people to equal access to education, employment, and services, including music, theatre and the arts. Despite this, it's still difficult for disabled musicians and music fans to perform and see live music. Neil and Georgie introduce you to some ways people are trying to change this, while teaching you some useful vocabulary. (Image: Getty)
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What makes a great library?
What makes a library a library? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Sewing to fight period poverty
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Plastic waste eaten by enzymes
Plastics can be difficult to recycle, could a recently discovered enzyme help? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Feed your brain
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Food for new mums
What do mothers eat after giving birth? Does it depend on which country you are from?
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Fighting loneliness with soup
Neil and Beth discuss a project in the Netherlands for helping lonely people.
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What is the future of work?
Should we be worried about our jobs disappearing? Or is the future positive?
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