The Conversation
by BBC World Service
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Audience Interest
Estimated Reach: 21K to 66K
Listeners across platforms
Podcast Focus
Categories: society · culture
Publishing Consistency
Frequency: ~3-4 / Week
550+ episodes since 2014
Platform Reach
Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.
Most discussed topics
women's health
4
mental health
3
women in agriculture
2
women's rights
2
emotional impact
2
community
2
Brands & references
Generic platforms filtered out.
Medium Confidence
Total monthly reach
21K to 66K
Estimated from 4 chart positions in 4 markets.
By chart position
- 🇰🇷KR · Society & Culture#9910K to 30K
- 🇻🇳VN · Society & Culture#4310K to 30K
- 🇵🇪PE · Society & Culture#112500 to 3K
- 🇨🇿CZ · Society & Culture#196500 to 3K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
11K to 33K🎙 ~2x weekly·573 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
21K to 66K🇰🇷45%🇻🇳45%🇵🇪5%+1 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
6.3K to 20K
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On the show
From 22 epsHosts
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Datshiane Navanayagam
16 eps
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Ella Al-Shamahi
3 eps
Recent guests
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Andrea Arroyo
1 ep
SA
Sarah Akinterinwa
1 ep
RP
Ranjitha Puskur
1 ep
DP
Dr Pauline Chivenge
1 ep
IA
Idil Absiye
1 ep
DL
Dr Laura Muñoz-Encinar
1 ep
US
Uma Subramanian
1 ep
KA
Kirana Ayuningtyas
1 ep
AS
Adrienn Salamon
1 ep
DL
Dr Lusanda Shimange-Matsose
1 ep
DA
Dr Aneta Pavlenko
1 ep
PN
Professor Núria Sebastián Gallés
1 ep
IK
Irenka Krone-Germann
1 ep
CC
Charlotte Cherry
1 ep
AA
Alix Ainsley
1 ep
EO
Emily Oster
1 ep
MM
Maryam Mustafa
1 ep
PD
Pat Dunn
1 ep
HN
Hanne Nuutinen
1 ep
VJ
Victoria Jenkins
1 ep
Recent episodes
Giving stature to women
Jul 20, 2026
26m 28s
Female film-makers join forces
Jul 13, 2026
26m 28s
Women and the stigma of Tourette’s
Jul 6, 2026
26m 28s
Play to learn
Jun 29, 2026
26m 27s
Helping women deal with trauma
Jun 22, 2026
26m 28s
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Episodes
22
~1.0 per week
Avg length
26m 28s
26m 24s – 26m 29s
Range
Sep 2020 – Apr 2026
Topics
110
women's health, mental health +108
Guests
45
Meredith Bergmann +44 · last 22 eps
22 of 22
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/20/26 | women in artpublic statues+3 | Meredith BergmannSokari Douglas Camp | BBC World ServiceWomen’s Rights Monument | United StatesNigeria+1 | public statueswomen artists+3 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 7/13/26 | female filmmakersfilm festivals+3 | Bina PaulAmal Ramsis | Asian Women's Film FestivalBetween Women Filmmakers’ Caravan+1 | New DelhiEgypt+3 | female film-makersfilm industry+3 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 7/6/26 | Tourette syndromestigma+4 | Lauren WyattBelén Prieto | Tourette's ActionTTAG (Tics and Tourette's Across the Globe) | ArgentinaUK+1 | Tourette syndrometics+5 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 6/29/26 | early childhood educationglobal education access+3 | Professor Nirmala RaoJessica Blom | University of Hong KongThe Centre for Early Childhood Development | South AfricaAsia-Pacific | early childhood educationplay+4 | — | 26m 27s | ||
| 6/22/26 | traumapsychology+4 | Jane Abatoni GateteDr Adshead | Unspeakable: Stories of Survival and Transformation After TraumaRwanda Organization of Trauma Counsellors | — | traumapsychologists+6 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 6/15/26 | fan fictionwriting+5 | Dawn Walls-ThummaKristine Michelle Santos | Silmarillion Writers GuildTolkien+2 | — | fan fictionTolkien+5 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 6/8/26 | epilepsyseizures+4 | Sofia ErikssonBetty Barbara Nsachilwa | British Association of NeurologistsUniversity College London Hospital | ZambiaSweden+1 | epilepsyseizures+5 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 6/1/26 | palliative careend of life+3 | Dr Tania PastranaDr Catherine Millington-Sanders | International Association for Hospice & Palliative CareRoyal College of GPs | ColombiaGermany | palliative carewomen in healthcare+3 | — | 26m 29s | ||
| 5/25/26 | amphibian conservationenvironmental protection+3 | Dr Barkha SubbaJeanne Tarrant | Whitley Fund for NatureFederation of Societies for Environmental Protection (FOSEP) | IndiaSouth Africa+1 | amphibiansconservation+5 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 5/18/26 | online romance fraudcatfishing+3 | Pernilla SjöholmAnna Rowe | IDfierLoveSaid+1 | — | catfishingromance fraud+3 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 5/10/26 | flowershorticulture+4 | Danielle Dall’ArmiAnja Maubach | BBC World ServiceGertrude Jekyll+1 | CaliforniaGermany | flowershorticulture+5 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 5/4/26 | conflict resolutionmediation+4 | Evija KļaveRomina Kamran | Turiba UniversityFamily Mediation Council+1 | — | mediationdivorce+5 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 4/27/26 | newspaper cartooningwomen's perspectives+4 | Andrea ArroyoSarah Akinterinwa | New York TimesNew Yorker+2 | Mexico CityKent+1 | cartooningsatire+5 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 4/20/26 | rice farmingwomen in agriculture+3 | Ranjitha PuskurDr Pauline Chivenge | International Rice Research Institute | IndiaTanzania+1 | ricewomen farmers+5 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 4/13/26 | warwomen's rights+4 | Idil AbsiyeDr Laura Muñoz-Encinar | United NationsSpanish National Research Council | Kenya | warwomen+6 | — | 26m 24s | ||
| 3/30/26 | deepfakesstealth filming+3 | Uma SubramanianKirana Ayuningtyas | Meri TrustlineRATI Foundation | Indonesia | deepfakesstealth filming+5 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 3/23/26 | endometriosiswomen's health+4 | Adrienn SalamonDr Lusanda Shimange-Matsose | Női Egészségért AlapítványWorld Endometriosis Society+2 | HungarySouth Africa+1 | endometriosiswomen's health+5 | — | 26m 27s | ||
| 3/16/26 | languagebilingualism+3 | Dr Aneta PavlenkoProfessor Núria Sebastián Gallés | BBC World Service | UkraineSpain | mother tonguebilingualism+3 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 3/9/26 | job sharingcareer development+3 | Irenka Krone-GermannCharlotte Cherry+1 | Go4jobsharing.chWe Jobshare+4 | — | job sharingcareer+3 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 3/2/26 | pregnancydata analysis+3 | Emily OsterMaryam Mustafa | Brown University | PakistanAmerica | pregnancydata+4 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 2/23/26 | women's living spacesco-living+3 | Pat DunnHanne Nuutinen | SWLT | FranceCanada+4 | women living togethersenior co-living+3 | — | 26m 29s | ||
| 2/16/26 | adaptive fashiondisability+3 | Victoria JenkinsSoumita Basu | UnhiddenZyenika+1 | — | adaptive clothingfashion design+3 | — | 26m 29s |
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573
Episodes
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Cadence
26m
Avg length
6y
Active
since 2020
21K to 66K
Monthly reach
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Chart history for The Conversation
Peaked at #43 in VN, currently #43 in VN.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VN | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| South Korea | — | #99 | #99 | — |
| PE | — | #112 | #112 | — |
| CZ | — | #196 | #196 | — |
Chart Positions
4 placements across 4 markets.
Chart Positions
4 placements across 4 markets.