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Is technology ruining sport?
Jun 23, 2026
23m 04s
Can Brussels crack the gender pay gap?
Jun 16, 2026
23m 15s
Why does Ebola keep coming back?
Jun 9, 2026
24m 37s
Is Portugal’s drugs policy in need of reform?
Jun 2, 2026
23m 21s
What’s the future for monetary unions?
May 26, 2026
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| 6/23/26 | ![]() Is technology ruining sport? | This year, technology has more influence in officiating sports than ever before.At the men's World Cup, the role of virtual assistant referee technology (VAR) has been extended to include two more on-pitch scenarios while in tennis, umpires use electric line calling systems (ELC) to make final decisions.Both bits of kit aim to improve the accuracy. It’s become easier to consider match-defining moments through these tracking and review systems’ specialised cameras. But, this information takes human officials valuable time to analyse.Football fans criticise VAR for this reason, saying it delays match momentum. Top ranking tennis players Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev have also complained as these systems are not yet infallible. If technology is as imperfect as a human referee or umpire and can interrupt the fan experience too, why do elite sports rely on it?This week on The Inquiry we’re asking, ‘Is technology ruining sport?’Contributors Carlo de Marchis, independent advisor in sports and media technology in ItalyDr Otto Koblinger, former sports scientist, Munich Technical University, Germany and senior data manager, Saudi Pro LeagueProfessor Odilon Roble, sport philosopher and psychoanalyst, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), BrazilMatt Moore, associate dean, University of Kentucky’s college of social work, USPresenter: Tanya Beckett Producer: Evie Yabsley Researcher: Amelia Cox Editor: Tom Bigwood Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards Production Management: Phoebe Lomas and Liam Morrey(Photo: VAR check. Credit: Dan Mullan/Getty Images) | 23m 04s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | ![]() Can Brussels crack the gender pay gap? | A new directive strives to narrow the 11% hourly wage gap between men and women in the EU.Around the world, the gender pay gap has been shrinking as women gain access to higher education and better employment opportunities. Though varied hours, industries and care responsibilities make this inequality a difficult problem to tackle with one universal policy.Member states have just passed their deadline to implement measures that will hold employers to account for pay disparities in the workplace so will pay transparency solve the persistent gap?We are joined by Emma Duchini, assistant professor of economics, University of Essex, UK; Marianne Bertrand, professor of economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, US; Adamnesh Bogale, head of gender, African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), Ghana and Marina Tverdostup, economist, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Austria.Presenter: Charmaine Cozier Producer: Evie Yabsley Sound engineer: Toby James Editor: Tom Bigwood(Photo: A woman typing) | 23m 15s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | ![]() Why does Ebola keep coming back?✨ | Ebolapublic health+4 | Syra MadadHypolite Muhindo Mavoko+2 | World Health Organization | Democratic Republic of Congo | Ebolaoutbreak+5 | — | 24m 37s | |
| 6/2/26 | ![]() Is Portugal’s drugs policy in need of reform?✨ | drug policydecriminalization+4 | Joana TeixeiraLuís Mendão+2 | Institute for Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (ICAD)Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos (GAT)+2 | PortugalBraga | Portugaldrug policy+7 | — | 23m 21s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() What’s the future for monetary unions?✨ | monetary unionseurozone+4 | — | eco | BulgariaEuropean Union+9 | Bulgariaeurozone+5 | — | 23m 15s | |
| 5/19/26 | ![]() Are the Himalayan glaciers at a tipping point?✨ | Himalayan glaciersclimate change+4 | Pasang Yangjee SherpaPam Pearson+2 | University of British ColumbiaInternational Cryosphere Climate Initiative+2 | Himalayan mountain rangeSouth Asia+1 | Himalayan glaciersmelting ice+5 | — | 24m 30s | |
| 5/12/26 | ![]() What is the future of the European Union?✨ | European UnionHungary+4 | Dr Monika SusMichael Geary+2 | Polish Academy of SciencesRobert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute+3 | European UnionHungary+6 | European UnionHungary+5 | — | 23m 43s | |
| 5/2/26 | ![]() Are countries really running out of jet fuel?✨ | jet fuel supplyglobal oil markets+3 | Zach AmanAhmed Mehdi+2 | University of Western AustraliaOxford Institute for Energy Studies+3 | UKNigeria+1 | jet fueloil markets+5 | — | 24m 08s | |
| 4/28/26 | ![]() Should we mine the Moon?✨ | lunar explorationresource extraction+3 | — | Helium-3Nasa+2 | MoonEarth | Moon miningNasa Artemis II+5 | — | 23m 57s | |
| 4/21/26 | ![]() Cycling: Is it time to swap four wheels for two?✨ | cyclingoil prices+5 | Meredith GlaserLevke Sönksen+2 | Urban Cycling InstitutionGhent University+4 | Amsterdam | cyclingoil prices+5 | — | 24m 38s | |
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| 4/14/26 | ![]() How will countries boycotting Eurovision affect the contest?✨ | Eurovisionboycott+4 | Natalija GorščakDr Bárbara Barreiro León+2 | Eurovision Song Contest | The NetherlandsIreland+4 | Eurovisionboycott+5 | — | 24m 21s | |
| 4/7/26 | ![]() Is it time to scrap the Commonwealth Games?✨ | Commonwealth Gamessports funding+4 | Dr Stuart WhighamDr Matthew McDowell+2 | Commonwealth Games Federation | GlasgowAustralia+4 | Commonwealth GamesGlasgow+5 | — | 23m 58s | |
| 3/31/26 | ![]() Why is basic income being debated?✨ | basic incomecash transfers+3 | Dr Jenny DaggDr Catarina Neves+2 | Maynooth UniversityUtrecht University+2 | IrelandNetherlands | basic incomeIreland+3 | — | 24m 02s | |
| 3/21/26 | ![]() Is the revolution in Cuba over?✨ | Cubahumanitarian crisis+4 | Lillian GuerraRicardo Torres+2 | International Crisis GroupChatham House+1 | CubaVenezuela+1 | Cubahumanitarian crisis+4 | — | 24m 10s | |
| 3/17/26 | ![]() How can rewilding help combat climate change?✨ | rewildingclimate change+3 | Carolina Soto-NavarroBrendan Fisher+2 | Rewilding EuropeUniversity of Vermont+2 | — | rewildingclimate change+5 | — | 23m 51s | |
| 3/10/26 | ![]() Why is Poland’s economy booming?✨ | Poland's economyeconomic growth+3 | Dr Pawel BukowskiIga Magda+2 | International Monetary FundUniversity College London+4 | PolandSpain+2 | Polandeconomy+4 | — | 23m 58s | |
| 3/3/26 | ![]() How will Spain’s migrant amnesty work?✨ | migrant amnestySpain+4 | Ismael Gálvez IniestaDonna Cabrera+2 | — | SpainColombia+4 | migrant amnestySpain+6 | — | 24m 05s | |
| 2/24/26 | ![]() Can the world catch China in the rare earths race?✨ | rare earthsgeopolitical tension+4 | Julie Michelle KlingerSophia Kalanzakos+2 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonNYU Abu Dhabi+1 | United StatesEU+2 | rare earthsChina+5 | — | 24m 06s | |
| 2/17/26 | ![]() Is the 2026 World Cup an own goal? | The 2026 men’s football World Cup will be the biggest ever staged. For the first time, 48 teams will compete, playing more than 100 matches across North America.But the expanded scale comes at a cost. Ticket prices are far higher than at the last World Cup in Qatar. With matches also spread across the US, Mexico and Canada, attending the tournament is becoming unaffordable for many global fans.FIFA says higher revenues will be reinvested to grow the game worldwide and has released some lower-priced tickets for dedicated supporters, but some fan groups say this isn’t going far enough. This week on The Inquiry, we’re asking: Is the 2026 World Cup an own goal?Contributors: Dr Christina Philippou, associate professor in sport finance at the University of Portsmouth, UK Dr Victor Matheson, professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, US Dr Johan Rewilak, associate professor of sport management at Loughborough University, UK Miguel Delaney, chief football writer, The Independent newspaper in the UKPresenter: Tanya Beckett Producer: Matt Toulson Researcher: Evie Yabsley Editor: Tom Bigwood Technical Producer: Cameron Ward Production Management: Phoebe Lomas and Liam Morrey(Photo: FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed during the FIFA World Cup 2026. Credit: Pool/Getty Images) | 23m 58s | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | ![]() Why are our taps running dry? | Chennai, São Paulo, Mexico City, Tehran, Cape Town - these cities have all faced the threat of a ‘Zero Day’, or, having no fresh water left in their taps. The UN says we’re entering a ‘water bankruptcy’ era, meaning our water ‘current accounts’ are running empty, while our ‘savings accounts’ - the long term stores of water deep underground - have been depleted, with some beyond repair. So how did we get here?From clearing forests for cattle grazing, to thirsty AI data centres, Rajan Datar examines the pressures on our global water supply and looks for solutions.Contributors: Jayshree Vencatesan, Co-founder, Care Earth Trust, India Augusto Getirana, research scientist at NASA's Hydrological Sciences Laboratory, USA Prof Bridget Scanlon, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, USA Dr Jie-Sheng Tan Soo, Director, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, National University of SingaporePresenter: Rajan Datar Producer: Phoebe Keane Researcher: Evie Yabsley Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith Technical Producer: Cameron Ward Production Management Assistant: Liam Morrey(Photo: Indian women with empty plastic pots protest as they demand drinking water. Credit: Arun Sankar/Getty Images) | 23m 37s | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | ![]() What does the national election mean for the future of Bangladesh? | Bangladesh will hold a national election in February, after years of political turmoil and the ousting of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina. Her rule of more than a decade delivered strong economic growth but was also accompanied by tighter political control and repeated confrontations with protesters.Sheikh Hasina’s party, the Awami League, has been banned. This has brought renewed focus on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s leader Tarique Rahman, who is the son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, as well as several emerging challengers.Following years of unrest, the vote is seen as a test of whether Bangladesh can move towards political stability.This week on The Inquiry, we’re asking: What does the national election mean for the future of Bangladesh?Contributors: Shaheen Mamun, Executive Director of the Jargoron Foundation, London, UK Zia Chowdhury, journalist, Dhaka, Bangladesh Rounaq Jahan, Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, Bangladesh Constantino Xavier, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress, New Delhi, India Presenter: Tanya Beckett Producer: Matt Toulson Researcher: Evie Yabsley Editor: Tom Bigwood Technical Producer: Cameron Ward Production Management Assistant: Liam MorreyThis programme has been updated since the original broadcast.(Photo: A woman casting her ballot during the 2024 national election in Bangladesh. Credit: Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | 23m 32s | ||||||
| 1/27/26 | ![]() What's behind the rise in shoplifting? | Boosting, swiping or the five finger discount - many countries around the world are seeing a rise in retail theft. From Japan to the UK, the USA to Germany, retailers are struggling to tackle shoplifting - but the factors fueling this trend are as varied as the people carrying out these crimes. Poverty, opportunism, thrill-seeking - and technology - are some of the factors experts say are to blame. But a more costly problem is the rise in organised crime, as gangs of thieves strategically target shops and steal to order, turn to online marketplaces to anonymously sell on stolen goods for big profits.Charmaine Cozier reveals how the justice system and surveillance technology are being used to combat this rising crime wave, as The Inquiry asks what’s behind the rise in shoplifting?Contributors: Dr Nicole Bögelein, sociologist at the University of Cologne, Germany Assistant Chief Constable Alex Goss, national lead for retail crime at the UK National Police Chiefs Council Tony Sheppard. Vice President of Retail Risk Solutions at Think LP, USA Khris Hamlin, Retail Industry Leaders Association in the USAPresenter: Charmaine Cozier Producer: Phoebe Keane Researcher: Evie Yabsley Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith Technical Producer: Cameron Ward Production Management Assistant: Liam Morrey(Photo: A warning sign in Canada. Credit: NurPhoto/Getty Images) | 23m 31s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 | ![]() Is history repeating itself in Iran? | Iran has been shaken by protests on a scale not seen since its 1979 revolution. Demonstrations that began in the country’s capital over the state of the economy have spread to multiple cities, with wider calls for political change.The government has called the demonstrations "riots" backed by the nation’s enemies.Thousands have been killed.For some, the scenes bring back memories of the uprising that toppled the monarchy more than four decades ago. Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last monarch, has emerged as a figure that could challenge the existing order.This week on The Inquiry, we’re asking ‘Is history repeating itself in Iran?’Contributors: Naghmeh Sohrabi, modern Middle East historian, director for research at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University, United States Azadeh Kian, author of ‘Rethinking Gender, Ethnicity and Religion in Iran’, emerita professor of sociology and gender studies at the University of Paris Cité, France Sara Bazoobandi, non-resident research fellow at the Institute for Security Policy of Kiel University, Germany Siavash Ardalan, BBC Persia senior reporter, United KingdomPresenter: Daniel Rosney Producer: Megan Lawton Technical producer: James Bradshaw Editor: Tom Bigwood Production Management: Phoebe Lomas and Liam Morrey(Photo: Car on fire on a street in Iran. Credit: WANA/Reuters/BBC Images) | 24m 07s | ||||||
| 1/13/26 | ![]() Is nuclear disarmament set to self-destruct? | In February 2026, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty bilateral between Russia and the United States is set to expire. The aim of the New START agreement was to reduce and limit the number of strategic nuclear warheads, but once this treaty comes to an end it means there will no longer be rules on the cap of these nuclear weapons. The legal provisions in the treaty for a one-time five-year extension, were used in 2021. The multilateral Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is still in place, to which 190 countries are signatories. The general idea behind the NPT was for nuclear countries to reduce their stockpiles of nuclear weapons, with the goal of complete disarmament. Whilst those countries without nuclear weapons would commit to not pursuing them. In 1995 the members agreed to extend the treaty indefinitely, but it is not without its challenges. Four nuclear powers sit outside the NPT and there are rifts between the non-nuclear and nuclear states. So, on The Inquiry this week we’re asking, ‘Is nuclear disarmament set to self-destruct?’Contributors: Hermann Wentker, Professor of Modern History, University of Potsdam and Head of Berlin Research Department, The Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History, Germany Alexandra Bell, President and CEO, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, USA Mike Albertson, arms-control expert, former negotiator on New START arms reduction treaty, USA Nathalie Tocci, Professor of Practice, Johns Hopkins SAIS (School of Advanced International Studies), ItalyPresenter: Charmaine Cozier Producer: Jill Collins Researcher: Evie Yabsley Production Management Assistant: Liam Morrey Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford Editor: Tom Bigwood(Photo: Deck of the nuclear submarine Saphir. Credit: Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images) | 24m 12s | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | ![]() Can Kenya answer the call for employment? | Kenya is facing rising public discontent over allegations of political corruption, economic stagnation and a shortage of good quality jobs, particularly for the country’s Gen Z. One of the government’s flagship responses is an ambitious push into digital outsourcing. It argues that call centres, coding work and other IT-enabled services can position the country as a global hub and generate a million new jobs within five years.The model has worked before in countries such as India and the Philippines, but the global landscape is shifting. Advances in artificial intelligence are already transforming the very roles Kenya hopes to attract, raising questions about whether this strategy can deliver long-term employment at scale.Tanya Beckett asks whether Kenya’s vision for digital outsourcing can provide stability and opportunity for the country.This week on The Inquiry, we’re asking: Can Kenya answer the call for employment?Contributors Joy Kiiru, senior lecturer at the Department of Economics and Development Studies at the University of Nairobi, KenyaMarcus Larsen, professor at the Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, DenmarkDeepa Mani, faculty member and deputy Dean for academic programmes at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India Boaz Munga, research consultant at the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, Nairobi, Kenya Presenter: Tanya Beckett Producer: Matt Toulson Researcher: Evie Yabsley Editor: Tom Bigwood Technical Producer: Craig Boardman Production Management Assistant: Liam Morrey(Photo: President of Kenya William Ruto. Credit: Luis Tato/Getty Images) | 23m 56s | ||||||
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