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In 100 years Lake Victoria has gone from an ecological miracle to a fish production powerhouse and now to an ecosystem on the brink of collapse. If the Lake continues on it's curre...

Spices are a store cupboard staple but their powdered and processed form does not reflect the diverse environment in which they grow. In this episode we head to Tanzania where Step...

Gemstones are the ultimate luxury item but too often there is little regard for where they come from and who has produced them. In this episode I speak to Sam Stirrat, creative dir...

Everyone loves a bit of peanut butter, but I imagine very few of us know the story behind the alluring spread that is a vice to so many. In episode two we take ourselves off to Arg...

This episode is a re-release from December 2019. It look into the lives of artisanal gold miners working in the Eastern DRC. Ben Radley is a fellow in Development Studies at LSE an...

Ever wondered where your coffee comes from? Or anything that you eat, drink, use or consume for that matter. If so, this is the podcast you've been waiting for. In fact, even if th...