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3 February 2019

Episode 28

48 minutes


Photo: Ocean Cleanup

We discuss how superyacht owners can save the world. Plus: we celebrate black and brown cultural innovators and try food from Asturias.

3 February 2019

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Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

Clear Ocean Pact

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There are currently 5,000 superyachts operating in the world, with the average one consuming up to 400kg of single-use plastic a year. We meet the organisation trying to change that.

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Chapter 2

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Babylon

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Babylon is a season of work that celebrated black and brown cultural innovators. We meet the minds behind it.

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Chapter 3

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Weekend read: Alex Johnson

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Johnson is a journalist, blogger and the author of ‘Shelf Life: Writers on Books and Reading’. It’s an anthology of essays, poems, lectures and commentaries about the many facets of book-mania.

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Weekend read: Alex Johnson

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Paper review: Marie Billon

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The journalist takes us through the weekend’s papers.

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Chapter 5

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Taste of Spain

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The restaurant Ibérica is celebrating Spain all this year and starts with Asturias in March. We discuss the region and its food.

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