"Putin plays fast and loose with Corona"

"Putin plays fast and loose with Corona"

For this episode I am joined by my brother Francis Scarr, a journalist living and working in Russia. We look at Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin's decision to put the capital on lockdown, the healthcare system's ability to handle the crisis and what isolation might mean for Russia's victims of domestic abuse.

"Why I want to lose my Romanian accent" with Cristina Diciu

In this week's episode I was joined by Christina Diciu from Romania. We discussed the ongoing coronavirus crisis, why Romanians have lost faith in politics and what Brexit means to Romanians living in the UK.

'Have the Kardashians put Armenia on the map?' with Talin Aslanian

In this episode we discuss the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia's Velvet Revolution and whether tracksuits are the symbol of revolution. And of course we had to touch on Armenia's greatest export, the Kardashians...

"Concentration camp or training centre" with Louisa Ma

Has the UK media accurately portrayed the "training centres" for Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang province? Louisa Ma offers an insight into why they exist and what the foreign media may have missed out...

"Terrorism - our Tryst with Destiny" with Ayush Roy

Joined by my flatmate Ayush Roy we discuss India's reaction to the London Bridge terror attack, what the country thinks about Brexit, and what problems women in India face.