42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Rather than leaving the cannabis market to unscrupulous dealers, should the state legalise and regulate the drug?

With 700 drug-related deaths every year, the Californian city has a huge problem with Fentanyl and other drugs.

China uses the threat of a deadly drug to force America’s hand in international diplomacy.

Children often experience their first feelings of love at nursery age.  What does it feel like for children? 

Love may drive you crazy - but it also keeps you alive.

Could our economy be organised differently and even shrink?

When parents separate, this can be difficult for children. But a separation does not have to be harmful for kids, if it is managed well.

The fact that we have a breathable atmosphere on Earth is largely down to algae. Could these aquatic plants be the secret of solving climate change and saving ourselves and the planet?

Sustainable consumption: is it all just greenwashing and deception?

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

How can we communicate without internet and 5G? Tracks meets fans of off grid communication in London, Barcelona, and Bologna.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.

Will the clear victory for Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria in recent elections mean a turning point for Bulgaria?

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Hybrid warfare and new technologies are putting intelligence services under serious pressure worldwide.

ID cards, personal data, bank details: You can find it all on Telegram which has become a huge marketplace for scammers and fraudsters.

Since 2023, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) has been fighting Malian government forces and their allies in the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.