Are electric cars and planes the way to go?
Switzerland missed its target to reduce its carbon footprint in 2020. But there are still some promising developments when it comes to electric mobility in Switzerland – on the roads and up in the air...
26 Maj 202122min
How to clean up the gold trade
In this follow-up to "The Dirt on Digging for Gold" we hear about some measures to make the gold trade more sustainable. Swiss anti-corruption champion Mark Pieth provides insight into the social prob...
12 Maj 202129min
Strange days: checking in with Swiss people in America
The past year has been a strange time for all of us. It can be even harder if you’re an expat. One in ten Swiss people lives outside of Switzerland. In this episode, we hear from a few Swiss citizens ...
27 Apr 202117min
What Covid-19 tells us about the pharma industry
Switzerland is the home of some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies. But when it comes to coronavirus vaccines, the Swiss pharma giants are not part of the discussion. How did they miss ou...
13 Apr 202120min
How to catch a child sex offender
The case of a Swiss couple abusing Indian children – and getting away with it – shows the limits of the international police network. Send us Fan Mail SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media comp...
30 Mars 202123min
Crypto – a spy thriller made in Switzerland
Multiple spy agencies, secret documents, international intrigue, and a Swiss company's encryption machines are at the heart of this episode. But does anybody really know the whole story? Send us Fan M...
16 Mars 202124min
Why women's suffrage took so long
Switzerland is celebrating a rather awkward anniversary this year. It was only 50 years ago that women got the right to vote at the federal level. What was the hold-up? And what’s still holding women ...
2 Mars 202130min
'Swiss Johnny Cash' Florian Fox walks the line between Zurich and Nashville
Sometimes changing names and continents is the best way to cope in a pandemic. For Swiss country music singer-songwriter Florian Fox, this meant moving to Nashville, Tennessee. He tells us why he's in...
16 Feb 202131min
