Commercial aviation really took off after World War Two. Many countries established their own national airlines and women became an integral part of the flying experience. Historian Phil Tiemeyer has collated a history about the role of women in the skies.GUEST: Phil Tiemeyer, Associate Professor of History, Kansas State University, US.PRODUCER: Ali BentonWomen and the Jet Age: A Global History of Aviation and Flight Attendants
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Madagascar has its own Gen Z protesters
A military coup is underway in Madagascar after nationwide protests triggered by chronic power and water outages, poverty and government corruption. The protests have been led by Gen Z Madagascar, an amorphous group of young people inspired by the Gen Z movement in Nepal. Now the army has switched sides to join the movement and the President has fled the country.Guest: Dr Luke Freeman, Madagascar expert at University College LondonProducer: Catherine Zengerer
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Ian Dunt's UK: Keir Starmer in Egypt, and the word on Brexit
Ian Dunt looks at the UK's role in the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, and examines why British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is slamming Brexit.GUEST: Ian Dunt: iNews columnist and regular LNL commentatorPRODUCER: Ali Benton
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Esperanto: what happened to the language of optimism?
With a common tongue, could the world solve its problems? In 1887, a Polish eye doctor tried to answer that question by creating a new, easy-to-learn world language, which came to be known as "Esperanto" — literally, "one who hopes". A century later, what can be said for Esperanto's utopian project?Guest: Jonathan Cooper, art educator and president of Esperanto NSWProducer: Alex Tighe
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Are cloud patterns changing with the climate?
Gavin Pretor-Pinney is the founder of an organisation called the Cloud Appreciation Society, which boasts thousands of members online. His passion has taken him all over the world, including to remote corners of Australia. Gavin celebrates the importance of clouds and ponders how patterns might change as our climate shifts.Guest: Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Cloud Appreciation SocietyProducer: Catherine Zengerer, Rebecca MetcalfGuest: Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Cloud Appreciation SocietyProducer: Catherine Zengerer, Rebecca Metcalf
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