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What is the Olympic flame? The 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing have begun, let’s look at one of the Games’ iconic symbols, the Olympic flame, and how it spreads the values of the Olympic movement. It brings a sense of identity to the Games, much like the Olympic rings and its Latin motto Citius Altius Fortius. Throughout the Games, the flame burns inside the Olympic stadium, symbolising the ideals of peace and friendship between people.The flame is a reminder of the Games of ancient Greek times, when messengers travelled from city to city announcing competition dates, as well as calling for a sacred Olympic truce. This meant all conflicts ceased, allowing athletes and spectators to travel to Olympia. Of course in 2021, the coronavirus hasn’t agreed to any truce, so the Tokyo Games are being organised under strict measures.Are you saying the history of the Olympics is linked to Ancient Greece? What happens once the flame is lit? What happens if the flame goes out? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the offside rule?What is Auroville?What is Straight Edge?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is My Hero Academia? Late 2021 saw the cinematic release of My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission, the third edition in the hugely popular My Hero Academia manga series. Kohei Horikoshi’s works are among the best selling mangas both in Japan and internationally.So what’s the story about? So how did My Hero Academia manage to stand out so much? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the Russo-Ukrainian crisis?What are puff bars?What is frugal innovation?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is polycystic ovary syndrome? Polycystic ovary syndrome, also called PCOS, is related to hormonal imbalances in women’s bodies. It’s the leading cause of fertility problems in women and affects one in ten women of childbearing age in the UK, according to the NHS. Despite that, there is very little awareness about the condition.The most important thing there is to know about PCOS is that it leads to excessive production of androgen hormones, especially testosterone. High testosterone levels in women disrupt the ovarian cycle and, in particular, the development of fluid-filled sacs called follicles in the ovaries.How does it affect the body, apart from causing cysts? Is the disease still understudied? Do we know why some women produce too many androgens? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the Russo-Ukrainian crisis?What are puff bars?What is frugal innovation?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is CryptoParty? The internet has become a massive part of our daily lives. But the space is also heavily monitored by tech giants for commercial purposes and by the authorities for political purposes. Email addresses, geolocations, online purchases, photos, friends’ contact details… our personal data is a real gold mine for Big Tech. It’s become a lucrative business that raises privacy concerns and tampers with our lifestyles and consumption patterns.Can you tell me more? Let’s cut to the chase: how can we protect our data online? Does the movement have branches in other parts of the world? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the Russo-Ukrainian crisis?What are puff bars?What is frugal innovation?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is OCD? OCD stands for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Contrary to popular opinion, we’re not just talking about irritating little quirks. The condition profoundly affects the patient's mind, behaviour, and emotions.So how does it develop? And how long can it last? Is it possible to stop the spiral? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the Russo-Ukrainian crisis?What are puff bars?What is popcorn?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the Russo-Ukrainian crisis? This crisis may have been building away from the cameras in the last year or so, overshadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic, but it is now close to reaching boiling point. Since last year, Russia has been gradually moving arms and equipment near its border with Ukraine, as well as military units. It’s now claimed that there are 100,000 troops on the border, preparing to march on Ukrainian capital Kiev. Russia obviously denies that intent but the situation has become so tense that international powers have felt the need to intervene.How did the conflict get started? Why did Russia get involved? What is the current situation? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What are puff bars?What is popcorn?What is Havana Syndrome?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are puff bars? This recent phenomenon has become massively popular with young people, and especially on TikTok. Puff bars, also known as vape pens or pod mods, are flavoured electronic cigarettes designed for one-time use.Social networks have been flooded with puff bars of all different colours. From far away, their eye-catching design actually makes them look like sweets, which could be seen as a sneaky marketing move to target teenagers!Do they taste like regular cigarettes? How did this trend start? Are they as bad for you as regular cigarettes? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is popcorn?What is Havana Syndrome?What is the Door to Hell?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is social distancing?Boris Johnson is accused of attending parties during periods of confinement. The head of the British government rejected on Wednesday 26 January 2022 the idea of leaving office despite the controversy that has followed over the failure of him and his cabinet to comply with the health restrictions that he himself had enacted. Listen to the episode again to understand everything about "social distancing".The term social distancing refers to measures taken to reduce physical contact between people to a minimum. The aim is to stop a contagious disease from spreading, in cases such as the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. I can’t wait for lockdown to be over so we can get back to normal! Do we risk further coronavirus peaks by coming out of lockdown? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the Door to Hell?Who is Guillermo Del Toro?Who is Molière?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is frugal innovation? For the last 200 years, the capitalist model has been based on maximising profits, with the motto being to use more and more resources to create more and more products. But now more than ever before, many of us have realised that the planet’s resources are limited and quickly running out, or already used up in some cases. Such observations should in theory gradually weaken capitalist ideals, but they continue to thrive. It’s like humanity is in a state of denial; our house is burning, but we’re looking elsewhere! The alternative is learning to do more with less, even if that may seem counterintuitive. That’s known as frugal innovation.It all sounds pretty abstract! What are we talking about in concrete terms? How can companies move towards a more frugal model these days? Will the frugal innovation movement have a big impact on the economy in the future? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is popcorn?What is Havana Syndrome?What is the Door to Hell?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is popcorn?  It’s not the most widely celebrated date on the calendar, but National Popcorn Day falls on January 19th each year. Popcorn actually got some rare negative press recently, with France temporarily banning drinks and snacks from cinemas to protect against the spread of Covid-19. Let’s take a few minutes to honour this iconic snack, which has become for many an essential part of going to the cinema over the years.When did popcorn make its debut in cinemas then? Are popcorn sales really profitable for cinemas? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is Havana Syndrome?What is the Door to Hell?Who is Guillermo Del Toro?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices