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Exploring the impact of internet shutdowns in Africa, Dr Dawit Bekele and Berhan Taye discuss the economic ramifications and challenges faced by businesses. They highlight examples from Ethiopia and Cameroon, emphasizing the negative effects on trade, poverty, and human rights. The episode calls for protecting internet access as a fundamental human right.

The UK plans to introduce compulsory age verification for anyone in the country to access online porn - but is this a good way of restricting children's access, or a serious threat to privacy?Ed Butler speaks to Jim Killock, executive director of Open Rights Group, who fears that the move could have terrible unforeseen consequences if it enabled for example a major leak of data about people's identities and porn habits. Systems of blocking access to children do already exist, as Alastair Graham, co-chair of the Age Verification Providers Association, explains.But ultimately is relying on technology to stop children stumbling across graphic hardcore images enough? Claire Levens of advocacy group Internet Matters, who welcomes the move, says parents also need to be willing to open up a dialogue with their own children.(Picture: Young boy looking at phone screen; Credit: Clark and Company/Getty Images)

Economist Danny Blanchflower discusses hidden job market challenges despite low unemployment rates. The podcast explores the impact of job location on accessibility and affordability, emphasizing the need for innovative solutions in urban areas.

How do you do business with the rest of the world when nobody officially accepts that your nation state even exists? Rob Young looks at the struggles facing unrecognised breakaway states such as Abkhazia, Transnistria and Nagorno Karabakh. Thomas de Waal of think tank Carnegie Europe explains how many of them have turned to smuggling and even Bitcoin mining as a way of making ends meet. Meanwhile the BBC's Ivana Davidovic reports from Nicosia in Cyprus where the city's main thoroughfare is still physically divided between the prosperous Greek south and the unrecognised Turkish north.Plus how can these nations compete international football? Sascha Duerkop has the answer. He is general secretary of Conifa, the international football league for teams that Fifa refuses to recognise.(Picture: Children wave the North Cypriot flag; Credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Why Facebook's Libra project and stable coins attract regulators discussed by Rory Cellan-Jones, Charles Cascarilla, and Rebecca Harding. They explore the impact, regulations, and challenges of Facebook's digital currency and its potential to reshape online transactions.

Professor Tim Benton from the University of Leeds discusses the need for a new agricultural revolution to address crises like obesity, soil degradation, biodiversity collapse, and climate change. The podcast explores the impact of historical agricultural practices, challenges of current practices, global food production imbalance, sustainable agriculture, and the potential of a new revolution.

Guests Ekrem Imamoglu and Deniz Gider discuss Istanbul's controversial mayoral elections, overspending, economic slowdown, and construction industry struggles. The podcast explores the economic crisis in Turkey, wealth gap in Istanbul, and the need for reform to revive the economy and address unemployment.

The podcast explores the challenges faced by immigrants and businesses due to stringent immigration policies in Europe and America. It discusses talent expulsions, bureaucratic hurdles for skilled workers, and the impact of Brexit on EU citizens in the UK. The narrative also delves into the successful pro-business immigration policy in Singapore and highlights the difficulties faced by recruitment businesses post-Brexit in the UK.

Exploring the warning signs of a looming financial crisis in the fund management sector, concerns over liquidity mismatches in investment assets, risks of investing in sub-investment grade bonds, and the regulatory response to address liquidity risks in investment funds.

Jim Puckett, founder of Basel Action Network, discusses the implications of China's ban on waste imports and the environmental impact of global waste trade. The conversation touches on challenges in plastic recycling, irresponsible waste disposal, and the need for sustainable recycling practices worldwide.