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Who are the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who are the Red Hot Chili Peppers? With their new album Unlimited Love having been released on 1st April, let’s talk about the famous California...
What is survivalism?
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is survivalism? This social movement is all about proactively preparing for a wide range of emergencies. You could call it a pessimistic outloo...
What is Swedish neutrality?
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Swedish neutrality? Sweden’s neutrality policy is well-known in the field of international relations. It has allowed the country to go ove...
[RERUN] What is conversion therapy?
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is conversion therapy? Boris Johnson's UK government on March 31, 2022 dropped its ban on conversion therapies, which claim to change a person'...
What is the Blue Marble?
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Blue Marble? It’s been fifty years since humans last went to the moon, as part of the Apollo 17 space mission. The mission also brough...
What is the Ukrainian International Legion?
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Ukrainian International Legion? Since the invasion of Ukraine began on 24th February 2022, governments have been reluctant to send troop...
Who is Sonic?
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Sonic? As fast and cocky as ever before, Sonic is set to return to cinema screens this week with the release of Sonic 2. We all know that the...
What is sign singing?
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is sign singing? Deafness is known for being an invisible disability, which can lead to exclusion and loneliness. According to a Human Rights W...
What is temporary protection?
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is temporary protection? According to United Nations estimates from just over a week ago, more than 10 million Ukrainians have fled their homes...
What are the Minsk Agreements?
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the Minsk Agreements? The main aim of the 2014 and 2015 Minsk Agreements was to prevent war in Europe, but they were repeatedly breached ov...
[RERUN] Who is Alexei Navalny?
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Alexei Navalny? Alexei Navalny was sentenced on Tuesday 22 March 2022 to an additional nine years in prison after being found guilty of fraud ...
What is an oil shock?
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is an oil shock? The day Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the price of crude oil surged over the $100 a barrel mark for the fir...
What is Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome?
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome? According to the World Health Organisation, harmful use of alcohol accounts for 3 million deaths each year. Ind...
What is myopia?
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is myopia? According to a 2019 study from the Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science journal, almost 60% of all humans will have some f...
What is nuclear deterrence?
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is nuclear deterrence? Three days after his army invaded Ukraine, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced he was raising his country’s mil...
What is the Wagner Group?
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Wagner Group? In late February 2022, The Times revealed that members of Russian paramilitary Wagner Group had been sent to Ukrainian cap...
What is the Azov Battalion?
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Azov Battalion? You’ve more than likely seen images of these Ukrainian fighters on social media since the Russian invasion began in la...
[RERUN] What is Wikileaks?
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Wikileaks? On December 10th, a UK court ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could be extradited to the United States. The Australian ...
What is Crimea?
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Crimea? Crimea is a peninsula which belongs to Ukraine and lies on the Black Sea. It has a population of over 2 million people and its surfa...
What is Truth Social?
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Truth Social? On February 22nd, Trump Media & Technology Group launched its own social network called Truth Social, with the platform having...
Who is Andy Warhol?
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Andy Warhol? Ryan Murphy, the creator behind hit series such as Glee and American Horror Story, has now tackled a legendary figure of pop cul...
What is NATO?
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is NATO? The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is an international alliance between Western countries. It was created in 1949, just a few years...
Who is Batman?
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Batman? The Batman hit UK cinemas on March 4th, the latest in a long line of big screen appearances for the Dark Knight. The franchise has ...
What is the Kintsugi philosophy?
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Kintsugi philosophy? In Japanese, the word Kintsugi means golden repair. It’s a technique of repairing broken pottery using lacquer mix...
[RERUN WOMEN'S DAY] What is sex work?
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is replaying Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle agains...
[WOMEN'S DAY] What is menorrhagia?
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is playing Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle against ...
[RERUN WOMEN'S DAY] What is the postpartum period?
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is replaying Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle agains...
[WOMEN'S DAY] What is Cinderella complex?
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is playing Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle against ...
[RERUN WOMEN'S DAY] What is the Matilda Effect?
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is replaying Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle agains...
[WOMEN'S DAY] What is emotional labour?
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is playing Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle against ...
[RERUN WOMEN'S DAY] What is the female gaze?
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is replaying Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle agains...
[WOMEN'S DAY] What is a false pregnancy?
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is playing Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle against ...
[RERUN WOMEN'S DAY] What is endometriosis?
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is replaying Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle agains...
[WOMEN'S DAY] What is International Women’s Day?
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is playing Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle against ...
[RERUN WOMEN'S DAY] What is consent?
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is replaying Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle agains...
[WOMEN'S DAY] What is benevolent sexism?
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is playing Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle against ...
[RERUN WOMEN'S DAY] What is body positivity ?
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is replaying Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle agains...
[RERUN] What is an authoritarian regime?
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is an authoritarian regime? On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine, provoking a war. An authoritarian regime is a...
What is the Donbas region?
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Donbas region? War has been raging in Ukraine since Russian forces invaded the country on February 24th. Understanding the conflict re...
What is the Swift Network?
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Swift Network? Based in Brussels and founded in 1973, Swift is one of the most important networks of financial and banking messaging ser...
Who is Volodymyr Zelensky?
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Volodymyr Zelensky ? This man only began a career in politics in 2019, when he became Ukrainian president after a campaign of just a few mont...
What is a 419 scam?
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a 419 scam? You’ve almost certainly been targeted by 419 scams many times. They most commonly come in the form of an unknown sender reques...
What is the Barnum effect?
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Barnum effect? Have you ever felt like your horoscope was written just for you? Or a fortune’s cookie advice seemed incredibly relevan...
What is an endemic?
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is an endemic? Despite the Omicron wave, many European countries are beginning to loosen Covid-related restrictions. Some have lifted health pa...
[RERUN] What is coolsculpting?
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is coolsculpting? Linda Evangelista shares photos of what she calls disfiguring CoolSculpting effects. Just a couple of weeks ago, 90s catwalk ...
What is libido?
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is libido? First of all, let’s get it straight. Libido and sexual desire aren’t the same thing. Sexual desire is psychological, while libid...
What is cholesterol?
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is cholesterol? We’ve all more or less got a vague idea of what cholesterol is. The thick waxy substance has gained a reputation as a silent ...
What is Uncharted?
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Uncharted? Adventure film Uncharted was finally released on February 16th, 2022, after more than a decade’s worth of delays. Aside from th...
What is a Ponzi scheme?
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a Ponzi scheme? You may have seen the recently released Netflix documentary about the Tinder Swindler, Simon Leviev, or Shimon Hayut to gi...
What is Kingdom Hearts?
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Kingdom Hearts? In today’s episode, we’re talking about a video game concept that might seem like the stuff of fan fiction, but neverthe...
Who is Agatha Christie?
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Agatha Christie? Following on from the highly successful Murder on the Orient Express in 2017, Kenneth Branagh’s second Agatha Christie ada...
[RERUN VALENTINE'S DAY] What is pansexuality?
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
What is sexual entitlement?
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
[RERUN VALENTINE'S DAY] What is male contraception?
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
What is female viagra?
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
[RERUN VALENTINE'S DAY] What is asexuality?
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
What is demisexuality?
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
[RERUN VALENTINE'S DAY] What is consent?
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
What is sologamy?
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
[RERUN VALENTINE'S DAY] What is the orgasm gap?
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
[RERUN VALENTINE'S DAY] What is polyamory ?
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
What is sneating?
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
What is Valentine's Day?
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
[RERUN VALENTINE'S DAY] What is Tinder?
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th, Do You Really Know is ready to cover a whole host of subjects linked to love and desire! From trends li...
[RERUN] What is CBD?
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is CBD? CBD is short for Cannabidiol, which is one of the chemical components found in cannabis. Not being psychoactive, CBD is legal in many co...
What is a tumour?
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a tumour? The word tumour comes directly from the Latin word for “swelling”. A tumour appears when a group of cells multiply and form a ...
What is a blockbuster?
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a blockbuster? A lot of words have become so common in everyday language that we don’t even give any thought to where they came from and w...
What is intersectionality?
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is intersectionality? Discrimination comes in many forms, but it’s important to remember and acknowledge that every marginalised person has...
What is Galentine's Day?
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Galentine's Day? With Valentine's Day less than a week away. But even though it's a highly commercialized tradition, many of you may find th...
What is Pokémon?
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Pokémon? Having grossed more than $40 billion over the years, Pokémon is the second-biggest franchise in video game history, surpassed onl...
What is multiple sclerosis?
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is multiple sclerosis? A study published in Science magazine on January 13th has led to hope that a treatment for multiple sclerosis may be dev...
[RERUN] What is the Olympic flame?
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
What is My Hero Academia?
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
What is polycystic ovary syndrome?
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is polycystic ovary syndrome? Polycystic ovary syndrome, also called PCOS, is related to hormonal imbalances in women’s bodies. It’s the le...
What is CryptoParty?
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
What is OCD?
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is OCD? OCD stands for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Contrary to popular opinion, we’re not just talking about irritating little quirks. The...
What is the Russo-Ukrainian crisis?
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 pa...
What are puff bars?
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are puff bars? This recent phenomenon has become massively popular with young people, and especially on TikTok. Puff bars, also known as vape p...
[RERUN] What is social distancing?
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is social distancing? Boris Johnson is accused of attending parties during periods of confinement. The head of the British government rejected o...
What is frugal innovation?
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
What is popcorn?
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ac...
Who is Gaspard Ulliel?
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Gaspard Ulliel? On January 19th, French actor Gaspard Ulliel tragically died following a skiing accident in the Alps, aged just 37. Let’s m...
What is Havana Syndrome?
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Havana Syndrome? For over five years now, a mysterious illness has been hitting US intelligence officers stationed in various overseas locat...
What is the Door to Hell?
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Door to Hell? At 230 metres in diameter and 100 feet deep, it’s fair to describe the Darvaza Gas crater in Turkmenistan as colossal. T...
Who is Guillermo Del Toro?
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Guillermo Del Toro? On January 21st, Nightmare Alley, the new psychological thriller from Guillermo del Toro, hit UK cinemas. Let’s pay tribu...
[RERUN] What is the Mozart Effect?
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Mozart Effect? 27 January is the anniversary of Mozart's birth. What if listening to 10 minutes of Mozart could increase your IQ? That’...
Who is Molière?
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Molière? A week ago on January 15th 2022, France celebrated the 400th anniversary of one of its most renowned writers. To this day, Molière ...
Who is Boba Fett?
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Boba Fett? The Book of Boba Fett, Disney Plus’ all-new live-action series, was released at the end of December 2021. It tells the story of t...
What is an anocracy?
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is an anocracy? Let’s think back to January 6th 2021, when the U.S. Capitol was invaded by radical pro-Trump activists. Of course since then,...
What is the James Webb Telescope?
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the James Webb Telescope? In today’s episode, we’re gonna talk about the most powerful telescope ever sent into space. The James Webb tel...
What is ableism?
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is ableism? Social science research is becoming more and more fruitful. As a result, an almost endless list of terms are emerging, like 'white ...
What are climate refugees?
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are climate refugees? The consequences of climate change are some of the primary drivers behind global human migration. According to a report b...
[TRENDING TOPICS FOR 2022] What is Cheugy?
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Do you really know?" is Bababam's daily podcast, which helps you understand the words, acronyms, and concepts that are making the news every day. Fro...
[TRENDING TOPICS FOR 2022] What is woofing?
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Do you really know?" is Bababam's daily podcast, which helps you understand the words, acronyms, and concepts that are making the news every day. Fro...
What is ageism?
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is ageism? Whether it’s advertising, films, TV series or even literature, it seems like all female characters are young, with smooth radiant ...
[TRENDING TOPICS FOR 2022] What is wokeism?
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Do you really know?" is Bababam's daily podcast, which helps you understand the words, acronyms, and concepts that are making the news every day. Fro...
What is the single currency?
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the single currency? This month marks the 20th anniversary of the Euro, possibly the most significant achievement of the European Project. In...
[TRENDING TOPICS FOR 2022] What is climate change famine?
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Do you really know?" is Bababam's daily podcast, which helps you understand the words, acronyms, and concepts that are making the news every day. Fro...
What is Scream?
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Scream? With the fifth episode of Scream hitting cinemas this Friday, let’s discuss a saga that revolutionised the world of horror films...
[TRENDING TOPICS FOR 2022] What is reality shifting?
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Do you really know?" is Bababam's daily podcast, which helps you understand the words, acronyms, and concepts that are making the news every day. Fro...