Year: 2022

Journalist: Among the many stories that Kenya hides, one of the most interesting is that lived by Karen Blixen, the Danish writer who published some of the most beautiful stories of the twentieth century under the name of Isak Dinesen. However, it was in 1985 when the film directed by Sydney Pollack, Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, brought her universal fame. But today we are not here to talk about the film but rather about the woman Karen Blixen. And to do so, we have here with us, Professor Jensen from the University of Copenhagen, who has just published Blixen’s biography. Good morning, Dr Jensen.

Interviewer: The Paralympic Games are a series of international multi-sport events involving athletes with different disabilities. What you may not know is that there is one sport played in the Paralympics which does not have an Olympics counterpart: goalball. My guest today is Chloe Thompson, and she is here to tell us what makes goalball unique. She is a goalball player on the American team.

Presenter: You may be shocked to learn what’s living in your home. The bacteria, the fungi, viruses, parasites and insects – probably many more than you imagined. My guest Rob Dunn says the real goal is to create a healthy balance of all the microorganisms and insects that co-habit with us. Dunn and the team of scientists he works with analyze the populations of microorganisms living on floors, in basements, on water faucets, the surfaces of TVs, etcetera. He’s a professor in the Department of Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University and author of the new book “Never Home Alone” about the microbes, insects, some of them quite exotic, that live in our homes.
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