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Aarva organises pieces by what they're doing for the listener. Click any category to see every piece in it.
Future-gazing
204 pieces
Pieces about where the world is heading — emerging technologies, shifting institutions, the contours of what's coming next.
Behind the news
278 pieces
Context, analysis and reporting that goes deeper than the headlines on stories already in the air.
For the curious
334 pieces
Pieces that scratch an itch you didn't know you had — science, history, ideas, the shape of overlooked things.
Small delights
27 pieces
Genuinely fun, playful, sometimes odd writing. Humour, wit, objects of unexpected beauty. The send-the-listener-off-smiling slot.
Smart escape
160 pieces
Restorative reading. Long-form essays and narrative journalism that pull you out of the day without skimping on thought.
Crosscuts
126 episodes
Paired-listening episodes — two articles in conversation, with bridges drawing out their non-obvious connections.