Oceans, unions, Hiroshima and secret societies: the catch-up session

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On the menu for this Catch-up Session: the concerns surrounding the fate of the oceans, an update on the functioning of legislative elections, the revival of unions around the world, the new podcast “They lived it” and a fascinating history of secret societies. Good listening to all! 🎧 Peter Ropert

Focus of the Week: under the ocean

International Oceans Day took place on Wednesday, June 8. Every year, alerts are increasing about the fragility and vulnerability of these ecosystems. But States are still struggling to protect the oceans – which are nevertheless a strong ally in the fight against global warming – from pollution – particularly plastic – and the threats of overexploitation that weigh on them. We already know that this impotence will result in a rise in water levels and the disappearance of certain coastlines.

🌊 The oceans in the wave of climate change (The Morning Guest, 49 min)

🐳​ The unraveling of marine protected areas (What now?, 5 mins)

🧜🏽‍♂️ Watchtowers of the sea: scientists get wet (World Cultures, 58 min)

🚮 Plastic, the great shipwreck (World Cultures, 58 min)

🚣 Which France will have its feet in the water by 2050 ? (From Cause to Effect, the environmental magazine, 58 min)

It’s in the news

🗳️ Legislative: how does it work? On Sundays June 12 and June 19, 2022, more than 48 million French people are called upon to elect their deputy during the first round of legislative elections. How does this ballot which appoints parliamentarians for 5 years work? (The question of the day9 mins)

🌳 The Amazon in the hands of gold miners. In the Amazon, journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous peoples specialist Bruno Pereira traveled up a river near the Peruvian border to document gold trafficking, a real scourge of the Amazon ecosystem. They both disappeared. (International issues,15 mins)

🧑🏽‍⚕️ Healing the medical system. The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the tensions that are shaking our health system. Lack of staff, degraded working conditions, recognition… Despite the measures taken by the SÉGUR, the problem seems deeper. Is it still possible to “save” the public hospital? (Debate time38 mins)

👷🏽 ♂️ Union renewal. In the face of inflation, the unions are stepping up to the front. Threats of strike in Germany, new rise in protest in the United States against Amazon, Apple or Starbucks. Can France take inspiration from German and American examples? (Do you hear eco58 mins)

“They lived it”: August 6, 1945, Hiroshima, the nuclear apocalypse

The new original podcast “They lived it” invites you to relive the story of a day that marked history. With this first series, discover what happened before, during and after the Hiroshima explosion. Four episodes to live, hour by hour, alongside those who remember, this day that rocked the world.

💥 “They lived it”: August 6, 1945, Hiroshima, the nuclear apocalypse (4 x 15 min)

It’s time

You have 3️⃣ minutes

🧙🏻 Rehabilitate witches. Over the past centuries, 50,000 women have been accused of witchcraft and victims of the Inquisition. The scale of these crimes has made the history of witchcraft a memorial issue and, in several European countries, demands are emerging to rehabilitate these victims of unfair trials, as in Switzerland, with Catherine Repond, the last woman to have been burned. in 1731. (The Why of the How: History)

You have 3️⃣0️⃣ minutes

🦖 Time for a dinosaur. The sixth installment of the Jurassic Park saga, “Jurassic world: the world after” by Colin Trevorrow, marks the return of Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Niel, the emblematic heroes of the first opus. Does it live up to the expectations of its fans? Answer with our critics. (La Grande Table critique)

You have 1️⃣ hour

👹 The devil is in the details. Certainly. But more precisely, where is it? Because Lucifer, Satan, Beelzebub or even the Evil One are potentially found everywhere, in all corners of human existence, to subject us to the test of temptation… particularly in culture. (Not daring to ask)

You have 4️⃣ hours

👁️‍🗨️ Secret societies. In the era of conspiracy, secret societies are on the rise. If Illuminati and Freemasons are chestnut trees of the magazine press, the Roman cult dedicated to Mithras or the Charbonniery, in the 19th century, are much less known to conspiracy enthusiasts. (The course of history)

This session ends here. It’s time to take advantage of the weekend, and rest while being lulled, ideally, by the song of the birds. But why exactly are they shouting at each other ? If the songs of birds are primarily intended to seduce females, they are also a real identity card as much as a territorial marker. All that’s left is to lend an ear. See you next week !