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 Mysterious death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:17

An Argentine prosecutor who had accused the government of a cover-up in relation to a terrorist attack on a Jewish community centre nearly 20 years ago has been found dead a day before he was due to explain his allegations to the Argentine congress. Fiona Symon talks to Benedict Mander about the mysterious circumstances surrounding Alberto Nisman's death

 Amazon comes out of the Netflix shadow | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:23

Amazon won its first Golden Globes on Sunday for Transparent, and later announced it had commissioned Woody Allen to produce a series exclusively for its Prime Instant Video streaming service. Henry Mance and Matt Garrahan discuss the company's burgeoning production division.

 Iranians feel the weight of sanctions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:16

As negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme resume this week, Najmeh Bozorgmehr talks to Iranians about their hopes for an easing of the economic embargo.

 Germany's new anti-Islamist group | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:59

A few months ago, no-one had heard of Pegida but this week the German group, which stands for Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West, mustered 25,000 supporters in the city of Dresden to march against immigration and the growing presence of Islam in Europe. Fiona Symon talks to Stefan Wagstyl about the origins and aims of the group.

 Israel and Palestinians clash over International Criminal Court | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:27

The peace process between Israel and the Palestinians is already close to death and now a fresh disagreement has arisen over a decision by the Palestinians to apply to join the International Criminal Court. Fiona Symon talks to John Reed about why Palestinians want to join it and why Israel opposes the move.

 Don't sneer at Zuck's 'Year of Books': the Romans would have loved it | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:51

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has declared 2015 "A year of Books", in which he and thousands of followers will read a nominated title every two weeks. The Romans would have loved it, says Andrew Hill

 New antibiotic could help avert looming health crisis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:50

The discovery of a new antibiotic has brought fresh hope that a looming health crisis caused by drug resistant infections can be avoided. Called teixobactin, it is the result of a private public collaboration involving universities in the US and Germany, and the US biotech company NovoBiotic pharmaceuticals. Andrew Ward, pharmaceuticals correspondent, talks to Clive Cookson, science editor, about the discovery.

 Arab democracy hopes alive but struggling | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:04

Four years after the Arab spring brought hopes of democratic change to the Arab world, the political repression that sparked the popular uprisings has been often been replaced by more autocracy, civil unrest or worse. Some Arab countries like Morocco have made progress towards greater civil liberties, but this is under threat because of growing security fears in the region, Borzou Daragahi tells Fiona Symon

 Losing the Yuletide magic in an omnichannel supply chain | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:59

'On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree ...' along with French hens, swans a-laying, lords a-leaping and a sackful of other online orders to put the logistics of Yuletide to the test. Andrew Hill's Christmas carol for delivery services everywhere

 Serial: The podcast's unanswered questions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:15

Serial, the hit podcast in which journalist Sarah Koenig investigated the conviction of Adnan Syed for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, has concluded its first series. It has been the most successful podcast ever, but it has also raised a lot of questions about journalism ethics, the role of social media in sensitive stories, and the future of the podcast form. After listening to the final episode, Sarah Gordon, the FT's business editor; Helen Warrell, FT public policy correspondent; Sarah O'Connor, employment correspondent, and Shannon Bond, US media and marketing correspondent, react to the questions left unanswered by the innovative series.

 Working lives: the forgotten art of listening | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:33

Richard Mullender is a former hostage negotiator for the UK Metropolitan Police. Listening has been key to his work, he says, and is an under appreciated skill. Today, he teaches it to business executives. He tells Emma Jacobs people need to stop asking questions and listen more to what's being said.

 Working lives: the man who mends careers and hearts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:28

Manj Weerasekera is an executive coach in London. During the course of his work, he met many businessmen who would reveal that they were having relationship problems. A happily divorced man himself, he thought they needed a helping hand and now he says 40 per cent of his work is dedicated to guiding divorced men towards their ideal partner. He tells Emma Jacobs his story.

 Battling the microbes: the cost of defeat | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:16

Without global action, drug-resistant infections will cause 10m deaths a year worldwide by 2050 and cost at least $100tn during the next 35 years, according to the first economic analysis of the problem. Clive Cookson, FT Science Editor, spoke to Jim O'Neill, former Goldman Sachs economist and author of the review, about its findings.

 Leftwing upstart threatens Spain's mainstream parties | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:19

Europe's mainstream parties are facing a growing challenge from rightwing anti-immigration parties like the Front National in France and Ukip in Britain. But in Spain, the two parties that have ruled the country for decades have been unsettled by an upstart from the left. Podemos, which translates as “We Can” has managed in the space of 10 months to become one of the most popular political movements in the country. Fiona Symon talks to Tobias Buck about the rapid rise of the anti-establishment party.

 What do Isis militants crave on their break at the battlefront? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:33

Thousands of foreign fighters have flocked to Syria to help create an austere Islamic state harking back to the past. But as Erika Solomon, FT correspondent in Beirut, found out, they have retained their taste for modern-day snacks and gadgets. She spoke to Fiona Symon about what she discovered.

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