Episode 28: What is the future of the human race? Does it even have one? Alex and Muna discuss the threats of nuclear war (past and present), climate change, AIDS, the power of fear and how it's used by media and politicians to give us a sense of impending doom, the almost-inevitable (to Alex) AI takeover, viruses in brain chips, overpopulation, declining sperm counts and a new perspective on Darwin's theory of evolution. Muna counters the gloom with some positive stories from around the world and a large dollop of empathy.

Episode 27: What and where is home? Why do some of us feel the urge to travel and live in other countries, or escape the city for the countryside? Conveniently, the German language has words for these drives but Muna and Alex discuss them in English. Anti-homesickness, travel, the difference between expats and immigrants (if there is one), wanderlust, forced hugging, farming in New Zealand, what expats miss out on, and how hard it is to ever go back. Plus Roger Whittaker and the country in which you have to wear make-up to put out the recycling.

Episode 26: Whistleblowers are people who reveal company or state secrets for the "greater good." However, sometimes the actions of whistleblowers can have unintended consequences, for society and for themselves. Here we discuss Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, the limits of secrecy contracts, the brief attention span of the general public, international spying, the changing behaviour of corporations as a result of whistleblowing, peaceful and violent protest, the magical 3.5 percent and, of course, power and money. Join us and listen to the two poles of discernment.