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Swiss Up! - Tilo Frey

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Not only was she the first MP in Switzerland of African descent, but she was also one of the first 10 women elected to Swiss parliament. So she is important in the progression of Switzerland and ev...

Swiss Up! - Dinosaur Fossils

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Dinosaur fossils have been found all over Switzerland, but are particularly concetrated in some areas. On today's episodes we discuss why Frick has a high densitiy of dinosaur fossils and where...

AKKAdemy Sustainable Mobility Hackathon (13-14 June)

Mid Morning Mix

The aim of Sustainable Mobility Hackathon is to gather diverse specialists in one place united with one idea : make mobility more sustainable. Berenger Martin, CEO of AKKA Switzerland, and&...

Swiss Up! - Mount Pilatus

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In the Lucerne region, a mountain stands from which people were once forbidden to climb, as superstition led to fear. Originating from a legend surrounding the death of Pontius Pilate, Dario discus...

Swiss Up! - The Swiss Flag

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On today's episode we're looking at the iconic Swiss flag - where did it originate, is it ever rectangular, and does it have ties with the Red Cross organisation? Dario will answer all thes...

Gadget Guru - Laundry Folding Robot

Gadget Guru

What price would you pay to never have to fold laundry ever again? Here's a laundry folding robot...

Swiss Up! - Worry

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What do the Swiss worry about? Are they concerned by the quality of their chocolate? How big a bell you can put on a cow before it can no longer lift its head? We are of course joking - Swiss ci...

Webster Creativity Week (2nd edition)

Mid Morning Mix

Vlad Glaveanu from Webster University explains Webster Creativity Weeks and how to access the free events inluding design challenges, incubators, workshops and panel discussions: ...

Swiss Up - Nazi Looted Art

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On today's episode we're talking about the Washington Principles and how Switzerland have helped in recovering Nazi looted art.

Swiss Up! - The Ice Industry

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Travel back in time with us to the 19th century when hotels along the shores of Lake Geneva needed ice and the only way to transport it from the mountains was by wagon. We'll even thro...

Swiss Up - Diplomats

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WRS is the only mainstream English-language radio station in Switzerland. Listen on DAB+ and, of course, for listeners further afield- on mobile apps, internet radio and at worldradio.ch

Swiss Up! - What's up with Huawei

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Have you heard of the Huawei-US national security controversy? If you haven't, that's ok - we'll get into it on this episode of Swiss Up! Huawei, a Chinese tech giant, has been coll...

Gadget Guru - Robot Pool Cleaner

Gadget Guru

I don't know about you, but I don't have much use for one of these. If I had a swimming pool though, I'd probably get one...

Swiss Up! - A one-way ticket to Brazil

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200 years ago, a group of people from Fribourg and Lucerne made the treacherous journey to Brazil, to colonise an area now known as Nova Friburgo. With over 2,000 people leaving Switz...

Swiss Up! - The Hong Kong plague

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We're in Hong Kong today! Or at least Alexandre Yersin was in the late 1800s, after he left his home-country of Switzerland. On today's episode we discuss Yersin's life and car...

Swiss Up! - Sperm

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This week, the news broke that Swiss men have a low sperm count on average. So on today's episode, Dario talks us through what affects sperm count and busts some urban legends about it. ...

Gadget Guru - 1TB SD Card

Gadget Guru

Remember when your hard drive was a big block and had a few GB of storage. There's now a 1TB micro SD card that fits in your phone. But do we really need it? 1TB = how man...

Swiss Up! - Guns, Taxes, (& Automobiles)

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With the votes in, Dario talks us through the outcomes on today's episode of Swiss Up!

Technology Decoded: Nano Tech (20 May 2019)

Technology Decoded

On this week's Technology Decoded, Richard Bradley from Deloitte examines nano technology - the previously science fiction concept quickly becoming part of our daily life.

Swiss Up! e-sports

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Gambling is becoming increasingly popular and e-sports are being played more widely in Switzerland where it's estimated that 300'000-400'000 consider themselves e-sport p...

Swiss Up! Measles (15 May 2019)

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Although the anti-vaxxer movement is weak in Switzerland, fortunately, there are still some pockets of hold-outs and measles cases are climbing and there's already been two deaths this year.

Gadget Guru - The latest iPad

Gadget Guru

It's the very latest gadget from apple and our Gadget Guru is most excited about the headphone jack...

Swiss UP: Looted Artwork Pt1 (14 May 2019)

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Dario looks at how museums determine what art works they own legally, and what may have to be returned. It's a costly and time consuming business - but many are trying. In this part, colonial era a...

Swiss Up! Cats! (13 May 2019)

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Here in Switzerland we are a nation of car lovers. There are more cats than people in Zurich! Also we like to make sure our feline friends are able to get home easily with cat ladders.