Thirteenth Man Podcast

00:00 What are deltas and why are they sinking? 05:17 New Manila International Airport (NMIA) 07:55 Dredging, reclamation make floods worse 11:26 Human rights abused, environmental laws broken, forced disappearances of activists 16:33 And who welcomes the airport? 19:59 Why is the government championing the project? 21:49 Fisher communities seek university's help 24:08 Why don't fishers just move?...

Semarang city in Indonesia's Java island continues to grow as a transport and economic hub. And its soft, shifty land-- made of sediments deposited by rivers as they empty into the Java sea-- continues to sink under the weight of its ever-expanding infrastructure. Consequently, communities are getting flooded, with the poorest getting hit the hardest. Even in adjacent rural areas, entire villa...

United Nations has declared 2024 as the #YearOfCamelids -- in recognition of the crucial role played by camels and their relatives-- llamas, alpacas, vicunas and guanacos-- in sustaining communities that live in arid deserts and harsh mountainous terrains. They provide food, fibre and fertilizer in these remote areas where resources are scarce. The frugal resilience of these magnificent creatures...

Leg-spinning allrounder Saqib Zulfiqar was in the thick of action when The Netherlands beat Scotland at the Cricket World Cup qualifiers in July 2023 to qualify for the marquee event. He will likely be part of the squad that travels to India in October to compete at the tournament. In this podcast, he talks about the the his and the team's experience at the qualifiers and their preparations fo...

A variety of microbes (bacteria/viruses/fungi) help human bodies function and develop resilience to diseases. We receive these microbes from our environment. With globalisation and convergance of lifestyles across the world, the variety in human microbial profiles is endangered, making us less healthy and less resilient to diseases. The Human Microbiota Vault project is trying to map and conserve...

During the two World Wars, British governments of the day set up canteens and restaurants that outnumbered the ubiquitous fast food outlets of today. They offered healthy food at affordable prices and turned a profit. However, come peace time, and they disappeared. Food Historian Bryce Evans discusses whether Britain's experience with war-time communal dining offers present-day solutions amid publ...

Lawrence Booth (Editor, Wisden Cricket Almanack) talks about covering the recent Pakistan tour of the England Test team, the first in 17 years, amid heavy security, warm hospitality, and Bazball—England’s new whirlwind approach to Test cricket that English fans claim will save Test cricket, even as opponents wait impatiently for it to fail. Lawrence also explains exactly WHAT Bazball is.

Netherlands cricket teams' performance at the 2022 T20 World Cup was their best ever-- they beat South Africa and Zimbabwe, and finished within the top 8 to qualify directly for the next edition 2024. However, as an 'Associate' cricket team, they would still need to figure out where there next matches will come from.

In the cricket wasteland that is The Netherlands, love for cricket is passed down generations in families. The most famous example of this is Tim and Bas de Leede, father and son who have represented their country at a combined 5 World Cups and counting. In this episode, we talk to Bas about what it was like growing up in a family which was an island of cricket in an ocean of… well, every other sp...

From spirited amateurs to fledgling professionals, the Dutch national cricket team's is a story that is embodied perfectly by former allrounder Mudassar Bukhari's career.

(For English subtitles, listen/watch this podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWh8AbBdDHw) De afgelopen twee jaren van de Corona pandemie (2020-21) -- met de paniek, de lockdowns, de maatregelen- waren heel moeilijk voor mij. Hoe veel moeilijker moet het zijn geweest, zonder licht, in volledig donker? Ik vroeg het aan Bart Schotman, die blind is en in het muZIEum in Nijmegen werkt....

In September 2021, fisherwomen from Pulicat wetlands in India's southern Tamil Nadu state wrote to the Chief Minister, inviting him to their village for a 'seafood fest.' The letter reminded him of his poll promise to protect the wetlands on which their lives and livelihoods depended....from a proposeed expansion of a nearby deep sea port. Ain Contractor, an architect and a water & sanitation scho...

To many, One Day International (ODI) is losing ground to T20 as the limited over format of choice. However, for Associate nations, who do not get to play Tests, it is still the longest format of the game and the benchmark of sorts. So the discontinuation of the ODI Super League has come as a blow them. We talk to Dutch Men's Captain Scott Edwards about this, about the upcoming T20 cricket world cu...