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What’s Beneath Bias?
Beneath Bias is a podcast focused on discussing current global challenges using news and current topics as a starting point for broader discussions. True to its name, it delves beneath dominant Western narratives and media biases to reveal debates that affect young people’s lives worldwide and in Denmark. It seeks to engage young people alienated from the current global system and to empower them to take ownership of their journey to becoming an “innovator”. This series of 17 episodes combines personal stories, conversations with researchers, hosts from diverse backgrounds and interaction with the audience.
Together, these elements will create a setting for informed debates to flourish, amplifying youth scientific voices. The objective of the overall podcast project is to inspire listeners to critically reflect on how each challenge connects to their practices and to motivate them to act as individuals and collectively. This is a podcast made by young people for young people.
Which topics are going to be discussed in the episodes?
The themes of Beneath Bias focus on the human condition and its intersections with technology, consumption, politics… highlighting how everyday life connects to the global challenges hindering sustainable development. The podcast is guided by three integrated perspectives: global development issues in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, human rights principles, and the interests and experiences of young people in technical fields. Together, these frameworks ensure each episode engages with timely and relatable topics of our target group while maintaining a strong developmental focus.
Themes will include the societal implications of AI, sustainability and environmental pressures, international conflicts and security, human rights violations, and discrimination related to gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation. All these topics will be addressed in a way that encourages critical reflection and empowers young audiences to take part in positive change.
And who’s behind Beneath Bias?
This project stems from the ideas and ambitions of a great number of young people with an interest in global development and the drive to bring positive change in society. Powered by DDRN and funded by CISU, Beneath Bias has been developed and refined over the course of almost a year during which a team of 5 youth discussed the format, the target audience, the topics for discussion and much more. This project development team was formed by Nilüfer Khudaykulov, Michelle Bade, Yiling Lyu, Samuel Sannoh, and Iraide Arcos, with the support of Arne Wangel, editor in chief of DDRN and many other interns and volunteers in the organisation.
Our current podcast team is formed by Helena Flockhart and Iraide Arcos as project coordinators; Eva Karakaxa as social media manager; and Samuel Sannoh, Marianna Nikolopoulou and Bustomi Syadzili as hosts and co-hosts. Altogether, make sure Beneath Bias connects with its audience and sparks informed debates on global challenges.
The first of the 17 episodes was released on Monday, 13 April 2026, and the series is expected to finish by November 2026. If you want to know more about us and our work, do not hesitate to follow us on our social media platforms and stay tuned for more insightful episodes!! linktr.ee/beneath.bias
