The Lid is On

Our first podcast focused on migration, using the film 'Brooklyn' as the starting point. It starred Emory Cohen (left) as Tony and Saoirse Ronan as Eilis. Photo by Kerry Brown. © 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

A look back at one year of our new podcast series 'The Lid is On'

30 December 2016
The Lid is On

Listen to a special holiday season programme: a look back at the best of our new podcast series launched in 2016, The Lid is On. It’s the phrase you hear at the close of business each day at UN Headquarters, when the meetings are over.

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Mubin Shaikh in the UN Radio studios in New York.
UN Radio/Matthew Wells

Countering young violent extremists: one ex-jihadist talks to The Lid Is On

26 August 2016
The Lid is On

The “virulent spread” of violent extremism is posing a “direct assault” on the UN Charter and human rights around the world according to the

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Kenneth Cole.
UN Radio/L. Jarriel

Ending AIDS is within reach: The Lid is On, with Kenneth Cole

11 July 2016
The Lid is On

Ending AIDS means controlling the spread of spread of HIV and lessening the impact on people’s lives, says the UN agency fighting the epidemic, UNAIDS.

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Matthew Wells interviewing actress Gillian Anderson at UN Headquarters in New York.
UN Photo

“Film can change the world”: The Lid is On, with Gillian Anderson

15 April 2016
The Lid is On

A “weapon of change” against the global scourge of human trafficking: that’s how the director of the film that’s the focus of our latest podcast, hopes his movie that’s fuelling a movement, will be used.

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (center) at International Day of Happiness Launch Event - Angry Birds for Happy Planet Campaign, with Maya Rudolph (far left), Josh Gad (left), Jason Sudeikis (far right) and "Red" the Angry Bird (right). 
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Three comedians walk into the UN: Our seriously funny new podcast

1 April 2016
The Lid is On

You’ve heard all the jokes about comedians walking into a bar, but what happens when a trio of self-described “chuckleheads” dedicated to fighting climate change, walk into the UN?

We recorded the result, for our latest episode of The Lid Is On, UN Radio’s new podcast series.

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". Photo by Kerry Brown. © 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved

The Lid is On: Oscar-nominated "Brooklyn" proves perfect platform for UN Radio podcast

1 March 2016
The Lid is On

The decision by the star of Oscar-nominated movie, Brooklyn, to accept the UN’s invitation to visit, provided the perfect opportunity for UN Radio to pilot its first full-fledged podcast.

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