National day greetings to the Swiss Abroad
In her August 1 greetings to the 700,000 Swiss citizens living abroad, the 2012 president, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, stresses the ties that bind the Swiss wherever they live.
View ArticleIt’s party time!
The Swiss know how to party in style, whether it’s in celebration of history, sports, film or music. This week’s podcast covers a variety of summer festivals both in Switzerland and abroad.
View ArticleRaw exuberance
Swiss artist Aloïse suffered from schizophrenia, but would modern medication have destroyed her talent? Correspondent Michèle Laird discusses Aloïse with swissinfo.ch journalist Susan Vogel-Misicka.
View ArticleIt's in the cards
Nine per cent of the Swiss population practises alternative spirituality, according to a national study on religion. swissinfo.ch journalist Susan Vogel-Misicka sat in on a Bern workshop about reading...
View ArticleSwiss Short Wave Service comes into its own
swissinfo.ch takes you back in time: Hear excerpts of programmes and original audio broadcast by the Swiss Short Wave Service during the Second World War.
View ArticleA treasure trove for historians
As the Swiss shortwaves radio's archives go on line, this week's podcast goes back to the dark days of the Second World War and hears what was being broadcast at the time.
View ArticleNo campaign, no gain
As the Democrat and Republican money-collecting machines move up through the gears, swissinfo looks at the role of Swiss banks, charm ambassadors and Romney Girl.
View ArticleDanger on all sides
Keeping the Swiss franc alive, gauging the threat of genetically modified plants and tracking chemical weapons.
View ArticleGetting to know the workings of the UN
Geneva correspondent Simon Bradley examines local attitudes to the United Nations European headquarters, and how the tenth anniversary of Switzerland's UN membership is being used to boost awareness...
View ArticleInvading space with artistic gestures
Hear how the Festival Images - currently invading the city of Vevey with photographic art - wooed Cindy Sherman, and looking at the local and international impact of ten years of Swiss membership of...
View ArticleHiking a 200-year-old trail in Grindelwald
Hear how a whistleblower struck it rich, and how a favourite trail has changed over the centuries.
View ArticleFood for thought for suppliers and middlemen
Gender inequality persists even at the genetic level, farmers are set to become gardeners and commodities traders are on the spot as the community asks if they are paying their dues.
View ArticleTales of form and functions
Find out what's special about Swiss industrial design, and hear how an exchange programme shapes the lives of young European students.
View ArticleUniversal forces
How Switzerland copes with abortion, why science is beautiful and what's so Swiss about James Bond.
View ArticleScientists focus on death
With medicine continuing to make great strides, dying has become an anomaly. So how do we deal with it in our modern age? A new research programme looks at how society considers death.
View ArticleWhen our self-image makes us sick
Just how far do some people go to control their body weight and why? Around 275,000 people in Switzerland will suffer from eating disorder during their lifetime. We speak to a former anorexic and a...
View ArticleYoung vs old, man vs woman, human vs livestock
Language isn’t the only demographic divider in Switzerland – the gender and generation gaps are also causing a few headaches. And life really is an uphill battle for women farmers.
View ArticleDiscovering the secrets of a remote valley
Alpine power is a campaign launched by CIPRA – the international committee for the protection of the Alps – to mark its 60th anniversary. Experts and interested members of the public hiked and biked...
View ArticleKnit wits
Current and future textile designers in Lucerne and St Gallen tell Susan Vogel-Misicka what it takes to create good material.
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