Radio Davos

'I want my daughter to have the same opportunities as my sons - that's not unreasonable,' - Crystal Awardee David Beckham

Football star David Beckham this year received a Crystal Award, which the World Economic Forum bestows on people in arts and entertainment who have gone beyond the day job to help improve the state of the world. He tells Radio Davos about his work with UNICEF and his role as a father.

Anxious Generation: how to tackle a mental health pandemic

In The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt says there is clear evidence that giving children smart phones with addictive social media has caused a mental health pandemic. The social psychologist, who also wrote The Happiness Hypothesis, spoke to us at the Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos.

Three experts on how to understand the USA

The Annual Meeting in Davos this year coincided with the inauguration of Donald Trump for his second term, and many of the conversations there were about what the world should expect from a newly emboldened Trump 2.0. In interviews conducted at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos in January, three experts help us understand America in 2025.

We'll stop climate change, but 'how soon' is the life-and-death question - Al Gore

As the world record's it's highest ever average global temperatures, and the US, once again, quits the UN climate change pact, Al Gore is surprisingly upbeat on humanity's ability to tackle global warming.

Tariffs, globalization, and democracy, with Harvard economist Dani Rodrik

Dani Rodrik has long argued against unfettered globalization and supports countries' use of industrial policy to pursue economic development. The Harvard economist joins us to talk about the usefulness and limitations of trade tariffs, economic nationalism, and the impact of global economics on democracy.