History and society Investigations and reports
Falò
2024
A news magazine show, "Falò" discusses and analyses current affairs in depth.
History and society | Investigations and reports
Episode 20
25 min
Stories of juvenile delinquency
In ten years, the number of crimes committed by minors has doubled in Ticino. In Switzerland, convictions of children under 15 have risen by 60%. Testimonies from young people and sometimes outdated parents.
Episode 19
24 min
LATI: anatomy of a "bankruptcy"
After 32 years of success, LATI is closing down, with job losses, cheese loss and increased transport costs. Why this closure? And how to save the essential? Analysis with Valerio Morosi, president of milk producers, and Mattia Keller.
Episode 18
23 min
A home for all ages
In the canton of Geneva, a model of cohabitation between students and elderly people is very successful. Students help with household chores and contribute to expenses, while these exchanges create strong and enriching links between generations.
Episode 17
23 min
School malaise
In Ticino, anxiety is increasingly blocking students, who prefer to miss school or isolate themselves. Fear of failure, boredom, judgment... How can school and parents help these young people in distress?
Episode 16
27 min
Palmdemic
Palm trees were imported from China in the 19th century and spread to Ticino in the 1950s. They are now invading forests and gardens, suffocating local flora. Given this expansion, the Confederation is banning sales from 1 September.
Episode 25
27 min
Drama in Giubiasco: yet another feminicide
The affair sent shockwaves through Italian Switzerland. In May 2020, in Giubiasco, a retired policeman shot his ex-wife and her new companion before turning the gun on himself. The testimonials of Eva's entourage allow us to understand her story and reflect upon the issue of violence against women.
Episode 24
23 min
Happy to learn
There are lots of reasons: to stay curious, to reinvent themselves after retiring, to change career when others consider that it is almost over, to prove to themselves that they are capable. We meet people who have started studying again at over 40, 50, 60, and even 70 years old.
Episode 23
27 min
Chinese Tresa
The small Italian town of Lavena Ponte Tresa, on the border with Switzerland, is undergoing a huge transformation. The Chinese community there is growing, particularly in the restaurant and beauty sectors. The other local businesses are struggling. Every time a commerce closes, a new Chinese owner settles in.
Episode 22
25 min
The last nets
Professional fishermen in the Swiss lakes are seeing their activity become less and less profitable. They often have to find other sources of income or consider changing profession. While they are very popular with consumers, certain species of lake fish are dying out, and this for lots of reasons.
Episode 21
28 min
Whale hunters
Investigation into whale hunting in Iceland. In 2022, the authorised quota was at 160 whales. The NGO Sea Shepherd watches over the only company still active in this field whose methods are very opaque. The killings are documented and the irregularities noted.
A news magazine show, "Falò" discusses and analyses current affairs in depth.
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With nearly 5,000 kilometres of coastline, Madagascar is the fifth largest island in the world; protecting its marine resources is a major mission. Women join in the fight. At the crossroads of the Mozambique and Indian Ocean canals, meet with the new guardians of the ocean.
Climate change is threatening the Pacific Islands: by the end of the century, some atolls may disappear. The inhabitants of Uvea and Vanuatu are trying to resist by launching a race against time. Scientists, guides, fisherman, lawyers, activists, elected representatives... We meet the guardians of a paradise not yet lost.
When we meet Bijoux in Yaoundé, she has just survived another lynching. Just like Shakiro, LGBTQIA+ activist. This is the story of two people who feel like "women in a man's body" and who highlight their humanity to us at a time when homophobic and transphobic violence continues on every continent.
Surrounded by experts, scientists, explorers, or simple fishermen, the astrophysicist and ecologist Hubert Reeves, who passed away in 2023, proposes to identify what threatens the ocean today and exposes the latest discoveries on the intelligence of animals and ocean ecosystems.
Local communities are engaged in conflicts that receive very little media coverage around Kisangani, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this remote province of Tshopo, the lack of a state, security and consideration for human beings has enabled a simple land dispute to degenerate into a mass massacre.
When you're a French-speaker in Canada today, can you still identify with being French-Canadian? Comedian and broadcaster Pascal Justin Boyer, a Quebecker by birth and Franco-Ontarian by adoption, asks himself this question and travels across the country to meet people who can shed light on it.
They were intended to mark the success of a transition process driven by international community engagement. This was not the case. This article highlights the limits of interventionist policies and a country's ability to reinvent its own democratic system.
