Podcast Episodes

How Trump became America's most powerful president

Today marks five years since the Jan 6 storming of the Capitol, and nearly one year of Trump 2.0. How has the US president already changed American democracy?

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Published on 23 hours ago

Is Trump's attack on Venezuela about drugs, politics or oil?

The US has bombed Venezuela and abducted its President, Nicolás Maduro. But why did Donald Trump do it? And with Maduro now in New York awaiting trial, what’s next for his country?

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Published on 1 day, 23 hours ago

What 2026 could teach us about living longer

Longevity science has been trying to unlock the mysteries of ageing for years; it’s spawned a multi-billion dollar global industry of supplements, anti-ageing regimens, exercise, and more. But what a…

Published on 2 days, 23 hours ago

Will 2026 be the year of China?

In 2025 China continued to flourish. Despite the tariffs, it hit a record trade surplus of over $1 trillion, Chinese companies like DeepSeek took on the US tech giants and the country leveraged its s…

Published on 3 days, 23 hours ago

Is 2026 the year of the AI backlash?

Millions of us now use AI daily, asking the likes of ChatGPT and Gemini to help with tasks like writing emails or designing logos. But as AI increasingly becomes part of our lives, our Silicon Valley…

Published on 4 days, 23 hours ago

Best of 2025: INVESTIGATION: The 9/11 suspect - part 3

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2025, this episode was first published in September.

In the years since Omar al-Bayoumi was releas…

Published on 5 days, 23 hours ago

Best of 2025: INVESTIGATION: The 9/11 suspect - part 2

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2025, this episode was first published in September.

On September 21, 2001, Omar al-Bayoumi was ar…

Published on 6 days, 23 hours ago

Best of 2025: INVESTIGATION: The 9/11 suspect - part 1

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2025, this episode was first published in September.

Was there another man involved in plotting th…

Published on 1 week ago

Best of 2025: Romance fraud: the cost of loving

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2025, this episode was first published in April.

Romance fraud is at an all time high, low-hanging…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Best of 2025: Why everyone's going to Japan

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2025, this episode was first published in March.

Japanese ‘kidults’ revolutionised pop culture in …

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago