Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Kabul fell to the Taliban
Episode 224
Afghanistan has seen war for decades, but none of them has involved so decisive a military takeover of the country as the latest. The speed with whic…
4 years, 6 months ago
A new era for Iran
Episode 223
On August 5th, Iran inaugurated a new president putting an end to the 8-year presidency of reformist Hassan Rouhani and ushered in a new, hard-line …
4 years, 7 months ago
Ep 4. The Blast - Fallout
Episode 222
In the final episode, we follow the volunteers who took to the shattered streets of Beirut in the hours and days after the explosion of August 4, 202…
4 years, 7 months ago
Ep 3. The Blast - Zero Hour
Episode 221
In Episode 3 of The Blast, The National’s Finbar Anderson recounts the day of the explosion. As The fire in Warehouse 12 grows in intensity, a fire c…
4 years, 7 months ago
Ep 2. The Blast - The Six-Year Wait
Episode 220
In Episode 2 of The Blast, The National’s Finbar Anderson and Sunniva Rose head down to the docks of Beirut port. They try to piece together what was…
4 years, 7 months ago
Ep 1. The Blast - The Russian and The Rhosus
Episode 219
On August 4, 2020 the heart of Beirut was ripped apart by a huge explosion caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate detonating at the city’s port.
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The Blast from Beyond the Headlines
Episode 218
On August 4, 2020 the heart of Beirut was ripped apart by a huge explosion caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate detonating at the city’s port.
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4 years, 7 months ago
Is France's anti-separatism law anti-Muslim?
Episode 217
An IT technician facing the sack for discussing voting habits at work or parents barred from home schooling their children.
It sounds pretty dystop…
4 years, 7 months ago
Why some Saudis stop everything to volunteer at Hajj
Episode 216
Every year in Saudi Arabia, as the time of the pilgrimage to Makkah nears, thousands of people from the city and around the country gather to volunte…
4 years, 7 months ago
Will Iraq's power problem ever end?
Episode 215
Iraq’s summer is crippling the country. People are having to seek refuge indoors to escape scorching temperatures that regularly reach 50°C. But indo…
4 years, 7 months ago