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Your shortcut to... Islamic State
Season 1 Episode 11
A look at how Islamic State came to be, the power it had at its peak, and the push to defeat it.
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6 years, 11 months ago
Your shortcut to... World Leaders (Erdogan, Bolsonaro, Modi)
Season 1 Episode 10
Three world leaders who are in the news a lot are the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, and India's…
6 years, 11 months ago
Your shortcut to... 1MDB
Season 1 Episode 9
This episode of Squiz Shortcuts is all about 1MDB - the fund, set up by former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, and is at the centre of one of t…
6 years, 11 months ago
Your shortcut to... Climate Change
Season 1 Episode 8
This episode of Squiz Shortcuts will give you the background to one of the most commonly used phrases in news - climate change. We'll steer clear of …
6 years, 11 months ago
Your shortcut to... West Papua
Season 1 Episode 7
West Papua is seeing the largest scale uprising for some time which has led to deadly riots and mass arrests. Here is the history of the region, the …
7 years ago
Your shortcut to... America, Turkey and the Syrian Kurds
Season 1 Episode 6
The context to what is going on in northeast Syria. This shortcut will get you across why America is in Syria in the first place, who the Kurds are, …
7 years ago
Your shortcut to... US and Iran
Season 1 Episode 5
This episode of Squiz Shortcuts will get you across why the relationship between the US and Iran is so significant for the world; why Iran is strateg…
7 years ago
Your shortcut to... Brexit (Part 1)
Season 1 Episode 4
This is all things Brexit pre-Boris Johnson. Have a listen for an understanding on why Britain was ever part of the EU, why they decided to leave, wh…
7 years, 1 month ago
Your shortcut to... Ash Barty
Season 1 Episode 3
In this episode of Squiz Shortcuts we're getting you across Ash Barty. 2019 really has been her year, winning the French Open and spending eight week…
7 years, 1 month ago
Your shortcut to... Hong Kong
Season 1 Episode 2
In this (first) episode of Squiz Shortcuts we are looking at Hong Kong. It's been in the news every day for the past few months given the ongoing dem…
7 years, 1 month ago