Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe global arms trade
Which countries supply weapons and which countries buy them? We learn how uncertainty, tension and conflict are leading to increasing military spend…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Media Show: Can memes win the US election?
Do memes hold the key to the White House? Supporters of Kamala Harris hope so. Already online communities have sprung up to boost her campaign and th…
1 year, 9 months ago
Why is the Gulf Stream and AMOC so important to our climate?
Complex ocean currents keep Europe warm and bring rain to Africa, but could they come to an end?
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Media Show: Reporting from the scene of the Trump shooting
The Media Show hears from journalists who were witness to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Gary O'Donoghue was reporting live on the BBC …
1 year, 9 months ago
What makes a good peace mediator?
Brokering peace between warring nations, how does it work and what causes failure? We look at Qatar’s role in the Middle East and at insight gained f…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Media Show: The war reporter who stopped to help
Oz Katerji was reporting from outside the children’s hospital in Kyiv that was hit after Russia launched a wave of missiles on Ukraine earlier this w…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Media Show: Reporting Biden’s Health
In the aftermath of his halting debate performance, the editorial boards of some major US newspapers have called on Joe Biden to withdraw from the pr…
1 year, 10 months ago
Unspun World: The UK election
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines the key issues for voters in the UK’s imminent ge…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Media Show: Julian Assange - journalist or activist?
In the week that Julian Assange walks free, we explore the story of WikiLeaks' unprecedented data releases and how he and his organisation changed th…
1 year, 10 months ago
Unspun World: Is Ukraine preparing for a deal?
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines whether Ukraine is now preparing for a deal, asse…
1 year, 10 months ago