Podcast Episodes

Why Trump is threatening to go 'guns a-blazing' into Nigeria

President Donald Trump has warned that he will target Nigeria if the government there "continues to allow the killing of Christians". For months, campaigners and politicians in Washington have been a…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Viktor Orban’s dilemma: Trump’s favour or Russian oil

The man Donald Trump has called a "great leader", and who has long provoked admiration in MAGA circles, suddenly finds himself in an unusual position – at odds with the US president on an issue of cr…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

A tale of two cities: London’s lesson for New York’s first Muslim mayor

Even before Zohran Mamdani was elected as New York’s first Muslim mayor, his critics frequently cited London as a sort of cautionary tale, suggesting that New York under Mamdani could go “the way of …

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

What’s behind Trump’s rift with Colombia?

For years, Colombia has been one of the United States’ closest allies in the region – a key partner in the war on drugs. But now this relationship is coming under strain amidst a personal feud betwee…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

The Supreme Court battle over Trump’s tariffs

The Trump administration faces a Supreme Court challenge on Wednesday over its use of tariffs, an economic policy that has upended global trade.

This case, which has been described by the President in…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

What if Russia wins?

Discussion of nuclear weapons has returned both to our news cycle and to the cultural conversation.

Last week, President Donald Trump said that the US would resume testing nuclear weapons. Meanwhile,…

Published on 3 weeks ago

When the two most powerful men in the world met

On Thursday, Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China held a closed-door meeting in South Korea. The subjects of negotiation ran the gamut — from rare earth minerals, to fentanyl, to computer c…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

How a Venezuelan prison gang became the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown

The Trump administration has centred on Tren de Aragua – a Venezuelan prison gang – as a justification for cracking down on Venezuelan immigrants, and for several attacks on boats in the Caribbean Se…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Why the US-Canada relationship is on shaky ground

After months of tense negotiations, President Trump has announced that he has terminated trade talks with Canada. The reason: a new Canadian TV commercial featuring an anti-tariff message from an old…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Why is the French president suing Candace Owens?

The controversial right-wing podcaster Candace Owens is being sued by the French president and his wife in a US court. The Macrons are accusing Owens of spreading a conspiracy theory that Brigitte Ma…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago