Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLife as a woman under Taliban rule
How are Afghanistan’s women and girls coping with harsh new restrictions? When the Taliban took back power in 2021, it promised to uphold women’s rig…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ireland’s growing far right
Violent unrest is forcing Ireland to reckon with increasing hostility to high levels of immigration, which has not traditionally been a major point o…
1 year, 4 months ago
Path to the Presidency: Debate fallout
Did the Harris-Trump debate actually change voters' minds? Caitríona Perry, Sumi Somaskanda, and Katty Kay discuss the state of the 2024 US election,…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Russians snitching on each other for anti-war views
Ever since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine there have been widespread reports of Russians reporting fellow citizens to the police for an…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why Indian midwives killed baby girls
Inside a 30-year mission to expose a pattern of infanticide. In the 1990s, midwives in northern India admitted that they were regularly paid to kill …
1 year, 4 months ago
Harris and Trump clash in fiery first debate
The Republican and Democratic presidential candidates traded claims over key election issues including the economy, immigration and abortion. They di…
1 year, 4 months ago
Brazil goes to war with Elon Musk
Brazil’s Supreme Court has banned the social media platform X - formerly known as Twitter. It was one of the platform’s biggest markets, with million…
1 year, 4 months ago
Money, money, money…and the US election
Democrats and Republicans are donating billions to back candidates in November’s election. So far, the 2024 US election has been defined by surprises…
1 year, 4 months ago
Will Netanyahu change course?
Israel has been rocked by huge protests after six hostages being held in Gaza were shot and killed last weekend. Fury at the Netanyahu government’s h…
1 year, 4 months ago
Investigating illegal settlements in the West Bank
BBC analysis has identified almost 200 settler outposts in the West Bank, which are illegal under both international and Israeli law. Experts say the…
1 year, 4 months ago