Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIndia's mega-wedding: Party like a billionaire
Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, celebrated his son’s marriage with a series of star-studded bashes. The guest-list included Bill Gates, Mark Zucke…
1 year, 8 months ago
Lukashenko: Putin's man in Belarus
The authoritarian leader marks 30 years in power. Alexander Lukashenko has become a key ally for Vladimir Putin since the start of the war in Ukraine…
1 year, 8 months ago
US election: Trump picks VP as failed assassination investigated
We're at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee for a defining moment in the US presidential race after the assassination attempt against fo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Brazil: The influencer convicted of modern slavery
Former Brazilian wellness influencer Kat Torres was an inspiration to women across the world. Her rise from poverty in the favelas to a European mode…
1 year, 8 months ago
US Supreme Court: A crisis of confidence?
Polling suggests that less than half of Americans hold favourable views of the highest court in the land. Its willingness to overturn laws on some of…
1 year, 8 months ago
Iran: Will the new 'reformist' president change anything?
Critics of President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian say he is just a figurehead, and that control ultimately rests with Ayatollah Khamenei. Pezeshkian has v…
1 year, 8 months ago
US election: Biden’s fight to stay in the race
Questions surround President Joe Biden’s run for re-election this November. After an underwhelming performance in the first debate with Republican ri…
1 year, 8 months ago
French election: Political deadlock as the left beats far right
Many expected the far right to win France's snap election, but not only did they lose, they came in third. Instead, it was a left-wing coalition that…
1 year, 8 months ago
Lab-grown meat: Why countries are banning it
Lab-grown meat is often touted as the solution to climate-friendly meat production. But in some parts of the world, governments are introducing laws …
1 year, 8 months ago
UK election: Keir Starmer’s political earthquake
On Thursday, voters in the UK delivered a decisive political verdict. Keir Starmer became the new Prime Minister, as the Labour party won a landslide…
1 year, 8 months ago