Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchKate Middleton: A palace PR crisis
The Princess of Wales is at the centre of a media storm. Statements from Kensington Palace and the release of an edited family photo have only spurre…
2 years ago
Life inside Korea's Demilitarised Zone
The Demilitarised Zone - the strip of no-man’s land separating North and South Korea – is the unlikely home to a tiny community of South Koreans. But…
2 years ago
Russian elections through the eyes of the Putin-controlled media
More than 100 million Russians are expected to vote for the next president over the coming days. Officially, there are four candidates on the ballot,…
2 years ago
What keeps China’s president up at night?
The signs Xi Jinping’s woes are growing: a deputy diminished. Missing ministers. Stricter security laws. And we haven’t even mentioned the economy. I…
2 years ago
Haiti: The country governed by gangs
Powerful gangs are elbowing their way into the race for power after Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry was forced to resign. Hundreds of gun-wielding…
2 years ago
Panama Canal: It's running dry and it's going to cost us
The most famous waterway in the Americas is running dry. The water level in the Panama Canal is falling critically low, which means the number of shi…
2 years ago
Will politics steal the show at the Eurovision Song Contest?
As war continues in Gaza, a cultural row is flaring on the other side of the world over Israel’s involvement in the 2024 edition of the Eurovision So…
2 years ago
How to win an Oscar
Hollywood’s big night is upon us, and the studios have spent millions of dollars to make sure their favourite contenders win. Are the Academy Awards …
2 years ago
Could just 100,000 people decide the US election?
How big money is chasing a tiny number of voters. It’s (almost) official: Joe Biden will face Donald Trump in November. Both men did well enough on S…
2 years ago
Have we finally solved the mystery of flight MH370?
The disappearance of flight MH370 is the greatest unsolved mystery in aviation. Ten years after the plane vanished from radar with 239 passengers and…
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