Podcast Episodes

Is South Africa living up to Nelson Mandela's legacy?

BBC Special Correspondent Fergal Keane reported on the end of apartheid with his South African producer Milton Nkosi. Thirty years after the transiti…

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Why are Afghan refugees stuck on the US-Mexico border?

Two years after the Taliban stormed Kabul, thousands of people from Afghanistan tried to escape to the United States. Now many of them are stuck on t…

2 years, 1 month ago

What happened to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters?

Forty-seven of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy campaigners have been in jail for more than a thousand days since the government’s crackdown on the movement…

2 years, 1 month ago

What's going on with the UK Royal Family?

Reported differences between members of the British Royal Family have complicated the beginning of the reign of King Charles III. We examine whether …

2 years, 1 month ago

Inside Trump’s legal strategy

Former US President Donald Trump has been criminally indicted four times and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024 as he pursues a comeback …

2 years, 1 month ago

Will Argentina's new president nicknamed 'The Madman' deliver his radical promises?

Javier Milei is far from your average politician. His critics call him ‘El Loco’, meaning The Madman and he certainly plays up to that reputation hav…

2 years, 1 month ago

What we know about Hamas and its military capacity

Israel has vowed to eliminate the perpetrators of the October 7th attack, which killed more than 1,200 people and saw around 240 taken hostage.

Hamas…

2 years, 1 month ago

A risky escape from North Korea

North Koreans are forbidden from making contact with the outside world. But what happens when one family decides they want to leave?

Our Seoul Corresp…

2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk’s global satellite ambition

Elon Musk is the world's richest person. He leads Tesla, Twitter and SpaceX and he owns half the satellites in Earth’s lower orbit; with over 5,000 a…

2 years, 1 month ago

Could Europe defend Ukraine on its own?

With the war in Ukraine dragging on, continuing military aid has become a contentious political issue in the United States. So, if support from Kyiv’…

2 years, 1 month ago