Podcast Episodes

Iran: What's next after the president's death?

Iran is reeling after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. The country is already trying to balance deepening conflicts in the…

2 years, 1 month ago

China v the West: Spies, hacking and a risk of conflict?

For decades, China has been 'on the rise'. In that time, perceptions in the West have shifted from seeing the country as a manufacturing centre, to a…

2 years, 1 month ago

Drake v Kendrick: The biggest rap feud of all time?

Over recent months rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been exchanging diss tracks in a bitter lyrical battle which has caught the attention of fan…

2 years, 1 month ago

Trump on trial: The star witness speaks

What Michael Cohen’s testimony means for the case and the US election. The former president’s lawyer once said he’d take a bullet for Donald Trump. N…

2 years, 1 month ago

Neom: Can Saudi Arabia afford to build the futuristic mega-city?

Neom, Saudi Arabia's ambitions city of the future, promises a car-free, carbon-free space open to all. At the heart of the plans are two skyscrapers …

2 years, 1 month ago

Georgia protests: Is 'Russia law' a threat to democracy?

For weeks, tens of thousands of Georgians have been protesting against a new law that they say threatens democracy and freedom of speech. It targets …

2 years, 1 month ago

Domestic violence: How does Australia fix its 'national crisis'?

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the rise in domestic violence and violence towards women has become a "national crisis".

Katya Adler …

2 years, 1 month ago

EncroChat: The crime family brought down by their violent messages

Ever since a French police operation in 2020 which compromised the highly encrypted telecommunications network, EncroChat, organised crime bosses acr…

2 years, 2 months ago

US campus protests: Dismissed?

The President downplays demos as summer nears. What's next for the US student movement? The noisy protests over the war in Gaza are at a crossroads: …

2 years, 2 months ago

Notre-Dame: A landmark rising from the ashes

It has been five years since Notre-Dame de Paris was devastated by fire. Now, thanks to a massive restoration effort, French President Emmanuel Macro…

2 years, 2 months ago