Podcast Episodes

Ethiopia on the brink: Fears of a famine return and why you should pay attention

Nearly 40 years after the BBC brought famine in Ethiopia to the world's attention, there are fresh warnings that the tragedy could be repeated.

James …

2 years, 4 months ago

Tucker Carlson: What next for America’s right-wing showman?

Access to Putin and Trump puts him in a powerful position, less than a year since losing his high-profile job with Fox News. His interview with the R…

2 years, 4 months ago

Global anxiety: You are not alone

Anxiety disorders are the world’s most common mental health condition, affecting over three hundred million people, but only one in four affected act…

2 years, 4 months ago

Could Taylor Swift swing the US election?

Taylor Swift is the world’s biggest pop star and an economic powerhouse. She has become so popular that allies of the likely Republican nominee Donal…

2 years, 5 months ago

Europe’s furious farmers and the far right

Farmers’ protests have swept across France, Germany, Spain, Italy and beyond, and descended on the European Union headquarters in Brussels. They’re o…

2 years, 5 months ago

''People will keep dying": The spread of fentanyl across the US Mexico border

As the US opioid crisis continues, politicians in Washington are blaming Mexico’s cartels. But what about Mexico itself? Our correspondent Will Grant…

2 years, 5 months ago

Rare earths: the minerals that could save the world?

As governments across the globe grapple with ways to tackle the climate crisis, seventeen critical elements known as rare earths are thought to be ce…

2 years, 5 months ago

Our memories, their data - the Facebook story 20 years on

It’s 20 years since Facebook was brought into the world by a group of Harvard University roommates. In the years since, millions of us have shared ou…

2 years, 5 months ago

I survived the Las Vegas shooting, then was convinced it was staged

In 2017, Stuart McCormick survived the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in US history, while visiting Las Vegas. In the months that followe…

2 years, 5 months ago

BYD: The Chinese carmaker challenging Tesla’s dominance

Elon Musk says Chinese electric vehicles could ‘demolish’ competition unless trade barriers are put in place. The Chinese company BYD sold more elect…

2 years, 5 months ago