Podcast Episodes

Guns, gold and grain: Putin’s strategy in West Africa

Amid violent insurgencies, countries like Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are turning away from their allies in the West, particularly France. they are …

2 years, 6 months ago

A clash between antisemitism and free speech on US college campuses

There is a row about antisemitism raging in US colleges. After widespread protests against Israel’s bombing of Gaza, Republicans in Congress have acc…

2 years, 6 months ago

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…

2 years, 6 months ago

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, 6 months 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, 6 months 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, 6 months 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, 7 months 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, 7 months 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, 7 months 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, 7 months ago