Podcast Episodes

What next for the British monarchy?

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line up for miles to say farewell to their Queen. Simon Schama is a scholar of monarchy in Britain and around the world, awarded a knighthood for servi…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Special report: The Queen lies in state

Rivers of people are stretching for miles through the British capital, crisscrossing the Thames as mourners queue to see the Queen’s coffin in the Palace of Westminster. Queen Elizabeth II will lie i…

Published on 3 years ago

The Queen makes her final journey

The Queen’s coffin makes its way today to her London home, after leaving Scotland on a Royal Air Force jet. After one more night at Buckingham Palace, the Queen will lie in state for four days at Wes…

Published on 3 years ago

Calls for more UK devolution on the rise

Tributes to the now late Queen Elizabeth II haven't quieted the calls for more devolution around the United Kingdom and overseas, to shake off vestiges of the former British empire. To discuss this, …

Published on 3 years ago

Mourning the Queen, welcoming the King

King Charles III has addressed the United Kingdom as it mourns the loss of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Before the address, he met with the British prime minister and the public today, shaking han…

Published on 3 years ago

Special report: The death of Queen Elizabeth II

Today we take a look back at the Queen's extraordinary life with help from historian Simon Schama, former UK Ambassador to the US Kim Darroch, and former UK MP Alistair Burt.

To learn more about how C…

Published on 3 years ago

Will Europe's largest nuclear plant be shut down?

The emergency around Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant intensifies and Kyiv now says it’s considering shutting down the Zaporizhzhia complex. Ukraine blames Russia for shelling the plant and for using …

Published on 3 years ago

What to expect from new UK PM Liz Truss

Britain has its fourth prime minister in six years, after Liz Truss visited Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland for the royal handshake, a formality that propelled her to head of government, and to become…

Published on 3 years ago

The UK gets a new PM

It’s official: Liz Truss will become the UK’s next prime minister. Two months after Boris Johnson announced he would be leaving his post, the country’s foreign secretary took 57% of Conservative Part…

Published on 3 years ago

The two Americas in sharp contrast

The setting was symbolic, the stakes were high, and the president minced no words. Joe Biden used a primetime address to rebuke Donald Trump and Republican extremism. In a speech outside Philadelphia…

Published on 3 years ago