Podcast Episodes

Bill baby bill: Trump’s landmark legislation

As Donald Trump’s landmark legislation narrowly passes the Senate, our correspondent analyses the long-term political and economic consequences. Why foreign fighters are heading to the front line in …

Published on 6 months ago

Hard cell: Aung San Suu Kyi at 80

She was once the great hope for Myanmar. Though Aung San Suu Kyi fell from grace – and now sits in jail – she still has much support. How LifeWise, a Christian group, is changing religious education …

Published on 6 months ago

Truce believers: Rwanda and Congo’s fragile deal

After decades of conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, last week Donald Trump brokered a truce in the Oval Office. Our correspondent analyses the prospects for a lasting recon…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Going gang-buster: we meet Ecuador’s president

Yesterday’s arrest of a notorious gang leader is a win for Daniel Noboa. He assures our journalists he can beat back rampant transnational gangs without trampling democracy. The torrent of big geopol…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Not-deciding factor: Iran’s supreme leader

We examine the path of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, once a bookish cleric underrated by everyone—including himself. He has hung on to power perhaps in part by not making decisions at crucial points. Our f…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Stayed in China: a domestic-brand boom

Western brands used to define cool and luxurious in China. No longer. Now consumers are turning to homegrown brands, some of which are becoming global tastemakers. Across Africa the Christian conserv…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Truce and consequences: a fragile ceasefire in Iran

Iran’s strikes both before and apparently after a ceasefire began seem to threaten peace. If it holds, what will that mean for Iran’s ambitions, and for the wider region? A meeting of NATO-country le…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Company profile: Corning

Season 2 Episode 13

The picturesque town of Corning in upstate New York doesn’t look like the site of bleeding-edge innovation. But inventions by a 174-year-old glass company there have changed the modern world, thanks …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

No good options: how Iran will respond

After America’s strikes intended to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme, one question is whether they succeeded. Another is how Iran will respond; all of its options are bad ones. In the West people hav…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurry up and wait: Trump’s choice on Iran

The most consequential decision of Donald Trump’s presidency is now on pause for two weeks. We examine how the choice pits two sides of Mr Trump against one another. India is an advanced-manufacturin…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago