The Global Story Podcast
The Global Story: Where the world meets America
Where the world and America meet, with episodes each weekday. The world is changing. Decisions made in the US and by the second Trump administration are accelerating that change. But they are also a symptom of it. With Asma Khalid in DC, Tristan Redman in London, and the backing of the 麻豆社鈥檚 international newsroom, The Global Story brings clarity to politics, business and foreign policy in a time of connection and disruption.
Episodes to download
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Is the AI boom actually a bubble?
Mon 20 Oct 2025
Is AI a bubble or a transformative technology that's simply taking time to deliver?
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Why has Trump authorised CIA action in Venezuela?
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Following recent boat strikes, Trump says he is considering strikes on Venezuelan soil
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A Gazan journalist鈥檚 diary
Thu 16 Oct 2025
A month in the life of Ghada Al-Kurd, a freelance journalist from Gaza City
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Is the US-China trade war back on?
Wed 15 Oct 2025
How the US and China got locked in a trade war and what it means for the things you buy
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Trump is bailing out Argentina. What happened to 鈥楢merica first鈥�?
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Trump is offering his friend Javier Milei, Argentina鈥檚 president, a $20 billion lifeline.
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Why Hamas agreed to a ceasefire 鈥� but isn鈥檛 disarming yet
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Donald Trump is in Israel after securing what he says is the start of lasting peace.
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Will the Gaza ceasefire hold?
Fri 10 Oct 2025
Israel and Hamas have approved Trump鈥檚 plan for a Gaza ceasefire 鈥� but will it last?
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Australia鈥檚 mushroom killer trial
Thu 9 Oct 2025
The trial has captivated true crime fans around the world. And it isn鈥檛 over yet
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Trump鈥檚 鈥楥EO of everything鈥�
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Who is Larry Ellison, and what is his hold on America鈥檚 AI, attention and legacy media?
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One man's quest to get his brothers released from Gaza
Tue 7 Oct 2025
Liran Berman recounts the two years since his brothers were taken hostage by Hamas.
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Is Trump on the brink of achieving peace in Gaza?
Mon 6 Oct 2025
Hamas accepts a deal in a diplomatic breakthrough that could end the war in Gaza.
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How a festival in Saudi Arabia rocked the American comedy world
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Can Saudi Arabia transform its reputation - by hosting superstar comedians?
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Why did Trump bring Tony Blair into the Gaza peace process?
Thu 2 Oct 2025
President Trump trusts Tony Blair, but he鈥檚 a divisive figure in the Middle East.
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The rehabilitation of Syria鈥檚 ex-jihadist president
Wed 1 Oct 2025
Syria will soon hold its first elections since Assad fell. Will they be democratic?
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Are conspiracy theories America鈥檚 biggest export?
Tue 30 Sep 2025
One British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies
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Why Netanyahu gets what he wants from the US
Mon 29 Sep 2025
The Israeli prime minister meets President Trump in the White House on Monday.
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The disgraced UK doctor behind autism misinformation
Fri 26 Sep 2025
How a British doctor created the vaccine myth behind Trump's autism announcement.
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Why is Trump suddenly saying Ukraine can win the war?
Thu 25 Sep 2025
What has happened to convince Donald Trump that Kyiv can, 鈥渨in all of Ukraine back鈥�?
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Trump asks: What鈥檚 the purpose of the UN?
Wed 24 Sep 2025
President Trump called the future of diplomacy into question at the UN General Assembly
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Can Apple cut ties with China?
Tue 23 Sep 2025
How Apple became reliant on China and its struggle to bring manufacturing back to the US.
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Britain, Canada and others are recognising a Palestinian state. Why now?
Mon 22 Sep 2025
Some of Israel鈥檚 staunchest allies have decided to recognise a Palestinian state
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Putin鈥檚 new Eurovision
Fri 19 Sep 2025
Why is Vladimir Putin relaunching Intervision, the Soviet era version of Eurovision?
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Why Trumpworld is obsessed with free speech in Britain
Thu 18 Sep 2025
US Republicans are obsessed with criticizing UK's free speech amidst a crackdown at home
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Israel accused of genocide as Gaza City offensive begins
Wed 17 Sep 2025
What鈥檚 the evidence in the UN commission鈥檚 genocide report, and could it change anything?
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The dark memes behind Charlie Kirk鈥檚 murder
Tue 16 Sep 2025
Could memes found on bullets point to a possible motive behind Charlie Kirk's murder?
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Why France might soon have a far-right government
Mon 15 Sep 2025
How Marine Le Pen rehabilitated her party鈥檚 image
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The Charlie Kirk blueprint
Fri 12 Sep 2025
How Kirk tried to make conservative ideas聽cool, and then export them聽around the world.
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Russia and Israel put Steve Witkoff's diplomacy to the test
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Trump鈥檚 envoy for everything has no diplomatic experience. Is it a problem or a strength?
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Trump blindsided as Israel strikes Qatar
Wed 10 Sep 2025
How Israel鈥檚 bombing of Qatar has shaken the Gaza peace process
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Why is the US government deporting people building factories?
Tue 9 Sep 2025
The ICE raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia exposes conflicts between Trump鈥檚 priorities
