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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US campus protests: Dismissed?
Thu 9 May 2024
The President downplays demos as summer nears. What鈥檚 next for the US student movement?
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Notre-Dame: A landmark rising from the ashes
Wed 8 May 2024
How workers from around the world are rebuilding the Paris cathedral
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Javier Milei: Sitting down with Argentina's President
Tue 7 May 2024
'The Madman' on his radical economic agenda and love for The Rolling Stones
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King Charles: A "difficult" first year
Mon 6 May 2024
How have the royals navigated the rocky months following the Coronation?
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West Bank: A 麻豆社 investigation into alleged war crimes
Fri 3 May 2024
Why were two Palestinian boys shot by the Israeli military?
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Russia鈥檚 frozen assets: Will they fund Ukrainian weapons?
Thu 2 May 2024
Kyiv鈥檚 western allies are contemplating the seizure of up to $300bn
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US suicides: Why are so many young people dying?
Wed 1 May 2024
A record number of Americans are taking their own lives
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Preparing for war: Is Europe getting ready?
Tue 30 Apr 2024
Conscription and military spending are back on the agenda
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Bidenomics: How the economy may sway the US election
Mon 29 Apr 2024
The president has fired 鈥渁 bazooka鈥� of money into the economy. Will voters reward him?
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Paris Olympics 2024: The make or break year for the Games?
Fri 26 Apr 2024
What Parisians think about the event and the legacy it could leave
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US homelessness: Is sleeping in public a crime?
Thu 25 Apr 2024
The Supreme Court could allow cities to effectively ban being homeless
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Ebola virus: Are mass outbreaks history?
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Progress in the fight against a terrifying and deadly disease
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Pope Francis: How 'woke' is he?
Tue 23 Apr 2024
A new Vatican document is challenging the Catholic leader鈥檚 progressive image
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Israel-Iran: A sigh of relief in the Middle East?
Mon 22 Apr 2024
This round of the regions most dangerous rivalry appears to be over, for now
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Feeding Gaza: Why isn't more aid getting in?
Fri 19 Apr 2024
The danger and difficulty of trying to prevent a famine
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Climate justice: We sued our government, and won!
Thu 18 Apr 2024
The elderly Swiss women behind a landmark ruling
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Sydney mall attack: How a social media frenzy unfolded
Wed 17 Apr 2024
A stabbing rampage in Australia fuelled by hate and false accusations
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India election: How to organise the biggest vote in history
Tue 16 Apr 2024
Nearly one billion people will go to the polls
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Iran-Israel attack: A turning point for the Middle East?
Mon 15 Apr 2024
All eyes on Israel's response to Iran drone and missile attacks
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What happened to Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls?
Fri 12 Apr 2024
Ten years after #bringbackourgirls, more than 90 still haven't returned home
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Behind Baltimore鈥檚 dangerous bridge recovery
Thu 11 Apr 2024
The practical and political risks of the giant clean-up
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Lina Khan: The woman taking on big tech billionaires
Wed 10 Apr 2024
The antitrust cases against Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta
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Ukraine's fight for justice in Bucha
Tue 9 Apr 2024
Remembering the atrocities of Russian occupation two years later
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My return to Rwanda: 30 years after fleeing the genocide
Mon 8 Apr 2024
The 麻豆社's Vic Uwonkunda confronts the past and explores forgiveness in her homeland
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How the 麻豆社 covers the Israel-Gaza war
Fri 5 Apr 2024
Exclusive insights from our Middle East bureau chief
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Investigating the J-pop sexual abuse scandal
Thu 4 Apr 2024
How a 麻豆社 documentary rocked Japan鈥檚 music industry
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Is China's biggest threat its own ageing population?
Tue 2 Apr 2024
How Beijing could avoid its ticking demographic time bomb
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Will AI take your job...or help you keep it?
Mon 1 Apr 2024
Generative AI could make some jobs redundant, but create others we can't even imagine yet
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Evan Gershkovich: A year since my friend was jailed in Russia
Fri 29 Mar 2024
What would it take to release the US journalist held on spying charges
