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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Hidden reality of frontline combat through the eyes of Ukraine's soldiers
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Bodycams captured the raw reality of war for a ground breaking new 麻豆社 documentary
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Sam Bankman-Fried's multibillion dollar FTX fraud
Wed 27 Mar 2024
What the Crypto King's fall from grace means for the future of cryptocurrency
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Curse of the world's fastest growing economy
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Is Guyana's oil a windfall or a downfall?
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Two stories: Insight on Islamic State Group + Miami stops the party
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Ahead of our planned episode on Miami, a moment to put the Moscow attacks in context
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Is Europe鈥檚 migration plan 鈥榖ankrolling dictators鈥� in North Africa?
Fri 22 Mar 2024
MEPs accuse the EU of supporting authoritarian leaders after deals with Tunisia and Egypt
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America鈥檚 love-hate relationship with Tik Tok
Thu 21 Mar 2024
How China could use social media to undermine the US election
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Rare access inside Sudan's forgotten war
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Up close reporting of a conflict that is destroying millions of lives
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Kate Middleton: A palace PR crisis
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Why the Princess of Wales is at the centre of a media storm
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Life inside Korea's Demilitarised Zone
Mon 18 Mar 2024
The South Korean village of Taesung is a symbol of peace but it's under threat
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Russian elections through the eyes of the Putin-controlled media
Fri 15 Mar 2024
What would you hear - and what might you believe - following the elections inside Russia
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Haiti: The country governed by gangs
Wed 13 Mar 2024
Prime minister Ariel Henry resigns as law and order collapses
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Panama Canal: It's running dry and it's going to cost us
Tue 12 Mar 2024
A drought at the famous waterway could push up the price of everyday goods
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Will politics steal the show at the Eurovision Song Contest?
Mon 11 Mar 2024
The world's largest music competition is facing backlash over Israel's entry
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Could just 100,000 people decide the US election?
Thu 7 Mar 2024
How big money is chasing a tiny number of voters
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Have we finally solved the mystery of flight MH370?
Wed 6 Mar 2024
The plane vanished 10 years ago. But new evidence brings new hope
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How Man City鈥檚 business model is transforming football
Mon 4 Mar 2024
City Football Group鈥檚 global empire is setting a trend of buying multiple clubs
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Why everyone wants to get back to the Moon
Thu 29 Feb 2024
The new space race has begun - who's winning?
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Are you ever too old to have a baby?
Tue 27 Feb 2024
Women are having children later in life and global fertility is in decline
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Child soldiers & blood feuds: Sweden's growing gang wars
Mon 26 Feb 2024
The violent wave of crime shaking the Nordic country
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Bengal famine: The WWII tragedy the world forgot
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Three million people died in this disaster but it is rarely remembered
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Ukraine frontline: ordinary lives in extraordinary times
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its third year
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Is #MeToo finally exploding in French cinema?
Wed 21 Feb 2024
High-profile allegations are reigniting media debate in France
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'Category 6': the growing fury of hurricanes
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Scientists clash on how to classify record tropical cyclones
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How Denmark became a super producer of viral 'skinny jabs'
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Weight-loss drugs Ozempic & Wegovy reaping windfall profits for Danish manufacturer
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Alexei Navalny: The death of Putin鈥檚 biggest critic
Fri 16 Feb 2024
What the reported death of the jailed opposition leader means for Russia
