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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Can Dubai鈥檚 luxe image survive the war with Iran?
Tue 8 Sep 2026
As Iranian strikes hit Dubai, the city fights to control the narrative.
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Was Saudi Arabia involved in 9/11?
Mon 7 Sep 2026
Twenty-five years on from 9/11, grieving families are fighting for answers.
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How the world sees Lindsay Clancy
Fri 4 Sep 2026
The US is an outlier in its approach to prosecuting infanticide. Why?
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Is the AI backlash actually a Chinese psy-op?
Thu 3 Sep 2026
When is foreign interference really to blame, and when is it a scapegoat?
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Is the world giving up on the US dollar?
Wed 2 Sep 2026
Economist Kenneth Rogoff argues that that the era of dollar dominance may be ending
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Nepal: Covering a disaster in your own country
Tue 1 Sep 2026
After devastating floods, a journalist reflects on his responsibility to his homeland.
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Inside Afghanistan鈥檚 secret schools for girls
Mon 31 Aug 2026
Lyse Doucet visits Afghanistan and speaks to the Taliban five years after the US pullout
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Trump 'tightens the noose' on Iran. Will it backfire?
Thu 27 Aug 2026
The US鈥檚 economic pressure could kick-start a global trade conflict
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Canada鈥檚 Mark Carney fights back
Wed 26 Aug 2026
Carney鈥檚 defiance of Trump is popular at home. But could it come at a cost?
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Will the new cancer vaccine survive RFK Jr鈥檚 America?
Tue 25 Aug 2026
A promising scientific breakthrough amid research funding cuts
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The campaign to replace Zelensky
Mon 24 Aug 2026
The Ukrainian president鈥檚 challenger is his former close adviser.
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The end of Harry and Meghan鈥檚 American dream
Fri 21 Aug 2026
The Duke of Sussex said聽last year聽he couldn鈥檛 imagine returning to the UK. What changed?
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Jason Arday, DEI, and the dilemma facing black academics
Thu 20 Aug 2026
The professor鈥檚 life and death raise questions around the limits of inclusion.
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Is Kim Jong Un the real winner of the Iran war?
Wed 19 Aug 2026
As Trump lashes out at Seoul over Iran, will he revive his relationship with North Korea?
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The West Bank settler siege
Tue 18 Aug 2026
Israeli settlers have besieged Palestinian families in the West Bank for days
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The challenger to Netanyahu, with New Yorker editor David Remnick
Mon 17 Aug 2026
Could Gadi Eisenkot really be the聽鈥榓nti-Netanyahu?鈥�
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鈥楽permageddon鈥�: what鈥檚 going on with male fertility?
Fri 14 Aug 2026
Why are men trying unproven methods to boost their sperm count?
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Is Iran really trying to kill Trump?
Thu 13 Aug 2026
How developed is the Tehran regime鈥檚 assassination operation abroad?
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Is Trump trying to influence foreign elections?
Wed 12 Aug 2026
In Brazil and elsewhere, leaders raise concerns over alleged election meddling by the US.
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China is a robot superpower 鈥� but are the people being left behind?
Tue 11 Aug 2026
Are we entering the Chinese Century, or is the Chinese Dream already fading for some?
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AI goes on a hacking spree
Mon 10 Aug 2026
Alarm sounded after three tech companies said their AI models hacked into other companies
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Is it OK to talk about Ariana Grande's body?
Fri 7 Aug 2026
Reactions to a new music video expose a fine line between care and criticism
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Will Hamas actually disarm?
Thu 6 Aug 2026
Trump hailed聽the Board of Peace聽deal as a,聽"major聽milestone". Why has progress stalled?
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Why some Westerners are moving to Russia
Wed 5 Aug 2026
Russia projects an image of traditional, conservative values. What鈥檚 the reality?
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Who is to blame for the chaos on Spain鈥檚 border?
Tue 4 Aug 2026
Spain faces a backlash from Europe, while Trump warns of an 鈥榠nvasion鈥�
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Iran school strike: Will聽the truth come out?
Mon 3 Aug 2026
The 麻豆社 visits the Iran school where a strike killed 120 children.
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Is embryo selection allowing parents to 鈥榖uild-a-baby鈥�?
Fri 31 Jul 2026
Some fertility startups promise a future free from genetic disease. Is that scientific?
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Was Lindsey Graham the last US foreign policy hawk?
Thu 30 Jul 2026
Zelensky and Netanyahu pay respects to their fiercest ally in Washington
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The criminal allegations against Jared Leto
Wed 29 Jul 2026
An exclusive 麻豆社 investigation reveals new allegations against the actor and musician
