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 BBC’s 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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The Republican crusade against public media
Fri 28 Mar 2025
The Trump administration wants to defund both NPR and PBS
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Pronatalism: Make America procreate again?
Thu 27 Mar 2025
Malcolm and Simone Collins hope to have 10 children to help avoid "demographic collapse"
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The Great Wealth Transfer: Will it divide millennials?
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Big inheritances to younger generations could reshape economies, housing and society
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How did one fire paralyse Europe's busiest airport?
Tue 25 Mar 2025
London Heathrow cancelled all flights after a local power outage
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Turkey: Erdogan's political deja vu
Fri 21 Mar 2025
The detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has echoes of the Turkish president's past
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Are we really getting enough sleep?
Thu 20 Mar 2025
How harmful is bad sleep to our health? And what can we do about it?
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Why has Israel gone back to war?
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu says “combat in full force” has resumed against Hamas
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Maradona and the trial transfixing Argentina
Mon 17 Mar 2025
The Argentinian footballer was widely regarded as one of the best in the world
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Can tariffs convince Mexico to stem the flow of fentanyl?
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Over the past decade fentanyl has caused tens of thousands of deaths in the United States
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Mohammed bin Salman: From pariah to peacemaker
Thu 13 Mar 2025
How did Saudi Arabia come to host leaders from US, Russia and Ukraine for peace talks?
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A reckoning for Duterte
Wed 12 Mar 2025
The ex-Philippines president is arrested by the International Criminal Court
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Will Donald Trump take over Greenland?
Mon 10 Mar 2025
The US President tells Denmark that it will get the territory 'one way or the other'
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How North Korean hackers launched history's biggest heist
Fri 7 Mar 2025
Almost $1.5bn was stolen from crypto trading platform Bybit
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Xi Jinping takes the trade war to Iowa
Thu 6 Mar 2025
China's retaliatory tariffs on agricultural exports could hit Trump's rural heartlands
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Have RFK Jr.'s vaccine views gone mainstream?
Wed 5 Mar 2025
Robert Kennedy now heads the US health ministry and doubts about vaccines are rising
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Is Trump taking Putin's side?
Tue 4 Mar 2025
As ties with Europe continue to strain, President Trump's approach to Moscow is warming
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Zelensky's diplomatic rollercoaster
Mon 3 Mar 2025
From the explosive Trump meeting to a new deal with Europe
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The scandal sinking an Oscars campaign
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Offensive posts by Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón have caused controversy
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Inside Ukraine as Trump targets minerals
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Three years into war, where do Ukrainians stand?
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Why are more younger adults getting cancer?
Wed 26 Feb 2025
Cases of breast, colorectal and other cancers are surging in the under 50s
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Inside Russia: Putin’s war, three years on
Mon 24 Feb 2025
What have Russians won and lost during the conflict in Ukraine?
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Bolsonaro: Is it all over for the 'Trump of the Tropics'?
Fri 21 Feb 2025
The former Brazilian president may struggle to stage a comeback
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From welcome to wary: Europe's divide on migration
Thu 20 Feb 2025
A decade of migration through the eyes of one German city
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Is Rwanda backing rebels in the DRC?
Wed 19 Feb 2025
M23 fighters have made rapid advances in recent months
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How can Europe defend itself without the United States?
Tue 18 Feb 2025
President Trump’s threat to stop funding European defence could have lasting consequences
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Has one phone call sealed Ukraine's fate?
Fri 14 Feb 2025
US President Donald Trump says Russia has agreed to negotiate peace talks
