The world’s a pretty confusing place right now – so how do you make sense of it all? This Is Why  takes one story every day, explains how we got here and why it matters to you. Sky News’ Niall Paterson speaks to experts and correspondents from around the world, getting simple answers to some complex questions. Available every weekday afternoon. This Is Why is a Sky News podcast – if you have a question, contact us: [email protected]
TRUMP100: Farage on Trump; Bannon on Johnson
18 mins; February 21, 2025
Why is the far-right on the rise in Germany?
20 mins; February 20, 2025
Starmer meets Trump - but how does he prepare?
16 mins; February 19, 2025
What next after the US-Russia talks? (And why was it in Saudi?)
15 mins; February 18, 2025
Can we rely on Trump for our security?
14 mins; February 17, 2025
Ukraine: Trump wants peace - but what would it look like?
14 mins; February 14, 2025
What is health anxiety and is it clogging up the NHS?
18 mins; February 13, 2025
What do hidden documents tell us about Syria's missing people?
20 mins; February 12, 2025
Thatcher’s Britain? The legacy of the most influential post-war prime minister
20 mins; February 11, 2025
Sweet FA: Does Plymouth prove there is life in the cup yet?
17 mins; February 10, 2025
Will Trump make space great again?
18 mins; February 07, 2025
Why are South African HIV clinics closing because of Trump?
16 mins; February 06, 2025
What does the Middle East make of Trump's Gaza 'Riviera' plan?
21 mins; February 05, 2025
How do you know you've chosen a good care home?
16 mins; February 04, 2025
How does Starmer keep Trump’s US and the EU sweet?
19 mins; February 03, 2025
Trump: Making Tariffs Interesting Again, with Ed Conway
19 mins; January 31, 2025
Washington plane crash: What we know so far
17 mins; January 30, 2025
Heathrow Airport: The case for and against a third runway
19 mins; January 29, 2025
Exclusive: Iran's warning to US and Israel
19 mins; January 28, 2025
Auschwitz remembered: Why we should never forget
18 mins; January 27, 2025
Trump 100: What is Trump really trying to say?
15 mins; January 24, 2025
How do survivors of violent attacks try to move on?
21 mins; January 23, 2025
The Prince and the Papers: Harry reaches settlement
20 mins; January 22, 2025
Southport murders: What did the authorities know and when?
24 mins; January 21, 2025
What Trump’s America could look like
25 mins; January 20, 2025
Bye-Bye Biden
20 mins; January 17, 2025
Gaza ceasefire: How fragile is the deal?
16 mins; January 16, 2025
Will a small drop in inflation make a difference?
16 mins; January 15, 2025
What is Trump's plan for the tech bros?
18 mins; January 14, 2025
Has Rachel Reeves crashed the economy?
18 mins; January 13, 2025
Can taking hard drugs in an NHS room save lives?
17 mins; January 10, 2025
Are weight loss drugs making only the wealthy healthy?
19 mins; January 09, 2025
The forgotten voice: have child abuse survivors been ignored?
19 mins; January 08, 2025
Why Elon Musk is trolling world leaders
20 mins; January 07, 2025
Can doctors in shopping centres fix the NHS?
19 mins; January 06, 2025
New Orleans and Vegas attacks explained
20 mins; January 03, 2025
Replay: Oasis reunite - Terry Christian on what made them special
19 mins; December 31, 2024
Replay: Why don't we talk about dying?
19 mins; December 30, 2024
Replay: Could Ozempic save you from a heart attack?
18 mins; December 27, 2024
Replay: The Boxing Day tsunami survivor who inspired Ronaldo
16 mins; December 23, 2024
The Royal Year: Prince Harry and Meghan
15 mins; December 20, 2024
The Royal Year: Prince William and Kate
15 mins; December 19, 2024
The Royal Year: King Charles and Camilla
19 mins; December 18, 2024
Roblox:Â How kids are being lured into online casinos
16 mins; December 17, 2024
Prince Andrew and the Chinese 'spy': What do we know?
16 mins; December 16, 2024
How Luigi Mangione ignited the internet
20 mins; December 13, 2024
Why could nobody save Sara Sharif?
19 mins; December 12, 2024
How did Saudi Arabia land the 2034 World Cup?
15 mins; December 11, 2024
Syria after Assad: What do the people want?
14 mins; December 10, 2024
Syria – what you need to know
13 mins; December 09, 2024
How is AI driving an explosion of fake nudes?
19 mins; December 06, 2024
How far-right candidate Georgescu's TikTok rocked the Romanian election
19 mins; December 05, 2024
South Korea: What was the President thinking?
16 mins; December 04, 2024
Why TikTok ‘bros’ love Nigel Farage
20 mins; December 03, 2024
Gregg Wallace: Too late to apologise to middle-class women of a certain age?
19 mins; December 02, 2024
How a mobile phone brought down a cabinet minister
16 mins; November 29, 2024
Life in Lebanon after the ceasefire
13 mins; November 28, 2024
Why Elon Musk wants people to have more babies
19 mins; November 27, 2024
Why are women’s prisons "not working"?
17 mins; November 26, 2024
Assisted Dying: What can we learn from Canada?
26 mins; November 25, 2024
Gisele Pelicot and France's MeToo moment
19 mins; November 22, 2024
The carer who was a fake
21 mins; November 21, 2024
Why the inflation rise might not be as bad as you think
13 mins; November 20, 2024
Is this the death of the family farm?
21 mins; November 19, 2024
Ukraine: Why is there talk of World War Three?
13 mins; November 18, 2024
Team Trump: 'Great minds' think alike - but can they run a country?
20 mins; November 15, 2024
Why is the ambulance service boss having to say sorry?
18 mins; November 14, 2024
Will Ukraine be Trumped?
18 mins; November 13, 2024
Lineker goes: Does TV still need Match Of The Day?
15 mins; November 12, 2024
Who will play climate good cop to Trump’s bad cop?
14 mins; November 11, 2024
USA '24: Planning Trump’s America
32 mins; November 08, 2024
USA ‘24: Trump vs The World
24 mins; November 07, 2024
USA '24: What did Trump get right and Harris get wrong?
15 mins; November 06, 2024
USA ‘24: Trump 2.0
16 mins; November 06, 2024
USA '24: What to look out for tonight
29 mins; November 05, 2024
USA '24: Why some Latino voters want stronger borders
28 mins; November 04, 2024
USA '24: Do Harris’ hopes come down to female voters?
36 mins; November 03, 2024
USA '24: Political division and the economy
26 mins; November 02, 2024
USA ‘24: How Trump and Harris are using the final days
31 mins; November 01, 2024
Silent prayer and religious chanting: Why the UK is protecting abortion clinics
21 mins; October 31, 2024
Is this the biggest budget ever?
33 mins; October 30, 2024
USA '24: Who is the real Kamala Harris?
27 mins; October 29, 2024
USA '24: Trump at Madison Square Garden: Rally or reckoning?
22 mins; October 28, 2024
USA '24: Why Arab-American voters are swinging behind Trump
30 mins; October 25, 2024
Assault, screaming, overcrowding: What is it really like inside prison?
23 mins; October 24, 2024
'I was suicidal': The teachers being bullied by their colleagues
19 mins; October 23, 2024
'I feel like I have to do this’ Bianca Gascoigne on Al Fayed accusations
32 mins; October 22, 2024
'You are not my King!': Will Charles be Australia's last monarch?
17 mins; October 21, 2024
USA '24: Can Kamala win the black male vote?
38 mins; October 18, 2024
Yahya Sinwar: Will Hamas leader’s death change anything in Gaza?
17 mins; October 18, 2024
Liam Payne: Fame in a flash and why it wouldn't happen again
18 mins; October 17, 2024
Why don't we talk about dying?
19 mins; October 16, 2024
The ‘pick n mix’ of disinformation which fed the summer riots
21 mins; October 15, 2024
The weight loss drug with a waitlist
21 mins; October 14, 2024
How the conflict in the Middle East might put Donald Trump in the White House
32 mins; October 12, 2024
USA '24: A storm of misinformation as early voting begins
29 mins; October 11, 2024
Milton: The hurricane scientists were dreading
17 mins; October 10, 2024
What's gone on with the Tory leadership contest?
19 mins; October 09, 2024
Can special advisers be too powerful?
19 mins; October 08, 2024
Can there be a peaceful solution in the Middle East?