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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]

USA 24: Vice Presidents, hurricanes, and war in the Middle East

31 mins; October 04, 2024

On the ground in Lebanon and Israel: What happens next?

20 mins; October 03, 2024

Beneath the Iron Dome: How Israel's air defence system works

14 mins; October 02, 2024

The Tory final four: Could any of them be PM in 2029?

27 mins; October 01, 2024

What can the rest of the world do to stop a Middle East war?

18 mins; September 30, 2024

USA 2024: Scandal for North Carolina and voting in Virginia

34 mins; September 27, 2024

What is Hezbollah and how powerful is it?

20 mins; September 26, 2024

How sanctioned goods are getting into Russia

20 mins; September 25, 2024

Will Starmer's 'no pain, no gain' strategy pay off?

18 mins; September 24, 2024

Labour’s trust issues and can Rachel Reeves fix them?

18 mins; September 23, 2024

USA 2024: Who's to blame for political violence?

31 mins; September 20, 2024

Can you fix the prison service?

18 mins; September 19, 2024

The riots have gone but the anger remains…

19 mins; September 18, 2024

'Let’s finish the job’ - Ed Davey at the Lib Dem conference

23 mins; September 17, 2024

'Never surrender!' - Trump defiant after another assassination attempt

20 mins; September 16, 2024

"They're eating the dogs! They're eating the cats! " It's the 2024 US Election campaign

25 mins; September 13, 2024

'Reform or die': Can technology save the NHS?

17 mins; September 12, 2024

Harris-Trump Debate: Who came out on top?

15 mins; September 11, 2024

Prisoners celebrate - but is early release good news?

18 mins; September 10, 2024

The war nobody is talking about

19 mins; September 09, 2024

Is it really possible to “smash” the smuggling gangs?

21 mins; September 06, 2024

Will new sewage dumping laws work?

20 mins; September 05, 2024

Grenfell: What happens to those the inquiry blames?

26 mins; September 04, 2024

Why are Grenfell safety laws being ignored by building owners?

20 mins; September 03, 2024

Ticket troubles – can there be a better system?

20 mins; September 02, 2024

Politics is back - so what's in store for Autumn?

18 mins; August 30, 2024

The end of a smoke in the beer garden?

21 mins; August 29, 2024

Scrapping Winter Fuel Allowance: Could there be another way?

18 mins; August 28, 2024

Oasis reunite: Terry Christian on what made them special

19 mins; August 27, 2024

What are the takeaways from Kamala Harris's speech?

22 mins; August 23, 2024

GCSE results: Why grades don't tell the full story

18 mins; August 22, 2024

'It's going to be grim': Ed Conway on the state of public finances

17 mins; August 21, 2024

Superyacht sinks: What do we know?

22 mins; August 20, 2024

Prison overcrowding: Can the police and the courts cope?

19 mins; August 19, 2024

Can Taylor Swift really bring a £1bn economic gold rush?

19 mins; August 16, 2024

Can universities make their sums work?

19 mins; August 15, 2024

Inflation nudges up – what can we expect from the economy this autumn?

20 mins; August 14, 2024

How Ukraine’s invasion crossed Putin’s ‘red line’

17 mins; August 13, 2024

What's Iran up to?

17 mins; August 12, 2024

What happens after an Olympics?

18 mins; August 09, 2024

Starmer's first big test: How well did the PM handle the riots?

18 mins; August 08, 2024

'Unease and fear': How communities are feeling about the riots

18 mins; August 07, 2024

Who are the rioters?

17 mins; August 06, 2024

Can the government stop the far right?

21 mins; August 05, 2024

What can GOATs of the future learn from Andy Murray and Simone Biles?

18 mins; August 02, 2024

How disinformation is fuelling the far right

19 mins; August 01, 2024

Huw Edwards guilty: What questions now for the BBC?

16 mins; July 31, 2024

Southport stabbings: What's the help for the people who helped?

21 mins; July 30, 2024

Is there really no money left?

17 mins; July 29, 2024

Are the Paris Olympics safe?

17 mins; July 26, 2024

Stamping video: What justifies police officers using force?

21 mins; July 25, 2024

Charlotte Dujardin: Why did the whipping video come out now?

19 mins; July 24, 2024

How much trouble is Strictly Come Dancing in?

20 mins; July 23, 2024

How will Kamala Harris take on Trump?

20 mins; July 22, 2024

Biden quits US presidential race - what happens next?

20 mins; July 22, 2024

Crowdstrike chaos: What are the lessons from the world's biggest IT failure?

13 mins; July 19, 2024

Baird Inquiry: How Greater Manchester Police acted unlawfully

22 mins; July 18, 2024

King’s speech: What are Labour’s key plans?

23 mins; July 17, 2024

JD Vance: Who is Trump's running mate?

23 mins; July 16, 2024

Trump, Biden and a divided States

19 mins; July 15, 2024

How the Trump assassination attempt changes the US election

24 mins; July 14, 2024

How the psychology of Southgate got England to the final

20 mins; July 12, 2024

Water: Bills to rise but how do we clean up the industry?

21 mins; July 11, 2024

How does Keir Starmer reach out to the world?

23 mins; July 10, 2024

Ukraine hospital attack – and how the world reacts

18 mins; July 09, 2024

Finding a French PM: Who is Jean-Luc Melenchon?

17 mins; July 08, 2024

After the ‘revenge’ election, what’s politics going to be like now?

28 mins; July 05, 2024

Will Biden fight on?

17 mins; July 04, 2024

The stories from the election battle buses

27 mins; July 03, 2024

The British companies keeping Russian gas flowing into Europe

21 mins; July 02, 2024

Five things the main parties aren't mentioning this election... and how exit polls are done

18 mins; July 01, 2024

Can Joe Biden carry on?

23 mins; June 28, 2024

Gareth Southgate: How do you lead a team that’s not performing?

22 mins; June 27, 2024

Does 'gamblegate' mean the Conservatives are a busted flush for voters?

19 mins; June 26, 2024

Is this the end of the Assange story?

22 mins; June 25, 2024

What could have happened to Jay Slater?

19 mins; June 24, 2024

Why won't politicians really talk about social care?

21 mins; June 21, 2024

Putin, North Korea and a ballistic bromance

19 mins; June 20, 2024

Poll suggests record Tory slump - what could change in two weeks?

20 mins; June 19, 2024

'We need to have an adult conversation about migration'

21 mins; June 18, 2024

Reform's election promises examined | Royal return

20 mins; June 17, 2024

Is new Ukraine support a 'game-changer?' | Your Euro 2024 primer

20 mins; June 14, 2024

Got any change? Why were there no surprises in Labour’s manifesto?

20 mins; June 13, 2024

Is bigger always better? Why smaller parties are having a good election

19 mins; June 12, 2024

Can the Conservative Party manifesto revive Sunak's campaign?

24 mins; June 11, 2024

Will Macron's 'big gamble' election pay off? | Lib Dems promise 'to save the NHS'

21 mins; June 10, 2024

Sunak's D-Day 'mistake': How damaging is it for his campaign?

23 mins; June 07, 2024

'My father was on Sword Beach': Professor Michael Clarke on the difference D-Day made

24 mins; June 06, 2024

Man City v The Premier League

18 mins; June 05, 2024

Captured, injured, in the control bunker: Veterans remember D-Day 80 years on

17 mins; June 04, 2024

Landslides and wipe-outs - reaction to latest election poll

19 mins; June 03, 2024

Will Trump's conviction make a difference in the US election?

20 mins; May 31, 2024

Beth Rigby interviews Labour’s Angela Rayner

22 mins; May 30, 2024

South African elections: Why Nelson Mandela's party could lose its dominance

20 mins; May 29, 2024

How long will Labour's 'no additional taxes' promise last?

28 mins; May 28, 2024

You're in 'la la land': Paula Vennells's last day at Post Office Inquiry

21 mins; May 24, 2024

And they're off... what has the first day of the election campaign told us?

20 mins; May 23, 2024

It’s a date – Rishi Sunak calls a July election

19 mins; May 22, 2024

'I don't believe a word': Paula Vennells at the Post Office Inquiry

19 mins; May 22, 2024

Jobs or the environment? And, how do pilots prepare for turbulence?

19 mins; May 21, 2024

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