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How the War in Iran Reached South Asia’s Kitchens
35 mins; March 30, 2026
Why Decades of Conflict From Syria to Iran Continue To Be Misunderstood
50 mins; March 23, 2026
What the Epstein Files Reveal About How Elites Operate
54 mins; March 16, 2026
How the Iran War Came to the Gulf
63 hours 34 mins; March 09, 2026
Death of the Ayatollah, and War Comes to Iran
51 mins; March 02, 2026
Trump Comes to Africa
47 mins; February 23, 2026
The Invisible Lines That Divided South Asia
46 mins; February 16, 2026
How Defiance Began at Home in Assad’s Syria
71 hours 50 mins; February 09, 2026
What’s Behind Iran’s Protests
40 mins; February 02, 2026
1,000 Days of War in Sudan
33 mins; January 26, 2026
Inside the System That Built the Modern World
40 mins; January 19, 2026
Inside the Rise of France’s Far Right
48 mins; January 12, 2026
Queens, Cities and States in the Making of Africa
42 mins; January 05, 2026
Listen Again: How America’s Margins Became the Mainstream
45 mins; December 29, 2025
From Emotional Video Games to Early Music Chanting: The Christmas Episode
53 mins; December 22, 2025
Making the Case for American Power
60 hours 38 mins; December 15, 2025
How Power Hides Itself
53 mins; December 08, 2025
Lifting the Lid on the Criminal Underworld
66 hours 41 mins; December 01, 2025
Why the Internet Got Bad, and How To Fix It
59 mins; November 24, 2025
The Power Shifts Changing the Middle East, from Baghdad to Riyadh
64 hours 18 mins; November 17, 2025
Hala Alyan Reflects on Motherhood, Exile and the Geography of Loss
47 mins; November 10, 2025
The Pillars of China’s Global Rise
47 mins; November 03, 2025
Why Is Gen Z Protesting Across Africa?
42 mins; October 27, 2025
Is It Really Peace in the Middle East?
38 mins; October 20, 2025
Uncovering the Human Stories Behind Global Politics
28 mins; October 13, 2025
Rashid Khalidi on One of the Worst Periods in Palestinian History
55 mins; October 06, 2025
Britain’s Summer of the Right
44 mins; September 29, 2025
How To Fix America’s Political Violence
44 mins; September 22, 2025
Lyse Doucet's Alternative History of Afghanistan
50 mins; September 15, 2025
China’s Rise, American Reckoning
25 mins; September 08, 2025
Listen Again: The True Impact of USAID Cuts on Africa
44 mins; August 29, 2025
Listen Again: Gaza and the Fall of Western Idealism
47 mins; August 22, 2025
How Central Europe Became the Frontier Between Russia and the West
57 mins; August 15, 2025
We Can’t Agree on What Free Speech Means. Here’s Why
49 mins; August 08, 2025
Syria After Sweida
56 mins; August 01, 2025
East Africa’s Authoritarian Turn
38 mins; July 25, 2025
Ukraine on the Precipice
44 mins; July 18, 2025
What Iran Wants
53 mins; July 11, 2025
A Mamdani State of Mind
51 mins; July 04, 2025
Losing Control? An Iranian and an Israeli on the Recent War
42 mins; June 27, 2025
The Inside Story of a Scandal at the White House
36 mins; June 20, 2025
The Online Movement Ensnaring Young Men
45 mins; June 13, 2025
Why the Middle East’s Autocrats Are Losing Their Grip
50 mins; June 06, 2025
Turkey’s New Political Reality
40 mins; May 30, 2025
Jerusalem’s Impossible Friendship
44 mins; May 23, 2025
How To Tackle Abusive Governments
39 mins; May 16, 2025
Can the Democrats Find Their Voice?
45 mins; May 09, 2025
AI’s Very Human Biases
33 mins; May 02, 2025
Sudan in the Spotlight
38 mins; April 25, 2025
How America’s Margins Became the Mainstream
45 mins; April 18, 2025
The War We Don’t See
55 mins; April 11, 2025
A Lost Library Holds Secrets to Our Past
46 mins; April 04, 2025
The Real Impact of USAID Cuts on Africa
46 mins; March 28, 2025
Could the War in Gaza Change Global Politics?
46 mins; March 21, 2025
The Reality Behind the Trump Show
55 mins; March 14, 2025
After War, What Does Justice Look Like? — with Janine di Giovanni, Kareem Shaheen and Faisal Al Yafai
46 mins; March 07, 2025
Ukraine’s Dilemma — with Mykhaylo Shtekel, Amie Ferris-Rotman and Kwangu Liwewe
35 mins; February 28, 2025
AI Is Transforming Geopolitics — with Bruno Maçães and Faisal Al Yafai
41 mins; February 21, 2025
Fakirs and Holy Men: Mysticism in America, Europe and the Middle East — with Raphael Cormack and Finbar Anderson
38 mins; February 14, 2025
America’s Era of the Entrepreneur — with Erik Baker and Faisal Al Yafai
35 mins; February 07, 2025
Alliances, Antagonism and Ambitions: Inside the BRICS Group — with Gustavo de Carvalho and Kwangu Liwewe
40 mins; January 31, 2025
House and Home in Syria and in Exile — with Ammar Azzouz, Wendy Pearlman and Lydia Wilson
47 mins; January 24, 2025
The Decline of the American Empire — with Robert Kaplan and Faisal Al Yafai
35 mins; January 17, 2025
Looking Ahead in 2025 — with Kareem Shaheen, Lisa Goldman, Danny Postel and Faisal Al Yafai
44 mins; January 10, 2025
How To End the Forever Wars — with Mary Kaldor and Lydia Wilson
38 mins; January 03, 2025
Listen Again: Soccer’s Rising Stars of African Origin — with Ponga Liwewe, Segun Odegbami and Kwangu Liwewe
32 mins; December 27, 2024
From Deadly Desserts to Hawaiian Pizza: Culinary Origin Stories and the 2024 Christmas Quiz — with Erin Brown, Ola Salem, Surbhi Gupta and Kareem Shaheen
33 mins; December 20, 2024
The End of Assad and a New Era for Syria — with Kareem Shaheen, Rasha Elass and Faisal Al Yafai
51 mins; December 13, 2024
Merkel and Memory in Modern Germany — with Katja Hoyer and Faisal Al Yafai
61 hours 20 mins; December 06, 2024
An Arresting Drama: Israel, the ICC and the International Order — with Itamar Mann, Kareem Shaheen and Kwangu Liwewe
43 mins; November 29, 2024
The Islamic Influence on Europe’s Medieval Masterpieces — with Diana Darke and Lydia Wilson
47 mins; November 22, 2024
The American Experiment From Outside and Within — with Hari Kunzru and Faisal Al Yafai
52 mins; November 15, 2024
America’s Global Election: The Impact of Trump’s Win at Home and Abroad — with Danny Postel, Amie Ferris-Rotman, Kareem Shaheen and Faisal Al Yafai
55 mins; November 08, 2024
Where America’s Election Will Be Won and Lost — with John Sides, Sheri Berman and Danny Postel
61 hours 4 mins; November 01, 2024
Gazans’ Choice - with Abeer Ayyoub and Kwangu Liwewe
29 mins; October 25, 2024
How To Lose a Country: The Limits of Democracy — with Ece Temelkuran and Faisal Al Yafai
50 mins; October 18, 2024
Survival and Statehood in Ukraine — with Yaroslav Trofimov and Faisal Al Yafai
56 mins; October 11, 2024
End of an Era: Israel and the Arab World Before and After Hassan Nasrallah — with Kareem Shaheen, Yair Wallach and Faisal Al Yafai
53 mins; October 04, 2024
Mpox, HIV/Aids and Africa’s Evolving Pandemic Response — with Winnie Byanyima and Kwangu Liwewe
30 mins; September 27, 2024
Legacies of Violence in Israel and Palestine - with Omer Bartov and Lisa Goldman
57 mins; September 20, 2024
The Price of Investigative Journalism — with Paul Caruana Galizia and Faisal Al Yafai
61 hours 33 mins; September 13, 2024
Listen Again: Looking Twice at the History of Eyeliner — with Zahra Hankir and Ola Salem
41 mins; September 06, 2024
Listen Again: Toxic Masculinity Online in Kenya and South Africa — with Caroline Kimeu, Rosie Motene and Kwangu Liwewe
28 mins; August 30, 2024
The Battle for the Future of the Democratic Party — with Eman Abdelhadi, David Faris and Danny Postel
41 mins; August 23, 2024
Inside America’s Foreign Policy Machine — with Jasmine El-Gamal and Faisal Al Yafai
62 hours 14 mins; August 16, 2024
Lebanon Under the Threat of War — with Lina Mounzer, Faysal Itani and Faisal Al Yafai
42 mins; August 09, 2024
Inside the British Isles: A Foreign Correspondent’s View — with Michael Peel, Barbara Serra and Karl Sharro
39 mins; August 02, 2024
Soccer’s Rising Stars of African Origin — with Segun Odegbami and Ponga Liwewe
33 mins; July 26, 2024
Trump’s Second Coming — With Meredith McCarroll, Danny Postel and Faisal Al Yafai
40 mins; July 19, 2024
America’s Autocratic Future? — With Mark Danner
54 mins; July 12, 2024
Identity, Belonging and Reporting the World — With Hala Gorani and Faisal Al Yafai
44 mins; July 05, 2024
Britain’s Boring Election? — With Lydia Wilson and Kwangu Liwewe
23 mins; June 28, 2024
The End of Populism in the World’s Largest Democracy? — With Shruti Kapila and Surbhi Gupta
37 mins; June 21, 2024
Gaza and a Changing Middle East — With Ruth Michaelson, Chloe Cornish, Tara Kangarlou and Faisal Al Yafai
40 mins; June 14, 2024
Everest’s 100-Year Mystery — With Wade Davis and Finbar Anderson
44 mins; June 07, 2024
Filling the Vacuum: Russia’s Forays Into Africa — With Amie Ferris-Rotman and Kwangu Liwewe
28 mins; May 31, 2024
Populism and Power in Mexico’s Historic Election — With Alma Guillermoprieto
43 mins; May 24, 2024
Rethinking Radicalization — With Elizabeth Pearson and Lydia Wilson
36 mins; May 17, 2024
Bosnia’s Dark Past and Murky Present, and a Vision for the Future — With Jasmin Mujanović and Faisal Al Yafai
55 mins; May 10, 2024
The Untold Story of the Vagabond Princess Gulbadan — With Ruby Lal and Rasha Elass
