The Global Story
A podcast by BBC World Service
475 Episodes
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Are conspiracy theories America’s biggest export?
Published: 2/01/2026 -
The death of reading
Published: 1/01/2026 -
The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia
Published: 31/12/2025 -
Is the AI boom actually a bubble?
Published: 30/12/2025 -
Nukes for nothing: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust
Published: 29/12/2025 -
Can Apple cut ties with China?
Published: 26/12/2025 -
Is social media dead?
Published: 25/12/2025 -
The disgraced UK doctor behind autism misinformation
Published: 24/12/2025 -
Meeting settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank
Published: 23/12/2025 -
Is Trump looking for war with Venezuela?
Published: 22/12/2025 -
Why K-beauty is everywhere
Published: 19/12/2025 -
Why Australia’s gun laws aren’t as strong as you might think
Published: 18/12/2025 -
What would it take for Putin to stop fighting in Ukraine?
Published: 17/12/2025 -
The Bondi Beach massacre and the rise of antisemitic violence
Published: 16/12/2025 -
Why Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace deal unravelled
Published: 15/12/2025 -
The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law
Published: 12/12/2025 -
Why the US says Europe is facing ‘civilisational erasure’
Published: 11/12/2025 -
How Syria is rebuilding after the fall of a dictator
Published: 10/12/2025 -
Will a social media ban for Australian teens work?
Published: 9/12/2025 -
How the National Guard shooting accelerated Trump’s immigration crackdown
Published: 8/12/2025
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.
