The Explanation Podcast
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin.
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world. Episodes from The Explanation, Unspun World, The Global Jigsaw and The Media Show.
Episodes to download
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The Media Show: Online rumours and real-world consequences
Thu 8 Aug 2024
How misinformation on social media fuelled the recent anti-immigration riots in England
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The Media Show: Who will inherit the Murdoch empire?
Thu 1 Aug 2024
How Rupert Murdoch is locked in a legal battle with three of his children
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Why is the Gulf Stream and AMOC so important to our climate?
Sat 27 Jul 2024
Complex ocean currents keep Europe warm and bring rain to Africa, but could they end?
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The Media Show: Can memes win the US election?
Thu 25 Jul 2024
Why supporters of Kamala Harris believe the battle to win is online
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What makes a good peace mediator?
Sat 20 Jul 2024
Brokering peace between warring nations, how does it work and what causes failure?
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The Media Show: Reporting from the scene of the Trump shooting
Thu 18 Jul 2024
Journalists from 成人快手, Bloomberg and Getty share their account of a moment in history
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The Media Show: The war reporter who stopped to help
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Why Oz Katerji decided to temporarily stop reporting and help injured Ukrainians
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The Media Show: Reporting Biden鈥檚 Health
Thu 4 Jul 2024
Is the White House press corps doing its job?
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Unspun World: The UK election
Fri 28 Jun 2024
Plus, what impact is extreme heat having on the world?
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The Media Show: Julian Assange - journalist or activist?
Thu 27 Jun 2024
The WikiLeaks founder and his impact on journalism
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The Media Show: How podcasts took over the world
Thu 20 Jun 2024
In the space of 20 years, podcasting has gone from hobby to big business
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The Global Jigsaw: The evolution of the Islamic State Group
Tue 18 Jun 2024
After a lull in activities, in 2024 IS claimed to be behind several major attacks
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Unspun World: Israel's war cabinet fragments
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Plus, why isn't economic growth having a greater impact on the US presidential election?
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The Media Show: How to interview a Prime Minister
Thu 13 Jun 2024
We speak to a journalist who sat down with Rishi Sunak
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Unspun World: The new threats to global peace and security
Fri 7 Jun 2024
Plus, why did the ANC fail to win a majority in South Africa?
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Unspun World: Will the UK's election change its place in the world?
Fri 31 May 2024
Plus, can Iran's governing elite win back popular support?
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The Media Show: Is this the TikTok election?
Thu 30 May 2024
Exploring the role of Big Tech in a crucial election year around the world
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Unspun World: How has the Russia-China relationship changed?
Fri 24 May 2024
Plus, what an assassination attempt tells us about Europe's politics
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The Media Show: Reporting ringside at Usyk v Fury
Thu 23 May 2024
Reporting on Usyk v Fury in Riyadh amidst allegations of 鈥榮portswashing鈥�
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Unspun World: Why are US-Israel relations at an historic low?
Fri 17 May 2024
Plus, Georgia's mass protests and China's influence on Western countries
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The Media Show: Netflix and the Baby Reindeer Fallout
Thu 16 May 2024
How a 鈥渢rue story鈥� is alleged to be something rather more complicated
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The Global Jigsaw: How China sees itself in Africa
Sat 11 May 2024
Beijing says it is building, not buying, Africa. Do people in Nairobi agree?
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What is the dark web?
Sat 11 May 2024
The origins of the dark web, cyber crime and internet censorship across the world
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Unspun World: What is Israel's plan for Gaza?
Fri 10 May 2024
Plus, the mood on the Ukrainian frontline and South Africa's general election
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The Media Show: Reporting the US campus protests
Thu 9 May 2024
Why student journalists have been crucial to the world鈥檚 understanding of the story
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The Global Jigsaw: Turkey's foothold in Africa
Sat 4 May 2024
Ankara is touting itself as a 鈥渘on-colonising鈥� alternative to Western powers
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Goodbye to the International Space Station
Sat 4 May 2024
It was a triumph of international collaboration - a laboratory for hundreds of astronauts
