The Global Story

A podcast by BBC World Service

233 Episodes

  1. ''People will keep dying": The spread of fentanyl across the US Mexico border

    Published: 07/02/2024
  2. Rare earths: the minerals that could save the world?

    Published: 06/02/2024
  3. Our memories, their data - the Facebook story 20 years on

    Published: 05/02/2024
  4. I survived the Las Vegas shooting, then was convinced it was staged

    Published: 02/02/2024
  5. BYD: The Chinese carmaker challenging Tesla’s dominance

    Published: 01/02/2024
  6. Families of Israeli Hostages: “Whatever it takes to get them back”

    Published: 31/01/2024
  7. What’s the plan, Iran?

    Published: 30/01/2024
  8. Should Germany ban the popular far-right AfD party?

    Published: 29/01/2024
  9. Black market baby trafficking in Georgia

    Published: 26/01/2024
  10. ‘Send back our husbands’ – Russian women taking the fight to Putin

    Published: 25/01/2024
  11. Meet Trump’s new inner circle

    Published: 24/01/2024
  12. American assassins operating in Yemen

    Published: 23/01/2024
  13. A temple at the heart of Modi's India re-election bid

    Published: 22/01/2024
  14. “I won’t let my children suffer again” – BBC Gaza correspondent

    Published: 19/01/2024
  15. Why book bans are spreading across the United States

    Published: 18/01/2024
  16. Feuding, arrests, protests: Poland’s gripping political drama

    Published: 17/01/2024
  17. Ecuador: From peaceful haven to gangster's paradise

    Published: 16/01/2024
  18. What do Mumbai’s super-rich tell us about India’s economy?

    Published: 15/01/2024
  19. Why are the US and UK attacking the Houthis in Yemen?

    Published: 12/01/2024
  20. New King in Denmark: How European royals are future proofing their monarchies

    Published: 12/01/2024

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Global perspectives on one big story. In-depth insights from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider. Make sense of the news with our experts around the world, every Monday to Friday. Episodes will be ready by 10:30 GMT. Host Katya Adler and our BBC teams guide you through one major global news story each episode. From Beijing to Boston, Baghdad to Bangalore, our unrivalled reach will take you beyond the headlines to help understand and explore what’s happening. The Global News Podcast brings you the latest updates and, on The Global Story, we will drill deep into a single story. From the climate emergency, to the burning questions around Artificial Intelligence, to the movements of money and markets, and the power of the ballot and the bullet. Katya Adler has been a BBC correspondent and editor for more than 25 years, covering conflicts in the Middle East, political and economic crises in Europe, and drug cartels in Mexico. The Global Story team would like to hear your stories and experiences on the issues that we’re covering on the podcast. Please get in touch: [email protected] #TheGlobalStory and tell us your thoughts on what you would like us to talk about.

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