The Global Story

A podcast by BBC World Service

233 Episodes

  1. Preparing for war: Is Europe getting ready?

    Published: 30/04/2024
  2. Bidenomics: How the economy may sway the US election

    Published: 29/04/2024
  3. Paris Olympics 2024: The make or break year for the Games?

    Published: 26/04/2024
  4. US homelessness: Is sleeping in public a crime?

    Published: 25/04/2024
  5. Ebola virus: Are mass outbreaks history?

    Published: 24/04/2024
  6. Pope Francis: How 'woke' is he?

    Published: 23/04/2024
  7. Israel-Iran: A sigh of relief in the Middle East?

    Published: 22/04/2024
  8. Feeding Gaza: Why isn't more aid getting in?

    Published: 19/04/2024
  9. Climate justice: We sued our government, and won!

    Published: 18/04/2024
  10. Sydney mall attack: How a social media frenzy unfolded

    Published: 17/04/2024
  11. India election: How to organise the biggest vote in history

    Published: 16/04/2024
  12. Iran-Israel attack: A turning point for the Middle East?

    Published: 15/04/2024
  13. What happened to Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls?

    Published: 12/04/2024
  14. Behind Baltimore’s dangerous bridge recovery

    Published: 11/04/2024
  15. Lina Khan: The woman taking on big tech billionaires

    Published: 10/04/2024
  16. Ukraine's fight for justice in Bucha

    Published: 09/04/2024
  17. My return to Rwanda: 30 years after fleeing the genocide

    Published: 08/04/2024
  18. How the BBC covers the Israel-Gaza war

    Published: 05/04/2024
  19. Investigating the J-pop sexual abuse scandal

    Published: 04/04/2024
  20. Inside Iran’s secret rave scene

    Published: 03/04/2024

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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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