The Global Story

A podcast by BBC World Service

233 Episodes

  1. Why young people are having less sex

    Published: 05/03/2024
  2. How Man City’s business model is transforming football

    Published: 04/03/2024
  3. Trump’s trouble with abortion

    Published: 01/03/2024
  4. Why everyone wants to get back to the Moon

    Published: 29/02/2024
  5. Rafah: caught in the crossfire (again)

    Published: 28/02/2024
  6. Are you ever too old to have a baby?

    Published: 27/02/2024
  7. Child soldiers & blood feuds: Sweden's growing gang wars

    Published: 26/02/2024
  8. Bengal famine: The WWII tragedy the world forgot

    Published: 23/02/2024
  9. Ukraine frontline: ordinary lives in extraordinary times

    Published: 22/02/2024
  10. Is #MeToo finally exploding in French cinema?

    Published: 21/02/2024
  11. 'Category 6': the growing fury of hurricanes

    Published: 20/02/2024
  12. How Denmark became a super producer of viral 'skinny jabs'

    Published: 19/02/2024
  13. Alexei Navalny: The death of Putin’s biggest critic

    Published: 16/02/2024
  14. Andrew Tate effect: Is misogyny on the rise?

    Published: 16/02/2024
  15. Does Argentina have the patience for Milei’s shock therapy?

    Published: 15/02/2024
  16. Ethiopia on the brink: Fears of a famine return and why you should pay attention

    Published: 14/02/2024
  17. Tucker Carlson: What next for America’s right-wing showman?

    Published: 13/02/2024
  18. Global anxiety: You are not alone

    Published: 12/02/2024
  19. Could Taylor Swift swing the US election?

    Published: 09/02/2024
  20. Europe’s furious farmers and the far right

    Published: 08/02/2024

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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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