The Global Story Podcast
The Global Story: Where the world meets America
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.
Episodes to download
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Will Trump’s Board of Peace actually stop wars?
Yesterday
How Trump's Board of Peace is positioning itself as an alternative to the UN.
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Is Canada leading the global resistance against Trump?
Thursday
Canada’s PM Mark Carney says “the old world order is not coming back”.
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Have the protests in Iran failed?
Wednesday
How a brutal crackdown appears to have quelled the unrest.
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Greenland: Could the US regret alienating its Nato allies?
Tuesday
Trump responded, “no comment” when asked if he'd use force to seize Greenland.
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How Charlie Kirk inspired a new Korean right-wing youth movement
Monday
The ‘make Korea great again’ movement wants to free its jailed ex-president.
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The post-World War II era is over. What comes next?
Last Friday
Did the rules-based order ever exist and what could replace it if it goes away?
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How the US, China and Russia are vying for influence in Africa
Thu 15 Jan 2026
The US, China and Russia all have interests in Central Africa
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Putin’s pursuit of Russian greatness
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Putin’s mission to restore Russia to its Soviet-era glory.
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American influence from Monroe to Donroe
Mon 12 Jan 2026
What does US history tell us about America’s changing role in the world right now?
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Will Gen Z protests around the world continue in 2026?
Fri 9 Jan 2026
2025 was the year of youth-led protests across the world. What’s next for the movement?
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Will Trump take control of Greenland?
Thu 8 Jan 2026
Trump’s refusal to rule out military force is causing anxiety in Europe and Nato.
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The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Officials have for years run war games on Venezuela – here's what they predicted.
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People who could change the world in 2026
Tue 6 Jan 2026
Our picks for who will have the power and influence to shape the next year’s big stories
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What’s next for Venezuela?
Mon 5 Jan 2026
Trump said the US will ‘run the country’ after capturing President Maduro and his wife
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Are conspiracy theories America’s biggest export?
Fri 2 Jan 2026
One British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies
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The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia
Wed 31 Dec 2025
Roger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia
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Is the AI boom actually a bubble?
Tue 30 Dec 2025
Could AI be the biggest market bubble since the dot-com crash?
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Nukes for nothing: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust
Mon 29 Dec 2025
An exploration of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, intended to enshrine Ukraine's security.
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Can Apple cut ties with China?
Boxing Day 2025
Can Apple really end its made-in-China business model?
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Is social media dead?
Christmas Day 2025
Is social media dead? Or is it just becoming something else?
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The disgraced UK doctor behind autism misinformation
Christmas Eve 2025
How a British doctor created the vaccine myth behind Trump's autism announcement.
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Meeting settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank
Tue 23 Dec 2025
Settler attacks in the West Bank have reached a record high, says the UN.
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Is Trump looking for war with Venezuela?
Mon 22 Dec 2025
As US-Venezuela tensions rise, we ask if President Trump is building a case for war.
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Why K-beauty is everywhere
Fri 19 Dec 2025
How South Korea became the world’s second-largest exporter of cosmetics.
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Why Australia’s gun laws aren’t as strong as you might think
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Australia reconsiders its gun control laws, following the Bondi Beach massacre.
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What would it take for Putin to stop fighting in Ukraine?
Wed 17 Dec 2025
President Trump says a Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’
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The Bondi Beach massacre and the rise of antisemitic violence
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Why some feared an attack like this was coming.
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Why Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace deal unravelled
Mon 15 Dec 2025
What happens when one of Trump's solved wars becomes unsolved?
