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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Why Trump is not going to war with the Houthis
Yesterday
Saudi Arabia is under attack from the Houthis. Will the US intervene?
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Could Gen Z bring down India’s Modi?
Wednesday
Why a movement that started off as a meme has become a threat to India’s prime minister.
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Was World War Two worth it? Some US conservatives have doubts
Tuesday
Tucker Carlson debates whether Britain should have fought Hitler.
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Are we really living in unprecedented times?
Monday
Journalist John Simpson reflects on how history upends what we think is permanent
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What’s really happening with plague in Russia?
Last Friday
Questions grow over the Kremlin’s transparency about a possible health risk
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Why French teenagers are fighting for their education
Last Thursday
A mass student movement draws global attention over France’s future
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The warnings before 7 October
Wed 7 Oct 2026
Israel’s leader is under scrutiny over alleged security and intelligence failings
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Smart glasses or ‘pervert glasses’?
Tue 6 Oct 2026
Meta is among the tech companies investing billions in smart glasses. Who for?
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America’s global hunt for execution drugs
Mon 5 Oct 2026
Why is America struggling to carry out the death penalty?
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How white South Africans became the face of Trump’s refugee policy
Fri 2 Oct 2026
Afrikaners got fast-tracked to the US. How has their life in America panned out?
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Inside the Flydubai attack that could upend Israeli elections
Thu 1 Oct 2026
A cockpit stabbing puts Israeli security under scrutiny
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Is Meta dying?
Wed 30 Sep 2026
Meta looks to AI as a new film puts the company’s past decisions under scrutiny
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Did a farmer foil a plot to attack a UK military base?
Tue 29 Sep 2026
As the police investigate, the details raise more questions than answers
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The Super El Nino: what happens when it hits us?
Mon 28 Sep 2026
Climate scientists say this year’s El Niño could be the worst on record. Are we prepared?
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Katseye, America and the dark side of K-pop perfection
Fri 25 Sep 2026
What happens when K-pop’s gruelling formula meets the American music industry?
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Is a free press at serious risk in Trump’s America?
Thu 24 Sep 2026
What can America learn from the rest of the world about protecting journalists?
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Inside China’s push to become the world’s AI superpower
Wed 23 Sep 2026
Will AI overshadow Xi Jinping and Trump talks at the White House?
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Why the world wants American surrogates
Tue 22 Sep 2026
High-profile cases raise questions about America’s status as a global surrogacy hub.
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Searching for Russia’s missing soldiers
Mon 21 Sep 2026
The woman counting Russia’s true death toll.
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Dave Ramsey: Iran, tariffs and affordability
Fri 18 Sep 2026
Ahead of the midterms, talk show host Dave Ramsey says it is not politicians who can help
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Ed Sheeran, Macklemore, and the politics of staying silent
Thu 17 Sep 2026
How the war in Gaza became a dividing line for pop stars
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Will the Houthis tank the global economy?
Wed 16 Sep 2026
Who are the Iran-backed group threatening to seize control of a vital oil-shipping route?
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The Canadians who want out of Canada
Tue 15 Sep 2026
In Canada’s wealthiest province Alberta, voters are deciding whether to become independent
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Can the US and China stop AI from killing us all?
Mon 14 Sep 2026
Will rival superpowers co-operate to reign in AI’s risk to humanity?
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Did America win the ‘war on terror’?
Fri 11 Sep 2026
How the fallout from 9/11 is still shaping the world in unintended ways
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How the AfD is rewriting German history
Thu 10 Sep 2026
Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party wants to teach children less about Hitler.
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Why America's allies are sanctioning West Bank settlers
Wed 9 Sep 2026
The UK is banning trade with West Bank settlements. How will the US respond?
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Can Dubai’s luxe image survive the war with Iran?
Tue 8 Sep 2026
As Iranian strikes hit Dubai, the city fights to control the narrative.
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Was Saudi Arabia involved in 9/11?
Mon 7 Sep 2026
Twenty-five years on from 9/11, grieving families are fighting for answers.
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How the world sees Lindsay Clancy
Fri 4 Sep 2026
The US is an outlier in its approach to prosecuting infanticide. Why?
