The Inquiry Podcast
The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.
Episodes to download
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What does Putin want?
Thu 2 Jul 2020
As he looks to extend his reign as Russian leader, what motivates President Putin?
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Why do we care about statues?
Thu 25 Jun 2020
What do statues tell us about how countries deal with their past?
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How will Hollywood respond to the Black Lives Matter and Me Too movements?
Thu 18 Jun 2020
Why the movie business is having trouble representing the world鈥檚 population.
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Will Covid-19 change cities?
Thu 11 Jun 2020
Kavita Puri explores what our cities will look like after Covid-19
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Why do US cops keep killing unarmed black men?
Thu 4 Jun 2020
Why is George Floyd the latest in a long line of unarmed black men killed by US police?
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How far can the Chinese government be blamed for Covid-19?
Thu 28 May 2020
What could the Chinese government have done differently to prevent the global pandemic?
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How will the world pay for Covid-19?
Thu 21 May 2020
How will governments fund the huge sums needed to get through the coronavirus crisis?
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Why does Germany have such a low number of deaths from Covid-19?
Thu 14 May 2020
Kavita Puri asks why Germany has such a low number of deaths from Covid-19?
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Why are so many ethnic minorities dying in the UK and US?
Thu 7 May 2020
Data in both the UK and US suggests they may be at greater risk of catching Covid-19
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Why are people attacking 5G mobile phone masts?
Thu 30 Apr 2020
Tanya Beckett asks why people are attacking mobile phone masts.
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How do we come out of the lockdown?
Thu 23 Apr 2020
Some nations are beginning to tentatively lift lockdowns. What's the best way to do it?
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How do you help people stay rational in a pandemic?
Thu 16 Apr 2020
People weren鈥檛 prepared for life in lockdown. How can we stay level headed in a pandemic?
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Can Africa cope with coronavirus?
Thu 9 Apr 2020
With poorer economies and less developed healthcare, how will Africa deal with Covid-19?
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Why is it taking so long to develop a Covid-19 vaccine?
Thu 2 Apr 2020
The race is on for the world鈥檚 scientists to develop an effective Covid-19 vaccine
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Coronavirus: What can the world learn from South Korea?
Thu 26 Mar 2020
Without a lockdown, South Korea has had great success against Covid-19. How?
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Why did the USA fail in its initial coronavirus response?
Thu 19 Mar 2020
'It鈥檚 a failing, let's admit it鈥� says top US health official, Dr Anthony Fauci. Why?
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How China turned the tide with coronavirus
Thu 12 Mar 2020
China鈥檚 infection rate for coronavirus has dropped dramatically. What did they do?
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Have our climate models been wrong?
Thu 5 Mar 2020
Climate models are vital but have some concentrated too much on extreme scenarios?
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Why don鈥檛 we care about facts?
Thu 27 Feb 2020
We believe facts if we want to, but dismiss them if we don鈥檛 like them. Why?
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Why are trade deals so hard to do?
Thu 20 Feb 2020
As Britain tries to negotiate multiple trade deals, why do they take so long?
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Will a pandemic ever kill millions again?
Thu 13 Feb 2020
Global health pandemics have killed millions in the past. Could one do so again?
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Could India鈥檚 Muslims become second class citizens?
Thu 6 Feb 2020
Could a new law in India be a step towards making Muslims second class citizens?
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Is recycling broken?
Thu 30 Jan 2020
Were we wrong to think that recycling was the answer to our waste problem?
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How did Trump get into trouble with Ukraine?
Thu 23 Jan 2020
How did Trump鈥檚 personality and way of dealing with people lead to a trial in the Senate?
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Why does Ukraine have such a corruption problem?
Thu 16 Jan 2020
How did Ukraine鈥檚 chequered past lead to the impeachment of president Trump?
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Why was Qasem Soleimani killed?
Thu 9 Jan 2020
How serious an enemy to the US was Qasem Soleimani, and why was he killed?
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Will humans become extinct by the end of the century?
Thu 2 Jan 2020
How precarious is our civilisation and what can be done to stop a global catastrophe?
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Can we eradicate polio?
Boxing Day 2019
Despite heroic efforts to vaccinate against this crippling disease, why does it persist?
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Is Nato obsolete?
Thu 19 Dec 2019
With the US and French presidents questioning its future, Nato is in crisis
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Should we ban billionaires?
Thu 12 Dec 2019
Should extreme wealth and the system that enables billionaires to retain money be curbed?
