The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the 蜜芽传媒. Investigating, reporting and telling true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism and global issues.
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the 蜜芽传媒. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From Trump's new world order, to war in Sudan, to the legacy of football icon Mo Salah, The Documentary investigates major global stories.
We delve into social media, take you into the minds of the world's most creative people and explore personal approaches to spirituality. Every week, we also bring together people from around the globe to discuss how news stories are affecting their lives.
A new episode most days, all year round. From our 蜜芽传媒 World Service teams at: Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, OS Conversations, The Fifth Floor and Trending.
Episodes to download
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Kai H枚ss: My grandfather, the Commandant of Auschwitz
Today
The grandson of Rudolf H枚ss, Commandant of Auschwitz, comes to terms with his family
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In the shadow of the railway
Yesterday
Will the US-led Lobito Corridor project deliver a brighter future for Angola?
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Striking gas in Bolivia
Wednesday
A huge gas find reignites old debates over Bolivia鈥檚 energy and environmental future
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The real 鈥榊ellowstone鈥�: A battle for the cowboy way of life
Tuesday
Ranches, rodeos and public land - a surprising battle raging in the American West
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Lara Dizeyee's Kurdish couture
Monday
Kurdish designer Lara Dizeyee blends culture and couture at Milan Fashion Week
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What鈥檚 behind the war in Sudan?
Sunday
Blood spilled in Sudan's el-Fasher massacre is visible from space
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How Russian AI targets news organisations
Last Saturday
鈥楻ussian Doll鈥� and 鈥楧oppelganger鈥�: the bot networks targeting journalists
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Women share stories of losing their hair
Last Saturday
Baldness, wigs and dating mishaps 鈥� experiences of alopecia
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The right thing: Confronting my abuser
Last Friday
The gymnast who confronted America鈥檚 top sports doctor for abusing hundreds of girls
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Bonus: Cyber Hack - Evil Corp
Tue 28 Oct 2025
Accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars 鈥� Russia鈥檚 most wanted hackers
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David Harewood: Return to Othello
Mon 27 Oct 2025
蜜芽传媒land's David Harewood plays Othello, with the director of War Horse, Tom Morris
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'Looking American' to avoid deportation
Sat 25 Oct 2025
The ways in which Brazilian people living illegally in the USA try to avoid deportation
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Living with motor neurone disease
Sat 25 Oct 2025
People with the condition tell us how it affects their lives
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The right thing: A deal with God
Fri 24 Oct 2025
The North Korean defector who challenged God from a prison cell in Shanghai
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G-Land: Surf and spirits
Thu 23 Oct 2025
G-land where spiritual beliefs protect waves and jungle of myth and legend
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Bonus: The Global Story - A Gazan journalist's diary
Tue 21 Oct 2025
A month in the life of Ghada Al-Kurd, a freelance journalist from Gaza City
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Carl Brandon Strehlke: My search for the 15th Century artist Beato Angelico
Mon 20 Oct 2025
Carl Brandon Strehlke on his search for the work of 15th Century friar Beato Angelico
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A people鈥檚 history of Gaza
Sun 19 Oct 2025
Gaza, from the 1940s to the 2010s, told through the experiences of ordinary people
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Reporting the impact of 聽the Gaza ceasefire
Sat 18 Oct 2025
Reporting the impact of the Gaza ceasefire
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Families in Israel and Gaza share their stories
Sat 18 Oct 2025
Two families on either side of the border on their hopes for the future
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Mamdani New York
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Religion鈥檚 role in Zohran Mamdani鈥檚 meteoric rise in New York鈥檚 political scene
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Sabotage by smartphone
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Ukrainians are being recruited to carry out sabotage attacks against their own country.
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Drugs, Overdose, Hope - North Carolina and Nevada
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Drug overdose deaths in the US have fallen dramatically. What鈥檚 going on?
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Alexey Seliverstov: Bionic birdsong
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Transforming mountain bird chirps into an interactive sound installation
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Brazil's Miracle: an Indigenous disaster
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Do Indigenous people in Brazil still suffer the impacts of the military dictatorship?
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Tackling loneliness in India
Sat 11 Oct 2025
We live in an ultra-connected world, but does that mean we鈥檙e less lonely?
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Trump and autism: People affected speak out
Sat 11 Oct 2025
People with autism react to President Trump鈥檚 recent comments
