The Explanation Episodes Episode guide
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Unspun World: Are democracies hindering the fight against climate change?
Short-term politics gets in the way of dealing with an ever-warming planet
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Unspun World: A pause in fighting in Gaza
A pause in fighting in Gaza but what鈥檚 it like for those living there?
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Trump's tariffs explained
Ben Brown and Sumi Somaskanda examine the key questions about US tariffs
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The President鈥檚 Path: Trump鈥檚 power
Trump is testing the limits of his power over executives and the military.
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The President鈥檚 Path: Trump鈥檚 law and order
Trump鈥檚 decision to deploy the National Guard draws equal parts praise and concern
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The President鈥檚 Path: Trump鈥檚 Latino base
Will Trump鈥檚 Latino base hold in the 2026 midterms?
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The President鈥檚 Path: Trump鈥檚 grievances
From Biden to windmills: Who鈥檚 on Trump鈥檚 grievance list?
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The President鈥檚 Path: Trump鈥檚 first six months back in office
Navigating trade wars, immigration policies, and rising international tensions
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The President鈥檚 Path: Trump's troubles
Trump enters a new political season as Congress returns from its summer recess
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The President鈥檚 Path: Trump's diplomacy
President Trump鈥檚 visit tests Sir Keir Starmer鈥檚 handling of the 鈥渟pecial relationship鈥�
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The President鈥檚 Path: Trump the peacemaker?
Trump鈥檚 quest for peace and a shot at the Nobel Prize
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The President鈥檚 Path: The killing of Charlie Kirk
The killing of Charlie Kirk and reaction from across the political divide
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The President鈥檚 Path: Supreme Court shapes Trump's powers
How Supreme Court could define the scope of Donald Trump's presidential authority
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The President鈥檚 Path: Shutdown and teardown
Trump tears down the White House's East Wing as the federal shutdown continues
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The President鈥檚 Path: How many wars has Donald Trump ended?
How many wars has President Trump ended?
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The President鈥檚 Path: Electoral battlegrounds 2025
What will the first big elections of Trump鈥檚 second term reveal?
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The President鈥檚 Path: Democratic offensive
The Democrats鈥� new playbook to reshape America鈥檚 political map
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The President's Path: Why are Epstein files dividing MAGA and Trump?
Trump faces backlash from his base as demands grow for Epstein file transparency
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The President's Path: Silencing voices
Jimmy Kimmel鈥檚 return and the fight over free speech
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The Global Jigsaw: Yemen: A tale of three cities
Sanaa, Aden and Taiz - stuck in a 鈥渘o war, no peace鈥� limbo
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The Global Jigsaw: Yemen: A frozen conflict
Ten years on, where do the warring parties in Yemen stand?
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The Global Jigsaw: Who鈥檒l be Argentina鈥檚 next president?
After a shock primary win, a far-right libertarian economist is in pole position
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The Global Jigsaw: What hope for Haiti?
Gang violence has turned the small Caribbean nation into a 鈥渓iving nightmare鈥�
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The Global Jigsaw: Wagner after Prigozhin
What next for the notorious group after the plane crash that wiped out its leadership?
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The Global Jigsaw: Turkey鈥檚 anti-LGBT drive
What鈥檚 behind the evolution of the Turkish president's anti-LGBT narrative?
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The Global Jigsaw: Turkey's foothold in Africa
Ankara is touting itself as a 鈥渘on-colonising鈥� alternative to Western powers
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The Global Jigsaw: The Taliban鈥檚 war on women
The group鈥檚 return to power in Afghanistan has seen the erasure of women from public life
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The Global Jigsaw: The language of war: Ukraine
Kyiv鈥檚 answer to the Kremlin鈥檚 warspeak
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The Global Jigsaw: The language of war: Russia
Decoding the Kremlin鈥檚 warspeak
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The Global Jigsaw: The Kurdish issue: Part two
What does the future hold for Kurdish people?
