The Global Story Podcast
With new hosts in Washington DC and London, The Global Story will tell the intertwined story of America and the world. Starting in September 2025.
The world order is shifting by the day 鈥� old alliances are fraying, autocrats are on the rise, and global trade is in turmoil. A lot of this turbulence can be traced back to decisions made in the US, but America isn鈥檛 just a cause of upheaval abroad鈥攊t鈥檚 also a symptom of the same forces disrupting things across the world.
That鈥檚 where The Global Story comes in. From September 2025, this daily podcast from the 蜜芽传媒 tackles the news at this exact intersection: where the world meets America.
With one host in DC, one host in London, and the backing of the best international newsroom in the world, this podcast tells the intertwined story of America and the world 鈥� how each shapes the other, daily.
The Global Story. Where the world meets America.
Episodes to download
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Antibiotics: A casualty of war?
Thu 13 Feb 2025
How global conflicts are making medicine less effective
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El Salvador: Defeating the drug gangs, but at what cost?
Wed 12 Feb 2025
President Bukele has offered to house US criminals in El Salvador's mega-jail
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Are the US and Canada still friends?
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Will Canadians sour on this special relationship amid Trump鈥檚 tariff threats?
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The World Cup kiss that's gripping Spain
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Spain's former football boss accused of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso
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Is the working from home era over?
Fri 7 Feb 2025
Many companies are calling staff back to the office
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Trump鈥檚 Gaza plan: The end of the two-state solution?
Thu 6 Feb 2025
The US proposal to take over Gaza could drastically change the future of the Middle East
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Can Trump win a trade war with China?
Wed 5 Feb 2025
The economic battle between the world's two biggest economies has escalated
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Syria's illegal drug empire
Tue 4 Feb 2025
Inside the multi-billion dollar industry linked to deposed President Bashar al-Assad
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Will Germany lift the firewall around the AfD?
Mon 3 Feb 2025
Why mainstream politicians are now open to working with the far-right party
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Missing in Ukraine: Lyudmila鈥檚 search for her parents
Fri 31 Jan 2025
One family鈥檚 story, among the many thousands missing in Ukraine
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Gaza ceasefire: How does it feel to return home?
Thu 30 Jan 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians go back to north Gaza
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DeepSeek: AI revolution or just hype?
Wed 29 Jan 2025
The Chinese chatbot app, made at a fraction of its rivals' cost, has shaken US markets
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Why does Trump want the Panama Canal?
Tue 28 Jan 2025
The White House says the trade route is 'operated' by China
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Return to Auschwitz: 'I want the world to remember us'
Mon 27 Jan 2025
A Holocaust survivor on her journey back 80 years after liberation
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Thailand: The first same-sex marriages in Asia's LGBT haven
Fri 24 Jan 2025
It's the largest country on the continent to pass an equal marriage law
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Have we already found the fountain of youth?
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Scientists are optimistic that existing drugs could one day slow or reverse our ageing
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How Trump 2.0 could reshape the Middle East
Wed 22 Jan 2025
What are the new US president's priorities in the region?
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President Trump is back
Tue 21 Jan 2025
The Global Story joins Newscast, Americast, and Ukrainecast to dissect Trump's speech
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Inside the White House on inauguration day
Mon 20 Jan 2025
A staffer's personal story of entering the West Wing
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Path to the Presidency: Inauguration (weather) forecast
Sat 18 Jan 2025
Freezing weather in Washington DC has led to changes to Donald Trump's inauguration plans
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Biden's diplomatic legacy: Afghanistan, Ukraine and Gaza
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Joe Biden's successes and failures on the world stage
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Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire in Gaza
Thu 16 Jan 2025
After 15 months of conflict, a glimmer of hope in the Middle East
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Hope and loss after 15 months of Israel-Gaza conflict
Wed 15 Jan 2025
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in sight
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LA fires: 鈥淚t was like watching the end of the world鈥�
Tue 14 Jan 2025
A week after the wildfires began, Los Angeles is still in danger
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni: The saga explained
Mon 13 Jan 2025
The Hollywood stars have filed rival lawsuits in an ongoing rift
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Path to the Presidency: Unconditional discharge
Sat 11 Jan 2025
Donald Trump is sentenced and wildfires rage in Los Angeles
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Why is Elon Musk meddling in European politics?
Fri 10 Jan 2025
How the tech billionaire went from a political centrist to a right-wing radical
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The fight for the Arctic
Thu 9 Jan 2025
How melting ice and geopolitical rivalries are heating up competition in the Arctic
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Beyond Trudeau: Canada's political future
Wed 8 Jan 2025
After the PM's resignation, polls predict a shift to the right
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Could Donald Trump reignite a peace deal for the Israel-Gaza war?
Tue 7 Jan 2025
The conflict rages on but ceasefire talks have resumed
