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.
Where the world and America meet. Every weekday, this is The Global Story.
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 蜜芽传媒鈥檚 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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The Charlie Kirk blueprint
Fri 12 Sep 2025
How Kirk tried to make conservative ideas聽cool, and then export them聽around the world.
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Russia and Israel put Steve Witkoff's diplomacy to the test
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Trump鈥檚 envoy for everything has no diplomatic experience. Is it a problem or a strength?
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Trump blindsided as Israel strikes Qatar
Wed 10 Sep 2025
How Israel鈥檚 bombing of Qatar has shaken the Gaza peace process
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Why is the US government deporting people building factories?
Tue 9 Sep 2025
The ICE raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia exposes conflicts between Trump鈥檚 priorities
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Brazil鈥檚 Jan 6: the 鈥楾rump of the Tropics鈥� on trial
Mon 8 Sep 2025
How Trump tried to influence the trial of Jair Bolsonaro, who might go to prison for life
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Nukes for nothing: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust
Fri 5 Sep 2025
An exploration of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, intended to enshrine Ukraine's security
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Xi鈥檚 axis of frenemies
Thu 4 Sep 2025
Is China's president redrawing the global power balance or just keeping his rivals close?
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Riviera or statehood: the future of Gaza
Wed 3 Sep 2025
Two opposing visions for a post-war Gaza, with 蜜芽传媒 International Editor Jeremy Bowen
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Where the world and America meet
Tue 2 Sep 2025
This is the new Global Story. We're back with a new team, new stories and a new mission
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The Republican crusade against public media
Fri 28 Mar 2025
The Trump administration wants to defund both NPR and PBS
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Pronatalism: Make America procreate again?
Thu 27 Mar 2025
Malcolm and Simone Collins hope to have 10 children to help avoid "demographic collapse"
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The Great Wealth Transfer: Will it divide millennials?
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Big inheritances to younger generations could reshape economies, housing and society
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How did one fire paralyse Europe's busiest airport?
Tue 25 Mar 2025
London Heathrow cancelled all flights after a local power outage
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Turkey: Erdogan's political deja vu
Fri 21 Mar 2025
The detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has echoes of the Turkish president's past
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Are we really getting enough sleep?
Thu 20 Mar 2025
How harmful is bad sleep to our health? And what can we do about it?
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Why has Israel gone back to war?
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu says 鈥渃ombat in full force鈥� has resumed against Hamas
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Maradona and the trial transfixing Argentina
Mon 17 Mar 2025
The Argentinian footballer was widely regarded as one of the best in the world
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Can tariffs convince Mexico to stem the flow of fentanyl?
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Over the past decade fentanyl has caused tens of thousands of deaths in the United States
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Mohammed bin Salman: From pariah to peacemaker
Thu 13 Mar 2025
How did Saudi Arabia come to host leaders from US, Russia and Ukraine for peace talks?
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A reckoning for Duterte
Wed 12 Mar 2025
The ex-Philippines president is arrested by the International Criminal Court
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Will Donald Trump take over Greenland?
Mon 10 Mar 2025
The US President tells Denmark that it will get the territory 'one way or the other'
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How North Korean hackers launched history's biggest heist
Fri 7 Mar 2025
Almost $1.5bn was stolen from crypto trading platform Bybit
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Xi Jinping takes the trade war to Iowa
Thu 6 Mar 2025
China's retaliatory tariffs on agricultural exports could hit Trump's rural heartlands
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Have RFK Jr.'s vaccine views gone mainstream?
Wed 5 Mar 2025
Robert Kennedy now heads the US health ministry and doubts about vaccines are rising
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Is Trump taking Putin's side?
Tue 4 Mar 2025
As ties with Europe continue to strain, President Trump's approach to Moscow is warming
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Zelensky's diplomatic rollercoaster
Mon 3 Mar 2025
From the explosive Trump meeting to a new deal with Europe
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The scandal sinking an Oscars campaign
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Offensive posts by Emilia P茅rez star Karla Sof铆a Gasc贸n have caused controversy
