The Explanation Podcast
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin.
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world. Episodes from The Explanation, Unspun World, The Global Jigsaw and The Media Show.
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The Media Show: The king of reality TV
Thu 24 Oct 2024
How Andy Cohen created the Real Housewives phenomenon
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Unspun World: Israel's Middle East strategy
Thu 17 Oct 2024
John Simpson analyses Israel鈥檚 long-term strategy in the Middle East
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The Media Show: ISIS Prisons Museum
Thu 17 Oct 2024
The journalists documenting the atrocities of the so-called Islamic State
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The Global Jigsaw: Yemen: A frozen conflict
Sat 12 Oct 2024
Ten years on, where do the warring parties in Yemen stand?
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Unspun World: The Middle East, a year on from the October 7th attacks
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Analysing the prospects for the Middle East after a year of fighting
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The Media Show: Reporting from inside Gaza
Thu 10 Oct 2024
The 大象传媒鈥檚 Rushdi Abualouf on life for journalists in a warzone
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Unspun World: What will Iran's strategy be?
Fri 4 Oct 2024
We look at the debate inside Iran in the wake of Israel鈥檚 assault on Hezbollah
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The Media Show: Secrets of The Sidemen
Thu 3 Oct 2024
The manager of Europe鈥檚 biggest YouTube creators reveals their strategy
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The Global Jigsaw: Yemen: A tale of three cities
Tue 1 Oct 2024
Sanaa, Aden and Taiz - stuck in a 鈥渘o war, no peace鈥� limbo
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The Media Show: Reporting the Predator at Harrods
Thu 26 Sep 2024
How the 大象传媒 exposed the billionaire businessman Mohamed Al Fayed
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The Media Show: Trump鈥檚 Pet-eating Conspiracy Theory
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Tracing the origin of the rumour that spawned an extraordinary political soundbite
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The Media Show: Russia鈥檚 alleged influencer propaganda plot
Thu 12 Sep 2024
US says YouTubers have been paid to post videos with 鈥渉idden Russian government messages鈥�
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The Media Show: Why Korean TV rules the world
Thu 5 Sep 2024
From Squid Game to The Masked Singer some of the most popular shows come from South Korea
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The Media Show: Telegram founder arrested
Thu 29 Aug 2024
What the Pavel Durov case means for the future of social media
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US Supreme Court
Sat 24 Aug 2024
Do nine justices in the Supreme Court fairly represent the diversity of views in the US?
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The Media Show - TV鈥檚 Hidden Dilemma
Thu 22 Aug 2024
The makers of global hits on a difficult year for TV
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What is the United Nations?
Sat 17 Aug 2024
Striving for peace & equality on a healthy planet, is the United Nations fit for purpose?
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The Media Show: Social media as crime scene
Thu 15 Aug 2024
How police are using social media to find evidence against rioters in the UK
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Big Tech 鈥� too big to hide from?
Sat 10 Aug 2024
We find out how Big Tech companies may know more about you - than you do.
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The Global Jigsaw: The Taliban鈥檚 war on women
Thu 8 Aug 2024
The group鈥檚 return to power in Afghanistan has seen the erasure of women from public life
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The Media Show: Online rumours and real-world consequences
Thu 8 Aug 2024
How misinformation on social media fuelled the recent anti-immigration riots in England
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The Media Show: Who will inherit the Murdoch empire?
Thu 1 Aug 2024
How Rupert Murdoch is locked in a legal battle with three of his children
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Why is the Gulf Stream and AMOC so important to our climate?
Sat 27 Jul 2024
Complex ocean currents keep Europe warm and bring rain to Africa, but could they end?
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The Media Show: Can memes win the US election?
Thu 25 Jul 2024
Why supporters of Kamala Harris believe the battle to win is online
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What makes a good peace mediator?
Sat 20 Jul 2024
Brokering peace between warring nations, how does it work and what causes failure?
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The Media Show: Reporting from the scene of the Trump shooting
Thu 18 Jul 2024
Journalists from 大象传媒, Bloomberg and Getty share their account of a moment in history
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The Media Show: The war reporter who stopped to help
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Why Oz Katerji decided to temporarily stop reporting and help injured Ukrainians
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The Media Show: Reporting Biden鈥檚 Health
Thu 4 Jul 2024
Is the White House press corps doing its job?
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Unspun World: The UK election
Fri 28 Jun 2024
Plus, what impact is extreme heat having on the world?
