The Explanation Podcast
Claire Graham and guests explain the important, long-running stories that are in the news.
The Explanation is a snackable audio guide giving you the backstory behind the headlines. In each episode, presenter Claire Graham meets a 大象传媒 News correspondent who has lived and breathed these stories. She鈥檒l hear clear analysis along with powerful archive. The Explanation will go back in time to unpack complex chains of events and will make the stories in question easier to understand.
Episodes to download
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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?
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The Media Show: Julian Assange - journalist or activist?
Thu 27 Jun 2024
The WikiLeaks founder and his impact on journalism
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The Media Show: How podcasts took over the world
Thu 20 Jun 2024
In the space of 20 years, podcasting has gone from hobby to big business
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The Global Jigsaw: The evolution of the Islamic State Group
Tue 18 Jun 2024
After a lull in activities, in 2024 IS claimed to be behind several major attacks
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Unspun World: Israel's war cabinet fragments
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Plus, why isn't economic growth having a greater impact on the US presidential election?
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The Media Show: How to interview a Prime Minister
Thu 13 Jun 2024
We speak to a journalist who sat down with Rishi Sunak
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Unspun World: The new threats to global peace and security
Fri 7 Jun 2024
Plus, why did the ANC fail to win a majority in South Africa?
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Unspun World: Will the UK's election change its place in the world?
Fri 31 May 2024
Plus, can Iran's governing elite win back popular support?
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The Media Show: Is this the TikTok election?
Thu 30 May 2024
Exploring the role of Big Tech in a crucial election year around the world
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Unspun World: How has the Russia-China relationship changed?
Fri 24 May 2024
Plus, what an assassination attempt tells us about Europe's politics
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The Media Show: Reporting ringside at Usyk v Fury
Thu 23 May 2024
Reporting on Usyk v Fury in Riyadh amidst allegations of 鈥榮portswashing鈥�
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Unspun World: Why are US-Israel relations at an historic low?
Fri 17 May 2024
Plus, Georgia's mass protests and China's influence on Western countries
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The Media Show: Netflix and the Baby Reindeer Fallout
Thu 16 May 2024
How a 鈥渢rue story鈥� is alleged to be something rather more complicated
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The Global Jigsaw: How China sees itself in Africa
Sat 11 May 2024
Beijing says it is building, not buying, Africa. Do people in Nairobi agree?
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What is the dark web?
Sat 11 May 2024
The origins of the dark web, cyber crime and internet censorship across the world
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Unspun World: What is Israel's plan for Gaza?
Fri 10 May 2024
Plus, the mood on the Ukrainian frontline and South Africa's general election
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The Media Show: Reporting the US campus protests
Thu 9 May 2024
Why student journalists have been crucial to the world鈥檚 understanding of the story
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The Global Jigsaw: Turkey's foothold in Africa
Sat 4 May 2024
Ankara is touting itself as a 鈥渘on-colonising鈥� alternative to Western powers
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Goodbye to the International Space Station
Sat 4 May 2024
It was a triumph of international collaboration - a laboratory for hundreds of astronauts
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The Media Show: Behind the information iron curtain
Thu 2 May 2024
How freedom of the press no longer exists in many parts of the world
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The Global Jigsaw: Deconstructing Iran鈥檚 鈥楢xis of Resistance鈥�: Part two
Sat 27 Apr 2024
The loose coalition of allies and proxies, sworn against Israeli and US influence
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Nuclear weapons - which countries have them?
Sat 27 Apr 2024
We look at the nuclear powers and those who want to join their club
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The Media Show: Secrets of the Celebrity Interview
Thu 25 Apr 2024
Coaxing megastars to say things they鈥檒l later regret, and can you teach creativity?
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The Global Jigsaw: How drones have changed war
Sat 20 Apr 2024
Drones have reshaped the battlefield in Ukraine - and created new challenges
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The Media Show: How Taylor Swift conquered the media
Thu 18 Apr 2024
A lesson in 鈥淪wiftonomics鈥� from the journalists who report on the pop phenomenon
