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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Unspun World: Can anything break the stalemate in the Ukraine war?
Sat 9 Dec 2023
Stories from the frontline as tensions rise from Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse
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Unspun World: How migration is changing European politics
Sat 2 Dec 2023
Migration is topping Europe's political agenda. Europe editor, Katya Adler, explains why
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Unspun World: A pause in fighting in Gaza
Sat 25 Nov 2023
A pause in fighting in Gaza but what鈥檚 it like for those living there?
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The Global Jigsaw: Global perspectives on the Israel Gaza war
Sun 19 Nov 2023
How the big players spin the conflict into narratives of their own
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Unspun World: Can the US and China get along?
Sat 18 Nov 2023
Biden and Xi's meeting builds bridges with deals on the military and fentanyl trafficking
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The Global Jigsaw: Israel and Gaza special
Sun 12 Nov 2023
The war of narratives reflecting power tilts in the Middle East
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Unspun World: What's Israel's endgame in Gaza?
Sat 11 Nov 2023
What's Israel's endgame in Gaza? Security correspondent, Frank Gardener, gives his take
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Unspun World: Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border
Sat 4 Nov 2023
What are the chances that Lebanon will get involved in the Israel-Gaza conflict?
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Unspun World: Will Israel invade Gaza?
Sat 28 Oct 2023
Will Israel launch a ground assault in Gaza and, if they do, what's at stake?
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The Global Jigsaw: Who鈥檒l be Argentina鈥檚 next president?
Fri 20 Oct 2023
After a shock primary win, a far-right libertarian economist is in pole position
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Unspun World: Israel declares war on Hamas after deadly attack
Sat 14 Oct 2023
Israel starts 'a prolonged and powerful campaign' in Gaza. What will be the consequences?
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Unspun World: Are democracies hindering the fight against climate change?
Sat 7 Oct 2023
Short-term politics gets in the way of dealing with an ever-warming planet
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Unspun World: Can anyone in Russia challenge Putin now?
Sat 30 Sep 2023
Now Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead, can anyone in Russia challenge the president鈥檚 power?
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The Global Jigsaw: Wagner after Prigozhin
Fri 29 Sep 2023
What next for the notorious group after the plane crash that wiped out its leadership?
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Unspun World: What has changed for women in Iran, a year after Mahsa Amini's death?
Sat 23 Sep 2023
Iranian women are still fighting for freedom, despite government crackdowns
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The Global Jigsaw: Grain deal special
Sat 9 Sep 2023
Russia and Turkey failed to reach an agreement to bring Ukrainian grain to the world
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Could Puerto Rico become America's 51st state?
Sat 26 Aug 2023
大象传媒 Mundo鈥檚 Ronald Avila-Claudio discusses what the future might hold for his homeland
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The EU
Sat 29 Jul 2023
How the European Union evolved from a six-nation club to a major global player
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Who are the Rohingyas?
Sat 22 Jul 2023
How the Rohingyas fled Myanmar to become the world鈥檚 largest stateless population
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Unspun World: Is it time to return looted art?
Sat 8 Jul 2023
What should we done with stolen treasures? Katie Razzall confronts colonialism's legacy
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Haiti's gang crisis
Sat 8 Jul 2023
How competing gangs are carving up Haiti鈥檚 capital, Port-au-Prince
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How Lebanon鈥檚 economy collapsed
Sat 1 Jul 2023
Protests, the port explosion and power cuts 鈥� what鈥檚 next for Lebanon?
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Unspun World: Is Putin's time up?
Fri 30 Jun 2023
The editor of the 大象传媒鈥檚 Russian service, Famil Ismailov, analyses Vladimir Putin's future
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Unspun World: Xi Jinping: President or emperor?
Sat 24 Jun 2023
What do the growing ambitions of China's leader mean for the rest of the world?
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What is the Wagner Group?
Sat 24 Jun 2023
The mercenary organisation's operations have extended to many nations, but who are they?
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Unspun World: Who can challenge Trump?
Sat 17 Jun 2023
The race for the 2024 Republican White House nomination is about to heat up
