The Explanation
A podcast by BBC World Service

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165 Episodes
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The Media Show: Piers Morgan’s YouTube bet
Published: 5/1/2025 -
The Global Jigsaw: The Kurdish issue: Part two
Published: 4/25/2025 -
The Media Show: Washington leak culture
Published: 4/24/2025 -
The Global Jigsaw: The Kurdish issue: Part one
Published: 4/18/2025 -
The Media Show: Britain's steel crisis and SNL’s leap across the Atlantic
Published: 4/17/2025 -
Trump's tariffs explained
Published: 4/11/2025 -
The Media Show: Trade wars, tariffs, and Trump’s media strategy
Published: 4/10/2025 -
The Media Show: What teenage boys are watching online
Published: 4/3/2025 -
Unspun World: How might Gaza be governed in the future?
Published: 3/28/2025 -
The Media Show: Are pirated books powering AI?
Published: 3/27/2025 -
Unspun World: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin negotiate over a ceasefire in Ukraine
Published: 3/21/2025 -
The Media Show: Investigating Michael Jackson
Published: 3/20/2025 -
Can Germany's ailing economy get back on track?
Published: 3/15/2025 -
The Media Show: Revealing Facebook
Published: 3/14/2025 -
Unspun World: How will Donald Trump’s tariffs affect global markets?
Published: 3/14/2025 -
Unspun World: Can Ukraine continue to rely on US support?
Published: 3/7/2025 -
The Media Show: Jeff Bezos' Washington Post shift
Published: 3/6/2025 -
Unspun World: Is Russia’s war in Ukraine nearing an endgame?
Published: 2/28/2025 -
The Media Show: Mehdi Hasan on journalism, opinion, and independence
Published: 2/27/2025 -
The Media Show: Diplomacy and the media and 100 years of The New Yorker
Published: 2/20/2025
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.