Global News Podcast Podcast
The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens.
The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
Episodes to download
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The Global Story: The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos
Sun 11 Jan 2026
Officials have for years run war games on Venezuela – here's what they predicted.
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The Happy Pod: The 88-year-old veteran given nearly $2m by strangers
Sat 10 Jan 2026
Why an Australian man raised nearly two million dollars to help an elderly US veteran
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The Happy Pod: Christmas with the man I saved
Sun 4 Jan 2026
A US bone marrow donor spent Christmas with the man whose life she saved in Australia
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The Global Story - Why Australia’s gun laws aren’t as strong as you might think
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Australia reconsiders its gun control laws, following the Bondi Beach massacre.
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The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Videos of emotional families reuniting in Dublin Airport have gained thousands of views
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The Global Story: The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law
Sun 14 Dec 2025
How two shocking murders of young women fueled outrage in Italy and led to femicide law.
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The Happy Pod: The cafe where mistakes are expected
Sat 13 Dec 2025
A pop-up cafe in Tokyo is giving people with dementia a place to volunteer
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The Global Story: The Fifa-Trump bromance
Sun 7 Dec 2025
Fifa’s new ‘Peace Prize’ raises questions about politics in the world’s biggest sport.
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The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby
Sat 6 Dec 2025
The extraordinary teenage promise that led to a woman having a baby for her best friend
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The Global Story: The international drama of Miss Universe
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Miss Universe 2025 has been chaotic and scandalous - but will it win back viewers?
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Why there's hope for Haiti
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Why many Haitians believe there’s a way out of the crisis in their country.
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The Happy Pod: Diabetes Awareness Month special
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Stories of innovation, advocacy and education to mark Diabetes Awareness Month
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The Global Story: The oil lobbyist who tried to sink the first big climate deal
Sun 23 Nov 2025
The true story of the man once described as ‘the high priest of the carbon club’
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The Happy Pod: Donating my kidney transformed a child's life
Sat 22 Nov 2025
An organ donor has seen the impact she had by meeting the boy who received her kidney
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The Global Story; The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia
Sun 16 Nov 2025
Roger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia.
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The Happy Pod: Saving a drowning man changed me
Sat 15 Nov 2025
A woman who saved a kayaker's life says she feels like he's one of her children
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The Global Story: The rehabilitation of Syria’s ex-jihadist president
Sun 9 Nov 2025
Syrian president is due to hold the first elections since the fall of the Assad regime?
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The Happy Pod: Atomic bomb survivors campaigning for peace
Sat 8 Nov 2025
The atomic bomb survivors and families campaigning for peace and nuclear disarmament
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The Happy Pod: Soldiers' letters from 1916 finally home
Sat 1 Nov 2025
Notes from two Australian WW1 soldiers found on a beach and now back with their families
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The Happy Pod: 'I'm blind but I can read a book again'
Sat 25 Oct 2025
Doctors have used microchips to help blind patients regain the ability to read
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The Happy Pod: The healing power of singing
Sat 18 Oct 2025
Women with post-natal depression saw lasting benefits from a singing group.
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The Happy Pod: Love, cake, and a long-lost mother
Sat 11 Oct 2025
A man's search for his birth mother led him back to his favourite local bakery
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The Happy Pod: The teenager empowering thousands to succeed
Sat 4 Oct 2025
Young entrepreneur Adarsh Kumar provides training and mentoring across India
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Gaza Conflict: Two years on
Tue 30 Sep 2025
A special episode to reflect on the war in Gaza and the future of the Middle East
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The Happy Pod: Hope for people with Huntington's disease
Sat 27 Sep 2025
The first ever treatment for Huntington's disease delights patients and scientists
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The Happy Pod: Nurse revives 'drunk' raccoon
Sat 20 Sep 2025
A woman in Kentucky saved a baby raccoon who became 'drunk' on fermented fruit.
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The Happy Pod: Escaping death on a glacier
Sat 13 Sep 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: The 'game changing' test for ovarian cancer
Sat 6 Sep 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Xi, Kim and Putin: A new world alliance?
Thu 4 Sep 2025
As Xi, Kim and Putin meet in Beijing, what does the West make of this show of strength?
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The Happy Pod: Hugs from Texas
Sat 30 Aug 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
