The Global Story Podcast
The Global Story: Where the world meets America
Where the world and America meet, with episodes each weekday. The world is changing. Decisions made in the US and by the second Trump administration are accelerating that change. But they are also a symptom of it. With Asma Khalid in DC, Tristan Redman in London, and the backing of the BBC’s international newsroom, The Global Story brings clarity to politics, business and foreign policy in a time of connection and disruption.
Episodes to download
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Can Trump win a trade war with China?
Wed 5 Feb 2025
The economic battle between the world's two biggest economies has escalated
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Syria's illegal drug empire
Tue 4 Feb 2025
Inside the multi-billion dollar industry linked to deposed President Bashar al-Assad
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Will Germany lift the firewall around the AfD?
Mon 3 Feb 2025
Why mainstream politicians are now open to working with the far-right party
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Missing in Ukraine: Lyudmila’s search for her parents
Fri 31 Jan 2025
One family’s story, among the many thousands missing in Ukraine
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Gaza ceasefire: How does it feel to return home?
Thu 30 Jan 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians go back to north Gaza
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DeepSeek: AI revolution or just hype?
Wed 29 Jan 2025
The Chinese chatbot app, made at a fraction of its rivals' cost, has shaken US markets
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Why does Trump want the Panama Canal?
Tue 28 Jan 2025
The White House says the trade route is 'operated' by China
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Return to Auschwitz: 'I want the world to remember us'
Mon 27 Jan 2025
A Holocaust survivor on her journey back 80 years after liberation
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Thailand: The first same-sex marriages in Asia's LGBT haven
Fri 24 Jan 2025
It's the largest country on the continent to pass an equal marriage law
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Have we already found the fountain of youth?
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Scientists are optimistic that existing drugs could one day slow or reverse our ageing
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How Trump 2.0 could reshape the Middle East
Wed 22 Jan 2025
What are the new US president's priorities in the region?
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President Trump is back
Tue 21 Jan 2025
The Global Story joins Newscast, Americast, and Ukrainecast to dissect Trump's speech
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Inside the White House on inauguration day
Mon 20 Jan 2025
A staffer's personal story of entering the West Wing
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Path to the Presidency: Inauguration (weather) forecast
Sat 18 Jan 2025
Freezing weather in Washington DC has led to changes to Donald Trump's inauguration plans
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Biden's diplomatic legacy: Afghanistan, Ukraine and Gaza
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Joe Biden's successes and failures on the world stage
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Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire in Gaza
Thu 16 Jan 2025
After 15 months of conflict, a glimmer of hope in the Middle East
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Hope and loss after 15 months of Israel-Gaza conflict
Wed 15 Jan 2025
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in sight
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LA fires: “It was like watching the end of the world”
Tue 14 Jan 2025
A week after the wildfires began, Los Angeles is still in danger
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni: The saga explained
Mon 13 Jan 2025
The Hollywood stars have filed rival lawsuits in an ongoing rift
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Path to the Presidency: Unconditional discharge
Sat 11 Jan 2025
Donald Trump is sentenced and wildfires rage in Los Angeles
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Why is Elon Musk meddling in European politics?
Fri 10 Jan 2025
How the tech billionaire went from a political centrist to a right-wing radical
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The fight for the Arctic
Thu 9 Jan 2025
How melting ice and geopolitical rivalries are heating up competition in the Arctic
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Beyond Trudeau: Canada's political future
Wed 8 Jan 2025
After the PM's resignation, polls predict a shift to the right
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Could Donald Trump reignite a peace deal for the Israel-Gaza war?
Tue 7 Jan 2025
The conflict rages on but ceasefire talks have resumed
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The global surrogacy boom
Mon 6 Jan 2025
More countries are banning surrogacy – but demand is growing
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Path to the Presidency: New Orleans attack response
Sat 4 Jan 2025
Trump and Biden offer competing statements after the killings
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The 'Holy Grail' of shipwrecks
Fri 3 Jan 2025
The battle over $18 billion worth of gold, silver and emeralds sunk with the San José
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Has Canada soured on immigration?
Thu 2 Jan 2025
For the first time in decades most Canadians say too many people are being let in
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Path to the Presidency: An incredible year in US democracy
Tue 31 Dec 2024
Caitríona and Sumi reflect on covering the twists and turns of the 2024 campaign
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Afghanistan: "Life was so beautiful when I would go to school"
Mon 30 Dec 2024
The Taliban have stopped women from attending midwifery and nursing courses
