The Global Story

Episodes

• The Global Story: They were loyal Democrats. Then came Gaza 2026-10-25
  Midterm elections in the United States are normally about domestic issues such as the economy and the cost of living. They’re often a pulse check on…
• The Global Story:Was World War Two worth it? Some US conservatives have doubts 2026-10-18
  Since World War Two ended, most people living in the United States or Europe have generally upheld a consensus about its morality; that it was a…
• The Global Story: Smart glasses or ‘pervert glasses’? 2026-10-11
  At a recent Meta product launch, Mark Zuckerberg promised that the company’s smart glasses would give wearers “new superpowers”, but what are they?…
• The Global Story: The Super El Nino - what happens when it hits us? 2026-10-04
  Climate scientists have put out a dire warning about this year’s El Niño; that it will likely be the worst in recorded history. And if previous…
• The Global Story: Why the world wants American surrogates 2026-09-27
  The United States is one of the few wealthy countries where commercial surrogacy remains legal. Bans elsewhere in the world, combined with a largely…
• The Global Story: Dave Ramsey - Iran, tariffs and affordability 2026-09-20
  As the midterm elections in America approach, the economy is one of the deciding factors for how people will vote. Before his second term started,…
• The Global Story: Can Dubai’s luxe image survive the war with Iran? 2026-09-13
  As the summer holiday season draws to a close, foreigners travelling to and from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are facing delays, cancellations…
• The Global Story: Will the new cancer vaccine survive RFK Jr’s America? 2026-08-30
  A new personalised vaccine given in combination with a drug has stopped skin cancer returning in patients during a trial, representing a potentially…
• The Global Story: The challenger to Netanyahu, with New Yorker editor David Remnick 2026-08-23
  Benjamin Netanyahu has been a major figure in Israeli politics for a long time. You could have just turned 30 years old and never known a time when…
• The Global Story - Is Iran really trying to kill Trump? 2026-08-16
  Last month, President Trump secretly swapped planes via a catering truck as he left a Nato summit in Turkey. The elaborate ruse, first reported by…
• The Global Story: Iran school strike: Will the truth come out? 2026-08-09
  On February 28th, in the opening hours of the first day of the US-Israel war against Iran, an attack on a school vin the southern city of Minab…
• The Global Story: British CPAC - Can MAGA politics be exported to the UK? 2026-07-26
  The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is a mainstay of the US political calendar, a barometer of the Republican party mood, and has…
• The Global Story: Citizen Vigilante and Elon Musk’s war on ‘woke’ films 2026-07-12
  Citizen Vigilante is a low-budget action thriller starring actor Armie Hammer as a vigilante who hunts down migrant criminals in Europe. The movie…
• The Global Story: US at 250 – your questions answered 2026-07-05
  As the United States celebrates 250 years since its founding, this week The Global Story has been exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the…
• The Global Story: Abdi’s American Dream 2026-07-03
  As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, The Global Story podcast is exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the US has shaped the…
• The Global Story: Is the US falling out of love with Israel? 2026-06-28
  The United States has been a staunch ally of Israel for decades, and Americans used to be steadfast in their support for the country. But in recent…
• The Global Story: How to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon 2026-06-21
  On Wednesday, President Trump met with Iranian leaders to sign an initial memorandum of understanding towards ending the months-long war. In a press…
• The Global Story: The world according to Marco Rubio 2026-06-14
  As a Florida senator, Marco Rubio seemed to hold an opposing world view to Donald Trump; on Russia-Ukraine, on China, on USAID, and more. He notably…
• The Global Story: The battle to save James Bond from becoming slop 2026-06-07
  Casting is finally underway for a new James Bond. But why has it taken five years to even begin the search? Since Daniel Craig retired as Bond in…
• The Global Story: World Cup 2026: The most political of all time? 2026-05-31
  Politics, power and money have always been part of international sporting competitions, and football (or soccer) is no exception. However, this…
• The Global Story: The American mayor accused of working for China 2026-05-24
  The mayor of the Californian city of Arcadia has agreed to plead guilty to charges she acted as an illegal agent for China. Prosecutors say Eileen…
• The Global Story: Operation Ajax: The CIA’s Iran coup 2026-05-17
  At the outset of the war in Iran, US President Donald Trump suggested that regime change was one of its goals. He later said it had been had…
• The Global Story: What Elon Musk did next 2026-05-10
  It’s been a year since billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk left his informal position in President Trump’s White House in May 2025. But behind…