The Explanation
A podcast by BBC World Service
177 Episodes
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What does a new president mean for Poland?
Published: 6/6/2025 -
The Media Show: Can NPR survive Trump’s cuts?
Published: 6/5/2025 -
Unspun World: Will Israeli criticism change Netanyahu's Gaza stance?
Published: 5/30/2025 -
The Media Show: NYT editor Joe Kahn, and travel presenter Simon Reeve
Published: 5/29/2025 -
Unspun World: The UK's new EU deal
Published: 5/23/2025 -
The Media Show: Full-time for Lineker at the BBC
Published: 5/22/2025 -
Unspun World: What's next for Gaza?
Published: 5/16/2025 -
The Media Show: Misinformation and the India-Pakistan Standoff
Published: 5/15/2025 -
Unspun World: Vladimir Putin’s game plan
Published: 5/9/2025 -
The Media Show: Tina Brown on her fight for quality journalism
Published: 5/8/2025 -
The Global Jigsaw: The Kurdish issue: Part three
Published: 5/3/2025 -
Unspun World: What part did Trump play in Canada’s election?
Published: 5/2/2025 -
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
The Explanation is a snackable audio guide giving you the backstory behind the headlines. In each episode, presenter Claire Graham meets a BBC News correspondent who has lived and breathed these stories. She’ll hear clear analysis along with powerful archive. The Explanation will go back in time to unpack complex chains of events and will make the stories in question easier to understand.