177 Episodes

  1. What does a new president mean for Poland?

    Published: 6/6/2025
  2. The Media Show: Can NPR survive Trump’s cuts?

    Published: 6/5/2025
  3. Unspun World: Will Israeli criticism change Netanyahu's Gaza stance?

    Published: 5/30/2025
  4. The Media Show: NYT editor Joe Kahn, and travel presenter Simon Reeve

    Published: 5/29/2025
  5. Unspun World: The UK's new EU deal

    Published: 5/23/2025
  6. The Media Show: Full-time for Lineker at the BBC

    Published: 5/22/2025
  7. Unspun World: What's next for Gaza?

    Published: 5/16/2025
  8. The Media Show: Misinformation and the India-Pakistan Standoff

    Published: 5/15/2025
  9. Unspun World: Vladimir Putin’s game plan

    Published: 5/9/2025
  10. The Media Show: Tina Brown on her fight for quality journalism

    Published: 5/8/2025
  11. The Global Jigsaw: The Kurdish issue: Part three

    Published: 5/3/2025
  12. Unspun World: What part did Trump play in Canada’s election?

    Published: 5/2/2025
  13. The Media Show: Piers Morgan’s YouTube bet

    Published: 5/1/2025
  14. The Global Jigsaw: The Kurdish issue: Part two

    Published: 4/25/2025
  15. The Media Show: Washington leak culture

    Published: 4/24/2025
  16. The Global Jigsaw: The Kurdish issue: Part one

    Published: 4/18/2025
  17. The Media Show: Britain's steel crisis and SNL’s leap across the Atlantic

    Published: 4/17/2025
  18. Trump's tariffs explained

    Published: 4/11/2025
  19. The Media Show: Trade wars, tariffs, and Trump’s media strategy

    Published: 4/10/2025
  20. The Media Show: What teenage boys are watching online

    Published: 4/3/2025

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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.