The Global Story

A podcast by BBC World Service

336 Episodes

  1. Missing Cryptoqueen: What happened to the world’s most wanted woman?

    Published: 6/27/2024

  2. Julian Assange: Inside the deal to free WikiLeaks founder

    Published: 6/26/2024

  3. Hajj: Why over 1,000 Muslim pilgrims have died

    Published: 6/25/2024

  4. Elon Musk: Is he worth history’s biggest pay deal?

    Published: 6/24/2024

  5. Sextortion: 'In six hours, my son was dead'

    Published: 6/21/2024

  6. Ukraine war: The men avoiding conscription

    Published: 6/20/2024

  7. Nuclear power: Inside Europe's radioactive tomb

    Published: 6/19/2024

  8. Smartphone ban: Why an Irish town is taking children’s phones

    Published: 6/18/2024

  9. North Korea: Why Putin and Xi are courting Kim

    Published: 6/17/2024

  10. Menopause: Are attitudes changing?

    Published: 6/14/2024

  11. Hezbollah: Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border

    Published: 6/13/2024

  12. Hunter Biden guilty: What could it mean for the president?

    Published: 6/12/2024

  13. France's snap election: Will President Macron's gamble pay off?

    Published: 6/11/2024

  14. Brazil floods: A month underwater after climate "catastrophe"

    Published: 6/10/2024

  15. US immigration: Could Biden's border policy decide the election?

    Published: 6/7/2024

  16. India election: What went wrong for Modi?

    Published: 6/6/2024

  17. Ukraine's children: Growing up under fire

    Published: 6/5/2024

  18. Measles: Why is there a global resurgence?

    Published: 6/4/2024

  19. Fascism in Italy: Has the country moved on from its past?

    Published: 6/3/2024

  20. Mexico election: A blood-soaked ballot

    Published: 6/1/2024

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Global perspectives on one big story. In-depth insights from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider. Make sense of the news with our experts around the world, every Monday to Friday. Episodes will be ready by 10:30 GMT. Host Katya Adler and our BBC teams guide you through one major global news story each episode. From Beijing to Boston, Baghdad to Bangalore, our unrivalled reach will take you beyond the headlines to help understand and explore what’s happening. The Global News Podcast brings you the latest updates and, on The Global Story, we will drill deep into a single story. From the climate emergency, to the burning questions around Artificial Intelligence, to the movements of money and markets, and the power of the ballot and the bullet. Katya Adler has been a BBC correspondent and editor for more than 25 years, covering conflicts in the Middle East, political and economic crises in Europe, and drug cartels in Mexico. The Global Story team would like to hear your stories and experiences on the issues that we’re covering on the podcast. Please get in touch: [email protected] #TheGlobalStory and tell us your thoughts on what you would like us to talk about.