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.
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Episodes to download
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JD Vance’s Iran test
Today
Can the vice-president help secure the US’ interests in Iran, and those of his MAGA base?
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Has Trump pushed Cuba to the brink of collapse?
Yesterday
Could the US‑imposed near‑total oil blockade topple Cuba’s government?
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Is the Iran war helping Putin?
Monday
While the US and the world look away, is the Russian president getting what he wants?
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Is the Iran war helping Putin?
Monday
While the US and the world look away, is the Russian president getting what he wants?
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Recommending: 13 Minutes Presents Artemis II
Sunday
Humans are returning to the Moon - hear about it on the BBC’s space podcast, 13 Minutes
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Meta and YouTube lost in a landmark trial. Is this just the tip of the iceberg?
Friday
A jury found the tech companies intentionally built addictive platforms.
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The cities built on scamming us all
Last Thursday
How sophisticated crime syndicates are duping unsuspecting foreigners
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Are we heading for World War Three?
Last Wednesday
Will the US-Israel war with Iran spiral out of control and how can it be stopped?
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The Venezuela model for regime change
Last Tuesday
How do ordinary Venezuelans feel about the country’s future?
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Trump's Iran options
Mon 23 Mar 2026
Pressure mounts on the President to "wind down" the Iran war. What could that look like?
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Netanyahu is not dead. So why did the internet think he was?
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Is Iran the first AI slop war?
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The war in Lebanon, explained
Thu 19 Mar 2026
The BBC’s correspondent in Beirut on how we got here and what’s next
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Listener Q&A on Iran
Wed 18 Mar 2026
BBC world affairs editor John Simpson answers your questions on the US-Israel war on Iran
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How does war affect a child’s brain?
Tue 17 Mar 2026
Veteran war reporter Fergal Keane on PTSD among children in conflicts worldwide.
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Was the air strike on an Iranian school a war crime?
Mon 16 Mar 2026
What we know so far about the strike - and what the legal consequences could be.
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Jeremy Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising. The lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large
Sat 14 Mar 2026
A special essay from our international editor, Jeremy Bowen.
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How the Oscars went international
Fri 13 Mar 2026
The Academy Awards are increasingly nominating films made outside of America.
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Why is Donald Trump obsessed with the Chagos Islands?
Thu 12 Mar 2026
Trump, Starmer, and the mysterious islands fracturing the 'special relationship'.
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Iran: Is diplomacy dead?
Wed 11 Mar 2026
A former State Department official on the chances of a negotiated peace with Iran
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Are oil prices determining the course of the Iran war?
Tue 10 Mar 2026
How the oil crises of the 1970s might help us make sense of the current moment
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Spain stands up to Trump
Mon 9 Mar 2026
Pedro Sanchez’s anti-war and pro-immigration views have caused clashes with the US leader.
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Do Trump and Netanyahu have conflicting end goals on Iran?
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Israel and the United States are currently aligned. Will it last?
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Could Iran be the next ‘forever war’?
Thu 5 Mar 2026
We compare this week to previous US interventions in the Middle East.
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Iran under attack: The view from inside
Wed 4 Mar 2026
As the bombing continues, Iranians contemplate an uncertain future
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Iran war: Chaos engulfs the Gulf
Tue 3 Mar 2026
How the US-Israel war with Iran is disrupting the region
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What next for Iran?
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Iran’s supreme leader has been killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes
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Mexico’s most wanted cartel boss is dead. Is it enough for Trump?
Fri 27 Feb 2026
Our correspondent in Mexico on the fallout of the killing of “El Mencho”.
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Is a peace deal with Putin possible?
Thu 26 Feb 2026
Top Putin expert Fiona Hill on the chances of a Ukraine peace deal
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Ukraine’s defiance, four years on
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Perspectives on the war from those living on Ukraine’s front line
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Inside Iran after the crackdown
Tue 24 Feb 2026
A rare look inside the country reckoning with a brutal crackdown and the prospect of war.






























