The Explanation
A podcast by BBC World Service
177 Episodes
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The Media Show: Building Trump's social media app
Published: 4/11/2024 -
The Global Jigsaw: Deconstructing Iran’s 'Axis of Resistance': Part one
Published: 4/7/2024 -
The Media Show: Fear, threats and intimidation
Published: 4/4/2024 -
The Global Jigsaw: Moscow attack: disinfo wars
Published: 3/31/2024 -
The Global Jigsaw: Contested waters: Helmand
Published: 3/24/2024 -
Unspun World: What's next for President Putin after winning re-election?
Published: 3/23/2024 -
The Global Jigsaw - Contested waters: Crimea
Published: 3/17/2024 -
Unspun World: Has Russia turned the tide in its war in Ukraine?
Published: 3/16/2024 -
The Global Jigsaw: What hope for Haiti?
Published: 3/10/2024 -
Unspun World: What's life like on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank?
Published: 3/9/2024 -
Unspun World: Is a ceasefire in Gaza within reach?
Published: 3/2/2024 -
Unspun World: What Alexei Navalny's death means for Vladimir Putin's grip on Russia
Published: 2/24/2024 -
Unspun World: Can Israel win its war in Gaza?
Published: 2/17/2024 -
Unspun World: How Russia's economy has survived despite sanctions
Published: 2/10/2024 -
Unspun World: Is Ukraine losing Western support?
Published: 2/3/2024 -
Unspun World: Is the war in Gaza slipping away from Israel?
Published: 1/27/2024 -
Unspun World: What's the West's strategy for the Houthis?
Published: 1/20/2024 -
What does the World Bank do?
Published: 1/3/2024 -
What is sportswashing?
Published: 12/25/2023 -
What is BRICS?
Published: 12/20/2023
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.