177 Episodes

  1. How does the World Health Organization work?

    Published: 12/13/2023
  2. Unspun World: Can anything break the stalemate in the Ukraine war?

    Published: 12/9/2023
  3. What is Five Eyes?

    Published: 12/6/2023
  4. Unspun World: How migration is changing European politics

    Published: 12/2/2023
  5. Unspun World: A pause in fighting in Gaza

    Published: 11/25/2023
  6. The Global Jigsaw: Global perspectives on the Israel Gaza war

    Published: 11/19/2023
  7. Unspun World: Can the US and China get along?

    Published: 11/18/2023
  8. The Global Jigsaw: Israel and Gaza special

    Published: 11/12/2023
  9. Unspun World: What's Israel's endgame in Gaza?

    Published: 11/11/2023
  10. Unspun World: Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border

    Published: 11/4/2023
  11. Unspun World: Will Israel invade Gaza?

    Published: 10/28/2023
  12. The Global Jigsaw: Who’ll be Argentina’s next president?

    Published: 10/20/2023
  13. Unspun World: Israel declares war on Hamas after deadly attack

    Published: 10/14/2023
  14. Unspun World: Are democracies hindering the fight against climate change?

    Published: 10/7/2023
  15. Unspun World: Can anyone in Russia challenge Putin now?

    Published: 9/30/2023
  16. The Global Jigsaw: Wagner after Prigozhin

    Published: 9/29/2023
  17. Unspun World: What has changed for women in Iran, a year after Mahsa Amini's death?

    Published: 9/23/2023
  18. The Global Jigsaw: Grain deal special

    Published: 9/9/2023
  19. Could Puerto Rico become America's 51st state?

    Published: 8/23/2023
  20. Kosovo–Serbia relations

    Published: 8/16/2023

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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.