The Explanation
A podcast by BBC World Service
177 Episodes
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How does the World Health Organization work?
Published: 12/13/2023 -
Unspun World: Can anything break the stalemate in the Ukraine war?
Published: 12/9/2023 -
What is Five Eyes?
Published: 12/6/2023 -
Unspun World: How migration is changing European politics
Published: 12/2/2023 -
Unspun World: A pause in fighting in Gaza
Published: 11/25/2023 -
The Global Jigsaw: Global perspectives on the Israel Gaza war
Published: 11/19/2023 -
Unspun World: Can the US and China get along?
Published: 11/18/2023 -
The Global Jigsaw: Israel and Gaza special
Published: 11/12/2023 -
Unspun World: What's Israel's endgame in Gaza?
Published: 11/11/2023 -
Unspun World: Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border
Published: 11/4/2023 -
Unspun World: Will Israel invade Gaza?
Published: 10/28/2023 -
The Global Jigsaw: Who’ll be Argentina’s next president?
Published: 10/20/2023 -
Unspun World: Israel declares war on Hamas after deadly attack
Published: 10/14/2023 -
Unspun World: Are democracies hindering the fight against climate change?
Published: 10/7/2023 -
Unspun World: Can anyone in Russia challenge Putin now?
Published: 9/30/2023 -
The Global Jigsaw: Wagner after Prigozhin
Published: 9/29/2023 -
Unspun World: What has changed for women in Iran, a year after Mahsa Amini's death?
Published: 9/23/2023 -
The Global Jigsaw: Grain deal special
Published: 9/9/2023 -
Could Puerto Rico become America's 51st state?
Published: 8/23/2023 -
Kosovo–Serbia relations
Published: 8/16/2023
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.