The Explanation
A podcast by BBC World Service
177 Episodes
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What is Nato?
Published: 8/9/2023 -
Venezuela crisis
Published: 8/2/2023 -
The EU
Published: 7/26/2023 -
Who are the Rohingyas?
Published: 7/19/2023 -
What is a war crime?
Published: 7/12/2023 -
Unspun World: Is it time to return looted art?
Published: 7/8/2023 -
Haiti's gang crisis
Published: 7/5/2023 -
Unspun World: Is Putin's time up?
Published: 6/30/2023 -
How Lebanon’s economy collapsed
Published: 6/28/2023 -
Unspun World: Xi Jinping: President or emperor?
Published: 6/24/2023 -
What is the Wagner Group?
Published: 6/21/2023 -
Unspun World: Who can challenge Trump?
Published: 6/17/2023 -
Unspun World: What's it like reporting on the war from inside Russia?
Published: 6/10/2023 -
Unspun World: Can the US transform the world's economy?
Published: 6/3/2023 -
Unspun World: Could AI outsmart humanity?
Published: 5/27/2023 -
Unspun World: Is Ukraine's counter-offensive a turning point?
Published: 5/20/2023 -
Introducing The Explanation
Published: 5/17/2023
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.