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382 - Democrats win big in US midterms

Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world.

Featuring new episodes of The President's Path, Unspun World with John Simpson, and The Media Show.

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382 - Democrats win big in US midterms

Fri, 06 Nov 2026
381 - How will Trump react to Republicans’ midterms defeat?

Fri, 06 Nov 2026
380 - The Media Show: The role of social media in Gen-Z protests across Europe

Thu, 05 Nov 2026
379 - The President's Path: Midterm races to watch

Fri, 30 Oct 2026
378 - Unspun World: Ukrainians prepare for winter at war

Fri, 30 Oct 2026
377 - The Media Show: Is TV news fit for purpose in the internet age?

Thu, 29 Oct 2026
376 - The President's Path: Trump's immigration stance and the midterms

Fri, 23 Oct 2026
375 - Unspun World: Saudi Arabia’s safe-haven reputation

Fri, 23 Oct 2026
374 - The Media Show: More cuts at the BBC

Thu, 22 Oct 2026
373 - The President's Path: Will affordability decide the US midterms?

Fri, 16 Oct 2026
372 - Unspun World: Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine

Fri, 16 Oct 2026
371 - The Media Show: TV screenwriter Russell T Davies

Thu, 15 Oct 2026
370 - The President's Path: Could Trump deliver Democrats a midterm victory?

Fri, 09 Oct 2026
369 - Unspun World: Israel marks three years since 7 October attacks

Fri, 09 Oct 2026
368 - The Media Show: Hungary and the battle for press freedom

Thu, 08 Oct 2026
367 - The President's Path: Do Trump's endorsements help?

Fri, 02 Oct 2026
366 - What effect are Russian drone strikes having on Ukraine?

Fri, 02 Oct 2026
365 - The Media Show: Reporting the Man City scandal

Thu, 01 Oct 2026
364 - The President's Path: Trump on the world stage

Mon, 28 Sep 2026
363 - Unspun World: The state of Germany's government

Fri, 25 Sep 2026
362 - The Media Show: Earl Spencer, the Palace and the Press

Thu, 24 Sep 2026
361 - The President's Path: Is Canada's EU relationship a threat to Trump?

Fri, 18 Sep 2026
360 - Unspun World: Yemen hostilities escalate

Fri, 18 Sep 2026
359 - The Media Show: Is the right of reply under threat?

Thu, 17 Sep 2026
358 - The President's Path: How 9/11 changed America and the world

Fri, 11 Sep 2026
357 - The Media Show: A television experiment that lasted 60 years

Thu, 10 Sep 2026
356 - The President's Path: Trump's second term: How America and the world sees him

Fri, 04 Sep 2026
355 - The Media Show: Meet the 'meat proxies'

Thu, 03 Sep 2026
354 - Heated rivalry: US v Canada

Fri, 28 Aug 2026
353 - The Media Show: Is YouTube the new TV?

Thu, 27 Aug 2026
352 - The President's Path: Trump redefines America’s friends and foes

Fri, 21 Aug 2026
351 - The Media Show: The death of Jason Arday

Thu, 20 Aug 2026
350 - The President's Path: Trump and the AI data centre debate

Fri, 14 Aug 2026
349 - The Media Show: James May's YouTube move

Thu, 13 Aug 2026
348 - The President's Path: Is Trump the AI president?

Fri, 07 Aug 2026
347 - The Media Show: Alternative Hollywood

Thu, 06 Aug 2026
346 - The President's Path: Does Zelensky have the upper hand in the Ukraine war?

Fri, 31 Jul 2026
345 - The Media Show: Interviewing Elon Musk

Thu, 30 Jul 2026
344 - The President's Path: The US-Saudi nuclear deal

Fri, 24 Jul 2026
343 - The Media Show: Can an AI actor win over Hollywood?

Thu, 23 Jul 2026
342 - The President's Path: Trump accuses China of US election 'meddling'

Fri, 17 Jul 2026
341 - The Media Show: Trump's New York Times subpoenas

Thu, 16 Jul 2026
340 - The President's Path: US-Iran conflict reignites

Fri, 10 Jul 2026
339 - The Media Show: Farage's fight with the Media

Thu, 09 Jul 2026
338 - The President's Path: America at 250

Fri, 03 Jul 2026
337 - The Media Show: The Murray brothers' media game

Thu, 02 Jul 2026
336 - The President's Path: Has Trump taken over America’s big birthday?

Fri, 26 Jun 2026
335 - Unspun World: Has Britain become ungovernable?

Fri, 26 Jun 2026
334 - The Media Show: How Shop workers became content

Thu, 25 Jun 2026
333 - The President's Path: What did America actually win in the Iran deal?

Fri, 19 Jun 2026

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