BBC OS Conversations: Protesting farmers
Long lines of tractors have become an increasingly common site in recent months on the streets of many European cities. In Poland, farmers blocked roads this week in protest at rising costs and compet...
23 Maalis 202424min
Heart and Soul: How the Church’s role in Argentina’s dictatorship shook the nation’s faith
Next Year will mark 50 years since the start of a seven-year violent military dictatorship in Argentina. During this period, many who opposed the fascist regime were detained, kidnapped, tortured – an...
22 Maalis 202427min
Assignment: Border Stories, part 2 - Coyotes and Kidnap
Thousands of people every day are on the move across Mexico towards the border with the US. But for migrants, this is one of the most perilous journeys in the world: land routes are dominated by power...
21 Maalis 202428min
Bonus: What in the World
The Philippines is one of the most at risk countries in the world from the effects of climate change, with typhoons becoming more severe. At the same time, it has some of the most expensive energy in ...
20 Maalis 202423min
A reckoning with drugs in Oregon
In 2020, the people of Portland, Oregon - a famed city of progressives and counterculture - voted to pass Measure 110, the USA’s boldest drug policy reform yet. It came after years of campaigning, and...
20 Maalis 202427min
Trapped in Oman
A story of humanity in the face of inhumanity.It starts with women from Malawi who travel to Oman in the hope of improving their lives. Instead, they find themselves trapped in servitude as domestic w...
19 Maalis 202427min
In the Studio: Colm Tóibín
Irish author Colm Tóibín is among the world’s most celebrated contemporary writers. His works includes novels such as Nora Webster and The Blackwater Lightship, but also journalism, criticism, drama a...
18 Maalis 202424min
Bonus: The Global Story
A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. Panama Canal: It's running dry and it's going to cost us. The Global Story brings you one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our expe...
17 Maalis 202425min
