The Global Story: The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos
When the US government captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, on Saturday, most of the world was shocked. But US officials had for years been gaming out different scenarios, including predict...
11 Jan 28min
The Happy Pod: The 88-year-old veteran given nearly $2m by strangers
The Australian 'kindness influencer' who raised nearly two million dollars to help an elderly US veteran. Samuel Weidenhofer flew thousands of miles to find Ed Bambas after being told he needed help....
10 Jan 26min
The Happy Pod: Christmas with the man I saved
A US woman whose bone marrow saved a father of three in Australia has spent Christmas with him and his family. Gennaro Rapinese, whose leukaemia was cured by the donation, greeted Cassidy Feeney at t...
4 Jan 26min
The Global Story - Why Australia’s gun laws aren’t as strong as you might think
After the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, Australia tightened its gun laws, and has since been considered a world-leading example by gun control advocates of how to lessen the chances of mass shootings ...
21 Des 202527min
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions
Videos capturing the joy and emotion of families reuniting at Dublin Airport for the festive season have received thousands of views online. We speak to the team behind the cameras to find out why the...
20 Des 202527min
The Global Story: The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law
**This episode contains descriptions of abuse and violence**In November, the Italian parliament voted unanimously to introduce the term “femicide” into the country’s legal code. The murder of a woman ...
14 Des 202527min
The Happy Pod: The cafe where mistakes are expected
A pop-up cafe in Tokyo is giving people with dementia a place to volunteer as well as a sense of community. A volunteer there, Toshio Morita, has become something of a local celebrity. At the Orange D...
13 Des 202528min
The Global Story: The Fifa-Trump bromance
Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, is widely expected to award Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on Friday, at the draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington DC. The prize has led to scrutin...
7 Des 202527min
