Introducing... Stuff Matters with Ed Conway
LEDs were supposed to be one of the great environmental success stories: a revolutionary technology that uses a fraction of the energy of traditional light bulbs. But have they really saved the world?...
15 Jun 15min
Inside Putin’s Russia: Is the Kremlin getting nervous?
Why did President Zelenskyy write an open letter to Vladimir Putin? Why did Putin say he was rude? And why are ordinary Russians complaining about the price of cucumbers? In this episode of The World ...
10 Jun 45min
Ex-CIA analyst predicted Iran crisis years ago - so why was Trump surprised?
In 2012, a former CIA analyst ran a war game between the US and Iran.One of the first things he found was that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz after America attacked. From there, his war game spirall...
3 Jun 38min
China versus America: who will win the AI race?
Will China ever produce an Elon Musk?Kyle Chan, research fellow at the Brookings Institution and an expert on the AI race between the two superpowers thinks not.He talks to Yalda about the new Cold Wa...
27 Mai 28min
Robots on the frontline: Is Ukraine now winning the war?
Fully automated frontlines? Robots on the battlefield? Drones fighting drones? The Ukraine war has been transformed from an old-fashioned trench war to a modern one in a matter of years. On this episo...
20 Mai 39min
Trump versus Xi: Who will win the battle of the superpowers in Beijing?
A US President has not been to China since Donald Trump’s last trip nine years ago, so what will happen when Xi Jinping rolls out the red carpet for him again? Could there be progress made in Iran, Ta...
13 Mai 25min
How Pakistan became the peacemaker in the Middle East
More than eight weeks into the war in Iran, an unlikely country has emerged as the go-between for the two sides: Pakistan. How did General Asim Munir emerge as both the Trump and Iran whisperer?Yalda ...
6 Mai 33min
Who are the jihadists sweeping across Africa?
On Saturday 25 April armed terrorists rode into the capital of Mali in West Africa. Al Qaeda affiliated jihadists now say they are going to launch a total siege of the capital – home to some four mill...
29 Apr 41min
