The Real Story Podcast
Global experts and decision makers discuss, debate and analyse a key news story.
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Extreme Weather: Who Foots the Bill?
Fri 15 Sep 2017
Extreme weather events are becoming more common, more destructive, and much more costly
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What's Gone Wrong in Myanmar?
Fri 8 Sep 2017
Why is Aung San Suu Kyi refusing to denounce army brutality in Rakhine State?
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Are Smartphones Harming Teenagers?
Fri 1 Sep 2017
The spread of smartphones has come with rising rates of depression in teenagers
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Toppling statues: When should they come down?
Fri 25 Aug 2017
Owen Bennett-Jones and guests discuss what should be done about statues that offend
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Pakistan at 70 - Success or Failure?
Fri 11 Aug 2017
Has Pakistan lived up to the dreams of its founders?
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How secular is India 70 years after Partition?
Fri 4 Aug 2017
Is Hindu Nationalism a threat to India's secular state seventy years after independence?
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Water: The Stuff of Life
Fri 28 Jul 2017
Water supplies are coming under pressure in many parts of the world
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Living Longer Lives: Blessing or Curse?
Fri 21 Jul 2017
What is the impact of more people around the world living longer lives?
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What Next For Islamic State?
Fri 14 Jul 2017
How will IS regroup after its defeat in Mosul this week?
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Globalisation: Winners and Losers
Fri 7 Jul 2017
As G20 leaders meet in Germany, we ask if globalisation benefits everyone
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What's the Best Healthcare System?
Fri 30 Jun 2017
Cost, coverage, choice - the trade-offs needed to make a healthy nation
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Greece: A Long Road to Recovery
Fri 23 Jun 2017
What hope is there for a better future for the long-suffering Greek people?
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UK Election 2017: The World View
Fri 9 Jun 2017
After polls in the UK, Europe and US, what have we learned about voter allegiances?
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Brazilβs Corruption Crisis
Fri 2 Jun 2017
Can the 'Car Wash' anti-corruption investigation clean up Brazilian politics?
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How Can We Make Our Cities Safe?
Fri 26 May 2017
Urban security, counter-terrorism and community vigilance - but at what cost?
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Trump and Russia: A Long Relationship
Fri 19 May 2017
How do you separate fact from rumour in President Trump's connections with Russia?
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Iran: Voting for Change?
Fri 12 May 2017
Next week Iranians go to the polls to elect a new president. What's at stake?
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What's Wrong with Science?
Fri 5 May 2017
Is there a fundamental problem with the way science is done today?
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Trumpβs World: 100 Days of Change
Fri 28 Apr 2017
How is US foreign policy shaping up under President Trump's administration?
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Hungary: Protest and Populism
Fri 21 Apr 2017
Is Hungary's government, once considered far to the European right, now mainstream?
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President Trump's Promises to Americaβs Farmers
Fri 7 Apr 2017
Could Mr Trump's trade policies hurt - rather than help - farming communities?
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Under Scrutiny: Americaβs Somali Community
Fri 31 Mar 2017
What is the future for a community President Trump has called a βdisasterβ for Minnesota?
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South Sudan: The Creation of a Failed State
Fri 24 Mar 2017
Why has a country rich in oil and gas failed to live up to the aspirations of its people?
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Brexit: Now for the Hard Part
Fri 17 Mar 2017
Two years of tough negotiations lie ahead for Britain and the EU.
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What is an Islamic State?
Fri 10 Mar 2017
Pakistan is a Muslim majority country but is it an Islamic state?
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De-Extinction: Return of the Woolly Mammoth?
Fri 3 Mar 2017
If we had the scientific capability to bring back extinct species should we do it?
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