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Nov 23, 2021 • 6min
Ep 223: The strange case of Peng Shuai
A top Chinese woman tennis player alleged that a senior politician had sexually abused her - then she disappeared. Now Peng Shuai has resurfaced, but is she safe? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 22, 2021 • 6min
Ep 222: Could there be a war in Europe?
Bosnia has been held together by a complicated peace deal since its civil war 25 years ago. Is it about to fall apart? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 19, 2021 • 7min
Ep 221: The battle across the Channel
Some days, more than 1000 migrants cross the English Channel in small boats. Could the UK and France stop them if they wanted? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 18, 2021 • 6min
Ep 220: The profit of conspiracy
Alex Jones is one of the United States' great sources of misinformation and he's made a lot of money from it. This week a court has found him liable by default of defamation. But will it stop him spreading lies in future? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 17, 2021 • 6min
Ep 219: A sickle cell crisis
Sickle cell disease is a condition which affects Black people, and people from other ethnic minorities. Too many are dying needlessly from it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2021 • 6min
Ep 218: A deadly crisis in Kuznica
Trapped between Polish guards on one side and Belarusian guards on the other, migrants trapped on Europe's frontier find themselves caught in a lethal geopolitical game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 15, 2021 • 8min
Ep 217: COP's conscience
At the start of COP, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley delivered a stark warning on the effects of a rise in global temperature. But did anyone listen? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 12, 2021 • 7min
Ep 216: Xi Jinping’s great rejuvenation
The Chinese Communist Party has just passed a landmark new resolution under Xi Jinping. But what's really motivating him? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2021 • 8min
Ep 215: Trapped in Whitehall
Since 2016, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held hostage in Iran. And to understand why, you need to know about a long-forgotten tank deal, and a debt Britain is refusing to pay... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2021 • 6min
Ep 214: Big Bird gets (a) shot
The culture wars over vaccinating kids against Covid in the US have got so fierce that a Sesame Street character has been dragged into the fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
