The Explanation

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Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world.

Featuring new episodes of The President's Path, Unspun World with John Simpson, and The Media Show.

The Media Show: Jeff Bezos' Washington Post shift

1 year
The Media Show: Jeff Bezos' Washington Post shift
22m

Unspun World: Is Russia’s war in Ukraine nearing an endgame?

1 year
Unspun World: Is Russia’s war in Ukraine nearing an endgame?
26m

The Media Show: Mehdi Hasan on journalism, opinion, and independence

1 year
The Media Show: Mehdi Hasan on journalism, opinion, and independence
22m

The Media Show: Diplomacy and the media and 100 years of The New Yorker

1 year
The Media Show: Diplomacy and the media and 100 years of The New Yorker
22m

Unspun World: Is Western support for Ukraine holding firm?

1 year
Unspun World: Is Western support for Ukraine holding firm?
26m

The Media Show: Understanding the attention economy

1 year
The Media Show: Understanding the attention economy
22m

Unspun World: Donald Trump’s whirlwind start to his second term

1 year
Unspun World: Donald Trump’s whirlwind start to his second term
26m

The Media Show: Bill Gates on tech and politics

1 year
The Media Show: Bill Gates on tech and politics
22m

Unspun World: How will Trump's second presidency affect the war in Ukraine?

1 year
Unspun World: How will Trump's second presidency affect the war in Ukraine?
26m

The Media Show: China’s AI rise

1 year
The Media Show: China’s AI rise
22m

Mindu Hornick: Interview with an Auschwitz survivor

1 year
Mindu Hornick: Interview with an Auschwitz survivor
23m

Unspun World: What's behind the growing tensions between China and Taiwan?

1 year
Unspun World: What's behind the growing tensions between China and Taiwan?
26m

The Media Show: Prince Harry’s legal victory and TikTok’s future

1 year
The Media Show: Prince Harry’s legal victory and TikTok’s future
22m

The Media Show: Reporting the LA fires

1 year
The Media Show: Reporting the LA fires
22m

The Media Show: Meta drops fact-checkers and Grand Theft Auto 6 hype builds

1 year
The Media Show: Meta drops fact-checkers and Grand Theft Auto 6 hype builds
22m

The Media Show: media trends in 2025

1 year
The Media Show: media trends in 2025
22m

The Global Jigsaw: The language of war: Ukraine

1 year
The Global Jigsaw: The language of war: Ukraine
36m

The Media Show: Jeans, cars, deodorant

1 year
The Media Show: Jeans, cars, deodorant
22m

The Global Jigsaw: The language of war: Russia

1 year
The Global Jigsaw: The language of war: Russia
28m

The Media Show: CNN’s Syria report controversy

1 year
The Media Show: CNN’s Syria report controversy
22m

The Media Show: Reporting Syria and reaction to Luigi Mangione

1 year
The Media Show: Reporting Syria and reaction to Luigi Mangione
22m

The Media Show: Reddit's rise

1 year
The Media Show: Reddit's rise
22m

The Media Show: BBC presenter defection

1 year
The Media Show: BBC presenter defection
22m

Unspun World: Could Russia's war with Ukraine escalate?

1 year
Unspun World: Could Russia's war with Ukraine escalate?
26m

The Media Show: Jake Paul v Mike Tyson

1 year
The Media Show: Jake Paul v Mike Tyson
22m

Unspun World: What can the world expect from a second Trump term?

1 year
Unspun World: What can the world expect from a second Trump term?
26m

The Media Show: US Election and its impact on media

1 year
The Media Show: US Election and its impact on media
22m

Unspun World: What does the US election tell us about America?

1 year
Unspun World: What does the US election tell us about America?
26m

The Media Show: Trump's winning media strategy

1 year
The Media Show: Trump's winning media strategy
22m

The Global Jigsaw: Russia’s “special demographic operation”

2 years
The Global Jigsaw: Russia’s “special demographic operation”
39m