The Inside Story Podcast
Episodes
What does the killing of Ismail Haniyeh mean for Hamas?
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's the fallout from the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran? Hamas' political leader was assassinated as tensions in the Middle East are running h...
Why are people angry about the Paris Olympics opening ceremony?
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Extravagant but controversial. A scene in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics has angered many for appearing to mock religious symbols. Others ...
What is the regional impact of US military upgrade in Japan?
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The US will revamp its military command in Japan. Washington claims the move is to counter growing threats from China, North Korea and Russia. But is ...
Will Nicolas Maduro win another term as Venezuela's president?
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's an election that could bring major change to Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro is seeking another six years in office. But after a decade of ec...
What's the impact of Netanyahu's visit to the US?
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contrasting welcomes for Israel's prime minister in the US, divisions over the war in Gaza on show with protests outside a cheering Congress. In a wee...
Could China help end the Russia-Ukraine war?
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine's foreign minister is in Beijing for talks. It's the first trip by a Ukrainian government representative to China since Russia's invasion more...
What are the main issues for the Harris and Trump campaigns?
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump attacks his likely opponent in the presidential election as a 'radical left lunatic'. Kamala Harris highlights Trump's criminal convictio...
How will we meet artificial intelligence energy demands?
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence is driving a technological revolution. But feeding it requires much more electricity to run far more powerful computers and ye...
What are Kamala Harris’s chances against Donald Trump?
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kamala Harris is gaining support in her bid for the White House. And if she wins in November, she'd be the first minority woman to hold the top job in...
Why did Biden drop out of the US presidential race?
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden is out of the US presidential race. He's abandoned his re-election bid and backs his Vice President Kamala Harris. But what's behind this mo...
What's behind the recurrent unrest in Bangladesh?
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court in Bangladesh has scaled back a government jobs quota after protests against the controversial policy led to a nationwide curfew, ki...
Will the ICJ's ruling on Palestinian territories have an impact?
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The UN's top court rules Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian territories is unlawful. The International Court of Justice says it must end ...
Will Biden stay in the US presidential race?
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Days after being shot, Donald Trump becomes the Republican presidential nominee. His rival President Joe Biden is isolating with COVID-19. More senior...
How big a role do politics and business play in the Olympic Games?
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Summer Olympics, the world's biggest sporting event, opens in Paris next week. Russia is banned for its war in Ukraine, but not Israel for its war...
What can be expected from Keir Starmer's Labour government?
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The new UK government has set out its plans with a big focus on its ailing economy. On foreign policy, it wants better EU relations, while backing and...
Trump picks a running mate -- what's next in US presidential election?
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump wins the Republican presidential nomination -- two days after surviving an assassination attempt. He's picked Ohio Senator JD Vance as hi...
How polarized is the United States?
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former president Donald Trump escapes an assassination attempt -- that's cast a shadow on the US political scene. How polarized is America? What's beh...
Is Israel justified in its latest massacre in Gaza?
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Global outcry after Israel committed yet another massacre in Gaza. Its army killed at least 90 Palestinians in an area designated as a so-called safe ...
What's being done to end the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The decades-long conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken a heavy toll on civilians. The UN says 25 million people are in urgent need of...
Will the new government solve Kenya's problems?
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is a new government the answer to Kenya's problems? In the face of growing public discontent, the president has sacked his cabinet. The country has be...
How is climate change impacting food?
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is disrupting food production and supply worldwide. Crops, fruit, livestock and transport are all affected. Permanently higher inflatio...
What challenges does NATO face?
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Ukraine war and the risk of Donald Trump becoming US president again are major issues at NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington. The militar...
Why is there a growing health risk from antibiotic resistance?
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Resistance to antibiotics could cause ten million deaths a year, from 2050. That's according to the United Nations. Scientists say climate change is a...
What does France's election results mean?
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An inconclusive election in France, but with one certainty, the far-right won't lead the next government. A leftist bloc came out on top, ahead of Pre...
What's behind the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States?
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They left ECOWAS saying it's influenced by foreign countries. Now, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have set up their own bloc, calling it the Alliance of...