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An indepth look at stories and issues from around the world. This podcast offers you the chance to access landmark series from our archive.
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History as told by the people who were there.
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A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the BBC. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues. From far-right voters in Europe, to the last Christians of Gaza, to the rise of the Myanmar resistance, to the Three Million mini-series on the Bengal Famine, The Documentary investigates major global stories. We delve into social media, take you into the minds of the world’s mos ...
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David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news
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The original podcast dedicated to the TV show Orphan Black and Orphan Black Echoes. Send in your thoughts and theories each week to feedback@solotalkmedia.com or call 1-805-910-7656
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Science fiction author David Barr Kirtley (Save Me Plz and Other Stories) talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman (#253), George R. R. Martin (#22), Richard Dawkins (#46), Simon Pegg (#39), Bill Nye (#273), Margaret Atwood (#94), Neil deGrasse Tyson (#32), and Ursula K. Le Guin (#65). Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Me ...
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The issues shaping the US today: identity, race, migration, the economy, faith, and guns.
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Discussion, analysis and the latest news from big fight nights and the world of boxing, featuring special guests. New episodes every Monday, get in touch with the pod via 5 Live Sport on social media and remember to share your ratings and reviews.
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Interviews from a multicultural perspective that question the way we understand America
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered
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Highlights from lost recordings from the 1970 and 80s.
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Live sport from around the world, with news, interviews and analysis.
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A podcast about Doctor Who!
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More questions, more answers: Anthony and Miles disect how Democrats in the deep south lost the working class vote. The team tackle who Trump’s current VP pick might be, and respond to the most asked question in the Americast inbox: whether if it’s too late for Trump or Biden to drop out of the race. We also find out how politics is breaking up American families, and whether Western allies fear the return of Donald Trump. GUESTS: Miles Taylor, former chief of staff at Department for Homeland ...
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A Doctor Who Podcast
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From America’s great hope after Nixon’s election victory, to disillusionment after Watergate through to President Carter’s election. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alastair Cooke (1908 – 2004).
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Looking at the world through the lens of its media. Think of us as your media detectives, helping you get past the propaganda and misinformation. The Global Jigsaw comes from BBC Monitoring, which tracks, deciphers and analyses news media in 100 languages. We reach across multiple time zones, from China and India, to Iran, Africa and Latin America. We watch Russian state TV around the clock, giving unrivalled insight into the evolution of Kremlin propaganda. But propaganda is just part of th ...
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A fun (but highly intellectual) podcast in which four pals read Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, talk about left-wing politics and have a riotous good time while they're about it.
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The assassinations of John F Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy through to Vietnam and America’s shame at the My Lai massacre. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 – 2004).
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We are a "deep dive" news podcast, for Americans who get their news from the Internet. Our mission is to give the listener succinct, fact based analysis both non-ideological and independent from a California, Silicon Valley perspective. Your host Jim Herlihy is a published author: his novel “Deceit and Dirty Money” is available on line. He served as President of the SF Public Library Commission 1992 - 1996. While working in Latin America, he was a stringer for The Economist, The Times and th ...
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Magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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Ronald Reagan’s presidency, from Reagonomics and the invasion of Grenada in his first term, to the Iran-contra scandal and reconciliation with Soviet leader Mihail Gorbachev in his second. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 – 2004).
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George Bush’s presidency, the Panama invasion, the Soviet bloc collapse and the first war in Iraq. Alistair Cooke's fascinating look at American life.
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Bill Clinton’s first term encompassed controversies from the Israeli-Palestinian Oslo accords and gays in the military to the North American Free Trade Agreement and an attempt at healthcare reform. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 – 2004).
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PC Magazine's Fast Forward With Dan Costa is a weekly interview program that features one-on-one discussions with leaders in technology and business. Guests include influential entrepreneurs, CEOs, experts, and analysts who discuss what’s next in tech and its impact on society, culture, and business. Fast Forward lives beyond the daily news cycle and adds value to the important conversation around technology and how it changes our lives everyday. The show is broadcast live on Facebook, poste ...
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A podcast on the sci-fi series, Orphan Black.
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Sport but not as you know it. Our latest Amazing Sport Story: Copper Bullets. A nation’s dreams were shattered when Zambia’s football team was killed in a plane crash. But, against all odds, a new squad was assembled. Forget the champions. Amazing Sport Stories is about courage, underdogs, drama and myths and legends. These are global stories you’ll wish you’d known about and now probably won’t forget. There are other podcasts about gold medals and millionaire superstars. Expect the unexpect ...
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“Lottery, Dreams and Fortune” podcast delves into the extraordinary journeys of individuals who have triumphed against all odds. Join your host, Timothy Schultz, a Powerball winner turned journalist, as he uncovers awe-inspiring success stories and explores the fascinating intersection of sudden wealth, intuition, mindset, manifestation, and dreams come true. Embark on an exhilarating ride with Schultz, who not only won the Powerball in 1999 but also takes you on a compelling exploration of ...
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A BBC World Service and OZY Media co-production, presented by the BBC’s Katty Kay from World News America, and journalist and OZY co-founder Carlos Watson. When Katty Met Carlos looks at the issues and themes reshaping America’s future and the deep undercurrents that lie beneath American society – from Covid-19 to race, the economy, and more. These are issues that will change America and the world, from how we are governed to how we live together. Katty and Carlos are looking for answers to ...
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Bill Clinton’s second term was dominated at home by the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the attempt to impeach him, but there were major events abroad with the al-Qaeda attack on US embassies in east Africa and the war in Kosovo. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 – 2004).
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Alvin Hall travels the USA revisiting the insights and observations of Alistair Cooke's Letter from America, on subjects as diverse as jazz, immigration and the American Dream
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If you’re overwhelmed or confused by what’s happening in the ”Land Of The Free” the Irishman In America Podcast is the cure for what ails you. Every week the legendary US correspondent Marion McKeone breaks down what’s really happening in American with the help of comedian Jarlath Regan. Since 2020 this weekly discussion show has been making sense of the non-sensical and getting the inside track thanks to Marion’s work in Washington for the Sunday Business Post, BBC, NPR and more. Now it has ...
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If you wanted to speak to the dead in 1960’s America, there was one man who was ready to help. A showman with big ambitions. A man who before your very eyes could bring back the dead. Vicky Baker investigates the story of Lamar Keene, a renowned psychic who confessed to being part of an underground network that he called the "psychic mafia". From the team who brought you Fake Heiress, this is a story about the art of the con, belief, retribution, and possibly atonement.
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An examination, half a century on from the first director of the FBI's death in office in 1972, of how Hoover's iron grip still permeates contemporary America.
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Jarlath Regan presents An Irishman Abroad - 3 diverse weekly podcasts featuring the greatest Irish people of all time talking about their lives, politics, health, wellness and everything in between. Along with regular contributors Sonia O’Sullivan (Irishman Running Abroad) and Marion McKeone (Irishman In America), these podcasts are renowned for the depth and quality of its long form interviews. Previous guests include Brian O’Driscoll, Sir Bob Geldof, Tommy Tiernan, Aisling Bea, Hozier, Sar ...
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Voices from Oxford features interviews with staff and students at the University. The inspiration for Voices from Oxford came from Alastair Cooke's famous 'Letter from America', broadcast for many years by the BBC. Like that programme, we take an event, a story, or a person in the news and build a broadcast around that.
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QAnon and the plot to break reality. A year on from the Capitol Insurrection in Washington DC on 6 January 2021, Gabriel Gatehouse journeys into the dark undergrowth of modern America. He's looking for the origins of the story that drove the crowds to storm the heart of US democracy. From conspiracy-soaked barrooms in 1990s Arkansas, via spies in hotel rooms in the shadow of the Kremlin, to anarchic chatrooms on the early internet, this is a search for the answer to one big question: did thi ...
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Exploring threats to global stability from Ukraine to China to the Middle East with host Gavin Esler – former BBC News presenter, Washington correspondent and host of Newsnight – plus Ukraine-based war reporter Oz Katerji and independent conflict analyst Emma Beals. This Is Not A Drill dives deep into the dangers, corruption, conflicts, disinformation, rivalries and ruthless realpolitik that are making our world ever more dangerous. Support This Is Not A Drill on Patreon from just £3 per mon ...
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Welcome to Under the Miniscope, a conversational-style Doctor Who fan podcast from the husand-and-wife team of Sarah and Andrew Gilbertson. Here you'll find discussions of specific stories and general topics ranging all throughout Doctor Who's 49-year-run, from William Hartnell's First Doctor (and the oft-under-discussed Black and White era of Who) to Matt Smith's Eleventh.
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Foreign Correspondence is a podcast that brings you hour-long interviews with journalists around the world hosted by Jake Spring.
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Juan has been a journalist for 17 years and has covered two World Cups and four Copa Americas. He has also worked as a commentator on ESPN, beIN Sports, Eurosport covering various leagues from around the world. He's also a writer for sites like Al-Jazeera Sport, The Telegraph and SPORT amongst others as well as a frequent guest on networks like BBC, TALKSport, SportsMax.
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Internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist, twice winner of BBC Jazz Awards Best Vocalist. Also a talented pianist, song writer, actor, presenter and record producer. Has toured worldwide including North America, Australia & China.
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An insider’s guide to the stories and people shaping the USA today. Discussion and insight from some of the best known names and voices in America.
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@funkimanrecords Management E: semjacobs@hetcollectief.eu W: www.hetcollectief.eu Bookings & Info E: sem.jacobs@hotmail.com W: www.semjacobs.com Sem Jacobs It’s only been a year ago since Sem Jacobs started his solo career, with launching his own label, doing his first shows across the ocean and with his first releases being supported by the scene’s high flight DJ’s, he quickly managed to put his stamp on the house music scene. This seems to be just the beginning as in March 2022, Sem made h ...
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The veteran BBC presenter and journalist RHOD SHARP was cut off from the work he loved by an accelerated retirement at the instant of the first Covid lockdowns. Could podcasts keep his listeners in the conversation?
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When Greece shocked the world: 20 years since Euro 2004
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It's 20 years since Greece caused one of the biggest shocks in the history of football by winning Euro 2004. Greece were 80/1 outsiders before a ball was kicked, and had never even won a match or scored a goal at a major tournament. They had a two-man coaching team and a squad of unknowns, but became champions of Europe. Sportsworld’s Mani Djazmi l…
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David Aaronovitch and guests dissect Sudan's ongoing civil war. This conflict is now one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. How can it be brought to an end? Guests: James Copnall - presenter of Newsday on the BBC World Service and former BBC Sudan correspondent. Mohanad Hashim - Sudanese journalist working on Newshour on the BBC World Ser…
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Barry Jones joins Buncey as Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois face-off for the first time. The pair are due to fight at Wembley in September for Dubois’ IBF heavyweight belt. We hear from both fighters and their respective promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn. They also cast their eye over the undercard.…
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The West Indies’ first black captain: Sir Frank Worrell
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The brilliant cricketer Frank Worrell became the first permanent Black captain of the West Indies team in 1960 – but he had to wait for a decade to get the job, denied by the elitism, insularity and racism of Caribbean cricket's rulers. BBC producer and cricket author Simon Lister travels to Barbados to find out how Worrell's upbringing, his cricke…
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The brilliant cricketer Frank Worrell became the first permanent Black captain of the West Indies team in 1960 – but he had to wait for a decade to get the job, denied by the elitism, insularity and racism of Caribbean cricket's rulers. BBC producer and cricket author Simon Lister travels to Barbados to find out how Worrell's upbringing, his cricke…
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In June 1954, the first CIA-backed coup took place in Guatemala, when President Jacobo Arbenz was overthrown in a operation organised by the US government. The Administration of Dwight D Eisenhower feared his policies - which included a land reform - could threaten the interests of one of the most powerful firms in the US at the time – the United F…
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Is San Francisco the Worst Run City in the United States ? Part 2. Talking with Professor Patrick Murphy.
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USF Professor of Urban and Public Affairs, gives a more nuanced interpretation of the recent Wallet Hub article that ranks San Francisco management dead last at 148 among US cities. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message
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How did the Ukrainian people face down an invasion of unprecedented savagery from Putin’s Russia? And how did the battle for Ukraine’s capital shape the war that followed? Illia Ponomarenko is the author of the new book I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv and former defence correspondent at the Kyiv Independent. He talks to Oz Kat…
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Dignitas: Founding an assisted dying society
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In 1998, the assisted dying society, Dignitas was set up in Switzerland by lawyer Ludwig Minelli. It was the first end-of-life organisation in the world to help foreigners - non-Swiss citizens - to die. Since then around 4,000 people from 65 different countries have ended their lives with help from the group, which operates under the full name 'Dig…
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Trending: The American pushing Russian disinformation
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The websites have names like DC Weekly and Chicago Crier. They are filled with thousands of legitimate-looking stories, plucked from real news websites and rewritten by artificial intelligence. But BBC Trending has found that these sites are part of a wide-ranging operation designed to insert false stories into political debates, over Ukraine and n…
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Trending: The American pushing Russian disinformation
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The websites have names like DC Weekly and Chicago Crier. They are filled with thousands of legitimate-looking stories, plucked from real news websites and rewritten by artificial intelligence. But BBC Trending has found that these sites are part of a wide-ranging operation designed to insert false stories into political debates, over Ukraine and n…
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San Francisco ranks as the Worst Run City in the country. Talking with Cassie Happe of WalletHub.
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San Francisco ranked dead last at #148 with subpar governance. Six categories Financial Stability, Education, Health, Public Safety, Economy and Infrastructure were measured. Three of them - Public Safety, Financial Stability and the Economy - set off flashing red lights, tanking the overall score. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.sp…
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Thank you for listening to The Orphan Black Podcast. Whether you are a long-time listener or you are new to the podcast, I want to send you a heartfelt thank you for being part of my very own personal Clone Club. You will never know how much it means to me. When I retired this podcast in 2017, I never thought that one day, the opportunity would ari…
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Sagrada Familia: Completing Gaudi’s vision
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When visionary architect Antoni Gaudi died unexpectedly in 1926, his followers were left with incredible plaster of Paris models showing how to complete his famous church, La Sagrada Familia. The only problem was they were smashed “to smithereens” during the Spanish Civil War. New Zealand architect Mark Burry was part of a small team trying to piec…
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In late 2023 a group of German journalists released a podcast series, Legion: Most Wanted. It described their ultimately unsuccessful search for a terrorist suspect, Daniela Klette, using an AI facial recognition tool. She had been on the run for more than 30 years, together with two accomplices. The trio are believed by the police to have been mem…
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In late 2023 a group of German journalists released a podcast series, Legion: Most Wanted. It described their ultimately unsuccessful search for a terrorist suspect, Daniela Klette, using an AI facial recognition tool. She had been on the run for more than 30 years, together with two accomplices. The trio are believed by the police to have been mem…
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Americanswers! What are bump stocks? And would Biden step aside?
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More questions, more answers: Anthony and Miles disect how Democrats in the deep south lost the working class vote. The team tackle who Trump’s current VP pick might be, and respond to the most asked question in the Americast inbox: whether if it’s too late for Trump or Biden to drop out of the race. We also find out how politics is breaking up Ame…
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Barry Jones joins Buncey to reflect on a big weekend of fights and announcements. With confirmation that Jack Catterall will fight Regis Prograis in August, we hear from promoter Eddie Hearn. Ben Shalom is also on the pod as his fighter Tyler Denny beats Matchroom’s Felix Cash. And did we witness the fight of the year on Saturday night? Plus, we lo…
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At the end of World War Two, the Czechoslovak government expelled up to three million German speakers, known as the Sudeten Germans. They were accused of being loyal to Nazi Germany and collaborating in war crimes. By 1946 the expulsions were in full swing, and Helmut Scholz, who was a six-years-old at the time, was caught up in the turmoil. Helmut…
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Send me your feedback at 1-805-910-7656 or feedback@solotalkmedia.com Welcome to the Orphan Black Echoes Double Take, where I give you my first impressions right after seeing the Orphan Black Echoes premiere episode titled “Pilot.” I’m creating these short posts to encourage listener feedback by asking questions about the episode. The feedback dead…
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The families of Zambia’s fallen football players grieve their loved ones, as a new national team is formed. The nation mourns the squad at the Independence Stadium in Lusaka, as relatives begin their fight for justice and truth. The newly assembled line-up begins training. Danish manager Roald Poulsen will be their coach. Three players from the ori…
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Hanna Harris is Helsinki’s chief design officer and the second person in the job since the role was created in 2016. But why does a city need a chief design officer? And, what can design do to boost wellbeing? Erika Benke joins Hanna as she searches for new pioneering opportunities that have the potential to change people’s lives. They visit a vast…
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Hanna Harris is Helsinki’s chief design officer and the second person in the job since the role was created in 2016. But why does a city need a chief design officer? And, what can design do to boost wellbeing? Erika Benke joins Hanna as she searches for new pioneering opportunities that have the potential to change people’s lives. They visit a vast…
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The Global Jigsaw: The evolution of the Islamic State Group
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After a lull in activities, in 2024 the Islamic State Group claimed to be behind several major attacks, showing the world they have not gone away. Among them was the storming by gunmen of a Moscow concert hall. Ten years after the Islamist extremists declared the establishment of a caliphate, our Jihadist Media Monitoring Team considers the current…
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The Global Jigsaw: The evolution of the Islamic State Group
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After a lull in activities, in 2024 the Islamic State Group claimed to be behind several major attacks, showing the world they have not gone away. Among them was the storming by gunmen of a Moscow concert hall. Ten years after the Islamist extremists declared the establishment of a caliphate, our Jihadist Media Monitoring Team considers the current…
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Writer Alvin Hall returns to Wakulla County, Florida, the world he grew up in, to shed light on the political present and share a haunting portrait of a disappearing way of life. It has long been deeply rural, a place of unspoilt wilderness and incredible natural beauty. But it has also been a place with a violent history of racial segregation and …
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Writer Alvin Hall returns to the world he grew up in, to shed light on the political present and share a haunting portrait of a disappearing way of life. This is Wakulla County, Florida and it is an America most people do not know. It has long been deeply rural, a place of unspoilt wilderness and incredible natural beauty. But it has also been a pl…
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The Fifth Floor: Is Islamic State still a threat?
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10 years ago, IS proclaimed the creation of an Islamic State or Caliphate in Iraq and Syria. They went on to dominate headlines for years, committing terrible attacks and atrocities in the Middle East and beyond. Despite losing territory in 2019, the group still exists and is active in many countries around the world. Jihadist media specialist Mina…
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The Fifth Floor: Is Islamic State still a threat?
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10 years ago, IS proclaimed the creation of an Islamic State or Caliphate in Iraq and Syria. They went on to dominate headlines for years, committing terrible attacks and atrocities in the Middle East and beyond. Despite losing territory in 2019, the group still exists and is active in many countries around the world. Jihadist media specialist Mina…
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The war in Ukraine has contributed to a heightened awareness of security in parts of Europe, and in some countries, the reintroduction of different forms of national service has become a debate once again. In the UK, the ruling Conservative party has promised a system of national service if re-elected. In Italy too, deputy prime minister Matteo Sal…
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