The Big Story podcast provides listeners insights into the making of some of the most ambitious and thought-provoking documentaries produced by CGTN correspondents. These films focus on some of the most urgent issues we face today, from climate change, to gun control, to race relations. Hosted by veteran journalist Joe Zarinko.
Violence still permeates racial relations in the U.S., especially in the south.
29 Jan 2025
Big Story Podcast – Red Light
Violence still permeates racial relations in the U.S., especially in the south.
5 Jan 2025
Big Story Podcast – Dead End
'Dead End' brings into focus the personal stories of the people battling addiction in the streets of Portland.
25 Dec 2024
Big Story Podcast: Toxic – U.S. Chemical Warfare In Vietnam
In Toxic – U.S. Warfare in Vietnam, Big Story correspondent Jason Motlaugh hears directly from the survivors of a conflict that ended in 1975 but is still claiming victims to this day.
17 Dec 2024
Big Story Podcast: Buried – U.S. Bombs in Laos
Journalist and author Bill Christison and Lao scholar and activist Bounthanh Voraputh explore the enduring effects of America's 'Secret War' in Laos 50 years after its conclusion.
11 Dec 2024
Big Story Podcast – Children Of The Border
Children of the Border share their inspiring stories of hope and resilience, highlighting the power of education in the face of adversity.
2 Aug 2024
Big Story Podcast: Lawless – Gangs Of Haiti
The factions battling for supremacy in Port-au-Prince and the civilians trapped in the crossfire.
13 May 2024
Big Story Podcast: Coca Growers
The decades-long War on Drugs failed. The Colombian government is trying a new approach.
9 May 2024
Big Story Podcast: Homeless – Inequality In The U.S.
In San Francisco, crime, soaring housing costs and government neglect are driving residents into the streets -- or out of state. Big Story reports on the unraveling of America’s largest economy.
9 May 2024
Big Story Podcast: The Endless Harvest
The Endless Harvest is a compilation of stories from all over the world showing us that sustainable growth is not only possible but actually happening.
9 May 2024
Big Story Podcast: Coping With Long COVID
Coping With Long COVID tells the story of three patients suffering from ongoing conditions after initially being infected with the COVID-19 virus.
23 Jun 2023
Big Story Podcast: The Race Gap – Asian Americans
In this Big Story podcast, we travel to San Francisco to report on the increasing number of attacks on Asian Americans and explore the roots of this racism.
23 Jun 2023
Big Story Podcast: The Race Gap – African Americans
Many black students in New York City are still feeling the effects of discrimination. On this Big Story podcast, we hear some of their stories.
23 Jun 2023
Big Story Podcast: The Red Line
St. Louis, Missouri has become a hub of violence where the lines of segregation are still firmly in place.
23 Jun 2023
Big Story Podcast: Abandoned – Afghanistan after the U.S. Occupation
On this Big Story podcast, we take a drive along the Ring Road in Afghanistan. With the U.S. forces gone, the battered roadway now illustrates the struggles and heartbreak of a war-weary nation.
23 Jun 2023
Big Story Podcast: Remembering Sandy Hook
Big Story launches its podcast series with ‘Unbearable – Sandy Hook 10 years later’, an examination of the elementary school shooting that took the lives of 20 children and 6 adults. The shooting sent shockwaves across the country.
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