The Global Story
Hosted by Tristan Redman and Asma Khalid · BBC World Service
4.4from 1,428 ratings
- 701
- Episodes
- 653
- Transcribed
- 1,428
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About The Global Story
Where the world and America meet, with episodes each weekday. The world is changing. Decisions made in the US and by the second Trump administration are accelerating that change. But they are also a symptom of it. With Asma Khalid in DC, Tristan Redman in London, and the backing of the BBC’s international newsroom, The Global Story brings clarity to politics, business and foreign policy in a time of connection and disruption.
- Publisher
- BBC World Service
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Nov 2023
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
653 of 701 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Russell Brand and the unfinished MeToo reckoning
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Are governments preparing for the apocalypse?
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
What a ‘blue tsunami’ means for US foreign policy
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Russell Brand and the unfinished MeToo reckoning
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So he was on trial for three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of originally indecent assault and then amended to attempted indecent assault halfway through the trial. Like you say, this is a historic sexual crimes trial. The earliest allegation came from 1999 and the latest from 2009. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Jason Crow
- Damian Murphy
- Will Vernon
- Marc Cieslak
- Tom Scullion
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.0 / 5
- 400 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 1,028 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts The Global Story?
Tristan Redman and Asma Khalid host the show. Published by BBC World Service.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Global Story take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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