The Inquiry

The Inquiry

Hosted by Charmaine Cozier and Tanya Beckett · BBC World Service

4.6from 1,070 ratings

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68Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
610
Episodes
146
Transcribed
1,070
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2014
First episode

About The Inquiry

The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.

Publisher
BBC World Service
Category
news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
28 Oct 2014
Latest episode
9 Nov 2026
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Latest episodes

146 of 610 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 9 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    How do we decide which species to save?

  2. 2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    What’s behind the rise of ‘influencer speak’?

  3. 27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Have national museums had their day?

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How do we decide which species to save?

Published 9 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Conservation prioritisation is one framework for supporting decisions. It's making ranking species or projects or places based on some combination of their value, the return on investment, so how much it's going to cost, and the expected outcome. […]

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Who has been a guest on The Inquiry

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Stuart Pimm
  • Arne Mooers
  • Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
  • Camila Mazzoni
  • Dr Christopher Strelluf

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.6 / 5
698 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
372 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

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98
Social presence
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YouTube
0
Engagement
98

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Who hosts The Inquiry?

Charmaine Cozier and Tanya Beckett host the show. Published by BBC World Service.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does The Inquiry take guests?

Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.

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