The Take
Hosted by Malika Bilal and Alex Roldan and Alexandra Locke and Andrew Greiner · Al Jazeera
4.7from 637 ratings
- 1,653
- Episodes
- 887
- Transcribed
- 637
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 6B
- YouTube views
About The Take
The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines. With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.
- Publisher
- Al Jazeera
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Sept 2019
- Latest episode
- 20 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
887 of 1,653 episodes have a transcript.
20 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Brief: Iran's conditions for peace with US, what is in new US weapons shipment for Israel?
13 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Brief: Israel kills family in Gaza, why did Houthis launch offensive?
6 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Brief: Iran retaliates after US sinks ships, Israeli minister wants ethnic cleansing in Gaza
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Brief: Iran's conditions for peace with US, what is in new US weapons shipment for Israel?
Published 20 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] In the meantime, he came out to depict at least three conditions for the Iranians for a long-lasting peace, which includes first the removal of the naval blockhead, and also the unfreezing of the frozen assets of the country, and also halting of the war across the region, in particular in Yemeni's front. Escalation appeared imminent in fighting between Yemen's Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, and Saudi Arabia after the Houthis targeted Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on Saturday and Sunday. Al Jazeera's Ali Hashim filed a report this week examining the group's alliance with Iran and its move to control the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Yemen's western coast. […]
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- Ali Hashem
- Kimberly Halkett
- Hassan Ahmadian
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- YouTube views
- 5,896,096,174
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 637 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 93 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts The Take?
Malika Bilal and Alex Roldan and Alexandra Locke and Andrew Greiner host the show. Published by Al Jazeera.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Take take guests?
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