What In The World is a weekly comedy podcast dedicated to international news, global current events, and world affairs that aren't getting the attention they deserve in the United States.<br /><br />Hosted by American comedian Adam Tod Brown and UK actor Ethan Lawrence, with absolutely zero spin or opinion. Maybe there's a little opinion. But also jokes! Lots of jokes!<br /><br />Each episode delves into all manner of stories from around the world: foreign policy goofs, international elections, geopolitical drama ... you name it! Satire meets political comedy for listeners who want to sound smart and laugh about things happening outside their borders.<br /><br />Part of the You Don't Even Like Podcasts Network. <br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-in-the-world--7104437/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-in-the-world--7104437/support</a>.
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What In The World is a weekly comedy podcast dedicated to international news, global current events, and world affairs that aren't getting the attention they deserve in the United States.<br /><br />Hosted by American comedian Adam Tod Brown and UK actor Ethan Lawrence, with absolutely zero spin or opinion. Maybe there's a little opinion. But also jokes! Lots of jokes!<br /><br />Each episode delves into all manner of stories from around the world: foreign policy goofs, international elections, geopolitical drama ... you name it! Satire meets political comedy for listeners who want to sound smart and laugh about things happening outside their borders.<br /><br />Part of the You Don't Even Like Podcasts Network. <br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-in-the-world--7104437/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-in-the-world--7104437/support</a>.
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Recent Episodes
July 13, 2026
Anarchy In the UK
Adam and Ethan discuss Trump's renewed calls for America to takeover Greenland, a suspiciously worded article about a scandal involving the French World Cup team and ICE planes, the return of Count Binface to UK politics, the resignation of Keir Starmer, and so much more! <br /><br /><b>Reference Links:</b><br /><br />The World Cup Did Not, In Fact, Save Greenland<br /><br /><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/07/trump-renews-call-us-take-over-greenland-nato" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/07/trump-renews-call-us-take-over-greenland-nato</a><br /><a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/obama-unhappy-with-allies-upset-at-free-riders/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/obama-unhappy-with-allies-upset-at-free-riders/</a><br /><br />Turkish President Erdogan Gifted Everyone Loaded .44 Magnum Revolvers at the End of the NATO Summit<br /><br />https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/turkeys-erdogan-gives-nato-leaders-revolver-conundrum-after-summit-2026-07-09/ <br /><br />An Un-Fond Farewell To Keir Starmer<br /><br /><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxd00lg599o" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxd00lg599o</a><br /><br />The French National Team Has Been Using ICE Planes During the World Cup<br /><br /><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/09/french-national-team-ice-deportation-planes-world-cup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/09/french-national-team-ice-deportation-planes-world-cup</a><br /><br />France Clears the Way For Marine Le Pen To Run For Le President<br /><br /><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c70yk5xjyl1t" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c70yk5xjyl1t</a> <br /><br />Nigel Farage’s Sole Election Challenger Is an Anthropomorphic “Rubbish Bin” Called Count Binface<br /><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/9/not-nigel-farage-who-is-count-binface-contesting-as-mp-for-clacton-uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/9/not-nigel-farage-who-is-count-binface-contesting-as-mp-for-clacton-uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/9/not-nigel-farage-who-is-count-binface-contesting-as-mp-for-clacton-uk</a> <br /><br />A Bruv From England Done Real Good at Wimbledon Then Innit<br /><br />https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7433421/2026/07/10/wimbledon-alexander-zverev-arthur-fery-result-analysis/<b><br /></b><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-in-the-world--7104437/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-in-the-world--7104437/support</a>.<br /><br />Subscribe on Spreaker for ad-free listening and bonus episodes: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-in-the-world--7104437/support<br /><br />Follow You Don't Even Like Podcasts on the socials!<br /><br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youdontpod/<br />Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/youdontpod.bsky.social<br />X: https://x.com/youdontpod<br /><br /><br />
June 29, 2026
Scandals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been a scandal ridden nightmare so far, if you can believe that. On this episode, Adam and Ethan discuss the US border policies that made it impossible for some people to attend, the tortured existence of Team England at their Kansas City practice base, a governor in Mexico who responded to criticism about how his state prepared for the games by going into "party mode" and turning his phone off for a month, and a whole bunch of other wild controversies from this year's Copa Mundial!<br /><br />Reference Links:<br /><br />Did the World Cup Save Greenland (For Now)?<br /><br /><a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-boycott-world-cup-trump-6c27c98a5ebb312f5c9cc62316bc7dd6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://apnews.com/article/germany-boycott-world-cup-trump-6c27c98a5ebb312f5c9cc62316bc7dd6</a> <br /><br />Surprise! US Border Policy Has Been An Issue…<br /><br /><a href="https://forumtogether.org/article/explainer-impact-of-travel-and-immigration-restrictions-on-the-2026-fifa-mens-world-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://forumtogether.org/article/explainer-impact-of-travel-and-immigration-restrictions-on-the-2026-fifa-mens-world-cup/</a><br /><br />…Especially For Iran<br /><br /><a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-world-cup-travel-20af86f0da8c29dd088ecdf4d2313b2e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://apnews.com/article/iran-world-cup-travel-20af86f0da8c29dd088ecdf4d2313b2e</a><br /><br />Also, Guess Which Two Teams Will Be Competing In Seattle’s Official “Pride Match”? <br /><br /><a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-seattle-iran-egypt-gay-pride-lgbtq-4c7229ef5c7e05b6c2b58e0522797b91" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-seattle-iran-egypt-gay-pride-lgbtq-4c7229ef5c7e05b6c2b58e0522797b91</a><br /><br />No Preguntas En Espanol, Por Favor<br /><br /><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fifa-expands-world-cup-press-000016790.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fifa-expands-world-cup-press-000016790.html</a> <br /><br />There Was Almost a Strike at Sofi Over ICE Activity<br /><br /><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/workers-los-angeles-stadium-hosting-world-cup-matches-reach-tentative-rcna348582" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/workers-los-angeles-stadium-hosting-world-cup-matches-reach-tentative-rcna348582</a><br /><br />United States Training Bases Have Been Unmitigated Chaos<br /><br /><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/swiss-world-cup-stars-put-150200651.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/swiss-world-cup-stars-put-150200651.html</a> <br /><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/no-wasn-t-copperhead-germany-173120366.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/no-wasn-t-copperhead-germany-173120366.html</a> <br /><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/nine-injured-shooting-near-englands-world-cup-base-camp-2026-06-07/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/nine-injured-shooting-near-englands-world-cup-base-camp-2026-06-07/</a><br /><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/13/england-world-cup-boots-stolen-before-first-training-session-in-kansas-city" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/13/england-world-cup-boots-stolen-before-first-training-session-in-kansas-city</a><br /><br />Meanwhile In Mexico<br /><br /><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/31/americas/mexico-world-cup-security-latam-intl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/31/americas/mexico-world-cup-security-latam-intl</a> <br /><a...
June 15, 2026
Narendra Modi and the Cockroach Janata Party
Adam and Ethan look into the rise of a youth-led political movement that has made the lowly cockroach a key figure in the current political landscape in the country of India. What started with a joke response to remarks made by one of India's top justices has grown into a legitimate threat to the reign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose time in office has been plagued by broken promises and rampant youth unemployment. Can founder Abhijeet Dipke turn the online attention into real world opposition to the Modi regime, or is the Cockroach Janata Party just a viral moment in history fueled by social media antics? <br /><br /><b>Reference Links</b><br /><br />Intro: India Under Narendra Modi<br /><br /><a href="https://www.theindiaforum.in/politics/india-under-modi-shrinking-democracy-growing-inequalities" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.theindiaforum.in/politics/india-under-modi-shrinking-democracy-growing-inequalities</a> <br /><br />Youth Unemployment In India<br /><br /><a href="https://tradingeconomics.com/india/unemployment-rate" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tradingeconomics.com/india/unemployment-rate</a> <br /><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17841zez8wo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17841zez8wo </a><br /><br />Paper Leaks<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_leak_in_India" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_leak_in_India</a> <br /><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/26/come-back-my-son-indian-exam-leak-leaves-trail-of-death-despair-anger" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/26/come-back-my-son-indian-exam-leak-leaves-trail-of-death-despair-anger</a><br /><br />Surya Kant Compares Unemployed Youth To Cockroaches and Parasites<br /><br /><a href="https://thewire.in/law/chief-justice-says-some-unemployed-youth-like-parasites-cockroaches-become-media-social-media-ac" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://thewire.in/law/chief-justice-says-some-unemployed-youth-like-parasites-cockroaches-become-media-social-media-ac</a> <br /><a href="https://thewire.in/law/the-chief-justice-called-them-cockroaches-history-knows-where-that-language-leads" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://thewire.in/law/the-chief-justice-called-them-cockroaches-history-knows-where-that-language-leads</a> <br /><br />Abhijeet Dipke and the Cockroach Janta Party<br /><br /><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/india/india-cockroach-janta-party-protest-youth-anger-intl-hnk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/india/india-cockroach-janta-party-protest-youth-anger-intl-hnk </a><br />https://www.brut.media /in/articles/india/politics/who-is-abhijit-dipke-the-brain-behind-the-cockroach-janta-party-movement<br /><br />Platform<br /><br /><a href="https://countercurrents.org/2026/05/modi-govt-is-rotting-cockroach-janta-party-is-a-signal/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://countercurrents.org/2026/05/modi-govt-is-rotting-cockroach-janta-party-is-a-signal/</a><br /><a href="https://www.thecockroachjantaparty.org.in/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.thecockroachjantaparty.org.in/ </a><br /><br />The Jantar Mantar Protest<br /><br /><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-cockroach-youth-movement-founder-arrives-new-delhi-protest-modi-2026-06-06/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-cockroach-youth-movement-founder-arrives-new-delhi-protest-modi-2026-06-06/</a> <br /><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/our-agitation-will-continue-until-union-minister-pradhan-resigns-cockroach-janta-party-founder-dipke/article71072533.ec" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...
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