The Inquiry Podcast
The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.
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Why Is No-one Trying to Stop the War in Yemen?
Thu 6 Apr 2017
Thousands have been killed and the country is on the brink of famine
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Do We Need A Plan B For Climate Change?
Thu 30 Mar 2017
Scientists have been developing some very ambitious ideas to re-engineer our climate
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What鈥檚 Wrong With France?
Tue 21 Mar 2017
All the candidates in the French presidential election are calling for radical change
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What Happened to Europe鈥檚 Migrant Crisis?
Tue 28 Feb 2017
In 2015 huge numbers of migrants were trying to reach Europe. We hear what happened next
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Why Can't We Stop Looking at our Phones?
Tue 21 Feb 2017
The science and psychology of smartphone design
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Is Donald Trump Good for Journalism?
Tue 14 Feb 2017
President Trump's contempt for the media may seem like bad news but is the opposite true?
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Can You Believe What You Read on WikiLeaks?
Tue 7 Feb 2017
WikiLeaks claims to serve only transparency. But some suspect other motives
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What Would 鈥楴o Deal鈥� Mean For Brexit Britain?
Tue 31 Jan 2017
What happens to Britain on Brexit day if there is no deal with the EU
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How do you launch a nuclear missile?
Tue 24 Jan 2017
We explain the nuclear weapons systems of the US, Russia, Britain and China
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How Did the US Get Stuck With Guantanamo?
Tue 17 Jan 2017
The full story of Guantanamo 鈥� and why so-called "forever prisoners" are held there today
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Can We Eat Our Way Out Of Climate Change?
Tue 3 Jan 2017
Changing what we eat could be one of the fastest ways to slow down climate change
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What Went Right in 2016?
Tue 27 Dec 2016
Four amazing stories united by the ambition to achieve the seemingly impossible
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Should We Give Homeless People Homes?
Tue 20 Dec 2016
Medicine Hat, a city in Canada, has ended homelessness the 鈥榟ousing first鈥� way
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Why Do Governments Do Stupid Things?
Tue 6 Dec 2016
Overconfidence, poor evidence, party politics - why governments blunder.
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Why Did The Polls Get it Wrong (Or Did They)?
Tue 29 Nov 2016
Hillary Clinton lost despite some polls putting her chance of victory at 99%
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Why Does Anyone Still Smoke?
Tue 22 Nov 2016
Tobacco kills up to half of its users, so why would people still choose to smoke?
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After the Electoral Shocks of Brexit and the US Election - What Next?
Tue 15 Nov 2016
Has a pattern been set first by Brexit, and then the US election?
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Was this the Most Divisive US Election Ever?
Tue 8 Nov 2016
Two of the most unpopular presidential candidates ever have fought a bitter campaign
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What鈥檚 the Story of Aleppo?
Tue 1 Nov 2016
Four Syrians reveal the long and turbulent history of Syria鈥檚 second city
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How Do We Fix Antibiotics?
Tue 25 Oct 2016
From Komodo dragons to Dutch pigs 鈥� some promising solutions to the antibiotics crisis
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How Did We Mess up Antibiotics?
Tue 18 Oct 2016
We are moving towards a world where antibiotics no longer work.
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Can a Corrupt Country Get Clean?
Tue 11 Oct 2016
How the small country of Georgia kicked out corruption, but with drastic measures
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Why are 10,000 Children Missing in Europe?
Tue 4 Oct 2016
Migrant children are going missing after landing on Europe's shores at an alarming rate
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Who Wins in a Cashless Economy?
Tue 20 Sep 2016
The trend away from cash is gathering momentum across the world
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What鈥檚 the Point of Lotteries?
Tue 13 Sep 2016
National lotteries exist all over the world. What are they for?
