The Real Story Podcast
Global experts and decision makers discuss, debate and analyse a key news story.
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Turkey鈥檚 Failed Coup: What Next?
Fri 22 Jul 2016
Owen Bennett Jones is in Istanbul in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt in Turkey
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Bangladesh: Extremism on the Rise
Fri 15 Jul 2016
Is Bangladesh losing control to violent fundamentalists?
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Power to the People?
Fri 8 Jul 2016
Is the old political order being overturned by a new democratic populism?
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Don鈥檛 Be Evil: Technology and Power
Fri 1 Jul 2016
Google famously said "don't be evil". But what does this actually mean in practice?
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Does the EU Have a Future?
Fri 24 Jun 2016
The economy, migration, foreign policy - the EU's challenges post-Brexit
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The Shameful Game: Understanding Hooliganism
Fri 17 Jun 2016
What's behind the fan violence at the Euro 2016 football championships
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America鈥檚 Global Challenge
Fri 10 Jun 2016
What might foreign policy look like under the next president of the United States?
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Venezuela on the Brink
Fri 27 May 2016
How has a country so rich in natural resources ended up so poor?
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Saudi Arabia's Grand Vision
Fri 20 May 2016
The plan to provide new job opportunities for a generation of frustrated young Saudis
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The Cost of Corruption
Fri 13 May 2016
Tax havens and money laundering - what can be done to make financial flows transparent?
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The End of Feminism?
Fri 22 Apr 2016
Owen Bennett Jones is in New Orleans, debating the relevance of feminism today
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Oklahoma: Reclaiming Native America?
Fri 15 Apr 2016
Owen Bennett Jones travels to Oklahoma to discuss Native American politics.
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Should Britain Be Ashamed Of Its Colonial Past?
Fri 8 Apr 2016
This week, Owen Bennett Jones and guests are at the Oxford Literary Festival
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Can Iraq Avoid Fragmentation?
Fri 1 Apr 2016
Will the Iraqi government have to cede power to armed groups controlling their own areas?
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Tanzania: Can Language Unite a Nation?
Fri 25 Mar 2016
What has Swahili contributed to the success and stability of Tanzania?
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Colombia: Peace at Last?
Fri 18 Mar 2016
Is half a century of civil war about to come to an end in Colombia?
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Understanding North Korea
Fri 11 Mar 2016
We take a look inside North Korea - the world's most secretive state
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Is Iran Changing?
Fri 26 Feb 2016
With the lifting of international sanctions, what changes are taking place inside Iran?
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What Hope For Peace in Syria?
Fri 19 Feb 2016
As more regional and local powers become embroiled in Syria, is there any hope for peace?
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Getting the World Online
Fri 12 Feb 2016
What's the best strategy for widening global access to the internet?
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Zika and the Next Global Pandemic
Fri 5 Feb 2016
Can we defeat mosquito-borne diseases and other global health threats?
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Cities of the Future
Fri 29 Jan 2016
What will the cities of the future look like, and will we like living in them?
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One Rule for the Rich鈥�
Fri 22 Jan 2016
Do the world's wealthiest people live by different rules from the rest of us?
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A New Deal for Libya?
Fri 15 Jan 2016
A new unity government offers a glimmer of hope to end the chaos in Libya
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The End of Oil?
Fri 8 Jan 2016
What might a world look like without fossil fuels as the dominant energy source?
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