The Inquiry Podcast
The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.
Episodes to download
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Will the EndSARS protest change Nigeria?
Thu 12 Nov 2020
Will Nigeria's anti-police brutality protests bring wider change?
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Why are Thai students risking jail to call for reform of the monarchy?
Thu 5 Nov 2020
What's driving Thailand's new wave of pro-democracy protests?
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Can President Trump still win the US presidential election?
Thu 29 Oct 2020
With US presidential Joe Biden leading in the polls, can President Trump still win?
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How has Trump changed America’s relationship with the world?
Thu 22 Oct 2020
When elected, President Trump promised to put ‘America First’, but how has he governed?
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Should we learn to live with Covid?
Thu 15 Oct 2020
Are lockdowns the answer to rising infection rates or should we learn to live with Covid?
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Are shares in Elon Musk’s Tesla vastly overvalued?
Thu 8 Oct 2020
How has the electric car maker become the most valuable auto company in the world?
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Is Kanye West really running for US president?
Thu 1 Oct 2020
The billionaire musician is on the ballot in fewer than 20 states. Is his bid serious?
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Will the US presidential debates change the course of the election?
Thu 24 Sep 2020
Will the presidential debates in America change the course of November's election?
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Can the world stop online fraud?
Thu 17 Sep 2020
Regarded by criminals as a lucrative low risk crime, what can we do to end online fraud?
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Will votes be safe in the US presidential election?
Thu 10 Sep 2020
President Trump says mass postal voting will mean fraud but how likely is this?
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What is “Obamagate?”
Thu 3 Sep 2020
Is there any substance to Donald Trump’s latest claims of a conspiracy against him?
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What’s gone wrong in Lebanon?
Thu 27 Aug 2020
The Beirut blast has laid bare Lebanon’s deepening political and economic crisis.
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How close are we to a vaccine for Covid-19?
Thu 20 Aug 2020
The race is on to find a vaccine for Covid-19. How close are we?
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Will America’s 'Big Tech' firms be reined in?
Thu 13 Aug 2020
US lawmakers are deciding whether to act against the country’s powerful tech giants.
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Will the pandemic get worse in the winter?
Thu 6 Aug 2020
There are fears that coronavirus will surge as temperatures drop.
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Why isn’t the world doing more to help the Uighurs?
Thu 30 Jul 2020
With an estimated million Uighurs in detention camps, China has stifled world criticism.
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Should Joe Biden stay in the basement?
Thu 23 Jul 2020
Despite a low-key campaign, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in the polls.
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Is China versus India the most important rivalry of the 21st century?
Thu 16 Jul 2020
The border clash between China and India could reverberate through all Asia and beyond.
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Why are Covid cases rising in the US?
Thu 9 Jul 2020
Why are Covid cases dramatically increasing in some U.S. states where rates had been low?
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What does Putin want?
Thu 2 Jul 2020
As he looks to extend his reign as Russian leader, what motivates President Putin?
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Why do we care about statues?
Thu 25 Jun 2020
What do statues tell us about how countries deal with their past?
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How will Hollywood respond to the Black Lives Matter and Me Too movements?
Thu 18 Jun 2020
Why the movie business is having trouble representing the world’s population.
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Will Covid-19 change cities?
Thu 11 Jun 2020
Kavita Puri explores what our cities will look like after Covid-19
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Why do US cops keep killing unarmed black men?
Thu 4 Jun 2020
Why is George Floyd the latest in a long line of unarmed black men killed by US police?
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How far can the Chinese government be blamed for Covid-19?
Thu 28 May 2020
What could the Chinese government have done differently to prevent the global pandemic?
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How will the world pay for Covid-19?
Thu 21 May 2020
How will governments fund the huge sums needed to get through the coronavirus crisis?
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Why does Germany have such a low number of deaths from Covid-19?
Thu 14 May 2020
Kavita Puri asks why Germany has such a low number of deaths from Covid-19?
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Why are so many ethnic minorities dying in the UK and US?
Thu 7 May 2020
Data in both the UK and US suggests they may be at greater risk of catching Covid-19
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Why are people attacking 5G mobile phone masts?
Thu 30 Apr 2020
Tanya Beckett asks why people are attacking mobile phone masts.
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How do we come out of the lockdown?
Thu 23 Apr 2020
Some nations are beginning to tentatively lift lockdowns. What's the best way to do it?
