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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How do you help people stay rational in a pandemic?
Thu 16 Apr 2020
People weren’t prepared for life in lockdown. How can we stay level headed in a pandemic?
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Can Africa cope with coronavirus?
Thu 9 Apr 2020
With poorer economies and less developed healthcare, how will Africa deal with Covid-19?
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Why is it taking so long to develop a Covid-19 vaccine?
Thu 2 Apr 2020
The race is on for the world’s scientists to develop an effective Covid-19 vaccine
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Coronavirus: What can the world learn from South Korea?
Thu 26 Mar 2020
Without a lockdown, South Korea has had great success against Covid-19. How?
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Why did the USA fail in its initial coronavirus response?
Thu 19 Mar 2020
'It’s a failing, let's admit it’ says top US health official, Dr Anthony Fauci. Why?
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How China turned the tide with coronavirus
Thu 12 Mar 2020
China’s infection rate for coronavirus has dropped dramatically. What did they do?
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Have our climate models been wrong?
Thu 5 Mar 2020
Climate models are vital but have some concentrated too much on extreme scenarios?
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Why don’t we care about facts?
Thu 27 Feb 2020
We believe facts if we want to, but dismiss them if we don’t like them. Why?
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Why are trade deals so hard to do?
Thu 20 Feb 2020
As Britain tries to negotiate multiple trade deals, why do they take so long?
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Will a pandemic ever kill millions again?
Thu 13 Feb 2020
Global health pandemics have killed millions in the past. Could one do so again?
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Could India’s Muslims become second class citizens?
Thu 6 Feb 2020
Could a new law in India be a step towards making Muslims second class citizens?
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Is recycling broken?
Thu 30 Jan 2020
Were we wrong to think that recycling was the answer to our waste problem?
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How did Trump get into trouble with Ukraine?
Thu 23 Jan 2020
How did Trump’s personality and way of dealing with people lead to a trial in the Senate?
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Why does Ukraine have such a corruption problem?
Thu 16 Jan 2020
How did Ukraine’s chequered past lead to the impeachment of president Trump?
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Why was Qasem Soleimani killed?
Thu 9 Jan 2020
How serious an enemy to the US was Qasem Soleimani, and why was he killed?
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Will humans become extinct by the end of the century?
Thu 2 Jan 2020
How precarious is our civilisation and what can be done to stop a global catastrophe?
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Can we eradicate polio?
Boxing Day 2019
Despite heroic efforts to vaccinate against this crippling disease, why does it persist?
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Is Nato obsolete?
Thu 19 Dec 2019
With the US and French presidents questioning its future, Nato is in crisis
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Should we ban billionaires?
Thu 12 Dec 2019
Should extreme wealth and the system that enables billionaires to retain money be curbed?
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Can we protect our elections from social media manipulators?
Thu 5 Dec 2019
Who can you trust in the world behind the screen?
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Why is there a backlash against climate policies?
Thu 28 Nov 2019
A year on from the “gilets jaunes” protests, are environmental policies in trouble?
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What can we do about the world’s mental health problem?
Thu 21 Nov 2019
The World’s mental health is suffering so what can we do about it?
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Why are immigrants under attack in South Africa?
Thu 14 Nov 2019
In the so-called “rainbow nation”, why are foreigners so often subject to violence?
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How soon can we go carbon zero?
Thu 7 Nov 2019
To stop global warming, we need to cut CO2 emissions. So how soon can we go carbon zero?
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Why are the Kurds always in the firing line?
Thu 31 Oct 2019
Kurdish people have been caught up in dozens of conflicts. Why can’t they find peace?
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Is vaping safe?
Thu 24 Oct 2019
After deaths in the US and bans around the world, how risky are e-cigarettes?
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Can we dismiss QAnon?
Thu 17 Oct 2019
The far right conspiracy theory featuring child molestors and baby eaters.
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Are we heading for a global recession?
Thu 10 Oct 2019
Trade wars and Europe’s slowing growth. Is an economic downturn inevitable?
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How can we save our forests?
Thu 26 Sep 2019
This summer fires in the Amazon rainforest caught the world's attention.
