The premise of Good Bad Billionaire is simple: hosts Simon Jack and Zing Tsjeng figure out how famous rich people made their money — and then proceed to judge them. It’s a timely idea. The discourse around billionaires has never been more bifurcated. Half of us hate wealthy people while the other half venerate them. Elon…
Since the shock US presidential election in 2016, the world has been following American politics with eagle eyes. Americast is the BBC’s answer to our need for regular analysis on everything from local US elections to abortion legislation. This twice-weekly podcast is presented by trusted journalists including Sarah Smith, North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher, presenter Justin Webb,…
Miss Me? is a new BBC podcast hosted by singer Lily Allen and presenter Miquita Oliver, who just happen to have been friends since birth. We usually steer clear of podcasts with formats that are little more than “friends chatting about things.” But Miss Me? is already addictive and we’re keen to explain why. Since the end of The…
British-American writer Jon Ronson has made a career out of telling complicated stories. He investigates fringe politics and conspiracy theories, often embedding himself in his journalism without ever claiming to hold an objective opinion. So why does his work, notably his most recent podcast, feel so even-handed? Things Fell Apart is a show about the…
There is no shortage of podcasts about space exploration. But what the BBC captures in 13 Minutes to the Moon is the sheer ambition that propelled America’s missions to the stars. In season one, Kevin Fong takes us to the moon on Apollo 11 with thorough research, original newsreel, and a cinematic soundscape by the film composer…
Poonam makes the long journey home from Syria. She arranges to meet Ash. They sit down on the same bench and she talks to him about what she’s found. Meanwhile, DA has been repatriated to Canada with her children. We follow her story as she goes through the justice system. Poonam also catches up…
Salmaan was one of thousands of children born into or brought to live under IS. They were intended to be the group’s next generation of fighters and mothers. Four years after the fall of IS, they’re stranded in prison camps and detention centres. Is it a race against time to rescue them?
Poonam makes the perilous journey to the last known location of baby Salmaan, a guesthouse near where IS made its last stand. But IS sleeper cells still lurk in the desert and Poonam only has one hour on the ground – can she find what she needs in time?
Poonam returns to DA, now knowing her true identity. What was IS like through her eyes? What can she tell Poonam about some of the terror group’s most heinous crimes?
Poonam finally gets into the prison camp where the women and children of suspected IS fighters are being held. There, she meets a Canadian woman who has information about baby Salmaan. But it’s clear she isn’t telling Poonam everything.
