# The Explanation

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Author: BBC
Episodes: 343

## Resource

Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world. Featuring new episodes of The President's Path, Unspun World with John Simpson, and The Media Show.

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## Episodes
- [The Media Show: Can an AI actor win over Hollywood?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-can-an-ai-actor-win-over-hollywood) — 2026-07-23T07:00:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: Trump accuses China of US election 'meddling'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-trump-accuses-china-of-us-election-meddling) — 2026-07-17T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: Trump's New York Times subpoenas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-trump-s-new-york-times-subpoenas) — 2026-07-16T05:37:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: US-Iran conflict reignites](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-us-iran-conflict-reignites) — 2026-07-10T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: Farage's fight with the Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-farage-s-fight-with-the-media) — 2026-07-09T05:07:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: America at 250](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-america-at-250) — 2026-07-03T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: The Murray brothers' media game](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-the-murray-brothers-media-game) — 2026-07-02T05:00:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: Has Trump taken over America’s big birthday?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-has-trump-taken-over-america-s-big-birthday) — 2026-06-26T12:00:00+00:00
- [Unspun World: Has Britain become ungovernable?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/unspun-world-has-britain-become-ungovernable) — 2026-06-26T00:30:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: How Shop workers became content](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-how-shop-workers-became-content) — 2026-06-25T06:09:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: What did America actually win in the Iran deal?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-what-did-america-actually-win-in-the-iran-deal) — 2026-06-19T12:00:00+00:00
- [Unspun World: Winners and losers of the US-Iran agreement](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/unspun-world-winners-and-losers-of-the-us-iran-agreement) — 2026-06-19T00:30:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: Citizen journalists at protests - reporting or activism?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-citizen-journalists-at-protests-reporting-or-activism) — 2026-06-18T05:02:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: Why is Trump hosting the UFC at the White House?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-why-is-trump-hosting-the-ufc-at-the-white-house) — 2026-06-12T12:00:00+00:00
- [Unspun World: Fighting resumes between Israel and Hezbollah](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/unspun-world-fighting-resumes-between-israel-and-hezbollah) — 2026-06-12T00:30:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: Reporting the World Cup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-reporting-the-world-cup) — 2026-06-11T05:59:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: Why did Trump and Netanyahu clash over the Iran war?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-why-did-trump-and-netanyahu-clash-over-the-iran-war) — 2026-06-08T13:26:00+00:00
- [Unspun World: What's it like to live in Iran now?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/unspun-world-what-s-it-like-to-live-in-iran-now) — 2026-06-05T00:30:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: Inside Rafa Nadal's Netflix show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-inside-rafa-nadal-s-netflix-show) — 2026-06-04T05:58:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: The costs of the Iran war](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-the-costs-of-the-iran-war) — 2026-05-29T12:00:00+00:00
- [Unspun World: Is the US preparing to invade Cuba?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/unspun-world-is-the-us-preparing-to-invade-cuba) — 2026-05-29T00:30:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: The French Rupert Murdoch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-the-french-rupert-murdoch) — 2026-05-28T06:04:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: Trump pivots to Cuba](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-trump-pivots-to-cuba) — 2026-05-22T12:00:00+00:00
- [Unspun World: Are US-China relations at a turning point?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/unspun-world-are-us-china-relations-at-a-turning-point) — 2026-05-22T00:30:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: Filming inside El Salvador’s mega-prison](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-filming-inside-el-salvador-s-mega-prison) — 2026-05-21T06:01:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: Trump in China](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-trump-in-china) — 2026-05-15T12:00:00+00:00
- [Unspun World: Why can’t the US and Iran reach a peace deal?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/unspun-world-why-can-t-the-us-and-iran-reach-a-peace-deal) — 2026-05-15T00:30:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: Wrestling with Trump](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-wrestling-with-trump) — 2026-05-14T06:00:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: Trump’s midterm messaging](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-trump-s-midterm-messaging) — 2026-05-08T12:00:00+00:00
- [Unspun World: What’s at stake for Iran’s regime?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/unspun-world-what-s-at-stake-for-iran-s-regime) — 2026-05-08T00:30:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: The accidental BBC News star](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-the-accidental-bbc-news-star) — 2026-05-07T06:16:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: Is Trump safe?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-is-trump-safe) — 2026-05-01T12:00:00+00:00
- [Unspun World: Trump's exit strategy from Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/unspun-world-trump-s-exit-strategy-from-iran) — 2026-05-01T00:30:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: I’m a Celebrity… get me a lawyer!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-i-m-a-celebrity-get-me-a-lawyer) — 2026-04-30T06:08:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: Trump goes quiet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-trump-goes-quiet) — 2026-04-24T12:00:00+00:00
- [Unspun World: US-Iran standoff over Strait of Hormuz escalates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/unspun-world-us-iran-standoff-over-strait-of-hormuz-escalates) — 2026-04-24T09:51:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: Building the Uncanny empire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-building-the-uncanny-empire) — 2026-04-23T06:01:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: Trump's legacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-trump-s-legacy) — 2026-04-17T14:16:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: Artemis II and Nasa’s media machine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-artemis-ii-and-nasa-s-media-machine) — 2026-04-16T06:10:00+00:00
- [The President’s Path: The political consequences of war and peace for Trump](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-the-political-consequences-of-war-and-peace-for-trump) — 2026-04-10T13:01:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: Investigating Sam Altman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-investigating-sam-altman) — 2026-04-09T05:20:00+00:00
- [The President's Path: Trump’s address over the Iran war](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-trump-s-address-over-the-iran-war) — 2026-04-03T12:30:00+00:00
- [The Media Show: How far should reporters go with AI?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-media-show-how-far-should-reporters-go-with-ai) — 2026-04-02T06:00:00+00:00

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