Jul 31, 2026 · not_requested
Why stuff matters...
- Duration seconds
- 1041
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Podcast
This Is Why
- Author
- Sky News
- Feed episode count
- 1000
- Official site
- https://www.skynews.com
- Markdown
- /podcast/this-is-why-1011487.md
Summary
The world’s a pretty confusing place right now – so how do you make sense of it all? This Is Why takes one story every day, explains how we got here and why it matters to you. Sky News’ Niall Paterson speaks to experts and correspondents from around the world, getting simple answers to some complex questions. Available every weekday afternoon. This Is Why is a Sky News podcast – if you have a question, contact us: [email protected]
Episodes
Jul 30, 2026 · not_requested
Why is FIFA selling the World Cup?
- Duration seconds
- 1214
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 29, 2026 · not_requested
Why the UK needs to learn from Europe’s wildfires
- Duration seconds
- 900
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 28, 2026 · not_requested
Why was key evidence ignored in the Suzy Lamplugh case?
- Duration seconds
- 1020
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 27, 2026 · not_requested
Why Burnham benefits from the Zelenskyy visit
- Duration seconds
- 1105
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 24, 2026 · not_requested
'Burnham’s power broker': Why is Louise Haigh back at the heart of government?
- Duration seconds
- 1126
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 23, 2026 · not_requested
Why millionaires like Gary Lineker want to pay more tax
- Duration seconds
- 977
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested
Why has Zelenskyy sacked Ukraine’s most senior defence figures?
- Duration seconds
- 1144
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested
Why John Healey’s choices as chancellor will make or break Burnham
- Duration seconds
- 1046
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 20, 2026 · not_requested
Why Burnham’s first 100 days will define his leadership
- Duration seconds
- 1068
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested
Why it’s third time lucky for Labour leader Andy Burnham
- Duration seconds
- 1360
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested
Why nationalisation could be Burnham’s big gamble
- Duration seconds
- 1000
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested
Why doesn’t the government trust teenagers?
- Duration seconds
- 725
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested
Why is Trump risking a 'forever war' with Iran?
- Duration seconds
- 1055
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 13, 2026 · not_requested
Why England vs Argentina means more than just football
- Duration seconds
- 1248
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested
Daddy diplomacy: Why NATO's Mark Rutte remains the Trump whisperer
- Duration seconds
- 1294
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested
Why Harry’s legal loss leaves him at a crossroads
- Duration seconds
- 1090
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested
Why Donald Trump says the Iran ceasefire is over
- Duration seconds
- 1060
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested
Why has Nigel Farage resigned as an MP?
- Duration seconds
- 1153
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested
Why is Sky buying the home of Coronation Street?
- Duration seconds
- 1119
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested
Why Burnham could get the Milibands back together
- Duration seconds
- 1320
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested
Why grooming gang ringleader cannot be deported
- Duration seconds
- 1267
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested
Why Trump’s Iran war is finally costing UK households
- Duration seconds
- 866
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested
Why Burnham’s housebuilding boom is doomed
- Duration seconds
- 1074
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested
Why British waters are less safe under defence drone plans
- Duration seconds
- 926
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested
Why the King's tax return leaves unanswered questions
- Duration seconds
- 910
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested
Why we're in the dark on defence under Andy Burnham
- Duration seconds
- 1078
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested
Why is the UK feeling the heat more than ever?
- Duration seconds
- 1376
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested
Why Brexit will define Burnham’s relationship with Europe
- Duration seconds
- 1233
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested
Why did Keir Starmer resign as Prime Minister?
- Duration seconds
- 1340
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested
Why Serena Williams is taking another shot at Wimbledon
- Duration seconds
- 1182
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested
Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz isn’t as simple as Trump thinks
- Duration seconds
- 1181
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested
Why are Russian warships in the English Channel?
- Duration seconds
- 1272
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested
Why the social media ban could affect everyone
- Duration seconds
- 1266
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested
Why Iran’s nuclear ambitions put peace in doubt
- Duration seconds
- 1111
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested
Introducing... Stuff Matters with Ed Conway
- Duration seconds
- 919
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested
Why Labour’s ‘Action Man’ Al Carns could challenge for No 10
- Duration seconds
- 1235
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested
Why the US’s Iran-fuelled inflation is trouble for Trump (and the UK)
- Duration seconds
- 915
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested
Why Belfast’s troubled past made violence inevitable
- Duration seconds
- 870
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested
Why the UK has fallen behind on drone warfare
- Duration seconds
- 971
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested
Why Trump and Netanyahu are split on Iran
- Duration seconds
- 1005
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested
Why Beatrice and Eugenie living rent-free is a risk for the royals
- Duration seconds
- 1056
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested
Why 'trillionaire' Musk and SpaceX are driving the AI arms race
- Duration seconds
- 1075
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested
Why Putin has plunged Russia’s economy into ‘the death zone’
- Duration seconds
- 1083
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested
Why Nigel Farage is accused of exploiting Henry Nowak's murder
- Duration seconds
- 1313
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested
Why defence delays are dangerous for the UK
- Duration seconds
- 898
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 29, 2026 · not_requested
Why Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin could be a problem for NASA
- Duration seconds
- 788
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 28, 2026 · not_requested
Why don't we know more about cold water shock?
- Duration seconds
- 870
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 27, 2026 · not_requested
Why Russia is ‘relentlessly targeting’ the UK
- Duration seconds
- 1126
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 26, 2026 · not_requested
Why did teenage rapists avoid jail?
- Duration seconds
- 873
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 25, 2026 · not_requested
Why Westminster needs to think differently about devolution
- Duration seconds
- 1132
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 22, 2026 · not_requested
Why did Thomas Tuchel leave out some big England names?
- Duration seconds
- 1113
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 21, 2026 · not_requested
Why is the UK easing Russian oil sanctions?
- Duration seconds
- 912
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 20, 2026 · not_requested
Why Putin and Trump are queuing up to visit China
- Duration seconds
- 1224
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 19, 2026 · not_requested
Why Elon Musk took Sam Altman to court (and lost)
- Duration seconds
- 900
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 18, 2026 · not_requested
Why the world should care about Africa’s latest Ebola outbreak
- Duration seconds
- 1026
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 15, 2026 · not_requested
Why winning Makerfield might not be so easy for Andy Burnham
- Duration seconds
- 1250
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 14, 2026 · not_requested
Why Wes Streeting is accused of putting ambition above national interest
- Duration seconds
- 1324
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 13, 2026 · not_requested
Why is the Royal Navy sending HMS Dragon to the Strait of Hormuz?
- Duration seconds
- 1143
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 12, 2026 · not_requested
Why are we addicted to changing prime ministers?
- Duration seconds
- 1051
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 11, 2026 · not_requested
Why replacing Keir Starmer isn't straightforward
- Duration seconds
- 1018
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 8, 2026 · not_requested
Why is Sergei Shoigu being accused of a Putin putsch plot?
- Duration seconds
- 992
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 7, 2026 · not_requested
Why Trump's oil boom is bad news for the UK
- Duration seconds
- 1140
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 6, 2026 · not_requested
Why the May elections matter
- Duration seconds
- 1253
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 5, 2026 · not_requested
Why Estonia is on the front line of Russia's rising ambitions
- Duration seconds
- 880
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 4, 2026 · not_requested
Why the United Nations is no longer fit for purpose
- Duration seconds
- 1205
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
May 1, 2026 · not_requested
Why is Anna Wintour the most powerful figure in fashion?
- Duration seconds
- 1124
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested
Why airlines have been cancelling flights
- Duration seconds
- 875
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested
Why soldiers should take MDMA to treat trauma
- Duration seconds
- 995
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested
Why Iranian networks could be recruiting Brits for terror
- Duration seconds
- 1061
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested
Why keeping the King safe is Trump's top priority
- Duration seconds
- 895
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested
Why King Charles can save the special relationship
- Duration seconds
- 915
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested
Why Harry’s picking a fight with Putin and Trump on Ukraine
- Duration seconds
- 1063
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested
Why the dangers of Mythos AI may be a myth
- Duration seconds
- 915
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested
Why the government's civil war with the civil service matters
- Duration seconds
- 1037
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested
Why Cuba is collapsing under Trump’s blockade
- Duration seconds
- 1161
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested
Why Mandelson is causing more problems for Starmer
- Duration seconds
- 980
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested
Why the era of Saudi “sportswashing” could be over
- Duration seconds
- 1041
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested
Why NATO has to prepare for life without Trump
- Duration seconds
- 1157
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 14, 2026 · not_requested
Why is there talk of a Brexit U-turn?
- Duration seconds
- 1092
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 13, 2026 · not_requested
Why the Hungarian election matters for Putin, Europe and Ukraine
- Duration seconds
- 980
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 10, 2026 · not_requested
Why Trump might be about to get angry about elections
- Duration seconds
- 952
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 9, 2026 · not_requested
Why Kanye West will never really be cancelled
- Duration seconds
- 838
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested
Why does Iran think it’s won the war?
- Duration seconds
- 996
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com
Apr 7, 2026 · not_requested
Why the Artemis II mission is only the start
- Duration seconds
- 829
- Source
- https://www.skynews.com