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The New World

BBC

Are we at a series of global tipping points?

The New World Podcast Guide

Listen to The New World, a Society & Culture podcast by BBC. Stream 14 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

14 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

14 episodes

Fixing Globalisation

Jim O'Neill asks if new challenges mean an end to the era of globalisation. As chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Lord O'Neill was...

42:43Jan 6, 2017

It's the Demography, Stupid!

How is population change transforming our world? Think of a python swallowing a pig: a big bulge makes its way slowly down the snake from th...

42:23Jan 5, 2017

Us Versus Them

John Harris examines the international rise of anti-elitist or 'populist' politics, what is motivating the anger of voters, and what might h...

42:25Jan 4, 2017

Axis of Power

Gideon Rachman examines the challenge the rise of China poses to American global power, and explores a new pattern of international tensions...

42:19Jan 3, 2017

Nothing but the truth

Are we really living in a post-truth world? It has been an extraordinary year for the concept of veracity. Brexit. Trump. Experts have taken...

42:12Jan 2, 2017