Worldly
We live in a confusing time, bombarded every day with news from around the world that can be hard to follow, or fully understand. Let Worldly be your guide. Every Thursday, senior writer Zack Beauchamp, senior foreign editor Jennifer Williams, and staff defense writer Alex Ward give you the history and context you need to make sense of the moment and navigate the world around you. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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The Trump of the Tropics vs. the Bernie of Brazil
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss the huge news out of Brazil this week, where a judge annulled the corruption conviction of the country’s former leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
42 min
27
The future of the US-Saudi relationship (ft. Se...
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss the US-Saudi relationship.
62 min
28
Why Biden hasn’t reentered the Iran deal — yet
Zack, Jenn, and Alex break down why the Biden administration hasn’t yet reentered the Iran nuclear deal.
42 min
29
The world’s great powers
Zack, Jenn, and Alex break down one of the DC foreign policy world’s hottest new catchphrases: “great power competition.”
50 min
30
Protesting farmers, India's democracy, and Rihanna
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss the huge farmers’ protests in India.
41 min
31
Myanmar’s coup has no heroes
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss the recent coup in Myanmar.
40 min
32
Why Putin wants Alexei Navalny dead
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss the nationwide demonstrations in Russia in support of dissident opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
42 min
33
Biden’s World
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss how US foreign policy will differ under Biden and the surprising ways it might stay the same.
44 min
34
Was it terrorism?
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss how the US Capitol insurrection fits into the broader spectrum of far-right political violence in the US
42 min
35
America, humiliated
Zack, Jenn, and Jen Kirby discuss the assault on the US Capitol by a pro-Trump insurrection that has shaken America to its core.
42 min
36
Hindsight is 2020
Jenn, Alex, and Jen wrap up 2020 by discussing the biggest stories that flew under the radar this year because of, well, everything.
48 min
37
The last Brexit
Jenn, Alex, and Jen talk about how Brexit is for real — for real! — happening on January 1, but it won’t be so easy.
40 min
38
Beijing’s bad tweet
Jenn, Alex, and Jen talk about the diplomatic spat between China and Australia that erupted this week after a Chinese official tweeted a fake image of an Australian soldier threatening a young Afghan child with a knife.
32 min
39
Fewer troops, forever wars
Alex and Jen discuss President Trump’s decision to draw down the number of US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
38 min
40
Lost in Transition
Jenn, Alex, and Jen talk about the stalled transition process from President Trump to President-elect Biden.
38 min
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If Joe wins
What a Joe Biden victory would mean for the world.
40 min
42
France, Islam, and free speech
Jenn and Alex discuss the recent terror attacks in France that have occurred amid a national and international uproar about cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed and President Emmanuel Macron’s stance toward Islam in the country
46 min
43
American democracy, hacked
Zack, Jenn, and Alex put the upcoming American elections in global context.
43 min
44
Nigeria’s bad cop ring, Thailand’s playboy king
Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about two huge ongoing protest movements: demonstrations against police violence in Nigeria and against monarchical privilege in Thailand.
41 min
45
The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
Zack, Jenn, and Alex explain the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
34 min
46
India vs. Amnesty International
Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about Amnesty International’s decision to suspend operations in India — the only other country in which the human rights watchdog has done so besides Russia.
40 min
47
Is Trump bringing peace to the Middle East?
Zack, Jenn, and Alex break down the “peace deals” between Israel and two Gulf states, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
48 min
48
The new politics of energy (ft. Daniel Yergin)
Zack, Jenn, and Alex are joined by a special guest — eminent energy politics expert Daniel Yergin.
52 min
49
Trumped-up intelligence
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss a striking new whistleblower complaint about US intelligence under Trump from DHS official Brian Murphy.
42 min
50
Europe’s second coronavirus wave
Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about the second Covid-19 wave hitting Spain — and to a lesser extent, Europe in general.
41 min