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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How Donald Trump sees the world
Zack, Jenn, and Alex move from Biden’s foreign policy to Trump’s — examining the record the incumbent president has racked up in his first term and what might happen if he wins a second.
44 min
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How Joe Biden sees the world
Zack, Jenn, and Alex take the Democratic National Convention as an opportunity to talk about Joe Biden’s foreign policy.
39 min
53
Vaccine nationalism
Alex and returning guest Jen Kirby talk about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Moscow has developed a coronavirus vaccine.
36 min
54
The last safeguard against nuclear war is about...
To mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about an alarming series of recent US withdrawals from nuclear arms control agreements.
42 min
55
No troops for you
Jenn and Alex discuss the Trump administration’s controversial decision, formally announced this week, to move forward with a plan to withdraw nearly 12,000 troops from Germany.
40 min
56
The moral urgency of the Uighur crisis
Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about the Chinese government's systematic detention of tens of thousands of Uighur Muslims in concentration camps.
43 min
57
Israel was going to annex the West Bank. It did...
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss the stalled Israeli plan to unilaterally annex parts of the West Bank.
47 min
58
The end of Hong Kong
Zack and Jenn talk about China's new national security law in Hong Kong, a ploy by Beijing to seize more control of the semi-autonomous city.
37 min
59
Is Trump letting Putin get away with murder?
Zack and Jenn break down the growing scandal surrounding intelligence reports that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to attack US troops in Afghanistan.
41 min
60
North Korea blows up the peace process — literally
Zack and Alex cope with Jenn’s absence by talking about one of their favorite topics: North Korea.
38 min
61
Don't buy John Bolton's book. Listen to this po...
Zack, Jenn, and Alex go through the published excerpts from and quotes of John Bolton’s new book — a tell-all about his time as Trump’s national security adviser.
38 min
62
The statues are coming down
The movement to remove controversial statues in several Western countries
36 min
63
How the world sees the George Floyd protests
The global impact of the anti-police violence protests in America.
30 min
64
A Very British Scandal
A top political adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, got caught taking a 260-mile road trip while the rest of the country was on lockdown due to the coronavirus.
35 min
65
Hydroxychloroquine and the dangers of "medical ...
The global spread of the idea that hydroxychloroquine can treat coronavirus.
32 min
66
A new “cold war”?
The idea of a US-China “cold war”
42 min
67
Worst. Invasion. Ever.
A botched invasion attempt of Venezuela, reportedly led by a group of US-based mercenaries.
39 min
68
Otherworldly
The Pentagon confirmed that it has, in fact, filmed at least three instances of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
34 min
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Two continents, one coronavirus time bomb
The coronavirus situation in sub-Saharan Africa and South America
36 min
70
W.H.O. is to blame?
Trump’s plan to freeze US funding for the World Health Organization
32 min
71
No one has the coronavirus answer
Singapore and Hong Kong are experiencing a rough second wave of coronavirus infections, indicating that social distancing didn’t end the disease but merely put its spread on pause.
32 min
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A coronavirus “coup” in Hungary
How coronavirus is causing a global crisis for democracy
35 min
73
The other global coronavirus epidemic: Denial
There's a striking pattern in countries around the world: their leadership’s denial about the threat posed by coronavirus.
42 min
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The US-China coronavirus blame game
Trump’s offensive insistence on calling the coronavirus the “Chinese virus"
37 min
75
Every country for itself
Trump’s ban on European travel to the US and explore why the European Union seems to be neglecting to help Italy in its time of need.
33 min