Today

The end of the world is AI? An existential threat

Is artificial intelligence becoming uncontrollably powerful? Our correspondent analyses whether a pause to breakneck development is possible or feasible. We have entered the new age of the orator. And why cheese is getting more popular in India. Guests and host:Alex Hern, AI writ ... Show More

24m 16s

Yesterday

Islamism in Britain: what is the threat?

Though a growing share of the British population is anxious about Islam, they have no reason to be. Islamism, a fringe ideology that believes government and society should be guided by Islamic principles, is the real concern. America cracks down on multinationals’ efforts to shif ... Show More

23m 41s

Sep 14

Strait and narrowing: the Houthis’ striking advance

After years of stalemate, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis are taking territory, including on a Red Sea strait. We ask what has changed, and how the shift fits into the wider regional conflict. As America’s midterm elections approach, we examine the fragmentation of the coalition that ... Show More

22m 46s

Apr 2025

The Carney army: Canada unites against Trump

Canada’s election campaign was dominated by Donald Trump’s threats against the nation. Now the Liberal party has won, it faces a tougher fight: confronting the US president. Japanese salarymen used to take a job for life, now they are finally switching companies – and even career ... Show More

21m 11s

Apr 2025

What does Mark Carney's election win mean for Canada?

In one of the greatest political comebacks in Canadian history, Mark Carney has kept the governing Liberal Party in power. It was an intense campaign dominated by tariffs and threats of annexation from US President Donald Trump. So, where does Canada go from here? In this episode ... Show More

23m 41s

Mar 2025

Elbows up in Canada

Canada's anger at Donald Trump has prompted a wave of protest, consumer backlash and a ‘Saturday Night Live’ call out from Mike Myers. It's also helped usher in political newcomer Mark Carney as the new Canadian prime minister and opened a window for Ontario's premier Doug Ford t ... Show More

26m 46s

Apr 2025

Will MAGA Make Canada Liberal Again?

Polls have narrowed as Canadians head to the ballot box. Mark Carney has led a remarkable fightback for the Liberal party, driven in no small part by a newfound sense of Canadian nationalism - determined not to be cowed by Donald Trump, disgusted by his overtures to turn the coun ... Show More

44m 8s

Mar 2025

Elbows Up: Canada’s Response to Trump’s Trade War

A gloves-off trade war with the United States is uniting Canadians against their southern neighbor.Matina Stevis-Gridneff, the Canada bureau chief for The New York Times, explains how the dispute is shifting the country’s politics, culture and place on the global stage. ... Show More

26m 58s

Mar 2025

The Trump bump on Canadian politics

US President Donald Trump has handed carmakers a one-month reprieve on tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, and we look at how a few billionaire elites struck a multibillion-dollar port deal within weeks. German borrowing costs surged by the most in 28 y ... Show More

10m 3s

Mar 2025

Canada, Ukraine talks and Tesla’s stock fall

Mark Carney will succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister after winning the race to become leader of the ruling Liberal Party - and has vowed to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war. U.S. officials are preparing to meet Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia on Tu ... Show More

12m 41s

Jan 2025

Does the Trump administration pose an existential threat to Canada?

Gideon talks to Michael Ignatieff, the former leader of Canada’s Liberal party, about how the country will deal with its newly-hostile southern neighbour when it is undergoing a change of leadership at home. They discuss Donald Trump’s threat to raise punitive tariffs on Canad ... Show More

26m 37s

Apr 2025

Canada election, Yemen and Trump’s immigration crackdown

Mark Carney’s Liberal party makes a comeback, winning the Canadian election but falling short of the majority he sought to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. Nearly 70 people are dead in Yemen after a U.S. airstrike, according to Houthi-run TV, but the Pentagon has been large ... Show More

12m 41s

May 2025

How will Carney take on Trump?

One hundred days into Donald Trump’s second presidency and he’s already swung another election. How will Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, emboldened by his victory at the polls, take on Trump? Host Anne McElvoy talks to Ralph Goodale, who has been at the centre of Canadian po ... Show More

30m 51s

The Carney army: Canada unites against T...