At the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, countries are exploring the best ways to fund climate action. What lessons can they take from a new aid strategy that helped people in Bangladesh navigate this year’s floods?

Writer: Jeevan Vasagar

Producer: Casey Magloire

Photography: Jon Jones

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Thanks to his alliance with Donald Trump, Elon Musk has achieved an unprecedented combination of political power and immense wealth. What form will this new, supercharged Musk take? 

Writer and producer: Patricia Clarke

Host: Tomini Babs

Photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

With thanks to Alexi Mostrous, Gary Marshall, Basia Cummings and Matt Russell

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The high-speed rail project is now tens of millions of pounds in the red and an expensive bat tunnel is the latest major cost. With its future in doubt, how did it all go so wrong?

Featuring Christian Wolmar, host of the podcast Calling All Stations - https://shorturl.at/KTypI

Writer and producer: Eleanor Biggs

Photography: Jon Jones

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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The conflict in Sudan is intensifying and the fighting has caused the biggest displacement crisis in the world. What is being done to help those fleeing to neighbouring countries?

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Donald Trump returns as President of the United States on 20th January 2025. What happens next? We consider the implications for America and the world – from Ukraine and climate change to the US southern border.

Writer: David Taylor

Producer: Katie Gunning

Host: Claudia Williams

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Donald Trump has been elected US president for a second time, in what some have seen as the greatest comeback in political history. How did he do it?

Writer: Xavier Greenwood

Producer: Patricia Clarke

Host: Claudia Williams

Photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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The results of the US elections have been coming in all night. What do they tell us about who could be the next president?

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The language of the internet has taken on a life of its own with the rise of apps like Tik Tok. How far has the app affected the way we speak in real life?

Correction: In this episode we state that "Brat" was the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year. This is incorrect. "Brat" has actually been named the Collins Dictionary Word of the Year. The Oxford Dictionary has yet to announce its Word of the Year.

Writer: Tomini Babs

Producer: Tomini Babs

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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The 2024 presidential election is set to become the most expensive in history. Who are the billionaires donating to Donald Trump and what do they want in return?

Writer: Xavier Greenwood

Producer: Xavier Greenwood

Host: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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The dust on Rachel Reeves’s plans for the British economy is beginning to settle. Does her Budget leave young people better or worse off?  

Writer: Barney Macintyre

Producer: Patricia Clarke

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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More than any other time in history, American men and women have found themselves supporting opposing presidential candidates. But what is driving the battle between the sexes that may decide the next US president? 

Writer: Casey Magloire

Producer: Eleanor Biggs

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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