Showcasing some of the best Documentaries and Talk Shows
Wed 01 April 2020: The mighty dollar shows reserve currency dominance. Plus, India’s banking troubles and travel industry under COVID-19. Rich nations have spent more than $9 trillion so far on tackling the economic fallout from COVID-19. And more spending is on the way as governments try to ensure there is a functioning economy post […]
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Tue 31 March 2020: In the race to protect public health, are governments harming privacy rights? Plus, Trump’s coronavirus misinformation. A note for our viewers: The COVID-19 pandemic is a news story like no other, and as life as we know it grinds to a halt, The Listening Post team – like so many journalists across […]
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Sat 28 March 2020: Executive director of the World Health Organization’s emergencies programme discusses the global response to COVID-19. COVID-19 has killed thousands and, as of March 25, 2020, has infected at least 400,000 people worldwide. And those figures are expected to grow in the coming months. It all started in December last year, when […]
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Sun 08 March 2020: Why a shock US central bank rate cut may not be enough to save the global economy from the coronavirus outbreak. The world’s factory has been shuttered, supply chains have been broken, flights have been grounded and tourism decimated. That’s the real-world consequence of the coronavirus and the epidemic has yet […]
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Sat 29 February 2020: Loyalty cards, medical records, geolocation, biometric passports. Our digital traces speak volumes about our habits. The large volume of data recorded during each of our visits to the internet represents a great opportunity for personalisation, but the information we distil is also widely used for commercial purposes and can be used by governments […]
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Wed 19 February 2020: The battle for Idlib has led to a humanitarian catastrophe as the Syrian gov’t vows to retake the last rebel-held area. Babies and children are dying of cold in Syria‘s Idlib province and their suffering has been described by the United Nations as the largest humanitarian horror story of the 21st century. The Syrian government offensive […]
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Mon 17 February 2020: At the British Museum, a collection of artefacts from the Muslim world is on show, which tells the history of a journey to Mecca always forbidden to non-Muslims. It features a succession of examples of the rich visual language of Islamic culture past and present, artwork created to reflect the powerful […]
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Mon 10 February 2020: Indian TV anchors are in attack mode against critics of the ruling party. Plus, blackface in the Arab world. On The Listening Post this week: “Terrorists”, “anti-nationals” – Indian TV anchors are in attack mode against critics of the ruling party. Plus the history of blackface in the Arab world. Are the loudest […]
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Wed 05 February 2020: Imagine trying to make sense of the universe before telescopes were even invented. Jim al-Khalili reveals how scholars from the Islamic world played a crucial role in astronomy and navigation, influencing later astronomers in the renaissance. In this episode of Science in the Golden Age, we examine ancient maps dating back […]
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Mon 03 February 2020: How drone technology became a multibillion-dollar industry. Plus, Putin’s economic record and Xi’s biggest test yet. Unmanned ariel vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have come a long way since their introduction in the first Gulf War in 1991. At the time, they were used just for surveillance and intelligence gathering. A decade […]
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