Programme Index

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 13^th Feb 2021, 08:32 on BBC World Service South AsiaLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Feb 2021, 01:32 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Generation Z were born from 1996 to the present day and, as the oldest members turn 24, they’re already changing your world. Show more

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Veterans

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 20^th Feb 2021, 08:32 on BBC World Service South AsiaLatest broadcast: Mon 22^nd Feb 2021, 01:32 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Katty and Carlos ask if America’s military veterans are getting the support they need. Show more

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Have Native Americans been let down?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 27^th Feb 2021, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Mon 1^st Mar 2021, 01:32 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Deb Haaland is making history as the first Native American nominated to a cabinet secretary role. How could she help address the inequalities Native Americans face today? Show more

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Why local newspapers matter

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 6^th Mar 2021, 08:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Mon 8^th Mar 2021, 01:32 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Local newspapers are disappearing fast. Does it matter? Katty Kay and Carlos Watson explore why it’s so important to preserve genuine local media. Show more

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Is Bitcoin here to stay?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 13^th Mar 2021, 08:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Mar 2021, 01:32 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Katty Kay and Carlos Watson look at Bitcoin’s latest price surge, and discuss how it and other digital currencies are being adopted around the globe. Show more

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Feeling good?

Duration: 26 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 20^th Mar 2021, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Mon 22^nd Mar 2021, 01:32 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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As things start to open up again, can Americans regain some sense of positivity, or has the traditional idea of American optimism been changed forever? Show more

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#MeToo today with Rose McGowan

Duration: 36 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 27^th Mar 2021, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 28^th Mar 2021, 10:32 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Actress Rose McGowan was one of the most outspoken voices of #MeToo. She accused the disgraced Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, of rape. She discusses where #MeToo is today. Show more

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America humbled?

Duration: 31 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 28^th Sep 2020, 02:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Mon 28^th Sep 2020, 20:06 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Katty and Carlos open the series with a bold and difficult question: has America been humbled by the Covid-19 pandemic? Show more

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Talking about race

Duration: 31 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Oct 2020, 02:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Mon 5^th Oct 2020, 20:06 on BBC World Service East Asia

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The death of George Floyd brought race relations in the US to a boiling point, forcing the country to confront a painful past. This week, we ask how we should talk about race. Show more

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Is America’s democracy under threat?

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 12^th Oct 2020, 02:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Mon 12^th Oct 2020, 20:06 on BBC World Service East Asia

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President Trump’s hospitalisation for Covid-19 prompted many Americans to also worry about the health of the election process, and democracy itself. Show more

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America’s economic divide

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 19^th Oct 2020, 02:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Mon 19^th Oct 2020, 20:06 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Why is one of the world’s wealthiest countries home to such extremes of inequality and poverty? Show more

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America in the world

Duration: 31 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Oct 2020, 02:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Oct 2020, 21:06 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Will historians look on the Trump administration more favourably in the future, and what would a Biden presidency mean for America’s global relationships? Show more

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What do women voters want?

Duration: 32 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 2^nd Nov 2020, 02:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Nov 2020, 21:06 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Women voters could decide the 2020 presidential election. So what do they want? Show more

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Make America Wait Again

Duration: 26 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 6^th Nov 2020, 19:59

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Katty and Carlos react to the astonishing 2020 US election. Show more

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Bridging divided America

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th Nov 2020, 08:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sun 15^th Nov 2020, 19:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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After a turbulent election, how can America be brought together? Show more

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From cities to states, the US battles climate change

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Nov 2020, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Nov 2020, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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What will a Joe Biden presidency do about climate change? Show more

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How has Covid changed America?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 28^th Nov 2020, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 29^th Nov 2020, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Covid has dramatically changed the way we live our lives, exposing fractures in our communities. Carlos Watson and Philippa Thomas ask: what's America's exit strategy? Show more

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Good cops, bad cops

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 5^th Dec 2020, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 6^th Dec 2020, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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What can America do to better tackle the problem of police brutality, and why does it seem so hard to bring bad cops to account? Show more

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Conspiracy theories in the time of Covid-19

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 12^th Dec 2020, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Dec 2020, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Conspiracy theories are circulating about Covid-19 - but how widely are they believed? Are we living in a time when fringe conspiracy theories have become mainstream opinion? Show more

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What next for the GOP?

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 19^th Dec 2020, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 20^th Dec 2020, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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The Trump presidency might be over, but will Republican leaders jettison Trumpism - and who will lead the party into the next presidential race? Show more

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