Episodes

  • The Birth Keepers: death plan – episode six

    The Birth Keepers: death plan – episode six
    Jan 11 2026
    A backlash against FBS grows and Emilee and Yolande respond to the growing crisis. This is episode six of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne
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    43 mins
  • The Birth Keepers: FBS goes global – episode five

    The Birth Keepers: FBS goes global – episode five
    Jan 10 2026
    Emilee and Yolande had grown an ideology and seeded it globally – a reach investigative reporters Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne could not have fathomed when they started reporting on the story. They set out to see just how far FBS has spread. This is episode five of a year-long investigation
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    32 mins
  • Ashes Weekly: A flawed Ashes series ends in familiar fashion

    Ashes Weekly: A flawed Ashes series ends in familiar fashion
    Jan 10 2026
    As Australia celebrates a comprehensive 4-1 victory, England’s approach to the Ashes series and Test cricket itself has been under the microscope. Max Rushden is joined by Geoff Lemon, Barney Ronay, Emma John and Ali Martin for a look back on the 2025-26 series
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    50 mins
  • Watch out Greenland: Trump is pro-imperialism now

    Watch out Greenland: Trump is pro-imperialism now
    Jan 9 2026
    If it’s not threats of military action against Colombia and Cuba, or talk of taking Greenland from Denmark, it’s seizing oil tankers in European and Caribbean waters. All of it has world leaders scrambling to figure out how to handle Donald Trump’s revived form of US imperialism. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Pulitzer-winning author Anne Applebaum about what to expect from a world changing by the hour at the hands of the US president
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    29 mins
  • The Birth Keepers: Growing an empire – episode four

    The Birth Keepers: Growing an empire – episode four
    Jan 8 2026
    Within months of the death of Lorren’s baby, Journey Moon, and the public backlash against the Free Birth Society that followed, Emilee Saldaya took the FBS membership private, turning the business into a global multimillion dollar empire. This is episode four of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne
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    43 mins
  • Why has Trump seized a Russia-linked oil tanker?

    Why has Trump seized a Russia-linked oil tanker?
    Jan 8 2026
    The US has dramatically seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker between the UK and Iceland, with the support of the UK government. The operation comes after US attacks on Venezuela, the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and threats against Greenland. Lucy Hough speaks to Russian affairs correspondent Pjotr Sauer – watch on YouTube
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    9 mins
  • The Birth Keepers: Journey Moon – episode three

    The Birth Keepers: Journey Moon – episode three
    Jan 7 2026
    When Lorren Holliday got pregnant in 2018, she joined Emilee Saldaya’s Facebook group and quickly became hooked on the Free Birth Society podcasts. It was a decision that led to tragedy. This is episode three of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne
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    35 mins
  • The Birth Keepers: When Emilee met Yolande – episode two

    The Birth Keepers: When Emilee met Yolande – episode two
    Jan 6 2026
    Who is Emilee Saldaya, the woman behind the Free Birth Society movement? And how did she meet her business partner, Yolande Norris-Clark? Does either woman have the credentials they are claiming? This is episode two of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne
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    41 mins