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Headline History

Headline History

By: Freddy Foulston & Lucas Zanarotti
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Journalism meets history in the podcast where we dig up the roots and give you the context on the news stories that shape our rapidly evolving world.

Each episode we'll look at an international news topic that's been dominating the headlines, asking not just what's going on, but how did we actually get here?

Presented by journalists Freddy Foulston and Lucas Zanarotti.

Politics & Government World
Episodes
  • Iran: Decades of Defiance

    Iran: Decades of Defiance
    Apr 11 2026

    The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has engulfed the Middle East, killing thousands and sending shockwaves through the global energy system.

    Diplomatic efforts are underway, but the path to a permanent solution after decades of rivalry seems unclear.

    While many in the West deeply oppose Iran’s hardline rulers, questions linger over what this display of military might can truly achieve.

    And It’s far from the first time the U.S. and its allies interfered in the fate of the oil-rich nation.

    They were at it long before Iran became the troubled Islamic Republic it is today….

    In this episode, we take you from an MI6 and CIA Cold War coup, through Iran’s early U.S.-backed nuclear programme, to the fall of the Shah, the dawn of the Supreme Leader, and the failure of nuclear talks right up to the present day.
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    54 mins
  • Greenland: Caught Between Empires

    Greenland: Caught Between Empires
    Feb 25 2026

    President Donald Trump’s fixation on taking control of Greenland from NATO ally Denmark sent European leaders scrambling to prevent a confrontation.

    But it's only the latest chapter in a colourful history of attempts to control the world's largest island.

    In this episode, we connect the dots between today's rising Arctic tensions and Greenland's turbulent colonial history - by way of whale blubber and rare earth metals.
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    26 mins
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