Global News Podcast

The whole planet in one go. The BBC World Service puts out this bulletin twice a day on weekdays and daily on weekends, with correspondents filing from wherever the news is happening. It is made for a worldwide audience rather than a home one, so a story from Nigeria, Indonesia or Brazil can lead the running order on a day when American outlets barely mention it. This is the closest thing here to straight headline news, with less storytelling than the one-topic dailies. That makes it a good companion to a country-specific show rather than a replacement for one.