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The biggest story in the world
Behind the scenes at the Guardian, former editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger and his team reveal a newspaper’s mission to help save the world from climate change. Can they find a new narrative to tell a 20 year-old story? And what will they risk in their efforts to do so? This award winning podcast is...
Recent Episodes
13 episodes
The biggest story in the world podcast - Episode 12: Impact
As the curtains close on Alan Rusbridger's editorship the first phase of the Keep it in the Ground campaign draws to an end
Episode 11: Investigations
The Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation say they won't divest from fossil fuels because they are happy with the ethics of their investments, but are t...
The biggest story in the world podcast: Episode 10, Shell
Shell's CEO, Ben Van Beurden, has agreed to be grilled by the Guardian on everything from divestment to economics and responsibility – but will he giv...
The biggest story in the world podcast: Episode 9, Religion
In this episode we go to churches and mosques to see what we can learn about spreading the climate change message
The biggest story in the world podcast: Episode 8, the US
It's time to talk about one of the biggest players in the climate change story, the US, and look at its climate denial movement
The biggest story in the world podcast: Episode 7, Attacks
This week we head outside the glass offices of the Guardian to hear what the outside world makes of the campaign
The biggest story in the world podcast: Episode 6, Psychology
Now it's time for the team to face the biggest challenge so far. Why do we find it so hard to care about climate change?
The biggest story in the world podcast: Episode 5, Economics
Larry Elliot, the Guardian's economics editor sets out to do something no economist has yet managed; to figure out the maths of keeping it in the grou...
The biggest story in the world podcast: Episode 4, Risks
The climate change campaign has started. But is the Guardian prepared for what's ahead?
The biggest story in the world podcast: Episode 3, The targets
The Guardian has decided to campaign for divestment, and take their assets out of fossil fuel companies, but who should they choose to target? Listen...
The biggest story in the world podcast: Episode 2, An angle
Alan Rusbridger is looking for a new way to tell the story of climate change - but what does that actually mean? Listen to more in the series
The biggest story in the world podcast: Episode 1, Keep it in the ground
Climate change is the biggest threat to humanity, yet journalism has struggled for two decades to tell a story that doesn't leave the public feeling d...
The biggest story in the world podcast: Trailer
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