The Army Prosecutor, the Sexual Assault and the Videotape
Israel’s military advocate general has been arrested for illegally leaking a video that shows military prison guards carrying out a brutal sexual assault on a Palestinian prisoner. Liberal Israelis see her as a guardian of democracy, while the far right regard her as a traitor.
‘Black Pete’ Still Has His Supporters
The blackface tradition of “Black Pete” has largely vanished from Dutch streets after a concerted campaign. But its remaining supporters increasingly see it as a right-wing cause.
Lifting the Lid on the Criminal Underworld
Historian and writer Mark Galeotti joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss his new book about the global criminal underworld, “Homo Criminalis,” and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The MAGA Battle Over the Epstein Files
The White House is haunted by the scandal-infested legacy of billionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Once described by Donald Trump as a man who “never dies,” Epstein’s shadow now looms over the presidency, even from the grave. And it’s thrown the Trump administration into deep disarray.
Dictators and Dry Bones
The powerful figures of the 21st century seek control over humanity’s greatest equalizer — death. It is just this kind of grandiosity that Franciscan monks were trying to tackle when they built the Chapel of Bones at Evora, Portugal.