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The Fourcast

A podcast from Channel 4 News taking an in-depth look at the biggest stories from Westminster, Washington and around the world. From global conflicts to the corridors of power, we expose, examine and interrogate what"s really going on with the people who really know. Watch the episodes here: https://www.channel4.com/news/the-fourcast

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31:34

Revisited: Abortion in the USA: from Roe v. Wade to...

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/30

In its long history, there have been landmark, controversial Supreme Court decisions: Plessy v. Ferguson, Bush v. Gore, Shelby v. Holder. Yet arguably none has divided Americans, defined the parties, and affected the lives of millions of women more than one particular ruling on the 22nd of January 1973: Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right for women to have an abortion. Since then, those opposed to abortion have campaigned to chip away at that decision, in the hope that one day, when the

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26:33

The Sue Gray report: is it too late now to say sorry?

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/27

It was the moment we’ve been waiting for for six months. The report from civil servant Sue Gray into parties at Number 10 during the three lockdowns. 37 pages, 16 events, nine photos. But what did it say and was it worth the wait? Our political editor, Gary Gibbon, explains all. Producer: Freya Pickford

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24:29

Revisited: Is Bitcoin the future of money or a giant...

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/25

To its supporters, Bitcoin is the biggest revelation in finance in a thousand years. To its critics, it’s a giant Ponzi scheme. So is Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, the future of finance? How secure are the blockchains that they’re built on? And will we all be buying art through NFTs, non fungible tokens, in the future, rather than paintings for our walls? In this revisited episode from December 2021, we speak to our Economics Correspondent Helia Ebrahimi about cryptocurrency, the future

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24:32

Out and proud - a watershed moment in football?

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/23

Last week Blackpool’s Jake Daniels said he was gay. It was the first time a male British footballer - still playing the game - had said that in 32 years. Given the wide acceptance of LGBT people in Britain today, and the fact there are many out and proud athletes in other sports - why is football - male professional football - so far behind? Producer: Freya Pickford Sources: Sky News, Good Morning Britain, GB News, ITN, Norwich City Football Club

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18:10

Gender violence in Pakistan: women fighting back

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/20

Pakistan is in the midst of what some are calling a ‘gender violence epidemic.’ Hundreds if not thousands of women are murdered, kidnapped and assaulted each year. And conviction rates are extremely low. But Pakistani women are demanding action to address the vast scale of violence. Our reporter Fatima Manji went to the country’s capital Islamabad to meet the female police officers on a mission to transform policing for women. And a warning this episode contains descriptions of violence,

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26:55

Nato goes Nordic: why Finland and Sweden want to join

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/18

Finland’s Parliament has overwhelmingly endorsed joining Nato, while Sweden’s ruling party has broken with 200 years of neutrality to follow their Nordic neighbours in jumping on the alliance bandwagon. The Ukraine War has forced this profound geopolitical moment - but why are the Finns more keen on the move than the Swedes? In today’s podcast, we travel to Helsinki.

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20:06

Is CCTV putting innocent people behind bars

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/16

In April 2015, a victim was stabbed 13 times in a park in Leicester town centre. The case was solved with the help of CCTV, but that’s not the end of the story. The parents of the man convicted for the crime insist this was a case of mistaken identity. They also believe racial bias caused their son’s misidentification on CCTV. Forensic experts have also raised serious concerns about the quality of CCTV analysis in the criminal justice system as a whole. In today’s episode we speak to Channel 4

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23:23

Northern Ireland: stalemate, borders and centrist...

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/13

For the first time in 101 years, a nationalist party is in the majority in Northern Ireland. Sinn Féin said the country was entering a “new era” as they overtook the DUP. It’s a seismic moment in Northern Irish history. Today, our policy correspondent Paul McNamara looks into how we got here - how Brexit and the Northern Ireland protocol has divided unionists, and how yet further stalemate is perhaps why many people are tired of the old nationalist/unionist labels and just want centrist politics

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23:12

Does the Ukraine war mean the EU needs an army?

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/11

The European Union has had many different names but it’s always had one goal: a united, peaceful Europe. That has usually meant closer political and economic ties. But for some it has also meant getting closer on defence and security and for some that in turn has meant the creation, one day, of a united European army. So has the war in Ukraine shifted the dial towards a European army? In today’s episode with Elisabeth Braw, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute think tank,

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23:23

The dirty truth behind Britain’s air pollution problem

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/09

Just how polluted is the air we breathe in the UK? Other than the smog we can see it’s sometimes impossible to visualise what some call the ‘invisible killer’. Channel 4 News was shown new modelling which suggests the majority of UK households are in areas which break the World Health Organization's own guidelines on dangerous air pollution levels. In today’s episode, we speak to reporter Keme Nzerem who originally broke this story, about the politics of air pollution, why it’s damaging to our

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19:15

Cocaine, cartels and crime in Ecuador

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/06

Ecuador has become the new frontline in an escalating drug war. And ordinary people are the ones paying the price as the country’s murder rate doubledlast year. Rival drug cartels have taken over Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, in a bid to control lucrative new drug routes to Europe and the United States. Our reporter, Guillermo Galdos, visited the once peaceful city for Unreported World, and spent two weeks with the local police, who are now outgunned and outnumbered. Today, Krishnan talks to

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26:18

HRT and Me: what medication shortages mean for women

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/04

More than 1 million people in the UK are on Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT and the vast majority of them are women who need it to deal with menopause symptoms. But a shortage of specific types of HRT has left women struggling. In this episode of The Fourcast we speak to Kate who had a hysterectomy at 44 which caused her to go into surgical menopause about what life is like with and without HRT. We also speak to our Health and Social Care Editor, Victoria MacDonald about why, as demand for

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25:13

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

The Fourcast ·

2022/05/02

It’s the news that was everywhere for one day and then sort of faded away. A bit like a viral tweet you might say, it dominated, and then we just scrolled on. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, reached a deal to buy Twitter. The right were happy, the left were mad. And Twitter was the perfect place for everyone to sound off. But the deal isn’t done and there’s still a long way to go. We talk to our Washington Correspondent, Siobhan Kennedy, about who exactly is the man behind this mega

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22:02

The fast fashion landfill in Ghana

The Fourcast ·

2022/04/29

Giving your second-hand clothes to a charity shop or recycling centre is surely a good thing, isn’t it? Well some of those items, which eventually end up abroad, are causing an environmental disaster in West Africa. Slums and beaches are overflowing with clothes from countries such as the UK that can’t be sold. And this is affecting everything from the livelihoods of the traders to the seafood eaten across the entire west coast of Africa. Today, Krishnan speaks to reporter Ashionye Ogene, who has

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26:22

Ukraine: what does Russia want now?

The Fourcast ·

2022/04/27

As the war in Ukraine enters its third month and Russia begins the new phase of its invasion, where does this all end? Or moreover, where is it heading? Russia says it's focusing on the east and south, but why the missile strikes in Odessa? And what does Russia want now and what can it even get, given that the Ukrainians feel emboldened as the Western powers increase their support? Today, our international editor Lindsey Hilsum reports from eastern Ukraine as she unpicks the messaging and the

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24:59

How high could inflation go?

The Fourcast ·

2022/04/25

Inflation is at a 30-year high right now, and it could go even higher. Prices were going up even before the war in Ukraine and so now the forecasts are even worse, not helped by parts of China shutting down as a new wave of Covid there takes over. It’s all pretty gloomy, and the International Monetary Fund says the world must brace itself for an economic slowdown and a potential wave of social unrest. In today’s episode of The Fourcast, our Business and Global Trade Correspondent Paul McNamara

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22:08

Thailand’s cryptocurrency gold rush

The Fourcast ·

2022/04/22

Thailand has gone Crypto crazy. Just last year investing in Crypto currencies increased four-fold in the country. Ordinary people are jumping on the Crypto bandwagon to try and make money fast. But the world of traditional finance is wary of this new technology as some really do risk it all and lose it all. Jonathan Miller was in Thailand for Unreported World to meet a new generation of innovators tearing up the rule book. Today, we’ll discuss if this 21st century temple to the future of money is

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28:12

Why 2000 was a pivotal year in American politics

The Fourcast ·

2022/04/20

A close, contested election. Weeks of uncertainty. An election that some felt wasn’t legitimate. A Supreme Court divided and politicised. A new president that some felt wasn’t the true winner. Not 2020 and beyond, but 2000 in America. Andrew Rice, the author of “The Year That Broke America”, unpicks 12 months that will live in infamy - and when everything came down to Florida. Produced by: Nina Hodgson Sources: CNN, CBS News, ITN Archive

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23:57

Macron v Le Pen: a very different rematch

The Fourcast ·

2022/04/18

Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen in the second round run-off of the French Presidential election. It’s all a bit deja-vu, a repeat of last time in 2017, but is a second term on the cards for the incumbent President? In the end, the future of France hinges on one question; what is greater here, fear of Le Pen the right-wing nationalist or hatred of Macron the incumbent. In this episode of The Fourcast Channel 4 News Presenter and Europe Editor Matt Frei talks about what to expect ahead

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21:45

'A catalogue of tragedies': the Shrewsbury maternity...

The Fourcast ·

2022/04/15

It’s the largest maternity scandal in NHS history, hundreds of babies and some of their mothers could or would have survived had they not been failed. A landmark review into the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust has revealed, “a catalogue of tragedies”, according to the senior midwife, Donna Ockendon, who led the review. The Ockenden review has revealed a toxic culture, a lack of compassion and a failure to listen to mothers and their needs at maternity services at one of England's NHS trusts. Today,

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