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Greenland, forest fires and presidential power: history behind the headlines
Episode 2208

Greenland, forest fires and presidential power: history behind the headlines

Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter discuss the history behind the headlines in 2025's first instalment of our monthly series

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

February 4, 202540m 15s

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Show Notes

Historians Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter look at the shifting dynamics of presidential power and discuss the history behind President Trump's stated desire to acquire Greenland, in 2025's first instalment of our monthly podcast series looking at the historical currents running beneath current affairs.


The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine.

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