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One Decision

One Decision

One Decision is a podcast that speaks with those whose choices had an international impact.

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Show overview

One Decision has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 378 episodes, alongside 86 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 220 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 27th season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 25 min and 44 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 51 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 92 episodes published. Published by Listen Now Media.

Episodes
378
Running
2021–2026 · 5y
Median length
37 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Tough decisions rattle us all to the core. But for our guests on One Decision— the choices they are up against can also shape history. No pressure! They take us through all of their doubts, emotions and—sometimes unexpected--consequences. A fresh take on foreign policy. Hear the former head of Mi6, Sir Richard Dearlove alongside international journalists as they analyse, interview, and discuss.

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Putin's Russia, Ukraine's Reparations (ft. Jamison Firestone) | German Spies, Iceland-EU, Iran

Aug 20, 20261h 17m

CIA Under Trump (ft. Tim Weiner) | China’s UK Spy Nest, US to Squeeze Cuba, Russia Tests NATO

Aug 13, 20261h 13m

Russia-Ukraine War Ground Truth (ft. Analyst Michael Kofman) | Swedish Spies, Iran Pause, AI Fears

Aug 6, 20261h 8m

US-China AI Race (ft Gina Raimondo), Kyiv Shakeup, Kash to Moscow, Saudi Nuclear Deal, Iran Update

Jul 30, 202644 min

Iran's War Plan (ft. Vali Nasr), Burnham In, Fedorov Out, Japan's New Spy Agency, China's AI Grab

Jul 27, 20261h 4m

Ukraine: Economic Powerhouse (ft Chrystia Freeland), PM Burnham, Iran Stalemate, China's PLA Shakeup

Jul 16, 20261h 7m

World Cup Geopolitics (ft. Simon Kuper), Trump’s Spy List, Burnham’s Devolution, Nord Stream Case

Jul 9, 20261h 8m

NATO Summit Preview (ft. Julianne Smith and Wess Mitchell), Five Eyes on China, Iran Talks Stall

Jul 2, 20261h 10m

Hormuz Reality Check (ft. Energy Expert Helima Croft), Starmer Out, Ukraine Hits Back, Brexit at 10

Jun 25, 20261h 2m

The Cuba Conundrum (ft. Ricardo Zúñiga), US-Iran Deal, UK Defense Secretary Quits, Armenia Looks West

Jun 18, 202656 min

The Critical Minerals Race (ft. CSIS Expert Gracelin Baskaran), Poland's Defense Surge, and Hungary After Orbán

Jun 11, 20261h 6m

Bellingcat Founder Eliot Higgins on the War for Truth in the Age of Slopaganda

Jun 4, 20261h 11m

Losing Sight of Iran's Revolutionary Character Has Cost the West, ft. IISS Expert John Raine

May 28, 202654 min

The Undersea Contest for Control of the Global Economy, ft. Journalist Samanth Subramanian

May 21, 20261h 2m

Former White House China Advisor on What Beijing Really Wants from Trump Summit

May 14, 202651 min

After Maduro: Who's Running Venezuela Now?

May 7, 202659 min

US Senator on How Putin is Playing Trump, China's Quiet Win, and King Charles in DC

Apr 30, 202651 min

The Iran War Has Unraveled a Decade of Indian Foreign Policy

Apr 23, 202659 min

Will China's Strategic Bet on the Iranian Regime Pay Off?

Apr 16, 202648 min

$100 Million a Day: Putin’s Iran War Windfall

Apr 9, 202650 min
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