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What in the World

What in the World

BBC World Service · BBC

749 episodesEN

Show overview

What in the World has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 749 episodes. That works out to roughly 160 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 11 min and 15 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 112 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 264 episodes published. Published by BBC.

Episodes
749
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
13 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything in between. Understand more, feel better. Five days a week, Monday to Friday.

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