Podcast · 332 episodes
This Is Why, page 14
by Sky News · English
The world’s a pretty confusing place right now – so how do you make sense of it all? This Is Why takes one story every day, explains how we got here and why it matters to you. Sky News’ Niall Paterson speaks to experts and correspondents from around the world, getting simple answers to some complex questions. Available every weekday afternoon. This Is Why is a Sky News podcast – if you have a question, contact us: why@sky.uk
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Are Trump’s tariffs destroying lives and livelihoods in Lesotho?The episode (The Daily) asks whether Donald Trump’s tariffs and US aid cuts are destroying lives and livelihoods in Lesotho.30 Jul 2025 · 16 min · 6 chapters
Can anything stop the ketamine crisis?Sky News investigation into the UK ketamine crisis and whether reclassifying ketamine to Class A would curb use, amid rising harms.29 Jul 2025 · 15 min · 10 chapters
History Girls: How football came home... againEngland women’s team (the Lionesses) winning back-to-back European Championships, and how they built belief, resilience, and a “team behind the team” system under manager Serena Wiegmann.28 Jul 2025 · 19 min · 8 chapters
Why is Lucy Bronze the Lionesses' golden girl?A Sky News Daily preview of the Euro 2022-winning England Lioness Lucy Bronze ahead of the Euros final, focusing on why she’s seen as a “golden girl” and her impact on women’s football.25 Jul 2025 · 15 min · 9 chapters
Doctors strike – what's different this time?The episode covers a five-day strike by junior doctors/resident doctors in the NHS, demanding pay restoration.24 Jul 2025 · 18 min · 8 chapters
How Ozzy Osbourne made Birmingham the birthplace of metalHow Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath turned Birmingham’s working-class industrial life into the sound and global breakthrough of heavy metal, culminating in Ozzy’s final performance at Villa Park.23 Jul 2025 · 17 min · 7 chapters
Why are far-right white nationalists on the rise in the US?The rise of US far-right white nationalist groups, focusing on “Return to the Land” (RTTL), a whites-only intentional community in northwest Arkansas, and the ideology and legal strategies behind it.22 Jul 2025 · 21 min · 12 chapters
Does water's 'Great Stink' moment pass the sniff test?The episode discusses England and Wales’ water industry crisis, framed as the “Great Stink” moment: sewage overflowing into rivers, rising consumer anger, and spiraling bills.21 Jul 2025 · 19 min · 9 chapters
Can Lamine Yamal handle the heat of stardom?The episode discusses whether Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal can handle the pressure and scrutiny of global stardom, after a major controversy.18 Jul 2025 · 18 min · 8 chapters
Can Tesla survive without Trump?A Sky News investigation asks whether Tesla can survive politically and financially without President Trump, after Musk’s fallout with the administration and the removal of key EV subsidies.17 Jul 2025 · 14 min · 7 chapters
Should the children of online sex offenders receive more support?Whether children of people arrested/convicted for online child sexual offending (like “John” and his daughter “Ava”) should receive more free, statutory support during police investigation and the…16 Jul 2025 · 21 min · 12 chapters
Why was the MoD data leak kept secret for 600 days?The UK Ministry of Defence admitted a data breach from February 2022 that exposed Afghan people who helped British forces, kept secret for about 600 days using a “super injunction,” and led to legal…15 Jul 2025 · 16 min · 6 chapters
What’s the truth of The Salt Path? Sky News daily profile examining whether Rainer Wynne’s best-selling memoir The Salt Path is based on real events or contains disputed claims, amid an Observer investigation alleging embezzlement and…11 Jul 2025 · 18 min · 11 chapters
Destroyed, dismantled or dangerous: Is Iran still a global threat?Whether Iran remains a global threat after Israel/US strikes, and what the UK Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) says about Iran’s persistent, unpredictable hostile activity, including…10 Jul 2025 · 16 min · 12 chapters
The fly-tippers turning trash into cashSky News Daily investigates alleged fly-tippers who profit by taking waste for cash but illegally dumping it in fields, evading landfill gate fees and tax.9 Jul 2025 · 13 min · 6 chapters
Anorexia, bankruptcy, suicide – how the Horizon IT system ruined livesSky News Daily covers the public inquiry’s first report into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, arguing the system’s data was known to be potentially false yet the Post Office maintained “the…8 Jul 2025 · 15 min · 4 chapters
How I reported the 7/7 bombingsGareth Barlow and guest Martin Brunt recount how the 7/7 London bombings unfolded in real time, how journalists learned the facts, and the long-term UK security and societal impact 20 years later.7 Jul 2025 · 21 min · 13 chapters
Why does China care who the next Dalai Lama is?The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, confirms he will have a successor after his death, and the episode explains why the Chinese Communist Party cares—because control over reincarnation affects…4 Jul 2025 · 19 min · 7 chapters
Kush – the deadly drug wreaking havoc in West AfricaSky News Daily reports on “Kush,” a synthetic drug spreading across West Africa since 2022, described as extremely addictive and lethal.3 Jul 2025 · 13 min · 6 chapters
All eyes on Gaza but what about Ukraine?How the Gaza crisis and US focus on the Middle East may be affecting the Ukraine war, including battlefield conditions, troop levels, and ceasefire prospects.2 Jul 2025 · 18 min · 13 chapters