The Fourcast

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The Fourcast

by Channel 4 News

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.
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https://www.channel4.com/news/the-fourcast

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1

Trump Iran war: will US Marines attack critical Iranian oil hub?

38:05 Mar 20, 2026

2

Is a global recession coming? - Iran war economic fallout

25:35 Mar 19, 2026

3

Who is winning the war in the Middle East?

45:42 Mar 17, 2026

4

Trump Iran Israel: Is this the first AI war?

34:55 Mar 12, 2026

5

Omid Djalili: the Iranian regime is ‘a cancer’ that needs ‘cutting out’

24:31 Mar 11, 2026

6

Middle East oil crisis: What is America's real 'endgame' in Iran?

32:57 Mar 9, 2026

7

How Iran war has fundamentally changed the world

29:50 Mar 6, 2026

8

Will the Kurds fight Iran for Trump and Israel?

36:28 Mar 5, 2026

9

Middle East at war: will conflict lead to global economic collapse?

31:28 Mar 3, 2026

10

Iran at war: inside the deepening Middle East crisis | The Fourcast

30:03 Mar 2, 2026

11

How Zack Polanksi threatens Keir Starmer AND Nigel Farage

44:24 Feb 27, 2026

12

“I’m in despair for the Tourettes community”. Eddie Marsan on the fallout from the Baftas row

26:49 Feb 26, 2026

13

Can Mexico contain cartel violence before the World Cup?

23:18 Feb 23, 2026

14

Andrew arrested: what’s next for the Crown?

29:13 Feb 19, 2026

15

UK unemployment soars: is AI already taking our jobs?

31:16 Feb 17, 2026

16

‘Good guys’ commit sexual violence too - author of Gisèle Pelicot book

41:10 Feb 16, 2026

17

Could Andrew go to prison over Epstein emails?

32:19 Feb 10, 2026

18

Keir Starmer on the brink - what next for Labour?

45:40 Feb 9, 2026

19

Will Epstein Mandelson scandal bring down Starmer’s government?

35:05 Feb 4, 2026

20

What Musk’s $1.25 trillion SpaceX xAI merger is REALLY about - explained

37:43 Feb 3, 2026

21

Epstein files: what they mean for Andrew and the Royal family

26:50 Feb 2, 2026

22

Former CIA analyst: Trump likely to attack Iran

37:39 Jan 30, 2026

23

Starmer Xi meeting: is Trump making China great again?

41:16 Jan 29, 2026

24

Is Labour’s problem Starmer or something much deeper?

34:21 Jan 27, 2026

25

Should the UK ban social media for under-16s?

32:44 Jan 23, 2026

26

Will ISIS return after Syrian forces push Kurds back?

25:21 Jan 22, 2026

27

How Trump’s Greenland threats are just the beginning of new world order - Peter Zeihan

40:36 Jan 20, 2026

28

Greenland: Will Europe use trade bazookas against Trump?

28:56 Jan 19, 2026

29

Jenrick defects: can Reform win the next election?

27:42 Jan 16, 2026

30

Greenland: Is Trump now a bigger threat to Nato than Putin?

25:56 Jan 15, 2026

31

Iran protests: why it’s different this time - Omid Djalili

30:16 Jan 13, 2026

32

Inside Iran’s protests and the young people “ready to die” for freedom

36:58 Jan 12, 2026

33

Minneapolis ICE shooting: innocent victim or ‘domestic terrorist’?

32:12 Jan 8, 2026

34

Iran on the brink: what is driving nationwide unrest?

32:23 Jan 6, 2026

35

Was Trump's Venezuela attack all about oil?

25:21 Jan 5, 2026

36

Gaza, Ukraine, China: will 2026 mark the end of the West?

36:04 Dec 22, 2025

37

Francesca Albanese: ‘the truth’ behind Gaza’s ‘precarious’ ceasefire

39:53 Dec 11, 2025

38

Russia’s ambassador: what Putin really wants from Trump’s peace deal

29:59 Dec 10, 2025

39

How China could beat America in tech war

33:26 Dec 4, 2025

40

Hong Kong fire: bamboo scaffolding or corruption?

36:08 Dec 2, 2025

41

Booming or breaking? The truth about Russia’s war economy

27:18 Nov 27, 2025

42

Polanski v Farage: Is the political centre in Britain dead?

52:26 Nov 24, 2025

43

Wealth tax vs tax cuts: how to fix the UK economy?

34:28 Nov 21, 2025

44

Trump's peace plan is to 'surrender' - Ukrainian filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov

21:54 Nov 20, 2025

45

'A culture of cover-up': the NHS maternity crisis exposed

26:39 Nov 13, 2025

46

Starmer vs Streeting: inside the Labour meltdown

37:27 Nov 12, 2025

47

BBC crisis: right-wing coup or bias crackdown?

29:11 Nov 10, 2025

48

Mamdani and Polanski: can a new left undo Trump’s climate reversal?

26:27 Nov 6, 2025

49

China US Trade 'breakthrough': Who blinked first?

32:11 Oct 30, 2025

50

Is immigration pushing Labour toward electoral wipeout?

23:58 Oct 29, 2025

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