Where We Are (with Taryn Siegel)

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Taryn Siegel breaks down the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. New episodes published every Monday.

W!ZARD Studios


    • Aug 8, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    All The Key Events From The World (Series Finale)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 12:00


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past three months for the series finale of Where We Are. This week: Russia invades Ukraine, the US overturns Roe v Wade and a series of Prime Ministers leave their posts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    It's All Very Tense Really

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 11:04


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Tensions rise between the US and China over Taiwan, Ukraine calls for investigations into the deaths of prisoners of war and US prosecutors charge a Russian national with conspiring to use citizens as "illegal agents of the Russian government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Killed, Resigned, Flied

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 11:16


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns and Sir Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Bye Bye Boris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 11:10


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Boris Johnson is forced to resign as British Prime Minister, Ghislaine Maxwell appeals against her 20-year prison term and Russia threatens to veto a UN Security Council resolution for Syria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    An Extreme Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 11:14


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade (the legal protection to abortion), Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in as a newest Supreme Court justice and Hong Kong marks 25 years of handover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ukraine's Step To The EU

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 11:42


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: the January 6th committee investigating the US Capitol riot continues, Ukraine and Moldova and granted candidacy status from the EU and Afghanistan endures its deadliest earthquake in two years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Extradition & Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 10:38


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Julian Assange's extradition to the US has been approved, President Joe Biden has acknowledged lower morale in the US and Ukraine gets one step closer to joining the EU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Lit The Flame Of The Attack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 11:02


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: the January 6th committee hears that the Capitol Riot was orchestrated by Donald Trump as an attempted coup, two Britons are sentenced to death in Russia for fighting with the Ukrainian army and Ukraine sees record deaths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Johnny's Court Victory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 10:32


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: The Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, Johnny Depp wins his libel case against ex-wife Amber Heard and UEFA apologises for the treatment of fans at the Champions League final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    And It Happened Again

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 11:54


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Nineteen young children and two adults die in a mass shooting at a primary school in Uvalde, Texas, China is accused of committing crimes against humanity against the Uyghur population and US President Joe Biden declares the Ukraine war as a global issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Bigger Alliance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 12:00


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Finland and Sweden apply to join NATO, the Taliban implements restrictions on women and the Met Police close their enquiry into "partygate". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    It's All Gone Up In Flames

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 12:17


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: North Korea confirms its first death from COVID-19, the UK is set to cut more than 90,000 civil service jobs and Spain announces medical leave for menstrual pain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Stormy Season (Series Finale)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 10:49


    In our series finale, Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Russia continues building up troops on its border with Ukraine as tensions rise, Storm Eunice hits the UK and Malawi declares a wild polio outbreak, the first of its kind in Africa for more than five years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tension On The Border

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 10:31


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Countries urge their nationals to leave Ukraine amid growing warnings of a Russian invasion, the US makes plans to use assets frozen from Afghanistan and Ontario declares a state of emergency in response to protests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    I Had No Right To Overturn The Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 10:48


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: China joins Russia in opposing Nato expansion, calls grow for Boris Johnson to resign and Mike Pence dismisses claims that he could have overturned Joe Biden's Presidential victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The World Is Standing Still

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 11:29


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Tensions mount on the border between Russia and Ukraine as the US places troops nearby, Joe Biden commits to appointing the first Black woman to the US Supreme Court and rebels battle in the Ethiopian region of Tigray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    To Russia, A Warning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 11:04


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Europe nears war as the US Secretary of State sends a warning to Russia to move troops from the border with Ukraine, Tonga seeks aid following a volcanic eruption and the UN adopts a new Holocaust denial resolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Britain In Scandal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 10:18


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Prince Andrew is stripped of his military titles and royal patronages by the Queen, Downing Street apologises for staff parties in an ongoing debacle and Novak Djokovic's visa is cancelled for a second time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    They Call Me Mister Tibbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 9:07


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: The US questions Kazakhstan's decision to seek Russian military aid, Sir Sidney Poitier passes away and France sees protests in response to COVID-19 regulations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Death Sentence: 2021 In Review (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 12:28


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week Nina highlights three more major stories from the past 12 months, including the sentencing of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, the death of Prince Phillip and Harry and Meghan's bombshell interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Riot: 2021 In Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 12:02


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week Nina highlights three major stories from the past 12 months, including the riots at Capitol Hill, the G7 Summit and the Taliban retaking Afghanistan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Eating Meat Kills

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 11:15


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Russia lists demands for guarantees from Nato and the US on Ukraine, Olaf Scholz is sworn in as Germany's new chancellor and Chinese people die prematurely from meat consumption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Downing Street Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 11:24


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: The US wins a high court appeal to extradite Julian Assange from the UK to the US, reports emerge that a Christmas Party took place in Downing Street whilst the UK was under tight COVID-19 restrictions and a truck crash in Mexico leads to deaths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A New Variant Emerges

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 11:13


    The new series of Where We Are (with Nina Porter) has arrived. Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: former US Vice President Mike Pence calls on the Supreme Court to overturn abortion rights, Sweden votes in their first female Prime Minister and the Omicron Variant of COVID-19 emerges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    That's All, For Now (Series Finale)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 8:44


    In our series finale, Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: The US kill an Islamic State "planner" in retaliation for a suicide bombing in Kabul, the US intelligence community is unable to determine the origins of COVID-19 and Madagascar is on the edge of famine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Devastation Everywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 10:17


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Thousands flee Afghanistan as the Taliban seizes control of the country, India approves the world's first DNA vaccine against COVID-19 and a powerful earthquake hits Haiti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Meet Nathan Eckersley

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 2:12


    If you like Where We Are, you might like The Nathan Eckersley Podcast, the new weekly podcast from W!ZARD Studios. On The Nathan Eckersley Podcast, Nathan Eckersley dives deep into the biggest political news and current affairs impacting young people, new episodes published every Monday. As an active member of Young Conservatives, Nathan is a political encyclopaedia; on his podcast you're going to learn something new and hear different opinions from around the world about the biggest issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Militants Advance, Migrants Flee

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 10:21


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: The Taliban capture more cities in Afghanistan, a record amount of migrants are detained at the US-Mexico border and police in Nicaragua raid the offices of La Prensa, the country's main newspaper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Iran's New President

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 9:04


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: The Taliban take control of another city in Afghanistan, Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi is to be sworn into office and a network of pro-China fake social media profiles are uncovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Spreading Like Wildfire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 9:28


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Israel accuses Iran of an attack on an oil tanker which killed two crew members, the US Justice Department orders the IRS to hand over former President Donald Trump's tax returns and Turkey battles huge wildfires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tokyo Takes Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 8:49


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Tokyo 2020 Olympics officially open, China rejects the next stage of a WHO plan to investigate the origins of COVID-19 and monsoon-season floods trigger landslides in India. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Europe Floods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 9:27


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Floods wreak havoc across western Europe, the White House increases pressure on social media companies to tackle COVID-19 misinformation and Belgium repatriates mothers and children from a jihadi prison camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Taliban Retake Afghanistan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 8:50


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Haiti asks for foreign troops after mercenaries kill the Haitian President, President Joe Biden calls President Valdimir Putin to warn about cyber-attacks from Russia and the Taliban retakes areas of Afghanistan after US, UK and NATO troops depart the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fighting Causes Famine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 8:17


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia results in famine, an estimated 200 US businesses are hit by a ransomware attack and a landslide hits Atami city in Japan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Chauvin Sentenced - 22 Years For 9 Minutes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 9:44


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22 years and 6 months in jail for the murder of George Floyd, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigns after having an affair with an aide, and Hungary introduces a new anti-LGBTQ+ law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Third Wave Hits Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 7:55


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: The UN issues a call to halt arms sales to Myanmar, hardliner Ebrahim Raisi is set to be the next President of Iran and a third wave of COVID-19 hits Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Meeting In Cornwall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 10:19


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: The G7 meets in Cornwall, the outgoing head of Israeli spy agency Mossad reveals Israel's operations against Iran and UNICEF warns about malnourished children in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Tightened Grip on Freedom of Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 10:56


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Arrested Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich speaks on national TV, Beijing restricts vigils in Hong Kong marking the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and Nigeria bans Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Russia and Belarus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 10:30


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Belarus grounds an airplane to arrest opposition Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter steps down from the foundation and Syria's President Bashar al Assad is re-elected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The One With A Ceasefire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 9:24


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas sign a ceasefire, the Royal Family condemn the BBC after an inquiry reveals that journalist Martin Bashir used "deceitful behaviour" to secure a landmark interview with Princess Diana and thousands flee Myanmar after heavy fighting breaks out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Middle East Heats Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 9:37


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: Violence escalates between Gaza and Israel, migrant children are forced to remain on board buses overnight in the US and China lands a rover on Mars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Trump Ban Upheld, Tokyo Ban Wanted

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 9:34


    Nina Porter has all the key events happening in the world from the past 7 days. This week: The deadliest police operation in Rio de Janeiro's history leaves 25 dead, Facebook upholds its ban of former President Donald Trump from their platforms and a campaign to ban the Tokyo Olympics gains pace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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