Best Counter Attack Games Podcasts (2025)

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Unanswered questions after Canadian dies in ICE custody 44:40

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9h ago44:40

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There are a lot of questions about a Canadian citizen who died in immigration custody in Florida -- and his defence lawyer says his family deserves answers. After a shocking auditor general's report finds Newfoundland and Labrador overspent millions on agency nurses, the head of the provincial health authority tells us change is coming. The brand-n…

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Canada’s hosting FIFA World Cup games. Is the cost worth it? 47:12

12h ago47:12

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As the projected costs for Vancouver to host a handful of FIFA World Cup games next year jump again -- our guest says it's time for the city to bow out -- and use that money to help people across the province who are struggling to make ends meet. A Francophone busker is shocked by a new rule requiring musicians to sing in French only in certain are…

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Canada goes all-in on military spending. Will it backfire? 43:33

1d ago43:33

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At the NATO summit, the Prime Minister promises to spend a lot more on defence; Cesar Jaramillo, the chair of a Canadian disarmament group says that if the aim is to make the world safer, the move is way off target. Chandra Pasma, a provincial parliamentarian, tells us about her efforts to get the Ontario government to do more to address extreme he…

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English for UK visitors - Wales 19:06

2d ago19:06

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This week, Jack shares some interesting facts about Wales. This will help you learn about the country and perhaps will inspire you to support the Dragons in Euro 2025.By Jack Radford

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Brutal heat wave sends 5-year-old boy to the ER 45:23

2d ago45:23

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An Ottawa mom had to take her son to the ER when he came home from class with heat exhaustion; she says school administrators need to do a better job of keeping students safe. Before the shaky ceasefire with Iran, Israel attacked a prison in Tehran that houses political prisoners -- and today, friends and family are still waiting on news about thei…

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Did U.S. bombs really obliterate Iran’s nuclear program? 46:29

5d ago46:29

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A non-proliferation expert says that no matter what Donald Trump says, there's no way to know if U.S. bombs destroyed Iran's nuclear program. But they did make it more likely that Iran will pursue the bomb in secret. An advocate for Arab residents of Israel tells us too many of their communities have too few of the reliable protections that are com…

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Weekend Listen: The journalist who died trying to save the Amazon 28:27

6d ago28:27

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British journalist Dom Phillips’s mission was to expose the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. In this episode, Nil's feature conversation with two of the people responsible for finishing a groundbreaking, posthumous book by Phillips, who was killed three years ago in Brazil. Phillips got his start as a music writer -- whose main claim to fame w…

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Protester plans to crash Jeff Bezos’s lavish Venice wedding 47:16

8d ago47:16

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A resident tells us she's determined to disrupt billionaire Jeff Bezos's lavish Venice wedding -- even if it involves jumping into a canal to block the floating wedding party. A hiker at the scene of a deadly rock slide in Banff National Park describes how she and fellow hikers sprang into action to help survivors, after a part of the mountain gave…

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His partner is stuck in Iran – and he can’t reach her 57:04

9d ago57:04

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A Canadian man whose partner was visiting family in Iran when the bombs began to fall tells us about his struggle to reach her -- and about why she won't leave until she knows her loved ones will be safe. The sky's the limit...for foreign-owned airlines. But Canada's competition bureau wants more of them to be allowed to take flight -- to bring dow…

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Can Congress stop Trump from going to war with Iran? 59:14

10d ago59:14

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A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers pushes to prevent Donald Trump from unilaterally going to war with Iran. But a congresswoman admits there's no guarantee he'll heed their resolution, even if it passes. A university professor in Tehran says the attacks on his country were unprovoked -- and that if the U.S. joins in, it should expect severe retal…

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Carney backs Zelenskyy, puts ‘maximum pressure’ on Russia 59:56

11d ago59:56

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Amid deadly Russia attacks in Kyiv, and the absence of a disappearing Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney announces billions in new support for Ukraine at the G7 summit. The federal government says its recently tabled "Strong Borders Act" is meant to keep Canadians safe. But a lawyer says it's a thinly veiled excuse to give police access to pe…

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Trump’s in town for G7. Is a new trade deal imminent? 1:03:47

12d ago1:03:47

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Prime Minister Mark Carney's team says he made great progress on tariffs during his meeting with Donald Trump at today's G7. But our guest warns that the president could still blow everything up – because he has before. A Minnesota state politician remembers his longtime friend and colleague, Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated along with her hus…

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The view from Tel Aviv and Tehran on the brink of war 1:03:00

15d ago1:03:00

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This morning, Iranians were awoken by massive explosions from Israeli airstrikes -- and this evening, Israelis huddled in shelters as missiles hurtled their way. We'll hear from people in Tel-Aviv and Tehran. As Washington prepares for a massive military parade tomorrow, we hear from a U.S. Army veteran who says he and his fellow vets are not impre…

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English for travelling fans - Travelling on the Tube 22:55

16d ago22:55

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In this episode, Jack focuses on language for travelling fans. Jack talks about the London Underground and there's a roleplay which features vocabulary related to travelling around London. You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by visiting Premier League Bri…

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Reporter describes ‘apocalyptic’ scene at Air India crash 1:01:13

16d ago1:01:13

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More than 260 people are dead after an Air India flight bound for London crashes into a residential neighborhood. Karishma Mehrotra of the Washington Post is in Delhi. She tells us what she’s learned about how the disaster happened. A potentially game-changing vaccine against Lyme disease is currently in clinical trials. A scientist in Nova Scotia …

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Accelerationism: From Online Subcultures to Real-World Violence 37:33

17d ago37:33

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Accelerationism is no longer a fringe theory - it’s become a dangerous ideological driver behind a growing number of real-world terrorist attacks. Rooted in the belief that societal collapse should be sped up to bring new world order, this radical worldview has been adopted by extremists across the spectrum - from the far-right to violent anarchist…

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Democrat on troops in LA: 'This isn't about immigration' 1:01:11

17d ago1:01:11

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His district in Los Angeles has been targeted by ICE raids, and Democratic California Assembly member Isaac G. Bryan says Donald Trump's deployment of U.S. troops has made the city a testing ground for democracy itself. Philomena Lee’s name has become synonymous with the scores of unmarried mothers whose children were sold to American families by I…

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Hockey Canada trial: Should restorative justice be an option? 55:26

18d ago55:26

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As the high profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team wraps up, an advocate calls on Ontario to drop its ban on restorative justice, to give complainants a better option than court. The auditor general exposes the ballooning cost of the F-35 program, but Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada need…

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Carney vows to spend big on national defence 59:52

19d ago59:52

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The Prime Minister announces a huge boost to military spending, to the relief of a former Canadian Army commander who says that, in an unstable world, that investment is long overdue. An Australian woman is accused of killing her inlaws by serving them Beef Wellington with poisonous mushrooms, and her trial has become a national obsession. While ou…

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Ange Postecoglu Sacked | Gabriel Signs New Arsenal Contract 9:19

21d ago9:19

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Steel worker jobs are in danger. Can they be saved? 1:03:16

22d ago1:03:16

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Canada's industry minister Mélanie Joly tells us she'll do everything in her power to protect steel and aluminum jobs, in the face of punishing U.S. tariffs. A volunteer firefighter from Saskatchewan tells us about battling a blaze that would eventually engulf his community, and his home. After years of diplomatic tension, Canada appears to be mend…

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Spain and France Put On A Show | Man City Transfer Business | £250k pw For Mbeumo 15:21

22d ago15:21

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Evacuee watched her home burn down in Prairie wildfire 54:15

23d ago54:15

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A Saskatchewan woman describes the devastation of watching her family home go up in flames on a neighbour's doorbell camera -- and the moment her little brother reminded her what really matters. For the first time, Mexico has chosen its judges through public elections. But our guest says the most telling thing about the results is how few people ac…

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Should Canada hit the U.S. with counter tariffs? 56:58

24d ago56:58

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A union president heeds the call of Ontario's premier to hit back against US President Donald Trump's doubling of tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel. Montrealers were upset when a beloved music venue shut down last because of a noise complaint. So the city passed a new bylaw, but one owner says it won't protect venues like his from a similar fa…

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Pioneer says AI tools lie and blackmail us to stay alive 1:06:40

25d ago1:06:40

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One of the Canadian godfathers of AI launches a non-profit, with some 40-million dollars in funding, to protect people from the technology he pioneered. A Manitoba chief is urging anyone who hasn't left his community yet to flee the out-of-control blaze that's approaching -- before it's too late. On the eve of a potential doubling of tariffs, an On…

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Why Canada needs to move now on breaking trade barriers 1:03:10

26d ago1:03:10

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The prime minister and the premiers meet to try to reshape the Canadian economy, and our guest says there's no time to waste. Nine of her ten children, and her husband, are dead after an Israeli airstrike. Now, a Gaza doctor's last surviving child is in hospital with serious injuries; I'll talk to the surgeon who's treating him. Researchers find th…

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Florian Wirtz | Unity Cup Final | Champions League Final 16:09

27d ago16:09

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Nurses scramble to save patients from Manitoba wildfires 58:35

29d ago58:35

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As the prairie fires force Manitobans from their home, the head of the province's nurses union tells us how her members are caring for others, when their own homes and loved ones are at risk. A Swiss village manages to evacuate, but not to save their historic community, as a massive glacier collapses and buries their homes under millions of tons of…

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Living a ‘nightmare’ after escaping Prairie wildfires 1:03:06

30d ago1:03:06

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As fires burn across the prairies, our guest describes the moment she had to evacuate her community, and the nightmare she and her neighbours have been living through since. Elon Musk announces he's turning his focus away from Washington and back to his companies -- and a Washington reporter takes stock of the Tesla tycoon's adventures in governmen…

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Repairing Canada’s ‘dilapidated’ military 1:05:14

1M ago1:05:14

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The federal government says it will quickly ramp up military spending. A former Conservative defence minister tells us there's no time to waste because the country is facing a security emergency. The U.S. Department of Justice cuts a deal that allows Boeing to avoid a trial over two deadly crashes in exchange for a billion dollar payout. But a lawy…

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English for footballers: Tactics - Fluid formations 16:46

1M ago16:46

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In this episode, Jack focuses on language for footballers. This is the fifth of five podcasts that focus on tactics and some advanced football English that you need to talk about tactics and approaches to tactics. You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by vi…

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First Nations leaders see hope in King Charles’ speech 59:10

1M ago59:10

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We'll hear from AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak about why today's throne speech was an important victory for Indigenous people in Canada -- and for all treaty peoples. Every minute that sepsis goes untreated increases the risk it will be fatal. Now, a team of researchers in Canada is developing a portable detection device to predict a pa…

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Will King Charles silence Trump’s 51st state threats? 1:01:44

1M ago1:01:44

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King Charles is providing the pageantry. But Donald Trump’s threats to annex Canada provided the impetus. A former diplomat says the royal visit sends a strong message to the White House at a crucial time. A woman in Kyiv tells us what it's been like to weather Russia's largest aerial assault on Ukraine since the war began. Major flooding in Austra…

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George Floyd’s cousin won’t let his death be in vain 59:09

1M ago59:09

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It's been five years since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. His cousin tells us she won't stop fighting to make sure his death leads to lasting change. Shreya Mishra Reddy was fulfilling a dream by attending Harvard -- but now that the Trump administration wants to bar international students, she has no idea what will beco…

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Friend mourns Israeli couple shot dead in Washington 1:05:59

1M ago1:05:59

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Two young staffers from the Israeli Embassy are shot on the street in Washington DC; a friend of one of the victims says Sarah Lynn Milgrim was a bright light – and her loss is devastating. A Canadian nurse in Gaza says more and more malnourished children are being brought to her hospital – so the territory needs a lot more aid shipments, and it ne…

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Is joining the U.S. missile defense system the right call? 1:00:24

1M ago1:00:24

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President Trump has big plans for the "Golden Dome" and he says Canada wants in. Former Minister of National Defence David Pratt tells us it actually is about time that Canada bolstered its missile defence. A woman looking to sell her charming country home in Ireland tells us why she decided go with a lottery approach -- which the winner will end u…

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Chess master takes on 143,000 people – all at once 1:01:38

1M ago1:01:38

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Magnus Carlsen may be the world's greatest chess player -- but a game against 143,000 simultaneous opponents didn't offer him the easy win he may have expected. The leaders of France, Britain and Canada threaten action against Israel if it doesn't lift its restrictions on aid, and end its military offensive in Gaza. A former Canadian ambassador tel…

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UK/EU trade deal leaves some in the fishing industry gutted 1:21:31

1M ago1:21:31

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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone today at length, but one analyst says what he saw wasn't so much progress toward a ceasefire, but the U.S. President failing to stand up to Russia. Eighty years after his father's plane was shot down over Dorset, the son of a Canadian Flying Officer killed in the Second World War tells us how he pi…

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English for footballers: Tactics - High press 12:35

1M ago12:35

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In this episode, Jack focuses on language for footballers. This is the fourth of five podcasts that focus on tactics and some advanced football English that you need to talk about tactics and approaches to tactics. You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier Skills English website by v…

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What it’s like to work on SNL for 50 years 1:05:27

1M ago1:05:27

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I'll talk to the man who has served as the head carpenter for "Saturday Night Live" since the very first episode -- on the eve of his very last episode. The trial of five ex-world junior hockey players accused of sexual assault is thrown into disarray once again, as the judge discharges the jury for a second time. A doctor who ran for his life when…

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We call an aid worker feeding starving residents in Gaza 1:05:48

1M ago1:05:48

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An aid worker says new air attacks and dwindling food supplies are making life even worse for Gazans, but she's still finding a way to put on a brave face for her two kids. As Manitoba struggles to deal with deadly wildfires, the reeve of one hard-hit area tells us it hasn't been easy, but a massive outpouring of support has given him hope. A Briti…

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Blueprints for Violence: How Extremists Are Weaponising 3D Printing 42:05

1M ago42:05

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Once a revolutionary manufacturing innovation, 3D printing has become a double-edged sword. While the technology is driving progress across sectors like medicine and aerospace, it’s also being exploited to produce untraceable, homemade firearms. In this episode, host Lucas Webber is joined by Yannick Veilleux-Lepage, Assistant Professor at the Roya…

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Home prices surged on his watch. Now he’s housing minister 1:00:27

1M ago1:00:27

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A political commentator says he's shocked that Gregor Robertson has been appointed Canada’s federal minister of housing -- because he couldn't get the housing crisis under control when he was Vancouver's mayor. Canada's first-ever Indigenous Minister of Indigenous Services, Mandy Gull-Masty, tells us a cabinet post was never a job she imagined havi…

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Will Carney’s new cabinet bring actual change to Canadians? 1:04:57

2M ago1:04:57

1:04:57

Longtime Liberal minister Steven Guilbeault talks to us about today's cabinet appointments, and what his present company means for Canada's future. British Columbia is making the case that American health care workers worried about Donald Trump should relocate to Canada. A nurse from Texas tells us things are unsettling, so she's considering resett…

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Hamas releases Israeli-American hostage after 584 days 1:04:28

2M ago1:04:28

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There is celebration as the last living American hostage in Gaza -- 21-year-old Edan Alexander -- has been released by Hamas. A close friend of the family describes their elation. After the US and China agree to put tariffs on hold for 90 days, a supply chain expert tells us that's great -- but a suspension isn't the same as a solution. A sociology…

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We call a journalist who escaped house arrest in Russia 1:06:40

2M ago1:06:40

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Running for coverage. A Russian journalist flees house arrest and a possible prison sentence, and escapes to France. She tells us leaving her loved ones behind was the only way to break free. Dishonourable discharges. Rae Timberlake has served their country in the U.S. Navy for 17 years. But as the Trump administration begins its removal of a thous…

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When the Pope was just Robert, an 8th grade classmate 58:52

2M ago58:52

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Holy smoke. A Canadian Catholic tells us what it was like to stand with thousands in St Peter's Square when the white smoke billowed -- and waited to hear the first words of the first American Pope. Well, the first except for the pretend American Pope, chosen by university students in Chicago recently, in a re-creation of the Conclave of 1492. The …

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This Week: Liverpool are champions! 21:21

2M ago21:21

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This Week explores some of the biggest stories from the Premier League and the world of football and focuses on the most interesting vocabulary. In this episode, Jack talks about Liverpool, who have just been crowned Premier League champions. You can read the transcript and complete the language challenge on the page for this podcast on the Premier…

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For Italian tech workers, the conclave meets fantasy sports 1:00:19

2M ago1:00:19

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Flight from fight response. After India attacks Pakistan and Pakistan authorizes "corresponding action", a journalist in Kashmir tells us the threat of escalation has people unsure what to do or where to go. Search me. American authorities in a Washington state border town inspect cars and question drivers heading toward Canada. A local lawyer says…

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Champions League Heritage | Best Champions League Tie Ever? 16:09

2M ago16:09

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