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Every week, two hosts break down the biggest global stories from a perspective Western media misses: the rest of the world's.
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24 episodes, newest first.
- El Obeid Can't Be Saved by One RoadGrant and Miles return to Sudan as the army reopens the Omdurman to El Obeid export corridor while RSF drones keep hitting a city of half a million people. They follow the gold, the Libyan fuel route and the gum arabic trade to explain why this siege outlasts the battlefield.
- Colombia's Aid Came With a TariffA magnitude 7.4 quake, the strongest on record in Colombia, killed more than 160 people across Cali, Pereira and Manizales. Grant and Miles look at what Washington's pledges actually deliver in Chocó, and who in the region showed up first.
- El Obeid Is the Next El FasherGrant and Miles pick the Sudan thread back up as RSF drones knock out El Obeid's power, fuel and water, trapping half a million people in North Kordofan. Why Kordofan, not Darfur, is now the war's most dangerous front.
- Chad Is In Sudan's War NowSudan's civil war has stopped respecting borders: RSF drones are hitting markets inside Chad, Kordofan has become the war's fiercest front, and JNIM keeps squeezing Mali while Western coverage looks elsewhere.
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- New York's ICE Surge Outlives the World CupSpain beat Argentina in the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium, but Grant and Miles argue the real story is the ICE surge, the silent sponsors, and the surveillance infrastructure now permanently installed in host cities.
- Trump Called The Ref. Lagos Couldn't Get In.Grant and Miles break down FIFA's stunning reversal of Folarin Balogun's red card after a Trump phone call, then trace how that fast fix contrasts with months of unresolved visa denials for African and Iranian fans at the same tournament.
- Nine Teams and Africa Still Gets $200 MillionNine of ten African nations just made the World Cup knockout stage, shattering every record in tournament history. Grant and Miles break down what it actually means from Lagos, Dakar, and Kinshasa, and why the money still flows the wrong way.
- The World Cup Nobody Can Get IntoThe 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway, but for billions of fans across Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, the tournament started at the visa office. Grant and Miles break down how US immigration enforcement became the biggest story of the world's biggest sporting event.
- Nobody Asked NairobiThe G7 just wrapped in Évian with no joint communiqué for the second year running. Grant and Miles break down what Kenya, Brazil, and India actually walked away with, whether the critical minerals push is development or just extraction with better branding, and what the summit's silence on aid cuts looks like from the places that depend on them.
- The Climate Bill Nobody Wants to PayThe Loss and Damage Fund is making its first real payouts in 2026, but with pledges running short and the World Bank holding the keys, Grant and Miles examine whether the architecture built at COP27 can actually deliver for the communities that need it most before COP31 opens in Antalya.
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Trade wars, tech regulation, military conflicts, climate policy. When the US or Europe makes a move, billions of people feel the consequences long before CNN books a panel about it. Outside In covers what happened, who it affects, and how it looks from Lagos, Jakarta, São Paulo, and Delhi. Built for globally curious listeners who are tired of hearing about the world through a single lens.
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