The Take

Al Jazeera

The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the...

Episodes

Brief: US attacks Iran again, Hamas dissolves government in Gaza

Brief: Iran holds funeral processions for late Ayatollah. Israel-Lebanon ceasefire tested in the south

The path from Gaza to Trump's return

Mehdi Hasan: disrupting democracy’s decline

Brief: Iran launches retaliatory strikes on US targets. Israel and Lebanon agree on new framework

Another Take: Qatar’s World Cup, from the inside out

How did Colombia's election split a nation in two?

The children Gaza lost

Who’s being left out of the World Cup?

What the World Cup looks like from Gaza

Brief: Iran closes Strait of Hormuz. Israel wants to continue its military occupation

Another Take: Argentina’s biggest fans might be South Asians

How is China using AI in the classroom?

Why Israel could still derail the Iran-US deal

Inside Albania’s protests over Jared Kushner’s resort

Brief: Iran and US close to signing a deal. Israel continues attacks on Lebanon

Another Take: What can humanity do about heat waves?

Why Mo Amer jokes to survive

Why Lebanon remains caught up in the Israel-Iran conflict

FIFA World Cup: the politics and profits of the beautiful game