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The Explanation: podcast by BBC, 379 episodes, last on October 30, 2026
The Explanation is an English podcast about news, commentary and society from BBC. It has 379 episodes, the first on November 20, 2021 and the latest on October 30, 2026, about one every 4.8 days. Read from the Podcast Index on November 3, 2026.
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- Owner
- BBC
- Language
- English
- Episodes
- 379
- First episode
- November 20, 2021
- Last episode
- October 30, 2026
- Publishes
- Weekly, about one every 4.8 days
- Explicit
- No
- Website
- bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvml
- Feed
- podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/w13xtvml.rss
- Apple Podcasts
- ID 1687296918
- Podcast Index
- Feed ID 6376999
Categories
- News podcasts in English
- Commentary podcasts in English
- Society podcasts in English
- Culture podcasts in English
- Documentary podcasts in English
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