Let’s Go Take Back Our Country
A look inside a 2014 attempt to take power in the Gambia. http://www.bit.ly/atlantic-gambia
Inside the Delightfully Quirky, Absolutely Fabulous, and Utterly Exhausting World of Cruise Performers
A warm and fittingly entertaining look at the world of cruise ship entertainers.
Crispr Can Speed Up Nature – and Change How We Grow Food
A look at the advances being made in the gene editing of food and the opportunities, and challenges, created by this potentially transformative technology.
How Britain let Russia hide its dirty money
A piece looking at the influx of Russian money into the UK.
Welcome to the Center of the Universe
A look at the work of the Deep Space Network, the nerve center for all communications between Earth and its “its robotic emissaries in deep space – anything from the moon and beyond”.
The Brawler
A profile of the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis, seeking his “recurring date with his own destiny”.
The Convert
The story of Tania Joya, who went from school in Barking to the conflict in Syria as the wife of a senior American ISIS member, to an affluent suburban life in Texas – all in a matter of years.
RT, Sputnik and Russia’s New Theory of War
An impressive piece of reporting, looking at the Russian propaganda machine, its highly strategic attempts to “undermine the U.S.-led liberal democratic order”, and some of its recent successes in influencing international geo-politics.
The Last Death-Defying Honey Hunter of Nepal
A look at the life and work of Mauli Dhan and his fellow hunters, who climb rope ladders hundreds of feet up Himalayan cliffs to harvest “mad honey”, a naturally hallucinogenic honey that sells for high prices on the black market.
The Third Person
A story looking at the professionals hired by wives in China to deal with their husbands’ mistresses.