How Did We Get Here?
Booking Overview
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Episodes: 18
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: United Kingdom
Contact Information
Publicly listed emails
podcast.support@bbc.co.uk
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Host
Tristan Redman - Presenter of a BBC Radio 4 current-affairs series focused on the historical context behind consequential global events.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Nicole Hemmer - The Domestic And Historical Roots Of American Populism And The Transformation Of US Foreign Policy.
Edward Luce - The United States’ Retreat From The Post-cold War International Order, American Populism, And The Withdrawal From Major International Agreements.
Pierre Haski - China’s Changing Role In The International System, Western Intervention, And The Geopolitical Consequences Of The Arab Spring.
Cindy Yu - China’s Growing Confidence, The Global Financial Crisis, The Arab Spring, And The Changing Relationship Between China And The West.
Luke Harding - Russia’s Foreign Policy, Political Violence, And The Breakdown Of Relations With The West.
Recent Topics
Episodes
No World Order: 6: A Multipolar World
August 31, 2026
Tristan Redman is joined by the BBC’s International Editor, Jeremy Bowen, Professor Margaret MacMillan, an historian based at the University of Oxford, and essayist and novelist Pankaj Mishra, to examine the last decade of global upheaval. Together they explore what the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 did to America’s standing on the world’s stage and examine the consequences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. They also discuss what the capture of Venezuelan President ...
No World Order: 5: Bonfire of the Agreements
August 24, 2026
Tristan Redman is joined by Edward Luce, associate editor and columnist at the Financial Times in Washington DC, and Nicole Hemmer, political historian and associate professor at Vanderbilt University, to examine the years in which the United States, the architect of the post-Cold War order, began to turn away from it. They begin with Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in Oslo in December 2009, delivered less than a year into his presidency and defending the necessity of war e...
No World Order: 4: This Sucker Could Go Down
August 17, 2026
Tristan Redman is joined by Cindy Yu, a columnist at the Times and author of the Substack newsletter Chinese Whispers, and Pierre Haski, a longstanding foreign correspondent and commentator on France Inter radio, to examine a five-year period in which China's confidence grew as the West's certainties came under strain. They begin with the Beijing Olympics of August 2008, which opened as Russia invaded Georgia, and the global financial crisis that followed within weeks of the closing ceremony,...
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Frequently asked questions
How do I get in touch with How Did We Get Here??
How Did We Get Here? is hosted by Tristan Redman. Its publicly listed email is podcast.support@bbc.co.uk. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
What is the email for How Did We Get Here??
The publicly listed email for How Did We Get Here?: podcast.support@bbc.co.uk.
How many listeners does How Did We Get Here? have?
Podseeker estimates How Did We Get Here? reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Who is an ideal guest for How Did We Get Here??
How Did We Get Here? typically books well-known public figures. Typical guest background: Senior journalists, foreign correspondents, political historians, economists, international-relations scholars, and established commentators with deep expertise in major geopolitical events or foreign-policy developments. Common among recent guests: Senior editorial or correspondent roles at major news organizations; Academic appointments at established universities; Authorship of books, newsletters, or other substantial public scholarship. Recent guests include Nicole Hemmer, Edward Luce, and Pierre Haski.
How hard is it to get booked on How Did We Get Here??
High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.
What topics does How Did We Get Here? cover?
Recent episodes cover Geopolitics, International Relations, Foreign Policy, Political History, and Global Affairs. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
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