The new year can act as a catalyst to expand horizons and vary daily routines. So far in 2026, I’ve expanded my regular news diet to incorporate balanced and diverse points of view from foreign-domicile media sources.
Here are three podcasts that I’ve been tuning into regularly, which you might find helpful:
- BBC News – Newshour: the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the UK’s national public service broadcaster, founded in 1922 and operating as a chartered corporation, independent from government influence. This podcast is “long-form”, with daily episodes running about 45 minutes.
- Reuters World News: the Reuters news agency was established in London in 1851 and acquired by the Thomson Corporation of Canada in 2008. This podcast is “short-form”, with daily episodes running about 10 minutes.
- FT News Briefing: The Financial Times (FT) was founded in London in 1888. The British company Pearson, which had owned the FT since 1957, sold it to the Japanese holding company Nikkei a decade ago. This podcast has a financial markets orientation and is “short-form”, with daily episodes running about 10 minutes.
These daily productions can be accessed using a web browser, but you may find following via a podcast app more convenient. My favorite podcast app is Pocket Casts, which can be downloaded to your phone using the Apple App Store or through Google Play.
-RK