Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter look back at the history behind some of the year's biggest news stories in this special episode of our monthly seriesFrom the rise of AI to a plethora of elections and life-saving vaccines, it's been a busy 12 months. Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter look back at the history behind some of the biggest stories of the year – and pick their favourite books of 2024, in this special episode of our monthly series.Interested in the podcasts Hannah and Rana mentioned? Listen to our conversations with the authors here:Gary Bass discusses his book //Judgement at Tokyo// – https://link.chtbl.com/gv8g8Rg8Kathleen DuVal on her book //Native Nations// – https://link.chtbl.com/s8f1ON-e Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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