Factal Forecast
Factal Forecast takes a look at the biggest news stories coming in the next week and why they matter. From the editors at Factal, we publish our forward-looking podcast each Thursday to help you get a jump-start on the week ahead.
Podcasting since 2021 • 158 episodes
Factal Forecast
Latest Episodes
Super Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc, killing dozens in Vietnam, Philippines and China
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss Super Typhoon Yagi and the havoc it wreaked in Vietnam, Philippines and China, plus more on Germany tightening border controls, a U.S. court hearing for TikTok, Air Canada pilots striking and provinc...
September 12, 2024
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Episode 158
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10:38
Brazil blocks X as Elon Musk’s standoff with judge continues
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jaime Calle Moreno discuss Brazil banning Elon Musk's X social network in the country, plus more on Boeing's Starliner returning to Earth without its crew, Kosovar Serbs calling for a border blockade, Spain’s prime mini...
September 05, 2024
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Episode 157
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16:37
Militant attacks rock Pakistan’s Balochistan
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Awais Ahmad discuss the attacks by armed separatists in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan have left more than 70 people killed this week, plus more on passport control workers striking at the UK’s busiest ...
August 29, 2024
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Episode 156
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11:17
“Not the new COVID”: Mpox outbreak labeled public health emergency
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Halima Mansoor discuss the infections viral disease mpox being declared a public health emergency of international concern, plus more on India’s prime minister visiting Ukraine, Ukraine’s Independence Day, Indonesia hos...
August 22, 2024
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Episode 155
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8:34
Ukraine makes bold gamble with surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region, plus more on Indonesia's new capital city, the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Taiwan holding military drills and a possible lockout affectin...
August 15, 2024
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Episode 154
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16:37