The Take, Al Jazeera's flagship news podcast, will be available on YouTube in video format for the first time on September 30, International Podcast Day. Hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal, the daily podcast brings listeners—and now viewers—in-depth conversations with reporters and people directly affected by global events, providing the essential context behind the headlines.

"I'm really happy about the prospect of connecting with a whole new viewing audience and bringing them into the fold of dedicated listeners we've been fortunate to have for so long," says Malika Bilal, host of The Take. “We're doing something that doesn't have much precedence in the podcast news space, and that makes this all the more exciting," she added.

"We invite our audience into the international news cycle,” said executive producer Alexandra Locke. “Now, we invite them to see The Take for themselves, as we harness the power of the image...