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American Friction teaser: The NYT's chief White House correspondent on Biden, Trump and Harris
13 mins; September 27, 2024
What would a post-Trump Republican Party look like?
40 mins; September 26, 2024
Make Trains Great Again: Can Labour bring our railways back from the brink?
35 mins; September 25, 2024
How did grifters like Trump take over the GOP?
35 mins; September 24, 2024
Can we solve the small boat crisis? – immigration barrister Colin Yeo and Ros Taylor discuss
30 mins; September 23, 2024
Labour Conference Special! – Start Your Week with Steve Richards
24 mins; September 23, 2024
NHS crisis report: The key points you need to know
31 mins; September 19, 2024
“Tough old bird with an iPhone” – Carol Vorderman on Twitter wars and fixing Britain
41 mins; September 18, 2024
The truth about Britain’s relationship with Germany – Ros Taylor speaks with expert Wolfgang Munchau
28 mins; September 17, 2024
What would a Gaza ceasefire actually look like? – Gavin Esler asks Daniel Levy
35 mins; September 16, 2024
What Trump assassination bid means – Start Your Week with Zöe Grünewald and Andrew Harrison
31 mins; September 16, 2024
Grenfell Inquiry: The crucial details and lessons – with Pete Apps and Hannah Fearn
33 mins; September 12, 2024
Does the US care about the ‘special relationship’? – The FT’s Gideon Rachman and Gavin Esler discuss
31 mins; September 11, 2024
How Harris embarrassed Trump in the TV debate – American Friction teaser
14 mins; September 11, 2024
Understanding Xi Jinping: How China’s supreme leader rose to power
36 mins; September 10, 2024
US Presidential debates: The weird history from Kennedy-Nixon to Trump-Harris
33 mins; September 09, 2024
In sickness and in health – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Hannah Fearn
30 mins; September 09, 2024
Understanding the strange death of Hollywood
35 mins; September 05, 2024
A.I. is burning the planet – What you need to know
28 mins; September 04, 2024
'Trump's destruction of the GOP haunts me' – former Republican adviser speaks
34 mins; September 03, 2024
Is Starmer bringing the Big State back in Britain?
29 mins; September 02, 2024
Commons People — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Ros Taylor
30 mins; September 02, 2024
Is A.I. coming for your job?
35 mins; August 31, 2024
How the QAnon conspiracy theory wrecked families and ruined lives
32 mins; August 29, 2024
How the Tories fell: Inside Sunak’s disastrous gamble
39 mins; August 28, 2024
Putin and Starmer: Will the Russia-UK relationship ever be repaired?
43 mins; August 27, 2024
The 10 Year Plan — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler
24 mins; August 27, 2024
Bunker USA: What will Kamala Harris's foreign policy look like?
31 mins; August 22, 2024
Crude Awakening: Why oil still shapes everything
37 mins; August 21, 2024
How Russian TV is covering the war, with BBC monitoring expert Francis Scarr
29 mins; August 20, 2024
Bunker USA: Why does the DNC matter?
32 mins; August 19, 2024
Run DNC – Start Your Week with Hannah Fearn
31 mins; August 19, 2024
What the Project 2025 video leak told us – American Friction teaser
13 mins; August 16, 2024
NATO is 75. Will it be around in ten years?
35 mins; August 15, 2024
Can memes win elections?
32 mins; August 14, 2024
Why can't we get along with China?
28 mins; August 13, 2024
How can we beat the Far-Right? Paul Mason explains
37 mins; August 12, 2024
Bang to riots – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis
32 mins; August 12, 2024
What the First World War can teach us about 2024
38 mins; August 10, 2024
Working class Keir-o? Why Labour is putting class back in politics
36 mins; August 08, 2024
Bunker USA: Has Joe Biden been a good president?
35 mins; August 07, 2024
Why do people riot? The psychology of civil disturbance
36 mins; August 06, 2024
Foreign Affairs 🇫🇷 Starmer’s French Correction, with Lord Peter Ricketts
33 mins; August 05, 2024
Starmer reads the Riot Act – Start Your Week with Alex Andreou and Andrew Harrison
35 mins; August 05, 2024
Why Britain needs to be ready for war by 2027 – with The Economist's Shashank Joshi
29 mins; August 01, 2024
Bunker USA – JD Vance: The truth about Trump's running mate
35 mins; July 31, 2024
Bans, boycotts and billions: The politics of the Olympics
38 mins; July 30, 2024
Behind bars: How Labour can solve the prison crisis
30 mins; July 29, 2024
Broke Britain – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Jacob Jarvis
31 mins; July 29, 2024
Bunker USA: Kamala Harris is in. Who will be her running mate?
29 mins; July 25, 2024
Boiling point! How heat will shape the future
38 mins; July 24, 2024
Sudan in flames: Why the world's forgotten war should worry you
31 mins; July 23, 2024
How Starmer can clean up the Tories' mess – Polly Toynbee tells Ros Taylor
28 mins; July 23, 2024
I Know It’s Joe-ver — Start Your Week with Alex Andreou and Jacob Jarvis
38 mins; July 22, 2024
Amazon at 30: Can the Bezos empire grow forever?
32 mins; July 18, 2024
The history of political assassinations – from Pharaohs to US Presidents
33 mins; July 17, 2024
Turnout for what – How can we get more people to vote?
29 mins; July 16, 2024
Keir and far: Labour's key foreign policy issues
34 mins; July 15, 2024
Has the Trump shooting changed everything? — Start Your Week with Hannah Fearn
34 mins; July 15, 2024
Will Biden quit? – Democrat insider Sidney Blumenthal talks to Gavin Esler
25 mins; July 11, 2024
Are Our International Laws Working?
34 mins; July 10, 2024
Why four countries will shape the US Presidential Election – and Britain is one of them
32 mins; July 09, 2024
What’s next for the Tories? – Tim Bale tells Ros Taylor
29 mins; July 08, 2024
France’s close shave — Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Gavin Esler
27 mins; July 08, 2024
Bunker USA: Debunking America’s toxic migration debate
37 mins; July 04, 2024
Election '24: Weirdest moments from votes of the past
29 mins; July 03, 2024
Election ’24: How will the press handle Keir Starmer?
30 mins; July 02, 2024
Election '24: Why isn't anybody honest about tax?
37 mins; July 01, 2024
It ain’t over till it’s over — Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Alex Andreou
38 mins; July 01, 2024
Project Keir: Has Starmer changed Labour forever?
34 mins; June 27, 2024
Ads Nauseam: Which political parties are targeting you online?
36 mins; June 26, 2024
The housing crisis: Can Labour fix the Tories' mess? – with Kwajo Tweneboa
26 mins; June 25, 2024
From King Cnut to the Ed Stone: A history of political stunts
31 mins; June 24, 2024
Bet peeves – Start Your Week with Alex Andreou and Jacob Jarvis
33 mins; June 24, 2024
The Face of God – How the Challenger space shuttle disaster changed America
33 mins; June 22, 2024
"I'm a surgeon in Gaza" – Prof Nick Maynard's eyewitness account
34 mins; June 20, 2024
America vs. China: The new Cold War is coming
32 mins; June 19, 2024
How China uses jails to fight the West – with former prisoner Peter Humphrey
33 mins; June 18, 2024
Election '24: Should Sunak stop obsessing over the grey vote?
28 mins; June 17, 2024
Total Wipeout? – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Jacob Jarvis
31 mins; June 17, 2024
How the Kremlin's spy networks shaped Russia’s history
34 mins; June 15, 2024
The Big Risks for Labour Part 2 – NHS collapses, Prisons boil over, Universities go bust
33 mins; June 14, 2024
The Big Risks for Labour Part 1 – Thames Water goes bust, councils collapse, public pay crisis
32 mins; June 12, 2024
Inside Macron’s election gamble
24 mins; June 11, 2024
Election '24: Who's going to win big in Scotland?
29 mins; June 10, 2024
Prepare to Meet Your Macron – Start Your Week with Alex Andreou and Andrew Harrison
34 mins; June 10, 2024
Fox, Trump and QAnon — Why America can blame ’em on the ’90s
34 mins; June 06, 2024
European elections: How the far-right is surging ahead of the vote
36 mins; June 05, 2024
What can Biden learn from Trump's showmanship?
30 mins; June 05, 2024
Election '24: How will Sunak and Starmer spend their campaign cash?
31 mins; June 03, 2024
The first Sunak-Starmer Face-off – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor
28 mins; June 03, 2024
Should we treat AI as if it’s human?
31 mins; May 30, 2024
Election ’24: Does Sunak’s economy gamble make any sense?
26 mins; May 29, 2024
What is England? – Setting seven national myths straight
30 mins; May 28, 2024
Armed Farces – Start Your Week with Alex Andreou and Jacob Jarvis
37 mins; May 28, 2024
“The most shambolic campaign launch in history” – Steve Richards on Election ’24
31 mins; May 23, 2024
India votes – Why the biggest election in history matters to you
27 mins; May 22, 2024
Extreme Economics – What monetarism meant for Britain, with ex-Thatcher’s advisor Tim Lankester
31 mins; May 21, 2024
Why is everyone suddenly an expert? (Even when they’re not)
31 mins; May 20, 2024
Iranian helicopter crash, infected blood scandal – Start Your Week with Alex Andreou
34 mins; May 20, 2024
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