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Female conscription, ID cards and injuries
Episode 438
Should call-up rules be gender neutral? Are digital ID cards inevitable? And why do women get more ACL injuries? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Green painkillers, mercenaries and graduate jobs
Episode 437
How do you turn plastics into paracetamol? What is the Wagner Group doing now? And why is it so hard to find a job after university? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what …
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Eco-populism and private services
Episode 436
Could the Greens ape Reform UK? And are more people opting out of public service?Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie …
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Italy's referendum, South Korea on stage and the Baller League
Episode 435
What does a vote on citizenship tell us about Italy? How did South Korea become a cultural powerhouse? And is the future of football six-a-side? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and …
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Japan lifts off, the credit trap and Labubu-mania
Episode 434
How did Japan become a space superpower? Will buy-now-pay-later cause a new financial crisis? And why on earth are Labubu dolls so popular? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debat…
Published on 3 months ago
Race to the Arctic, Jony Ive and the EHRC
Episode 433
Will Europe beat China and India to the North Pole? Is the man who designed the iPhone going to kill his own creation? And what's going on at the equalities watchdog? Olly Mann and The Week delve beh…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Drug-fuelled sport, AI weapons and political dating
Episode 432
Will the Enhanced Games change the image of drugs in sport? How will autonomous weapons change warfare? And are Reform supporters more dateable than Tories? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the he…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Tackling cancer, BM boys and cheese
Episode 431
Will weight-loss drugs cut cancer rates? What's behind a rise in 'sextortion' cases? And why is cheese so bad for the environment? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what re…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The anti-Trump bump, Rust and a touchy-feely robot
Episode 430
Has Donald Trump given centrists a new lease of life? How will robots benefit from a sense of touch? And was it wrong to release the deadly film Rust? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headline…
Published on 4 months ago
Protecting footballers, an oil ad ban and men in publishing
Episode 429
How is professional sport dealing with dementia? Is fossil-fuel advertising on borrowed time? And do male authors need more support? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago