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Spring into action — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis
Season 1 Episode 1522
The Spring Statement is due this week – is there anything to look forward to or will it be just cuts, cuts, cuts? Gavin Esler talks Jacob Jarvis thro…
1 year ago
The Staff of Nightmares – How Severance nails our life/work imbalance
Season 1 Episode 1521
Warning! Mild spoilers. As acclaimed sci-fi workplace satire Severance reaches its season 2 climax, we assemble three assiduous followers of Lumon In…
1 year ago
Trumpcession – How the MAGA economy could break the world
Season 1 Episode 1520
Trump's economic policies have experts scratching their heads – and while the US isn't yet in recession, many believe one is imminent. The true impac…
1 year ago
Where have the great political leaders gone?
Season 1 Episode 1519
Is the age of the visionary political leader over? Why have unserious political entertainers and bland technocrats replaced inspirational, storytelli…
1 year ago
Can Tesla survive Elon Musk?
Season 1 Episode 1518
The backlash against Elon Musk is growing – and Tesla is paying the price. Sales have plunged, showrooms have become hotbeds for protest, and owners …
1 year ago
Don’t know where to u-turn — Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Jacob Jarvis
Season 1 Episode 1517
The government’s benefit plans have caused turmoil within the Labour party and backlash more broadly – what might they change? Plus, what can we expe…
1 year ago
Work isn’t working – so how do we fix it?
Season 1 Episode 1516
When earning a little extra money leaves you worse off, women end up spending all their additional earnings on childcare, and the benefits system act…
1 year ago
How MAGA conspiracy theorists are taking over the White House
Season 1 Episode 1515
Almost no major event in America goes by without conspiracy theorists making up bizarre narratives to explain what’s “really” going on. Why has this …
1 year ago
Why everything you know about Gen Z is wrong
Season 1 Episode 1514
Gen Z's reported pivot to the right has come as a shock for many – but should we have seen it coming? Trend forecaster Sean Monahan joins Zing Tsjeng…
1 year ago
Why are democracies dying?
Season 1 Episode 1513
Democracy is in decline across the globe – with authoritarians alarmingly on the rise. Constance Hunter, chief economist at the Economist Intelligenc…
1 year ago