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Election ’24: The US media failed. Here’s why
Season 1 Episode 1422
Falling circulations, trivial stories, shrinking budgets, squandered trust? It’s worse than that, says US media analyst and academic Jeff Jarvis. A c…
1 year, 4 months ago
Charm offensive: How does charisma shape global politics?
Season 1 Episode 1421
From Obama’s effortless cool aura to Zelenskyy’s stoic defiance, charm and charisma have shown themselves to be game-changers in politics. Often dism…
1 year, 4 months ago
America on a knife edge – Start Your Week with American Friction’s Nikki McCann Ramírez
Season 1 Episode 1420
There’s only one story this week: the US Presidential Election, with Harris and Trump neck-and-neck and democracy itself at stake. Special guest Nikk…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Big Budget Breakdown: What it really means – with Ros Taylor and the IFG's Giles Wilkes
Season 1 Episode 1419
Rachel Reeves’ first budget has caused quite the stir. But what aspects were really surprising – and important? What was risky? And what issues didn’…
1 year, 5 months ago
Halloween special – Why are we still obsessed with the paranormal?
Season 1 Episode 1418
As science answers more and more questions, you’d imagine our obsession with the paranormal would diminish. Yet we’re still obsessed with the apparen…
1 year, 5 months ago
What will the US election result mean for Ukraine?
Season 1 Episode 1417
With a new president due to be elected in America, what impact would each candidate have on the war in Ukraine? Rafael Behr speaks to Simon Shuster, …
1 year, 5 months ago
What we learnt from Putin’s latest global power play
Season 1 Episode 1416
Last week’s BRICS Summit was Vladimir Putin latest ploy to strengthen an anti-western alliance. But despite the united front, behind the scenes, crac…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Moments of Truth – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Andrew Harrison
Season 1 Episode 1415
It’s a week of big decisions: Labour’s first budget, the Tories choose their leader, and the last desperate week of campaigning in the Presidential E…
1 year, 5 months ago
Will Musk's robot fantasy be a dream or a Terminator nightmare?
Season 1 Episode 1414
The future is here—or is it? Last week, Tesla’s “We, Robot” event introduced us to Optimus, Elon Musk’s AI-powered humanoid helpers. These futuristic…
1 year, 5 months ago
Harris vs. Trump – Why are the polls so tight?
Season 1 Episode 1413
The race between Trump and Harris is so tight that nobody wants to call it. But from afar, it can be hard to understand how the polls are possibly so…
1 year, 5 months ago