Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat Trump assassination bid means – Start Your Week with Zöe Grünewald and Andrew Harrison
Season 1 Episode 1382
Yesterday’s unprecedented second assassination attempt on Donald Trump will take over the election agenda this week but will it change the course of …
1 year, 6 months ago
Grenfell Inquiry: The crucial details and lessons – with Pete Apps and Hannah Fearn
Season 1 Episode 1381
The final report into the Grenfell Tower fire was released last week. It unequivocally states that the tragedy was the result of systemic failures ac…
1 year, 6 months ago
Does the US care about the ‘special relationship’? – The FT’s Gideon Rachman and Gavin Esler discuss
Season 1 Episode 1380
While America may be Britain’s most important ally, we are just one of many special relationships the US maintains worldwide. How has the nature of o…
1 year, 6 months ago
How Harris embarrassed Trump in the TV debate – American Friction teaser
Season 1 Episode 1379
After Harris and Trump’s election debate clash, do you want to know what actually mattered from their showdown? In a teaser for our sibling podcast A…
1 year, 6 months ago
Understanding Xi Jinping: How China’s supreme leader rose to power
Season 1 Episode 1378
We hear a lot about the personalities of infamous figures like Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un – but relatively little about one of the …
1 year, 6 months ago
US Presidential debates: The weird history from Kennedy-Nixon to Trump-Harris
Season 1 Episode 1377
US presidential debates are part spectacle, part showdown, and sometimes total sh*tshow. What is it about American politics that lends itself to thes…
1 year, 6 months ago
In sickness and in health – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Hannah Fearn
Season 1 Episode 1376
In a busy week ahead of conference recess, look out for a major report on the state of the NHS and a contentious vote on winter fuel payments. Plus, …
1 year, 6 months ago
Understanding the strange death of Hollywood
Season 1 Episode 1375
Something is going terribly wrong with Hollywood. The movie industry is shrinking, its revenue is down and its employees are being forced out. Fewer …
1 year, 6 months ago
A.I. is burning the planet – What you need to know
Season 1 Episode 1374
Scare stories about Artificial Intelligence are everywhere – but its colossal environmental impact is startlingly underreported. How exactly does the…
1 year, 6 months ago
'Trump's destruction of the GOP haunts me' – former Republican adviser speaks
Season 1 Episode 1373
The US Republican Party used to be known as the party of law and order. Now it’s headed by a convicted felon, Donald Trump. Peter Wehner, has served …
1 year, 7 months ago