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Burnham: Harder, better, faster, stronger? — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler
Season 1 Episode 1859
Burnham is finally going to become Prime Minister – but can he really move faster than his predecessor? And will simply communicating better make all…
2 months, 1 week ago
England fail heroically, Reform stoke anger, Starmer’s farewell – Weekly Wrap-up with Zoë Grünewald
Season 1 Episode 1858
Looking back on the big stories of the past seven days… An astonishing World Cup rollercoaster ends in crushing disappointment for England against Ar…
2 months, 1 week ago
Why Palantir’s data domination plot isn’t working out
Season 1 Episode 1857
It’s been branded “the scariest company on the planet” and it is busy weaving itself into the fabric of Britain’s NHS, defence establishment and beyo…
2 months, 1 week ago
Who’s really paying your MP?
Season 1 Episode 1856
Nigel Farage is under fire over his £5 million gift from a crypto billionaire – but does British politics have a wider money problem? MPs earn a sala…
2 months, 1 week ago
Star Wars – Why our obsession with star ratings is ruining everything
Season 1 Episode 1855
“Please rate this book.” “What was your experience at Tesco like?” “Did this carrot meet your expectations?”… Star ratings are everywhere and they’re…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Widdecombe murder, Burnham to become PM – Start Your Week with Rafael Behr
Season 1 Episode 1854
Setting up the stories of the next seven days… Police say there is no reason to suspect that the murder of Anne Widdecombe was politically motivated,…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Farage’s farce, Trump's truce and Harry’s hacking loss – Weekly Wrap-up with Alex von Tunzelmann
Season 1 Episode 1853
Nigel Farage’s by-election stunt has blown up in his face – but could he really lose to Count Binface? Donald Trump has gone back to bombing and decl…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Hot Take Time Machine – Britpop Burnham, ‘eat the ponies!’ and kinky cruises with Miranda Sawyer and Jonn Elledge
Season 1 Episode 1852
Columnists need critics too… Hot Take Time Machine is back with Paper Cuts alumni Miranda Sawyer, Jonn Elledge and Jacob Jarvis picking apart the mos…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Sleaze Nation – How to fight Britain’s corruption pandemic
Season 1 Episode 1851
Is Britain really as free of corruption as we think? This year the UK posted its lowest-ever score in a global corruption index. High-level scandals …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Dark side of the Genius Factory – How Stanford University creates the global elite
Season 1 Episode 1850
Tech shapes our world, and Stanford University is Silicon Valley’s training ground. But what really goes on in the place that gave us Larry Page, Ser…
2 months, 3 weeks ago