Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchQuestion Time: Labour’s education error and Blair’s mistake on mental health
Episode 362
Why are students protesting in Serbia? Is Labour right to scrap financial support for Latin in state schools? What does Alastair think about Tony Bla…
1 year, 2 months ago
Gaza, Israel, and Ceasefire
Episode 361
How can Gaza be rebuilt after any ceasefire is agreed? What are the ‘six deadly sins’ of the liberal centre? What should we make of Starmer’s AI acti…
1 year, 2 months ago
Question Time: Assad’s People - Syria, Torture, and Justice
Episode 360
Are the media ignoring what’s happening in Gaza? Should the UK be boycotting the cricket in Afghanistan? And, how worried should we be about democrat…
1 year, 2 months ago
Starmer vs. Musk: Why the richest man in the world turned against the Prime Minister
Episode 359
What's behind Musk's spiral into the far right? Is Robert Jenrick veering into Enoch Powell territory? Is Austria on the precipice of a new form of f…
1 year, 2 months ago
Question Time: Political translators, Boris Johnson, and politicians to watch in 2025
Episode 346
What are Rory and Alastair's funny translation stories? Could Boris Johnson ever have a comeback? And are there any politicians to watch out for in …
1 year, 2 months ago
Political New Year's resolutions, Elon Musk, and what happens next in Taiwan?
Episode 357
What should Labour’s new year resolution be? How worried should we be about Elon Musk? Could China move on Taiwan in 2025?
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1 year, 2 months ago
Georgia, Russia, and the fight for democracy - An interview with the President of Georgia
Episode 356
Will Georgia’s President accept the inauguration of her successor on the 29th of December? If she does, will Georgia be handed over to Russia? Is the…
1 year, 3 months ago
355. How to start a campaign, Gisele Pelicot, and the biggest surprise of 2024
Episode 355
Why has the environment fallen off the political agenda? What events caught geopolitical experts off guard in 2024? And, what advice would Alastair g…
1 year, 3 months ago
Nigel Farage, dad-dancing populists, and the worst politician of the year
Episode 354
Who was the worst politician of the year? What was the biggest political moment of 2024? What was the most under-discussed moment of the year?
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1 year, 3 months ago
Question Time: Celeb politicians, Chinese spies, and Ireland vs. Israel
Episode 353
Why is Israel shutting its embassy in Ireland? Who is the alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew? Will the UK ever have a Donald Trump-style lea…
1 year, 3 months ago