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Is Trump a Fascist and is his War with Iran Unwinnable?
Episode 518
Has Trump crossed the line from right-wing populist to fascist? Is he fighting a war with Iran he cannot win? Is Iraq being dragged in against its wi…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Real Reasons Populism Is Taking Over
What is populism, and why is it so attractive to voters? Which human instincts do populists tap into to get votes? And what does a populist-led count…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Is Trump Plotting Regime Change in Cuba? (Question Time)
Episode 517
Does Trump already have one eye on regime change in Cuba, as the US faces strategic failure in the Iran war? Who is more dangerous to the world right…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump’s Iran Delusion and the Limits of American Power
Episode 516
Why has opposition to the Iran war been so muted within Trump’s America, and how is the US uniquely insulated from the worst impacts of the war? Do A…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nineteen Eighty-Four: Dominic Sandbrook on Big Brother, Surveillance, and Fear (The Book Club)
Why is 1984 as relevant today as when it was published? Who is Big Brother, and why is he so powerful? What was George Orwell's intention when creati…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Starmer’s Foreign Aid Betrayal, Islamophobia & Australia’s Far Right (Question Time)
Episode 515
Are the UK government’s aid cuts more extreme than those made under austerity and Trump? What can Britain learn from South Australia's landslide agai…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Who Is Profiting from Trump's Iran Catastrophe?
Episode 514
Are Russia, Israel, and Iran itself the real winners from Trump and Netanyahu’s war? Is Starmer right to resist more British involvement in the war? …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Inside Iran: The Country Trump Cannot Control? (Question Time)
Episode 513
Why are the US and the West as a whole so bad at understanding the cultures of other countries, including Iran, and what do they miss as a result? Ho…
6 months ago
Trump’s Iran Disaster and the GB News Propaganda Machine
Episode 512
Is Russia the biggest winner from Trump’s war with Iran? Is GB News little more than a propaganda machine for Reform UK? How toxic is England's water…
6 months ago
Is Blair Undermining Starmer on Iran? (Question Time)
Episode 511
Why is Tony Blair criticising Starmer’s approach to Trump’s warmongering in the Middle East? Should European leaders be calling out Trump’s lies more…
6 months, 1 week ago