Podcast Episodes

Is Israel targeting journalists in Gaza?

Episode 641

Will SpaceX’s latest triumph mean Elon Musk will make it to Mars? Why will the price of Mounjaro weightless drugs go up? Benjamin Netanyahu called the IDF’s airstrike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital a “tra…

Published on 1 month ago

Have the Epping asylum protestors won?

Episode 640

An Essex council has been granted a High Court injunction to stop a local hotel from housing asylum seekers. What is behind the massive growth of Women’s Rugby and support for the Red Roses? Will a t…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Can Zelensky and European leaders get President Trump back on Ukraine’s side?

Episode 639

Will Zelensky find any success with Trump, in the wake of the Alaska Summit? What does the militarisation of Washington DC tell us about America’s political direction? And why are MPs making TikToks?…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Is proscribing Palestine Action a PR disaster for the government?

Episode 638

Will facial recognition technology change law enforcement forever? JD Vance has been wooing his British political allies in the Cotswolds, but will a new think-tank deepen US influence in right wing …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why did Israel target and kill an Al Jazeera journalist?

Episode 637

What proof has Israel provided to support their claim that Anas al Sharif ran a Hamas cell in Gaza? Why has the partnership between Premier League Football and Stonewall ended? And will Putin’s visit…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why is Brigitte Macron suing conspiracy theorist Candace Owens?

Episode 636

Is it wrong for the government to ask police to release information on the ethnicity and immigration status of crime suspects? As countries gather for the UN plastics summit, just how much of our liv…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Are we in a “Hot Reform Summer”?

Episode 635

As the UK Parliament takes its summer break, has Reform seized the media spotlight and emerged as a viable third-party contender? What are the risks of uploading ID to age-restricted websites under t…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why is Donald Trump targeting Brazil?

Episode 634

Are male novelists a dying breed? Can women trust apps with their personal data? Are tariffs the only way Donald Trump knows how to do diplomacy?

Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Home Affair…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Does UK recognition change anything in Gaza?

Episode 633

Is the UK’s decision to conditionally recognise the state of Palestine more symbolic than practical? As protests in Epping continue, how is rhetoric around asylum seekers impacting children from ethn…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

What do the anti-immigration protests tell us about British politics?

Episode 632

Are Labour’s concerns about social cohesion a sign that they may be aligning with some of Reforms ideas on immigration? Why does Kemi Badenoch want to outlaw doctors’ strikes? And are the latest aid …

Published on 2 months ago