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Why is Shabana Mahmood inspired by Denmark’s asylum policies?
Episode 665
The Home Secretary has announced a raft of tough immigration controls to make the UK a less attractive destination for illegal migrants. The former P…
5 months ago
Why have US politicians released documents on Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump?
Episode 664
Twenty thousand documents from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released. Could emails referencing Donald Trump divide …
5 months ago
Can Zohran Mamdani take on President Trump?
Episode 663
Why are so many prisoners being released from prison by mistake? What happens if Arts Council England goes under? And what can the Democrats learn fr…
5 months, 1 week ago
Is the UK indirectly implicated in the civil war in Sudan?
Episode 662
Will there be any voter suppression in Tuesday’s US elections? Why did a British university prevent one of its academics from researching human right…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
What’s behind Brazil’s deadly police raid?
Episode 661
What do we do with the knowledge that climate change made Hurricane Melissa worse? Why was there such a deadly police raid in Brazil? And why isn’t h…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why is Hurricane Melissa so strong?
Episode 660
The storm caused widespread damage in Jamaica and is making its way to Cuba; is climate change to blame for its power? What - or who - is behind Dona…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Does Amazon control too much of the internet?
Episode 659
Which international peacekeeping forces might be present in Gaza, and what will their role be? Is the fact that kids on free school meals do worse in…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Vladimir Putin outsmarting Donald Trump?
Episode 658
Trump imposed what he called “tremendous” sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies. What’s next for the Trump-Putin rollercoaster?
President T…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
What did we learn from Virginia Giuffre’s new memoir?
Episode 657
Who is responsible for breaking the ceasefire in Gaza? How might the Louvre heist thieves get away with selling jewels belonging to Napoleon’s wife? …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Will Donald Trump move the World Cup?
Episode 656
As more and more people turn to AI for news, how should journalists fight back and protect the human by-line? Will Donald Trump’s cosy relationship w…
6 months ago