Podcast Episodes

Former Head of MI6: Russia, China, and Trump (Sir Alex Younger)

Episode 132

What is the real job of a spy? What is the role of the UK’s intelligence community in Trump’s new world order? How does the relationship between politicians and intelligence services work?

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Published on 4 months ago

The Global Health Crisis: USAID cuts, Trump, and the limits of AI (Atul Gawande)

Episode 131

How many people are going to die as a result of American support for USAID programs being removed? What are the limits of thinking of AI as the silver bullet for healthcare? How do we bring the doubl…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

The Prime Minister of Australia: Trump, China, and Social Media (Anthony Albanese)

Episode 130

What is the impact of Trump and China on the Australian election on 3rd May? How has the Australian government taken on social media companies to protect young users? How did Prime Minister Anthony A…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s America: Fear, Polarisation, and The Future (Ezra Klein)

Episode 129

How does a society defined by liberty and revolution become so easy to censor? Is polarisation something that has been done to us as an active political strategy or did we do this to ourselves? How d…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Whips, Chaos, and secrets from Westminster (Simon Hart)

Episode 128

Why do the wrong people become MPs? How can we transform Westminster into a modern day workplace? How did Simon Hart’s time at The Countryside Alliance inform his politics? 

Rory and Alastair are join…

Published on 5 months ago

Donald Trump vs American Freedom: Who Wins? (Moises Naim)

Episode 127

Is this the end of democracy in the USA? Following the election of Trump, could democracy in America die? How did Moises Naim come up with his three p’s; Populism, Polarisation, and Post-truth? 

Alast…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Israel, Gaza, and the United Nations (Francesca Albanese)

Episode 126

What role does the UN play in the Occupied Palestinian territories? What is the responsibility of Western media when it comes to covering issues surrounding Israel and Palestine? How did Francesca Al…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Peter Kyle: AI, grief, and the power of Elon Musk

5 consecutive UK Prime Ministers have declared that the UK will become an AI Superpower, why is Keir Starmer any different? Why does no one have ‘big ideas’ anymore? And, how did Peter Kyle’s experie…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Man Who Got To Trump (Michael Wolff)

Episode 124

How did Michael Wolff manage to penetrate and expose Trump’s inner circle multiple times? Will the Murdoch empire survive the death of its Patriarch? Who’s really in charge in the White House? 

Rory a…

Published on 6 months ago

Canada Decides: Who will be the next Prime Minister? (Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney)

Episode 123

Why do both former Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, and former Canadian deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, think they’re best placed to lead Canada? How will either take on Conservative …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago