Podcast Episodes

The Anxious Generation: How Silicon Valley Has Rewired Our Brains (Jonathan Haidt)

Episode 138

What are the biggest lies we're being told about social media? How does unregulated social media help Trump and authoritarian regimes? How do you beat an addiction to your phone?

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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jacinda Ardern: Why I Stepped Down as Prime Minister of New Zealand

Episode 137

How should New Zealand navigate their complex web of alliances as the relationship between China and the US deteriorates? Jacinda Ardern was considered a beacon of hope when she came to office in 201…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ed Miliband: Farage, Starmer and The Fight for Net Zero (Part 2)

Episode 136

How did Ed Miliband recover from Labour’s 2015 defeat and decide to remain in politics? Can the Energy Secretary win the argument for Net Zero against the likes of Tony Blair and Nigel Farage? Is it …

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Ed Miliband: Blair, Brown, and Battling his Brother (Part 1)

Episode 135

How did Ed Miliband’s childhood being raised by survivors of the Holocaust shape his politics? How did his role mediating between Blair and Brown earn Ed the moniker ‘Emissary from planet F***’? What…

Published on 7 months ago

Palestine's Most Popular Politician: Marwan Barghouti's Son on Occupation, Resistance, and Hope

Episode 134

Who, instead of Hamas, could represent a peaceful Palestinian leadership? Why does Marwan Barghouti remain the most popular leader in Palestine despite being in jail for over 20 years, a period durin…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Trump vs. Europe: Flattery, Pushback, and Powerplays (Congressman Jim Himes)

Episode 133

Will Europe ever trust the US again? What is the future of the Democratic party? What does the signal chat leak tell us about the psychology of the Trump administration? 

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Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

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 7 months, 3 weeks 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 8 months 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 8 months, 1 week 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 8 months, 2 weeks ago