Podcast Episodes

These Times - Can Syria Survive?

Season 1 Episode 115

This week Tom and Helen return to the extraordinary situation in Syria and question whether it's really possible to have a unified Syrian state.

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Published on 11 months ago

These Times - Europe’s Franco-German Crisis: Macron and Scholz Stare Into The Abyss

Season 1 Episode 114

Following the collapse of the French government, Tom and Helen discuss the Franco-German crisis in the new age of Trump.

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Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

These Times - Revolution in Syria

Season 1 Episode 113

The Economist's Defence Editor Shashank Joshi joins Tom and Helen for an early episode this week to discuss how the Assad regime fell so rapidly and what this means for Syria and the world.

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Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

These Times - Starmer adrift: What future for British politics?

Season 1 Episode 112

This week on the podcast Helen and Tom explore why Keir Starmer's government has come so far adrift so quickly and what this means for the future of British politics.

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Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

These Times - Putin escalates: The threat of World War Three

Season 1 Episode 111

In this week's episode Tom and Helen explore the recent military escalation over Ukraine and what this might mean for the current geopolitical world.

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Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

These Times - Donald Trump: Peacemaker President?

Season 1 Episode 110

Following Joe Biden's controversial decision over the weekend to authorise Ukrainian forces to fire American missiles deep into Russia itself, Tom and Helen explore what a Trump presidency means for …

Published on 1 year ago

These Times - Is Pop Culture Right Wing?

Season 1 Episode 109

Donald Trump won the podcast battle by appearing on the shows of right-leaning stars like Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman and Theo Von. On the other hand, Kamala Harris went on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast. T…

Published on 1 year ago

These Times - What Trump Means: Musk and Mars, Germany and Ukraine

Season 1 Episode 108

What awaits Europe after Donald Trump's second coming? Will it mark the end of the war in Ukraine or the end of America's defence of Europe? What role does Elon Musk have to play? From the China trad…

Published on 1 year ago

These Times - Donald Trump: The Sequel

Season 1 Episode 107

As the dust begins to settle in the US, Tom is is joined by Emily Jashinsky, host of Undercurrents, to discuss Trump's great American triumph and the existential disaster facing the Democrats.

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Published on 1 year ago

These Times - US Election Special: What's Wrong with American Politics?

Season 1 Episode 106

As the US goes to the polls, Tom and Helen look back at the last decades of US politics and ask why the current moment, of Trump vs Harris, feels so much more polarised than ever...

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Published on 1 year ago