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AI is coming for your job
Episode 410
Could AI replace your job? And, if it can, what should society do about it? James considers warnings that the technology may soon outpace our ability…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Israel is testing Andy Burnham’s Labour government
Episode 409
As Israel moves ahead with settlement plans that could destroy any remaining prospect of a two-state solution, James asks whether Andy Burnham’s gove…
1 month ago
We blame TikTok — but we’re watching the dangerous driving videos
Episode 408
Following the deaths of two police officers in a fatal wrong-way crash, James examines the online videos that glamorise dangerous driving. Is it enou…
1 month ago
The Conservatives’ identity crisis
Episode 407
As lifelong Conservative voters describe themselves as politically homeless, has Kemi Badenoch abandoned the party’s traditional values in favour of …
1 month ago
The racists don’t even hide it anymore
Episode 406
Racism and sexism are becoming normalised in Britain, according to Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson. From casual racist language to far-right n…
1 month ago
Britain was told to hate Meghan Markle
Episode 405
As Harry and Meghan prepare to return to the UK later this month, what would they need to do to make a life in Britain possible again? James explores…
1 month ago
Children’s lungs recovered and the ULEZ haters went quiet
Episode 404
As Andy Burnham launches his 'national drive' to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas, James examines why homelessness has become part of …
1 month, 1 week ago
We’ve normalised Donald Trump
Episode 403
Donald Trump has threatened to bomb US ally Oman if it “gets in the way” of talks with Iran. As he fuels instability across the world, why has the pu…
1 month, 1 week ago
Jason Arday: when scrutiny became a witch-hunt
Episode 402
When does legitimate scrutiny become something crueler? James reflects on the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, the media frenzy surro…
1 month, 1 week ago
The night Nigel Farage bottled it
Episode 401
In today’s episode, James unpicks the extraordinary events in Clacton, where Nigel Farage’s by-election gamble ended with an absent winner, a cancell…
1 month, 1 week ago