Northern uproar – How Canada is standing up to Trump
Thought that Trump’s bizarre threat to annex Canada as the “cherished 51st state” was just another spur-of-the-moment brainfart? In Canada they’re taking it deadly seriously – and America’s global bul...
1 Huhti 202532min
Tariffs, don’t like it — Start Your Week with Alex von Tunzelmann and Jacob Jarvis
Trump’s trade war continues with Starmer desperately seeking to keep Britain out of it as much as possible. What’s going to happen next? Alex von Tunzelmann joins Jacob Jarvis to discuss this and more...
31 Maalis 202531min
YIMBY vs. NIMBY – Can Labour’s new building plans work?
Labour promises to take the brakes off building with its new Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Will the downgrading of rights to object on environmental, local and procedural grounds anger voters more...
28 Maalis 202541min
'Hipster eugenics' – Why the US far-right is obsessed with babies
America’s far-right is obsessed with people having babies. Why are they focused on this and where did ‘pronatalism’ come from? Carter Sherman is a reproductive health and justice reporter at Guardian ...
27 Maalis 202520min
Is British TV dying?
Is British TV in crisis? On the surface, it looks like a golden age – hits like Bridgerton, Baby Reindeer, and Adolescence are winning international acclaim. But behind the scenes, it’s a different st...
26 Maalis 202526min
Has crypto captured the Trump Administration?
Since winning re-election Donald Trump hasn’t just embraced the shady world of cryptocurrencies, he’s cheerleading and even shilling for crypto – and profiting from it himself. Why is Trump going all-...
25 Maalis 202527min
Spring into action — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis
The Spring Statement is due this week – is there anything to look forward to or will it be just cuts, cuts, cuts? Gavin Esler talks Jacob Jarvis through what Reeves has planned, and what it means for ...
24 Maalis 202523min
The Staff of Nightmares – How Severance nails our life/work imbalance
Warning! Mild spoilers. As acclaimed sci-fi workplace satire Severance reaches its season 2 climax, we assemble three assiduous followers of Lumon Industries to refine the data on this hypnotic show’s...
21 Maalis 202531min
