Will Musk finally drive MPs off Twitter?
Will Musk’s latest meltdown see politicians and institutions finally abandon Twitter? And if so, where will they go? Or will the right-wing stay, as the left and centrists shift to BlueSky? Zoë Crowth...
7 Tammi 202523min
Elon Degenerates — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis
Elon Musk’s latest rant-a-thon has dominated the headlines – what should we make of it and what impact will it have? Plus, there’s NHS reforms to be announced in news Keir Starmer wants people to focu...
6 Tammi 202531min
The ten most influential people of the 21st Century… so far – Part Two: The Final Five
Is the Great Man* theory of history back? As our world seems increasingly shaped by individual oligarchs, populists and single-issue celebrities, we complete our list of the most influential people of...
3 Tammi 202532min
The ten most influential people of the 21st Century… so far – Part One
Incredibly, we’re already nearly a quarter of the way through the 21st Century. Who are the big figures who’ve shaped and transformed, or more often, terrorised and devastated, our political and physi...
2 Tammi 202539min
Jimmy Carter – When a good man went to Washington
Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100, suffered derision in his one-term presidency, becoming a scapegoat for recession, the Iran hostage crisis and America’s diminution in the world. But his reputation...
31 Joulu 202429min
US Politics in 2024 – Weird bits, worst bits and what we learned – American Friction bonus edition
Fighting the holiday podcast drought, we bring you another taster of a Podmasters show you might have missed – our US politics weekly American Friction. And this time it’s their review of 2024. No Jar...
30 Joulu 202450min
Paper Cuts Review of 2024 Part One – Bonus Edition
Continuing our intra-festive selection of Podmasters shows you might have missed… have you tried Paper Cuts, the podcast that reads the papers so you don’t have to? Cos you really should. As a taster,...
29 Joulu 202436min
Why are we drawn to evil? – Bonus edition from Why? with Emma Kennedy
Climbing the walls in the holiday podcast drought? We’re tiding you over with some episodes you might have missed from the giant Podmasters universe. Today, a fascinating edition of our science and ps...
28 Joulu 202434min
