Taster – ‘Why do people join cults?’ – from the new series of Why? with Emma Kennedy
A bonus excerpt from the new series of our science and psychology podcast, Why? In Episode One: Most of us think we’re too smart, stable and strong-willed to join a cult – but clearly somebody’s joini...
24 Loka 202411min
Election Eyewitness – Inside the Tory downfall and Labour landslide with Anushka Asthana of ITV News
General Election 2024: Was Starmer lucky, ruthless or both? Was there any way back for the Tories after that disastrous rain-sodden launch? And was the vote a real watershed moment – or just an interv...
24 Loka 202424min
Trump’s criminal conspiracy case: Investigating the Georgia charges
Georgia is a key battleground in the US election – and was central to Trump’s push against the 2020 result. Trump has been charged over allegations of leading a criminal racketeering enterprise, in a ...
23 Loka 202416min
Undercover with the Far-Right – How C4 film-makers infiltrated the extremist underground
What is it like to wear a hidden camera among neo-fascist extremists? Or at a rally for far-right groups from across Europe, some with a reputation for extreme violence? In a chilling new C4 documenta...
22 Loka 202424min
Revenue, I’m miserable now – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis
It’s the last full week before the Budget and of course the press is losing its cool over a raft of leaks. What will be in it, who’s annoyed in Government – is any of it worth paying attention to? Plu...
21 Loka 202424min
Mordor Mystery – Why does the far-right love The Lord Of The Rings?
JD Vance says The Lord Of The Rings shaped his politics. Italy’s Georgia Meloni used to dress as a hobbit and go to right-wing Tolkien meet-ups. Far-right oligarch Peter Thiel named his company after ...
18 Loka 202425min
Work from groan – Why bosses should stop obsessing over returning to the office
As pressure to return to the office continues to grow, could we be witnessing the end of flexible working? Despite promises from the government to explore working from home and four-day weeks, bosses ...
17 Loka 202429min
The coming storms? — How hurricane conspiracy theories went mainstream
Whenever there’s a crisis in America, conspiracy theories follow. The response to Hurricane Helene has highlighted the growing mainstream acceptance of these bizarre tales. From Marjorie Taylor Greene...
16 Loka 202421min
