The Amazing Spider-Myth – From Arachne to Spider-Man, how arachnids rule our imagination
Some people fear spiders so much they can barely stand to read the word. For others, these secretive eight-legged hunters are a source of fascination and mythic wonder. Why do some cultures loathe spi...
23 Sep 24min
Yes, your phone IS listening to you – with Alexis Conran
Alexis Conran, the broadcaster and consumer champion, gets asked one question more than any other: “Is my phone listening to me?” We’ve all had a conversation about a new duvet set or a kettle, only t...
22 Sep 31min
Burnham’s Trump meet: Can he handle the heat? – Start Your Week with Alex von Tunzelmann
Andy Burnham is meeting Trump this week – how will he handle the increasingly erratic US president? Plus, more issues for the UN, Labour conference and more news to look out for, with author and histo...
21 Sep 28min
Farage’s fight back, A.I. fallout and a 'referendum' – Weekly Wrap-Up with Jonn Elledge
Farage is bracing for legal war over a potential challenge to Reform’s mega money donations. But is his brand terminally damaged already? Plus, A.I. is being debated again, a village has chosen to lea...
18 Sep 30min
Sex, secrets and the KGB – How a Cold War spy accidentally saved the world
Vladimir Kuzichkin may have changed the course of the Cold War – and it was all down to a very personal problem. The KGB agent was stationed in Tehran in 1981, less than two years after the Iranian Re...
17 Sep 34min
Depraved new world – How billionaires’ sci-fi dreams are wrecking the future
The future has arrived, and it’s starting to look suspiciously like something Elon Musk and his fellow tech billionaires dreamt about as nine-year-olds. Silicon Valley’s rulers promise a world run by ...
16 Sep 26min
Is AOC really America's next president?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is constantly tipped as a potential Democratic contender for 2028. She is beloved by the left and loathed by Republicans with equal vigour for her progressive ideals. So, does...
15 Sep 24min
Farage’s crackpot jackpot – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler
Reform and Farage have raked in mega donations the likes of which British politics has never seen before. What does this money mean for democracy? Gavin Esler joins Jacob Jarvis to discuss the fallout...
14 Sep 29min
