The Sunday Edition: How vaping took over Britain
This episode was originally published two year ago.They are supposed to help adults quit smoking – so why is a Willy Wonka array of disposable vapes being mass marketed to children? The Chartered Trad...
7 Jun 202527min
How To Stop A Spending Review Revolt
With tough choices facing the government, the political masterminds look at what goes on behind the scenes ahead of a spending review - and how reluctant ministers are brought into line.And as the Tor...
6 Jun 202540min
The making of Beyoncé — by friends, family and Team Bey insiders
As Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour comes to the UK, we chart the rise of a shy schoolgirl from Texas who became a record-breaking billionaire. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of rea...
5 Jun 202530min
No water, no power, no comms: the attack Britain should prepare for
The government’s Strategic Defence Review has set out a vision for Britain’s defence for the next decade. One of its authors, General Sir Richard Barrons, spoke to Manveen Rana about the threat from R...
4 Jun 202531min
Why the dollar is crashing – and why you should care
The dollar has been the global reserve currency nearly a century. But four months into the new Trump administration, could that be about to change?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support...
3 Jun 202531min
Palmyra: Syria's past, present and future
Anthony Loyd and the legendary photographer Don McCullin have been to Syria to chronicle the destruction of Palmyra by Islamic State and to see what is changing under the new Syrian regime. Manveen sa...
2 Jun 202542min
How Giorgia Meloni became Europe’s political superstar
Giorgia Meloni has world leaders falling at her feet and the Trump administration in her thrall. But how did she reinvent herself from leader of a minor neo-fascist party to the new political queen of...
1 Jun 202529min
The Sunday Edition: Why everyone's going to Japan
This episode was originally published last March.Japanese ‘kidults’ revolutionised pop culture in the 90s and 00s, turning to their inner children to cope with economic crisis and post-industrial soci...
31 Mai 202534min
