No jobs, what now? – Are we ready for a world without work?
Artificial intelligence is chewing through the economy, wiping out manual work and supposedly safe professional jobs alike. Are politicians’ promises that A.I. will create new, better jobs to replace ...
19 Feb 33min
Two's a crowd – How the Whigs vs. Tories shaped modern Britain
How did Britain, a country bursting with factions, movements and rebellions, end up dominated by two major parties? Today in The Bunker, Seth Thévoz is joined by historian George Owers, author of The ...
18 Feb 22min
Is the Russian military really as powerful as we’re told?
The Russian army invading Ukraine today is very different to the one which started the conflict. How are things going for Putin’s military – and how can Ukraine and Europe push back against them? Shas...
17 Feb 22min
Harsh Realities in Munich – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Andrew Harrison
Setting up the stories of the week ahead… At the Munich Security Conference, Yvette Cooper calls out Russia for the murder of Alexei Navalny but what is Britain going to do about it? And what’s behind...
16 Feb 30min
Starmer safe, but for how long? – Weekly Wrap-up with Jonn Elledge and Andrew Harrison
Keir Starmer survives the worst week of his premiership – just. The Epstein whirlpool drags Sarah Ferguson downwards (astonishing BBC feature here). New investigations into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor....
13 Feb 30min
The Full Brontë – Why everyone gets Wuthering Heights wrong
The new Wuthering Heights film is already sparking debate. From saucy costume choices to renewed arguments over what Heathcliff should look like, raising a bigger question: Why are we still arguing a...
12 Feb 28min
Reality Bites – Do we still live in a Fast Food Nation?
Back in 2001 Eric Schlosser’s masterwork of investigative journalism Fast Food Nation exposed the dirty secrets of America’s “convenience restaurant” business: the catastrophic treatment of livestock,...
11 Feb 32min
At war with everyone – Who’s actually running US foreign policy?
Trump has stripped US foreign policy down from a mix of carrot and stick into an ideological cudgel to beat friends and foes alike – and a lurid horrorshow for domestic consumption in Red America. But...
10 Feb 28min
