Why is America hooked on the death penalty?
The death penalty is a fixture of the American penal system – with 27 states still implementing it. Since it was reinstated in 1976, there have been 1,600 prisoners and counting executed as a punishme...
2 Okt 202421min
The PR dark arts explained: 'I got dictators and oligarchs the news stories they wanted'
Who ensures that dictators and oligarchs get good press? Who feeds the media fake stories that serve the ends of the powerful? Phil Elwood was a PR operator who worked for authoritarian regimes, manip...
1 Okt 202429min
From Here to Maternity – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Jacob Jarvis
Tory conference is upon us and the leadership candidates are trying to outdo each other with audacious comments and weird merchandise. What should we look out for as they gather in Birmingham? Plus, L...
30 Sep 202423min
American Friction teaser: The NYT's chief White House correspondent on Biden, Trump and Harris
What’s the feeling been like in the White House since Biden dropped out of the race? And how is Harris juggling both distancing herself from Biden and running on his record? In a teaser for our siblin...
28 Sep 202411min
What would a post-Trump Republican Party look like?
If Donald Trump wins in November, the Republican Party will remain his plaything. But what if he loses? Can the party regain its bearings and return to a pre-Trump era of relative sanity – or is it to...
27 Sep 202432min
Make Trains Great Again: Can Labour bring our railways back from the brink?
The problems with our rail network are clear to anybody who’s been on a train lately. It’s a colossal challenge for Labour – so how will they handle the issues? And could our rail systems ever rival t...
26 Sep 202427min
How did grifters like Trump take over the GOP?
Donald Trump and his allies are clearly motivated by money just as much as politics. How did these chancers go from exploiting a movement, to basically taking complete control of it? Joe Conason, auth...
25 Sep 202428min
Can we solve the small boat crisis? – immigration barrister Colin Yeo and Ros Taylor discuss
The small boat crisis isn’t going away. Keir Starmer says he wants to solve the problem by stopping the gangs who organise the crossings – but will that work, and what do we do with the thousands of m...
24 Sep 202422min
