Empire of Spies – An ex-CIA officer exposes Putin’s intelligence state
The West’s naivete towards Putin in the 2000s cost us dearly. Now Russia’s tyrant – a creature of the KGB/FSB who has returned his country to its roots as a repressive intelligence state – is attackin...
16 Jun 31min
Labour’s anti-social behaviour – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor
Setting out the stories of the next seven days… Labour announce far more draconian restrictions on social media for teens than anyone expected. Why are they being so hardcore now? And will the measure...
15 Jun 28min
Armed farces – Weekly Wrap-Up with Zoë Grünewald
Violence swept Belfast after a knife attack sparked days of unrest fuelled by right-wing agitators. With reports that many of those involved had travelled to the city from elsewhere, are we seeing the...
12 Jun 30min
Will Trump ruin the World Cup?
Or will it arrive pre-ruined by FIFA’s oligarch-coddling sycophant president Gianni Infantino, creator of Trump’s ludicrous “FIFA Peace Prize”? The 2026 World Cup has already been called a “bonanza of...
11 Jun 33min
What if Putin dies?
What happens if Vladimir Putin suddenly dies – or is killed? Has the Russian dictator lined up a successor, or would a new leader rise up? And what sort of chaos would that bring? At 73, Putin is one ...
10 Jun 24min
How to stop the next Donald Trump – by a Mueller prosecutor
Can the damage Donald Trump has wrought on America be repaired? And if another Trump emerged, could anyone stop them? Ex-FBI general counsel Andrew Weissmann is a former member of Robert Mueller’s inv...
9 Jun 36min
American idiots — Start Your Week with Rafael Behr
American politicians won’t stop wading in on British politics – what do they want and can we stop them? Rafael Behr joins Jacob Jarvis to discuss, plus the latest from Ukraine, the Middle East and the...
8 Jun 34min
Weaponising the Nowak Murder – Weekly Wrap-Up with Seth Thévoz
Summing up the key stories of the past seven days… Reform and the far-right seize on the murder of student Henry Nowak to foment violent protests and provoke a national political row. Has Farage’s opp...
5 Jun 23min
