Gisèle Pelicot on confronting shame and finding hope
***This episode contains distressing details of rape and sexual assault*** Gisèle Pelicot earned international recognition after waiving her anonymity at her mass-rape trial in 2024, in which her form...
17 Feb 26min
Is social media having its Big Tobacco moment?
**This episode contains discussion of bullying, abuse and suicide** A landmark trial is underway in Los Angeles where tech giants Instagram and YouTube will face a jury for the first time over claims...
16 Feb 26min
Epstein’s global network: What the files reveal
Two weeks after the latest release of the Epstein files, the headlines keep pouring in.In just the past few days, revelations in the documents have nearly brought down a British prime minister, and im...
13 Feb 27min
With Jimmy Lai in jail, have Trump and the West abandoned Hong Kong?
On Monday, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison for colluding with foreign forces under the city's controversial national security law. The family of th...
12 Feb 27min
The ‘weight loss revolution’ changing the world
During Sunday's Super Bowl in California, a flurry of ads from drug manufacturers and telehealth companies implored viewers at home to "ask their doctor” about a class of weight loss drugs, known as G...
11 Feb 26min
The origins of ICE
The top official from ICE – US Immigration and Customs Enforcement – will testify in front of Congress this week, for the first time since two people were shot and killed in Minneapolis. Democrats ...
10 Feb 26min
Live in Washington DC
2026 has already been a huge year for international news, from Venezuela to Greenland to Iran. We wanted to get our heads around what other seismic changes we can expect in the rest of 2026: from Eur...
9 Feb 31min
Could the Epstein scandal topple the British Prime Minister?
Warning: this episode contains themes of sexual abuse.Following the release of the latest tranche of Epstein files, renewed scrutiny has fallen on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s links to...
6 Feb 26min
