#204 Social epilepsy, hydrogen and a retail boom
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Will retail sales continue their surprising growth? Should social media companies clamp down ...
27 Nov 202040min
#203 Pacific trade, tracking and Europe’s gay paradox
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Can a 15-nation trade deal unite the Pacific rim? Is Covid making us too willing to hand over...
20 Nov 202039min
#202 Viral faith, Armenia and legendary prejudice
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is religion helping to spread the pandemic? What led to fighting between Armenia and Azerbaij...
13 Nov 202038min
#201 Afghanistan, the Mafia and military mindfulness
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. What can we learn from an attack on Kabul university? Why is the Italian Mafia leading anti-l...
6 Nov 202034min
#200 TikTok tills, crypto banks and green cash
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Are instant social purchases too easy for our own good? Is Bitcoin entering the mainstream? A...
30 Okt 202037min
#199 Google wars, passports and Wuhan tours
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Should courts break up Google’s monopoly? Why do some countries sell citizenship? And would y...
22 Okt 202034min
#198 German gender, Insta-unions and the Moon
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Can German pronouns redress a gender imbalance. Should social media celebrities unionise? And...
15 Okt 202033min
#197 Banksy, intervention and refugee art
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is Banksy undermined by the price of his art? Could ‘active bystanders’ help stop police viol...
8 Okt 202029min
