#166 Arctic chlamydia, oil and alcohol-free beer
How did an STI get to the Arctic seabed? What’s going on with the price of oil? And why are we drinking more low-alcohol beer? Olly Mann, Gabriel Power, Jess Hullinger and John Stepek reveal all.
13 Mar 202034min
#165 Nudism, Hugo Boss and zero shades of grey
Should making fun of naturists be classed as a hate crime? Is Hugo Boss a brand bully? And is it time to update our laws on domestic abuse? Olly Mann, Arion McNicoll, James Ashford and Felicity Capon ...
6 Mar 202032min
Business Unwrapped: intelligent predictions
How might the AI models being used to tackle coronavirus end up shaping the economy of the future? Olly Mann and The Week’s Arion McNicoll are joined by guest expert Lisa Talia Moretti to talk about a...
3 Mar 202016min
#164 Swearing, treason and a PM’s murder mystery
Should swearing in public be banned? Why is the main opposition leader in Cambodia being accused of treason? And how has the prime minister of Lesotho become caught up in a sensational murder trial? O...
28 Feb 202033min
#163 Cyborg insects, pacifist gamers and satellite overload
Why are locusts being used as bomb sniffers? Are video games becoming less violent? And are there too many satellites orbiting Earth? Olly Mann, Holden Frith, Arion McNicoll and Jessica Hullinger reve...
21 Feb 202034min
Business Unwrapped: beyond zero carbon
Will businesses of the future have to be carbon-negative, not just carbon-neutral? Olly Mann and The Week’s Hollie Clemence are joined by guest expert Alice Bell of the climate charity Possible to tal...
18 Feb 202015min
#162 Reincarnation, refugees and the green bubble
Can VR bring loved ones back from the dead? Could overcrowded refugee camps cause a pandemic? And can BP reinvent itself for the green era? Olly Mann, Jessica Hullinger, Theo Tait and John Stepek reve...
14 Feb 202032min
#161 Mercenaries, Malawi and infidelity tests
How did Michael ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare become the world’s most famous mercenary? Why has Malawi’s presidential election been annulled? And are DNA “infidelity tests” legal? Arion McNicoll, Hollie Clemence, ...
7 Feb 202028min
