Anti-vaxxers: The doctor who fooled the world
How does Andrew Wakefield’s pseudoscience help us understand our modern post-truth crisis?Guest: Brian Deer, former Sunday Times investigative reporter, author of The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Andr...
15 Sep 202028min
The Second Wave
A sudden rise in coronavirus cases has sparked alarm and a strengthening of public health measures. As of today, much of the UK is living by "the rule of six". Could this be the beginning of a second ...
14 Sep 202023min
The trip of a lifetime, with Decca Aitkenhead
When Sunday Times journalist Decca Aitkenhead went to report from a Jamaican magic mushrooms retreat last year, she arrived a sceptic – but left feeling profoundly changed.Guest: Decca Aitkenhead, chi...
11 Sep 202031min
Dr Fauci: America's doctor on working with Trump
Anthony Fauci is the most important doctor in America, and he's the public face of the battle against Covid-19 in the US. Does President Trump listen to his advice?Guest: Rhys Blakely, science corresp...
10 Sep 202026min
Putin, Navalny and yet another novichok poisoning
On August 20th, Russia's most prominent opposition politician was taken ill on a flight after a suspected Novichok poisoning. Alexei Navalny was put into an induced coma and flown to Germany. What doe...
9 Sep 202024min
Brexit: Britain's bold move explained
Brexit’s back. Trade talks resume today following two bombshells: a leak that Downing Street is preparing to tear up parts of the Withdrawal Agreement, and the prime minister’s statement that no deal ...
8 Sep 202026min
Surviving Covid: Life after ICU
What are the longterm effects of Covid-19? Times’ journalist Roger Boyes spent weeks under sedation in the intensive care unit after being diagnosed with covid-19 in March. He is one of the thousands ...
7 Sep 202027min
Left Out: The inside story of Labour under Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn’s journey from the backbenches to party leader is well known. But this week sees the publication of a book that takes us down the other side of the slope, and shows how, late last year, ...
3 Sep 202031min
