There may be trouble ahead — Start Your Week with Alex von Tunzelmann and Jacob Jarvis
Starmer’s friendly hang out with Macron feels a long time ago now and the reality of trying to make his deal “work” now looms. Alex von Tunzelmann joins Jacob Jarvis to discuss how implementing it mig...
14 Juli 202537min
Watch the Spies – Can the CIA survive Trump?
In the past the Central Intelligence Agency got its hands dirty to support the American vision of freedom and democracy. But what is the spy agency’s purpose for when the President himself despises th...
11 Juli 202532min
Why is America obsessed with going to war?
The US has a world-class diplomatic corps, yet increasingly its foreign policy is based around war. And while most nations still favour negotiation, Washington seems hooked on force. Today in The Bunk...
10 Juli 202526min
No Kids On The Block – What collapsing birthrates really mean
What would the world look like if children became scarcer? Birthrates are falling across the world but the main voices trying to turn them around seem to be weird traditionalist “pronatalists”. Is the...
9 Juli 202531min
Is Big Tech starting to lose?
Is Big Tech really as unstoppable as it looks? In recent months US courts and EU regulators have handed out major reverses to tech giants including Apple, Google, Amazon and Meta. Meanwhile Google sea...
8 Juli 202530min
Can Labour get a second chance? – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Ros Taylor
Labour starts Year Two hoping that everyone will forget Year One. Can Starmer restart his premiership, again? Plus lessons of the 7/7 bombings twenty years on, the new Jeremy Corbyn and/or Zarah Sulta...
7 Juli 202521min
How would world leaders react to a zombie apocalypse?
“Organise before they rise,” is Max Brooks’ advice in his zombie survival guide. But, are world leaders prepared enough? As 28 Years Later hits cinemas, Jacob Jarvis speaks to Daniel Drezner, author o...
4 Juli 202525min
Trial and terror: What actually happens when a group is 'proscribed'?
After years of direct action and controversial tactics by Palestine Action, the Home Secretary is moving to proscribe the campaign group under anti-terror laws. But is that a crackdown on extremism or...
3 Juli 202518min
