Halloween special – Why are we still obsessed with the paranormal?
As science answers more and more questions, you’d imagine our obsession with the paranormal would diminish. Yet we’re still obsessed with the apparently “unexplained”. Andrew Harrison speaks to Chris ...
31 Okt 202428min
What will the US election result mean for Ukraine?
With a new president due to be elected in America, what impact would each candidate have on the war in Ukraine? Rafael Behr speaks to Simon Shuster, reporter for Time and author of The Showman: Inside...
30 Okt 202428min
What we learnt from Putin’s latest global power play
Last week’s BRICS Summit was Vladimir Putin latest ploy to strengthen an anti-western alliance. But despite the united front, behind the scenes, cracks are forming in Russia's alliances. Today on The ...
29 Okt 202421min
The Moments of Truth – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Andrew Harrison
It’s a week of big decisions: Labour’s first budget, the Tories choose their leader, and the last desperate week of campaigning in the Presidential Election. Can Rachel Reeves reset the new government...
28 Okt 202424min
Will Musk's robot fantasy be a dream or a Terminator nightmare?
The future is here—or is it? Last week, Tesla’s “We, Robot” event introduced us to Optimus, Elon Musk’s AI-powered humanoid helpers. These futuristic machines grabbed the spotlight but also raised urg...
27 Okt 202423min
Harris vs. Trump – Why are the polls so tight?
The race between Trump and Harris is so tight that nobody wants to call it. But from afar, it can be hard to understand how the polls are possibly so tight. What’s made them so close, can anything cha...
25 Okt 202428min
Taster – ‘Why do people join cults?’ – from the new series of Why? with Emma Kennedy
A bonus excerpt from the new series of our science and psychology podcast, Why? In Episode One: Most of us think we’re too smart, stable and strong-willed to join a cult – but clearly somebody’s joini...
24 Okt 202411min
Election Eyewitness – Inside the Tory downfall and Labour landslide with Anushka Asthana of ITV News
General Election 2024: Was Starmer lucky, ruthless or both? Was there any way back for the Tories after that disastrous rain-sodden launch? And was the vote a real watershed moment – or just an interv...
24 Okt 202424min
