Episodes

  • The Year British Politics Hollowed Out

    The Year British Politics Hollowed Out
    Dec 24 2024
    For our Christmas special episode Tom and Helen take a look back at the state of British politics this year and ask the question - Is British politics unravelling?

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    56 mins
  • Can Syria Survive?

    Can Syria Survive?
    Dec 17 2024
    This week Tom and Helen return to the extraordinary situation in Syria and question whether it's really possible to have a unified Syrian state.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Europe’s Franco-German Crisis: Macron and Scholz Stare Into The Abyss

    Europe’s Franco-German Crisis: Macron and Scholz Stare Into The Abyss
    Dec 10 2024
    Following the collapse of the French government, Tom and Helen discuss the Franco-German crisis in the new age of Trump.

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    44 mins
  • Revolution in Syria

    Revolution in Syria
    Dec 9 2024
    The Economist's Defence Editor Shashank Joshi joins Tom and Helen for an early episode this week to discuss how the Assad regime fell so rapidly and what this means for Syria and the world.

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    48 mins
  • Starmer adrift: What future for British politics?

    Starmer adrift: What future for British politics?
    Dec 3 2024
    This week on the podcast Helen and Tom explore why Keir Starmer's government has come so far adrift so quickly and what this means for the future of British politics.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Putin escalates: The threat of World War Three

    Putin escalates: The threat of World War Three
    Nov 26 2024
    In this week's episode Tom and Helen explore the recent military escalation over Ukraine and what this might mean for the current geopolitical world.

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    59 mins
  • Donald Trump: Peacemaker President?

    Donald Trump: Peacemaker President?
    Nov 19 2024
    Following Joe Biden's controversial decision over the weekend to authorise Ukrainian forces to fire American missiles deep into Russia itself, Tom and Helen explore what a Trump presidency means for war and peace across the world, not just in Ukraine, but in China, the Middle East and the border with Mexico...

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    1 hr
  • Is Pop Culture Right Wing?

    Is Pop Culture Right Wing?
    Nov 14 2024
    Donald Trump won the podcast battle by appearing on the shows of right-leaning stars like Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman and Theo Von. On the other hand, Kamala Harris went on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast. Tom is joined in the studio by James Marriott to discuss the decline of liberal dominance in the world of popular culture, from The Rest is History, to Batman the Dark Knight...

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    57 mins