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| 418. The end of the penny, Chagos Islands deal, and personality testing | 14 Feb 2025 | 00:48:30 | |
Why is Trump calling time on the penny? What does the Chagos Islands deal mean for the island's inhabitants? And do personality tests discriminate against neurodivergent job applicants? Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images | |||
| 417 Cricket, digital soul-searching and rats | 07 Feb 2025 | 00:48:45 | |
What can we learn from the Afghan women's cricket team? Can AI understand religion? And are we losing the war against rats? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Holden Frith and Harriet Marsden. Image credit: Aref Karimi / AFP / Getty Images | |||
| 408. Lenacapavir, Band Aid and tea | 29 Nov 2024 | 00:46:28 | |
Is HIV in retreat? How is Bob Geldof reshaping the Band Aid story? And is Britain falling out of love with the cuppa? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Harriet Marsden, Arion McNicoll and Rebekah Evans Image credit: Anna Puzatykh / Getty Images | |||
| #318 Weight-loss jab, Fox News and the high seas | 10 Mar 2023 | 00:42:53 | |
Are weight-loss "wonder drugs" really so wonderful? Should we care if political pundits are parroting bogus claims? And why is a new high seas treaty making waves? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Arion McNicoll and Felicity Capon | |||
| Introducing: Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind | 07 Mar 2023 | 00:30:59 | |
"In today's special collaboration, we're featuring an episode from the new podcast "Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind," hosted by Richard Wiseman, Britain's only professor in the Public Understanding of Psychology, and science journalist Marnie Chesterson. Together, they explore the fascinating topic of laughter, discussing why humans have evolved to laugh and the numerous benefits that laughing has on our mental and physical health. Richard also reveals details from the biggest ever scientific study into humor, where they find out what the world's funniest joke is. Unfortunately, he then tells it... Follow the show (it's published weekly). Got a question for Richard? They'd love to hear from you - send a text or voice message to @wisemanpod Love what you've heard? Follow the show now to get more episodes: https://link.chtbl.com/X6JYGUy1?sis=FStwu CREDITS Presented by Professor Richard Wiseman and Marnie Chesterton Produced by Kate White Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow and Matt White Executive Producers for TellTale: Rami Tzabar & Jago Lee Music: For My Friend / Daniel Fridell & Sven Lindvall / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Mixed by Knights Audio" | |||
| #317 Connectivity costs, Syrian diplomacy and French football | 03 Mar 2023 | 00:38:33 | |
Why are broadband customers facing hefty price hikes? Are Arab nations about to re-engage with Syria? And what's going on with the French women's football team? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Julia Macfarlane, Guy Anker and Emma Smith | |||
| #316 Korean succession, terror by algorithm and German disquiet | 24 Feb 2023 | 00:37:58 | |
Could a 10-year-old girl rule North Korea? Will an Isis victim upend web law? And why is Germany upset with its Oscars contender? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Sorcha Bradley, Jamie Timson and Arion McNicoll | |||
| #315 The male pill, consultants and a green trade war | 17 Feb 2023 | 00:42:30 | |
Will men finally get an oral contraceptive? Is the government using too many consultants? And why are the US and EU at loggerheads over green tech? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Holden Frith, Leaf Arbuthnot and Cindy Yu | |||
| #314 Chinese chips, the Pope in Africa and podcasting | 10 Feb 2023 | 00:38:45 | |
Is China losing the microchip war? What is the Vatican doing in South Sudan? And has the podcast tide turned? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Rory Reid, Mariana Vieira and Suchandrika Chakrabarti | |||
| #313 Presidential secrets, stolen art and a new Barbie | 03 Feb 2023 | 00:41:01 | |
Why are US presidents in trouble with the National Archives? Is art confiscated by the Nazis heading back to its rightful owners? And will a doll with a back brace break down barriers? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Julia O’Driscoll and Suchandrika Chakrabarti | |||
| #312 Sex and health, the Earth’s core and another new year | 27 Jan 2023 | 00:42:37 | |
Is the NHS failing British women? What’s going on at the centre of our planet? And what’s in a date? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Leaf Arbuthnot, Holden Frith and Abdulwahab Tahhan | |||
| #311 Antisocial Saudis, hormone therapy and retro tech | 20 Jan 2023 | 00:41:14 | |
Why is Saudi Arabia investing in – and banning – social networks? Will new research make life easier for trans women? And is the future of technology dumb? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Emma Smith and Jess Hullinger | |||
| #310 AI in court, Germans in Taiwan and ghostwriters | 13 Jan 2023 | 00:41:29 | |
Could artificial intelligence replace lawyers? What does Taiwan want from Germany? And are ghostwriters becoming less ghostly? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Mariana Vieira and Kate Samuelson | |||
| 407. Migration, Wagner regroups and UFOs | 22 Nov 2024 | 00:40:17 | |
Will deals with Tunisia and Kurdistan help Labour? What next for the Wagner Group? And are we any closer to identifying UFOs? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Abdulwahab Tahhan, Rebecca Messina and Catriona Stewart Image credit: David Wall / Getty Images | |||
| #309 Millennial politics, Japanese payments and Swedish wolves | 07 Jan 2023 | 00:39:41 | |
Are today’s young voters staying leftier for longer? Will cash incentives get people to leave Tokyo? And why are endangered wolves facing a cull? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Julia O’Driscoll, Arion McNicoll and Suchandrika Chakrabarti. | |||
| The Year Unwrapped: Aegean wargames, white refugees and why gossip matters | 30 Dec 2022 | 00:45:42 | |
Are Greece and Turkey spoiling for a fight? Does skin colour determine how we view asylum seekers? And is gossip good for us? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past 365 days. With Julia Macfarlane, Abdulwahab Tahhan and Jamie Timson | |||
| #308 Factories, drug money and scanners | 23 Dec 2022 | 00:41:18 | |
Will a UK lawsuit lead to better working conditions in Thailand? Could a new way of funding antibiotics help tackle resistance? And is airline security about to change for the better? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Julia O’Driscoll, Holden Frith and Rory Reid | |||
| #307 Tracking apps, BTS and stay-at-home girlfriends | 16 Dec 2022 | 00:41:05 | |
Does China’s U-turn mark the end of Covid-tracking apps? Has South Korean pop passed its peak? And are we really seeing the rise of the stay-at-home girlfriend? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Leaf Arbuthnot, Arion McNicoll and Sorcha Bradley | |||
| #306 Mortgages, noise complaints and fake films | 09 Dec 2022 | 00:41:52 | |
Is the home loan market recovering? Will urban residents put an end to night life? And what does Goncharov tell us about social media now? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Suchandrika Chakrabarti, Guy Anker and Emma Smith | |||
| #305 Financial class, zombie viruses and drugged monks | 02 Dec 2022 | 00:40:29 | |
Does the City have a diversity problem? Should we let sleeping pathogens lie? And why are Thailand’s monks on meth? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Suchandrika Chakrabarti, Jamie Timson and Mariana Vieira | |||
| #304 Trump’s trial, Ukraine’s art and extra extra time | 25 Nov 2022 | 00:41:55 | |
Will the Trump Organization’s tax affairs bring down its owner? Why is Russia ransacking Ukrainian art galleries? And why are this year’s World Cup games so long? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Holden Frith, Julia Macfarlane and Emma Smith | |||
| #303 Teen recluses, Egypt and tattoos | 18 Nov 2022 | 00:42:54 | |
Are teenagers retreating from the real world? What’s going on in Egypt? And have tattoos leapt into the mainstream? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Abdulwahab Tahhan and Kate Samuelson | |||
| #302 Localism, forest fights and face-scanning | 11 Nov 2022 | 00:44:22 | |
Should MPs represent the place they’re from? Why are Welsh farmers upset about reforesting? And should we fear online facial recognition? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Julia O’Driscoll and Suchandrika Chakrabarti | |||
| #301 Africa alert, ticket touts and the words of the year | 04 Nov 2022 | 00:40:21 | |
Is South Africa at risk of terrorist attacks? Why are ticket touts in such high demand? And are we really in a “permacrisis”? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Mariana Vieira, Arion McNicoll and Leaf Arbuthnot | |||
| 406. Robowolves, birds and sleeper trains | 15 Nov 2024 | 00:42:54 | |
Will China's military robots change the military landscape? Why are Britain's birds in decline? And are sleeper trains making a comeback? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Irenie Forshaw and Holden FrithImage credit: Chen Jimin/ China News Service / VCG / Getty Images | |||
| #300 Synthetic fuel, Myanmar and an energy rebate | 28 Oct 2022 | 00:42:46 | |
Could fuels made from CO2 and hydrogen end our dependence on oil? What’s happening in Myanmar? And will energy companies pay us to use less power? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Rory Reid, Julia Macfarlane and Guy Anker | |||
| #299 Used goods, rugby at risk and global cheats | 20 Oct 2022 | 00:43:17 | |
Are we falling in love with second-hand goods? Will rugby union survive its latest crisis? And why are cheats prospering in chess, fishing and Irish dancing? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Emma Smith and Jamie Timson | |||
| #298 Saudi feud, a snap election and taxing burps | 13 Oct 2022 | 00:37:26 | |
Will Joe Biden really punish Saudi Arabia? Why is Malaysia going to the polls? And can New Zealand use taxes to cut bovine emissions? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Mariana Vieira, Julia Macfarlane and Sorcha Bradley | |||
| #297 Polls, language tests and Danish royals | 06 Oct 2022 | 00:37:58 | |
Do opinion polls hinder our national debate? What’s the best way to test language skills? And how did the Queen of Denmark upset her grandchildren? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Abdulwahab Tahhan and Leaf Arbuthnot | |||
| #296 Cardinal charges, bee vaccines and mealtimes | 30 Sep 2022 | 00:42:41 | |
Why has China put a 90-year-old priest on trial? Will a new vaccine stem declining bee numbers? And why has New York embraced the early dinner? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Julia Macfarlane, Holden Frith and Arion McNicoll | |||
| #295 Iranian protests, podcast crimes and silences | 22 Sep 2022 | 00:38:36 | |
Will Iran’s ‘morality police’ have to change their ways? Have crime-solving podcasts proved their worth? And have moments of silence had their day? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Suchandrika Chakrabarti, Kate Samuelson and Emma Smith | |||
| #294 Policing, Sweden’s far-right and ‘passkeys’ | 15 Sep 2022 | 00:36:34 | |
Can the Metropolitan Police’s new commissioner fix the force’s problems? Why has Sweden swung to the political right? And are passwords set to become obsolete? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Abdulwahab Tahhan, Arion McNicoll and Julia O’Driscoll | |||
| #293 Algerian English, dark tourism and two-headed beasts | 12 Sep 2022 | 00:35:08 | |
Why is Algeria dropping the French language? Should we be holidaying in Ukraine? And how do some animals survive with two heads? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Mariana Vieira, Kari Wilkin and Leaf Arbuthnot. This episode was recorded before the announcement of The Queen’s death | |||
| #292 Lost tribes, celebration shaming and Edinburgh blues | 01 Sep 2022 | 00:44:03 | |
Was “the Man of the Hole” the last of his kind? Are footballers over-celebrating? And is Edinburgh feeling less festive? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Guy Anker and Suchandrika Chakrabarti | |||
| The Moscow-Washington Hotline | 30 Aug 2022 | 00:12:11 | |
Start your Tuesday morning with The Retrospectors - Olly & Arion's daily history show - which we present to you here in its full, ten minute glory. Today's episode focuses on the hotline from Moscow to Washington. On 30th August, 1963, a 10,000 mile transatlantic Washington-Moscow cable went live from the Pentagon to Red Square. In the public imagination (in part thanks to Kubrik’s ‘Dr Strangelove’), it remains a red telephone - but it is, in fact, a pair of beige teletype machines that each required ten staff to operate. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca Messina (yes, that's Gillie to long-time Unwrappers) and Olly explain why, prior to this, diplomacy was often being skipped altogether in favour of inflammatory radio broadcasts; consider what the messages the two nations send each other can tell us about their cultural differences; and marvel at just how much geopolitics hinges on whether two particular world leaders like each other… Listen to The Retrospectors - Today In History every weekday at podfollow.com/retrospectors | |||
| 405. New York water, mobile mergers and marriage | 08 Nov 2024 | 00:35:41 | |
Is the Big Apple drying up? Will we benefit from a phone company shake-up? And is marriage good for your mental health? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Vincent Moss, Gary Cafell and Leaf ArbuthnotImage credit: GCShutter / Getty | |||
| #291 Insanity pleas, Korean Danes and doppelgangers | 25 Aug 2022 | 00:36:28 | |
How much violence can be explained by mental illness? Why were South Korean children sent to Denmark? And have you met your lookalike? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Abdulwahab Tahhan, Julia O’Driscoll and Leaf Arbuthnot | |||
| #290 Chinese protests, supersonic jets and university cheats | 18 Aug 2022 | 00:43:52 | |
Will mortgage strikes force China to change course? Does Concorde finally have a worthy successor? And what’s behind a rise in cheating? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Julia Macfarlane, Holden Frith and Kate Samuelson | |||
| #289 Russian visas, Arab fattism and quiet quitting | 11 Aug 2022 | 00:40:58 | |
Is Finland an unwilling backdoor to Europe? Has fat-shaming reached the Middle East? And are young workers really slacking off? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Cindy Yu, Abdulwahab Tahhan and Leaf Arbuthnot | |||
| #288 Immunity, Tunisia and Big Brother | 04 Aug 2022 | 00:39:32 | |
Will a drug called Evusheld cut Covid deaths still further? Is the Arab Spring over? And are we ready for the return of reality TV? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Tom Chivers, Arion McNicoll and Sorcha Bradley | |||
| #287 Nigerian gas, female exercise and a new Saudi city | 28 Jul 2022 | 00:38:04 | |
Could Nigeria step in to fill the Russian energy gap? Why are British women reluctant to get fit? And what can we expect from a solar-powered city in the desert? Arion McNicoll, standing in for Olly Mann, delves behind the headlines and debates what really matters from the past seven days. With Mariana Vieri, Kate Samuelson and Abdulwahab Tahhan | |||
| #286 Headers, savings and costly chips | 21 Jul 2022 | 00:36:41 | |
Is the FA phasing out headers? Do rising interest rates offer a glimmer of hope to savers? And how will fish and chip shops cope with a poor potato harvest? Arion McNicoll, standing in for Olly Mann, delves behind the headlines and debates what really matters from the past seven days. With Holden Frith, Guy Anker and Suchandrika Chakrabarti. | |||
| #285 Massage apps, social media copyright and eradicating a tropical disease | 14 Jul 2022 | 00:38:38 | |
Are home massage services putting users at risk? Is YouTube’s copyright claim system fit for purpose? And how has the world succeeded in almost completely eradicating a tropical disease? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Tom Chivers, Leaf Arbuthnot and Emma Smith | |||
| Introducing: The Overview | 12 Jul 2022 | 00:23:22 | |
The Week’s new podcast explores the past, present and future of an idea in the news with insights from specialist experts. As the world races to decarbonise, nuclear power is being touted as an essential energy source. But safety fears remain, along with claims that nuclear reactors are too expensive and too slow to build. So just what would it take to win over the nuclear sceptics? This is The Overview. Presented by Julia O'Driscoll, with guests Richard Rhodes, author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, and Douglas Parr, chief scientist and policy director at Greenpeace UK. Thanks to The Week's Kari Wilkin. Music and Sound Design by Rich Jarman. Produced by Rich Jarman. Follow The Overview wherever you get your podcasts. | |||
| #284 Twitter vs India, digital amnesia and sleepless nights | 07 Jul 2022 | 00:39:52 | |
Why is the Indian government suppressing social media? Have we given up using our memories? And why are so few of us getting a good night’s sleep? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Cindy Yu, Sorcha Bradley and Arion McNicoll | |||
| #283 Trans sport, fragrant friends and lost data | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:38:00 | |
Can women’s sport be both fair and inclusive? Do we choose friends based on how they smell? And is Big Data putting us at risk of big losses? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Emma Smith, Kate Samuelson and Abdulwahab Tahhan | |||
| 404. Macron in Morocco, avatar therapy and Europe vs the US | 01 Nov 2024 | 00:39:20 | |
What is France up to in North Africa? Could virtual characters help treat psychosis? And do Americans work harder than Europeans? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Rebecca Messina, Irenie Forshaw and Abdulwahab Tahhan. Image credit: Ludovic Marin / AFP / Getty | |||
| #282 Immunotherapy, unions and a house revival | 23 Jun 2022 | 00:40:33 | |
Can our immune systems help us fight cancer? Have unions finally cracked the tech sector? And is 90s house music making a comeback? | |||
| #281 DNA theft, an energy puzzle and news refuseniks | 16 Jun 2022 | 00:39:39 | |
Should we take steps to guard our genetic security? Is wind power overpriced? And why are so many of us turning off the news? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Tom Chivers and Kate Samuelson | |||
| #280 Alcohol pricing, #JordanToo and coastal retreat | 09 Jun 2022 | 00:40:38 | |
Has Scotland’s minimum drink price failed? Has Jordan reached a tipping point for women’s rights? And will seaside towns be abandoned to the waves? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Holden Frith, Abdulwahab Tahhan and Suchandrika Chakrabarti | |||
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