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Previous episodes
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193 - 189. Rahm Emanuel: China, Technology, and the Future of the Democratic Party Sun, 17 May 2026
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192 - 188. Will AI Give China or the US Total Power? (William MacAskill) Sun, 10 May 2026
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191 - 187. Yanis Varoufakis: How The 2008 Crisis Revived Far-Right Populism Sun, 03 May 2026
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190 - 186. President Aleksandar Vučić: Russia, China, and How Serbia Could Join the EU Sun, 26 Apr 2026
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189 - 185. Can Labour Win Back Scotland? (Anas Sarwar) Sun, 19 Apr 2026
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188 - 184. President of Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Thu, 09 Apr 2026
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187 - 183. From Bradford to Westminster: Faith, Identity, and Power (Naz Shah) Sun, 05 Apr 2026
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186 - 182. Culture Wars, Identity, and What Needs To Change In Congress (Sarah McBride) Sun, 29 Mar 2026
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185 - 181. Ai Weiwei: China, Censorship, and Dissidence Through Art Mon, 23 Mar 2026
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184 - 180. The Only European Leader Defying Trump? (Pedro Sánchez) Mon, 16 Mar 2026
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183 - 179. President Stubb: Trump’s Unlikely Best Friend Mon, 09 Mar 2026
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182 - 178. Gavin Newsom: The Next President Of The United States? Mon, 02 Mar 2026
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181 - 177. Olaf Scholz: Putin, Power, and Far-Right Populism Mon, 23 Feb 2026
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180 - 176. How Close Are We To War With Iran? (Robert Malley) Mon, 16 Feb 2026
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179 - 175. Ex-Director of GCHQ: China, Russia, and the Threats Facing the UK (Jeremy Fleming) Mon, 09 Feb 2026
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178 - 174. Taking On Europe's Last Dictator: The Fight Against Lukashenko and Putin Fri, 06 Feb 2026
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177 - 173. The man Putin can’t silence: Bill Browder and sanctioning Russia Mon, 02 Feb 2026
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176 - 172. Neil Kinnock: Trump, Thatcher, and Why Labour Lost In 1992 (Part 2) Mon, 26 Jan 2026
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175 - 171. Neil Kinnock: A Labour Rebel’s Path To Power (Part 1) Mon, 19 Jan 2026
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174 - 170. President of Moldova, Maia Sandu: Holding the Line Between Democracy and Putin Mon, 12 Jan 2026
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173 - 169. Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia vs. Musk, AI, and the Battle for Truth Mon, 05 Jan 2026
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172 - 168. A Climate Special: Populism, Security, and Leadership Mon, 29 Dec 2025
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171 - 167. Faith, Depression, and Finding Calm in the Chaos (Professor Mark Williams) Mon, 22 Dec 2025
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170 - 166. John Swinney: Identity, Independence, and The Future of Scotland Mon, 15 Dec 2025
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169 - 165. Anna Wintour: Culture, Influence, and the Power of Decisive Leadership Mon, 08 Dec 2025
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168 - 164. Zack Polanski: Do The Greens Have What It Takes? Mon, 01 Dec 2025
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167 - 163. Prison Reform, Masculinity, and Restorative Justice (James Graham and Jacob Dunne) Mon, 24 Nov 2025
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166 - 162. Gareth Southgate: Patriotism, Leadership, and How To Inspire Young Men Mon, 17 Nov 2025
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165 - 161. Putin, Trump, and 500 Years of Resisting Russia (Radek Sikorski) Mon, 10 Nov 2025
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164 - 160. Michael Gove: Education, Brexit, and Trump (Part 2) Mon, 03 Nov 2025
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163 - 159. Michael Gove: My Journey From Left to Right (Part 1) Mon, 27 Oct 2025
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162 - 158. Baroness Hale: The Supreme Court, Boris Johnson, and the ECHR Sun, 19 Oct 2025
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161 - 157. Ukraine, Diplomacy, and the Future of Europe (Dmytro Kuleba) Sun, 12 Oct 2025
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160 - 156. Defence Secretary, John Healey: Is Britain Ready For War? Sun, 05 Oct 2025
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159 - 155. Mike Pompeo On Russia, Trump, and China Sun, 28 Sep 2025
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158 - 154. Maro Itoje: Inequality, Identity, and Hope Sun, 21 Sep 2025
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157 - 153. The Man Who Invented The World Wide Web (Tim Berners-Lee) Sun, 14 Sep 2025
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156 - 152. "A War on Children": A Generation in Gaza at Risk (James Elder) Sun, 07 Sep 2025
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155 - 151. Prime Minister of Norway: On Trump, Tech, and Brexit Lessons (Jonas Gahr Støre) Sun, 31 Aug 2025
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154 - 150. Nicola Sturgeon: What Really Happened In The Scottish Referendum (Part 2) Sun, 24 Aug 2025
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153 - 149. Nicola Sturgeon: On Margaret Thatcher, Alex Salmond, and the Push for Independence (Part 1) Sun, 17 Aug 2025
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152 - 148. The President of Guyana: The Fastest Growing Economy in the World (Irfaan Ali) Thu, 14 Aug 2025
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151 - 147. I Thought It Was a Prank - Then I Was Chancellor: Jeremy Hunt (Part 2) Sun, 10 Aug 2025
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150 - 146. The Rise and Fall of The Conservative Party: Jeremy Hunt (Part 1) Sun, 03 Aug 2025
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149 - 145. Gary Stevenson: Masculinity, Money, and the Myth of Meritocracy (Part 2) Sun, 27 Jul 2025
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148 - 144. Gary Stevenson: From Teenage Drug Dealer to Millionaire Trader (Part 1) Sun, 20 Jul 2025
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147 - 143. Iraq, Trump, and America’s Slide to Authoritarianism (Congressman Seth Moulton) Sun, 13 Jul 2025
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146 - 142. The Truth About Net Zero's Credibility (Emma Pinchbeck) Sun, 06 Jul 2025
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145 - 141. The President of Cyprus: Iran, Israel, and the Cyprus Issue (Nikos Christodoulides) Sun, 29 Jun 2025
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144 - 140. The Next President of France? Gabriel Attal on Macron, Le Pen, and Israel-Iran Sun, 22 Jun 2025