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