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  • Ep 867: What is GameStop and who is Roaring Kitty?
    Jun 7 2024

    Three years after a group of Redditors threatened to take down Wall Street – they’re at it again.


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    7 m
  • Ep 866: What does Farage’s return mean for the Tories?
    Jun 6 2024

    Nigel Farage has announced that he’ll stand in the general election for Reform UK after previously saying he wouldn’t. What does it mean for the Conservative party?


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    7 m
  • Ep 865: Mallorca's anti-tourism protests
    Jun 5 2024

    It’s tourists versus locals in Mallorca, as protests mount over the impact holidaymakers have had on island life.


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    6 m
  • Ep 864: What Trump’s conviction means for the election
    Jun 4 2024

    Donald Trump has become the first sitting or former president to be convicted of a crime. He probably won’t go to jail, but with other cases against him still pending, can anything jeopardise his bid for the White House?


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    7 m
  • Ep 863: The First Millennial Saint
    Jun 3 2024

    Carlo Acutis is set to become the first millennial saint. But how did a teenager, dubbed ‘God’s influencer’ achieve one of the highest honours within the Catholic Church.


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    8 m
  • Ep 862: Is climate change to blame for extreme turbulence?
    May 31 2024

    A man died and dozens were injured by extreme air turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight. Is this phenomenon becoming more common and if so, why?


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    6 m
  • Ep 861: All eyes on Rafah
    May 30 2024

    Israeli tanks have rolled into the centre of Rafah, where Israel has been ordered to halt its offensive by the International Court of Justice. Will Israel listen?


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    5 m
  • Ep 860: The women facing deportation to Rwanda
    May 29 2024

    Fatima is currently detained in Yarl’s Wood for deportation to Rwanda. What will the upcoming election mean for the Conservative party’s flagship policy – and for asylum seekers like her?


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    9 m