Episodes

  • France's election with Peter Ricketts

    France's election with Peter Ricketts
    Jun 20 2024
    President Macron did something truly unexpected when he called a snap election in the aftermath of the European parliamentary elections. It now looks very likely that France's next legislature will contain a plurality of hard right deputies from Marine Le Pen's National Rally. I spoke to Lord Peter Ricketts, former British Ambassador to France about this unexpected election and what it portends.

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    39 mins
  • The Meg-election: Modi gets a shock from India's voters

    The Meg-election: Modi gets a shock from India's voters
    Jun 17 2024
    I was delighted to speak to Akanksha Narain, Indian political analyst and consultant about the unexpected election results in India where Modi's BJP party fell far short of their target of 400 seats in the 542-seat lower house of Parliament (Lok Sabha).

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • The 'Other' Election: Europe Goes to the Polls

    The 'Other' Election: Europe Goes to the Polls
    Jun 7 2024

    I spoke to Christina Keßler of the Centre for European Reform (CER) about the current EU elections and the possibility of Europe taking a turn to the right.


    You can find Christina's work at the CER here: https://www.cer.eu/personnel/christina-kessler


    Separately, I appeared on the new podcast Quiet Riot. Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RGol2iYEkToCCrYjFUwkm?si=4FDTU1NaTgOaRfGf_Y2Qog


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    30 mins
  • America's political crisis - the historic, structural and ideological roots

    America's political crisis - the historic, structural and ideological roots
    Jun 1 2024
    With Trump's criminal conviction, the chaos and division of American politics seems set to increase. But this is about much more than what happened in a New York courtroom, with roots in American history, its political structures and the rise of certain ideological movements. I spoke to American political scientist Jonathan Terra about the backdrop to the current events.

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Disinformation and UK politics: will it effect the 2024 election?

    Disinformation and UK politics: will it effect the 2024 election?
    May 25 2024
    I spoke to disinformation expert Amil Khan about the current state of disinformation in global and UK politics and the risks it could pose to the 2024 UK general election. Amil is Director of Valent projects. His work has been covered in a range of media outlets including Disinformation is on the rise. How does it work?economist.com, and the BBC How some AI developers are combatting malicious bots | BBC Newsyoutu.be.

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    33 mins
  • Georgia: on the frontlines of the global fight between freedom and authoritarianism

    Georgia: on the frontlines of the global fight between freedom and authoritarianism
    May 19 2024
    I had the chance to speak to Marika Mikiashvili of the Droa liberal internationalist party in Georgia about the background to the current protests in her country, Russia's history of interference and military intervention and the importance of Georgia's struggle to the wider question of democracy in Europe.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • A critical friend: Helene von Bismarck on Britain and the World

    A critical friend: Helene von Bismarck on Britain and the World
    May 9 2024
    It was my huge pleasure to speak to German historian of Britain Helene von Bismarck. You can find her on Twitter and Bluesky and also on her website https://www.helenevonbismarck.com/

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • What might a Labour government try to do in its relations with the EU?

    What might a Labour government try to do in its relations with the EU?
    May 3 2024
    Following on from the episode on 22 April, the second part of my conversation with Sydney Nash on the UK's relations with Europe.

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    36 mins