Episodes

  • 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
  • Kharkiv and Ukraine's will to survive with Jade McGlynn

    Kharkiv and Ukraine's will to survive with Jade McGlynn
    Apr 26 2024
    At a time when the unbreakable city of Kharkiv faces untold destruction and sustained bombardment by Russian forces it was a privilege to speak to Dr Jade McGlynn, a scholar of Ukraine and Russia, who is based there. We discussed the situation in Kharkiv and across the wider front and also the vital work she is involved with to raise funding for new technologies to support Ukraine's defence. You can find more details of it here https://uscc.org.ua/en/

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    53 mins
  • Where is the EU going and what does that mean for the UK?

    Where is the EU going and what does that mean for the UK?
    Apr 22 2024
    As ever, British debates about the EU tend to be debates about Britain. We might hope to rejoin, or at least regain a better-functioning trading relationship with the organisation, but we don't do enough thinking about where the EU is headed in its own development. So I spoke to Europe expert Sydney Nash about this over two episodes. The first of these focuses on the EU's current situation.

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    28 mins
  • Iran, Israel and the risks of a regional war

    Iran, Israel and the risks of a regional war
    Apr 17 2024
    Iran and Israel have been on the brink of open conflict, in the light of Iran's barrage of drone and missile strikes on Israel, which in turn followed Israel's strike on Iran's consulate in Damascus. I spoke to Charlie Gammell, Iran expert, historian and former diplomat, about the crisis and what we might learn from it.

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    38 mins
  • Politics and Money: a Dysfunctional Relationship, with Seth Thevoz

    Politics and Money: a Dysfunctional Relationship, with Seth Thevoz
    Apr 8 2024
    How do British political parties get funded? What does that money buy? With only a few weeks to go until the local elections and in a year of a general election I spoke to Seth Thevoz, political and investigative journalist, about how parties are funded.

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    47 mins