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What could break China's grip on rare earths?

Could this be the end of the West as we know it?

Ken Griffin on Trump’s economic policy

Could the world move away from the dollar?

Will Trump invade Greenland?

Iran’s former crown prince on its potential path to democracy

Are America’s tariffs here to stay?

How Netanyahu’s rival would end Israel’s war in Gaza

How Trump’s Venezuela raid is helping China's Taiwan battle plans

Why Israel is closely watching the Iran protests

Why Chinese women made Sherlock Holmes a gay icon

Binyamin Netanyahu on how Israel justifies its war in Gaza

Why Trump’s Venezuela oil gamble won’t pay off

Will humans still fight in future wars?

After Venezuela, which country could Trump target next?

Why relationships are declining across the world

The smart way to avoid a hangover

The most influential books of all time

The podcast explores the question of which books have changed the world, presenting a range of titles and perspectives. The discussion highlights Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as a foundational work of science fiction that shifted thinking from God to humans as creators, and Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own for its i...

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