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Episodes


The Allure of Abandoned Places, with Cal Flyn

No Bullsh*t Leadership, with John Simpson

The Mystery of Robert Maxwell, with John Preston

The Sunday Debate: The Robots are Coming and They Will Steal Our Livelihoods

Jon Ronson and David Baddiel on Conspiracies, Culture Wars and How Things Fell Apart

Africa to the Americas: Sites of Slavery, Resistance and Civil Rights, with David Harewood and Bonnie Greer

Secrets of the Sprakkar, with Eliza Reid

Debate: Burgundy vs Bordeaux

The Futureverse: From the Ancients to AI

The Russia-Ukraine Crisis, with Owen Matthews and Radek Sikorski

The Art of the Scam, with Rachel Williams and Erlend Ofte Arntsen

Jackpot: How Gambling Conquered Britain, with Rob Davies

Chasing the Urge: Addiction Throughout History, with Carl Erik Fisher

Essays at the Crossroads of Race, with Esi Edugyan

Business Weekly: Counting the Cost of Climate Change, with Kristian Rönn

The Sunday Debate: The West Should Seek a Compromise with Russia Over Ukraine

The Gift of a Radio, with Justin Webb

Exploring the Senses, with Guy Leschziner

Business Weekly: the Jobs We Don’t Talk About, with Eyal Press
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