The Rest Is Politics

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  • 13 minutes 59 seconds
    How Will AI Change The World? (Ep 1)

    How will AI reshape the way we live, earn, and design our lifestyles over the next decade? With investment in AI increasing a billion fold the last 12 years – is this a gold mine or a classic bubble? And why is so little attention being paid to this issue?Ā 


    Rory Stewart is joined by former government advisor of AI, and author of the AI Action Plan, for a members only mini-series on the future of Artificial Intelligence.Ā 


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    12 December 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    478. Farage’s Crypto Megadonor and the Graduate Jobs Disaster (Question Time)

    Why has a crypto billionaire living in Thailand donated £9 million to Nigel Farage's party, Reform UK? With a graduate jobs crisis in full swing and rising debt, what are the prospects for young Brits? Can the fragile Gaza ceasefire realistically hold?


    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.


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    11 December 2025, 12:00 am
  • 51 minutes
    477. How Trump’s Security Strategy Destroys The Old World Order

    Has Trump's 2025 National Security Strategy officially upended 80 years of American foreign policy? Why does it warn of Europe's "civilisational erasure" while downplaying threats from its traditional adversaries?And is it finally time for the UK and Europe to chart their own course?Ā 


    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.

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    10 December 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    476. Polanski’s Problem, Westminster’s Russia Blind Spot, and Justice Without Juries? (Question Time)

    Are the Greens selling an economic vision they can’t explain? Should Britain ditch juries in some trials? And, how far has Russian influence seeped into UK politics?


    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.


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    4 December 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    475. The Budget Backlash – and Trump’s Plan to Profit from Peace in Ukraine

    Is the media too negative about Reeves and Starmer, or are they simply out of ideas? What has the relentless Budget turmoil and fallout done to already low levels of trust in the Government? How much of Trump’s approach to Putin and Ukraine is driven by his business interests?


    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.

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    3 December 2025, 12:00 am
  • 11 minutes 52 seconds
    Introducing: The Rest Is Science

    Forget what you think you know about reality. The Rest Is Science is a mind-bending new show from Goalhanger that tears down familiar ideas… time, randomness, beauty, it will reveal just how bizarre the world truly is.


    Join Professor Hannah Fry and science creator Michael Stevens (aka Vsauce) twice a week to explore big, small and surprising questions as they deep dive into theories, concepts, objects and thoughts and take us on a journey into the unexpected.


    If you love digging into details that usually get skipped over, this is the show that proves reality is stranger than fiction.


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    2 December 2025, 12:00 am
  • 53 minutes 20 seconds
    474. Does Reeves' Budget Really Change Anything? What It Means For You

    Was this 'the most leaked Budget' of all time? Has Rachel Reeves managed to balance the demands of the public, the markets, industry, and her party? Can Reeves turn around the Government’s and the country's fortunes with this Budget, or will it be her last as Chancellor?


    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.

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    26 November 2025, 9:38 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

    What happens to global leadership when the US ghosts the G20 and COP, and can middle powers really keep the world moving? Is Britain ignoring a major foreign-interference scandal? And, how close is the West Bank to total economic collapse—and why isn’t anyone talking about it?


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    26 November 2025, 12:00 am
  • 55 minutes 38 seconds
    472. Is Trump’s Peace 'Plan’ Forced Surrender for Ukraine?

    Who is really behind the White House 'peace plan' for Ukraine: Trump or Putin? Why isn't Europe taking the threat from Russia more seriously, and doing more to protect Ukraine? How does all of this relate to Russia’s hybrid warfare and the ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales taking pro-Russia bribes?


    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.

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    23 November 2025, 11:20 pm
  • 32 minutes 13 seconds
    471. Rory Stewart: How the Government Tried to Silence Me on Lockdowns

    Why did Boris Johnson and the British government not only fail to listen, but actively try to suppress early warnings about the pandemic? How did groupthink and optimism bias cripple the UK's response? And is Britain's government structurally too slow to handle future threats like AI and Putin's increasing aggression in Europe?


    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.

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    21 November 2025, 6:27 pm
  • 49 minutes 7 seconds
    470. China vs Japan, the BBC at Breaking Point, and The Future of Satire (Question Time)

    Is Japan provoking China, or responding to a real threat over Taiwan? What does the BBC’s credibility crisis reveal about Britain’s fight over truth? And, why is Chile swinging from the left to the far right?Ā 


    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.


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    20 November 2025, 12:00 am
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