The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

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  • 43 minutes 33 seconds
    402. India vs. Canada, assisted dying and wasted water
    What's at stake as Trudeau takes on Modi? How would assisted dying change Britain? And are we running out of water? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Julia Macfarlane, Leaf Arbuthnot and Arion McNicoll

    Note: this episode includes references to suicide. The Samaritans offer support to people having suicidal thoughts. You can call them free on 116 123.

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    18 October 2024, 12:30 am
  • 45 minutes 59 seconds
    401. Pig-butchering, copper and mature recruitment
    What can be done about the latest online scam? Could discarded gadgets solve the copper shortage? And will employers hire more over-50s? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Harriet Marsden, Gary Caffell and Catriona Stewart

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    11 October 2024, 12:30 am
  • 41 minutes 25 seconds
    400. Mexico, the menopause and Megalopolis
    What's on the to-do list for Mexico's first female president? Is the menopause an economic issue? And why did Francis Ford Coppola's pet project bomb at the box office?

    Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.

    With Harriet Marsden, Elizabeth Carr-Ellis and Emma Smith

    Note: this episode includes references to suicide. The Samaritans offer support to people having suicidal thoughts. You can call them free on 116 123.

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    4 October 2024, 12:30 am
  • 39 minutes 41 seconds
    399. Iran vs Sweden, jabless vaccines and social blocking
    Why is Iran sending text messages to Swedes? Should we administer our own vaccines? And what's the latest outrage at X.com? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Vincent Moss, Holden Frith and Suchandrika Chakrabarti
    27 September 2024, 1:30 am
  • 42 minutes 56 seconds
    398. Ageing Japan, UK debt, and the Mattel Cinematic Universe
    What does Japan's ever-growing proportion of pensioners mean for the future? Why is the UK's national debt set to treble? And is Polly Pocket the next Barbie? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Abdulwahab Tahhan and Leaf Arbuthnot.
    20 September 2024, 1:20 am
  • 44 minutes 58 seconds
    397. The Pope, ketamine and the first trillionaire
    What has the Pope been doing in Asia? Why is ketamine addiction on the rise? And who will win the race to a trillion dollars? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Harriet Marsden and Irenie Forshaw















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    13 September 2024, 1:45 am
  • 43 minutes 6 seconds
    396. Chinese TV, Elle Macpherson and spy whales
    Will pay TV win African hearts and minds? How did a former supermodel spark a cancer row? And what can we learn from the death of a cetaceous spy suspect? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Sorcha Bradley, Suchandrika Chakrabarti and Arion McNicoll













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    6 September 2024, 12:35 am
  • 44 minutes 59 seconds
    395. Telegram, cannabis and boring art
    Why has France arrested the head of a social network? Will cannabis ever be legal in Britain? And have government spending cuts led to worse art? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Rebecca Messina, Jamie Timson and Suchandrika Chakrabarti













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    30 August 2024, 12:30 am
  • 41 minutes 12 seconds
    394. Orangutan diplomacy, floating turbines and EU travel
    Are Malaysian apes now working for the palm-oil industry? Will floating wind farms boost green power? And how will new checks affect European holidays? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Mariana Vieira, Jess Hullinger and Leaf Arbuthnot

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    23 August 2024, 12:30 am
  • 40 minutes 9 seconds
    393. The Taliban, the grid and judging the judges
    What's happened to Afghanistan in three years of Taliban rule? Is the UK energy network about to get an upgrade? And why are sporting judges under so much scrutiny? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Rebecca Messina, Gary Caffell and Emma Smith













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    16 August 2024, 3:20 am
  • 45 minutes 29 seconds
    392. Undersea threats, tax reform and prisons
    Could seaborne sabotage bring down the internet? Will Labour dare to replace the council tax? And how can we help ex-prisoners find a home? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Holden Frith, Julia Macfarlane and Irenie Forshaw.

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    9 August 2024, 1:10 am
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