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The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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Have you missed the biggest news of the week? Olly Mann and three of The Week's writers and editors decide which under-reported stories will have the biggest long-term consequences. Join Felicity Capon, Harriet Marsden and Jamie Timson to learn about three stories you won't hear on other news podcasts – but will remember in years to come.
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Food prices, primary scandals and the Cockroach Janta Party
6d ago00:46:24Tap to summarizeShould food be more expensive? Could Graham Platner cost Democrats the Senate? And is India’s new cockroach-themed party more than just a joke? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Jamie Timson and Felicity CaponImage credit: d3sign / Getty Images
Transcribe →Property Unwrapped: tech to the rescue!
1w ago00:33:16Tap to summarizeIn a bonus three-part series, Olly Mann and The Week delve into the UK property market and work out how to improve it for everyone. First up, how more efficient technology – and AI – means property transactions could soon be finalised in a fortnight. With Maria Harris, Chair of the Open Property Data Association, and Holden FrithProperty Unwrapped is sponsored by Strutt & ParkerImage credit: iStock / Getty Images
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Prostate screening, dating and the Sagrada Familia
2w ago00:48:39Tap to summarizeShould more men get prostate cancer screening? Is it time to swipe left on dating apps? And why is Sagrada Familia still controversial? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Harriet Marsden, Arion McNicoll and Jamie TimsonImage credit: ASMR / Getty Images
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Dam removals, Colombia’s election and flat-sharing pensioners
3w ago00:46:02Tap to summarizeHave dams had their day? Will drone warfare determine the next president of Colombia? And could shared flats rival retirement homes? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Harriet Marsden and Suchandrika Chakrabarti.Image credit: Andi Horngacher / 500px / Getty Images
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Kidnapping in Nigeria, the return of Steve Hilton and Swatch-mania
4w ago00:45:54Tap to summarizeWhat’s behind the mass abduction of Nigerian children? Could David Cameron’s chief strategist be the next Governor of California? And how did an analogue watch launch descend into chaos? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Harriet Marsden, Jamie Timson and Felicity CaponImage credit: Ifeanyi Immanuel Bakwenye / AFP / Getty Images
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Robotaxis, fact-checking and gym drugs
May 1500:54:09Tap to summarizeWill driverless cars find their way through London? Why has BBC Verify closed? And what’s behind a rise in doping among young gym-goers? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Felicity Capon, Jamie Timson and Arion McNicollImage credit: Richard Baker / In Pictures / Getty Images
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Romania, sterilisation and the Biennale
May 800:56:47Tap to summarizeIs Bucharest’s left-right coalition a sign of things to come? Should women be offered sterilisation as freely as men are offered vasectomies? And has art fallen victim to politics in Venice? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Harriet Marsden and Felicity CaponImage credit: Simone Padovani / Getty Images
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Helium, the next financial crash and tipping
May 100:46:46Tap to summarizeWill we run out of helium? Are soaring stock markets about to plummet? And should we replace tips with a compulsory service charge? Olly Mann and TheWeek delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Harriet Marsden, Jamie Timson and Felicity CaponImage credit: Archivio Camera photo Epoche / Getty Images
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Japan’s military, HAYI and ageing athletes
Apr 2400:52:32Tap to summarizeHas Japan broken with its pacifist past? Who or what is Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia? And why are sportspeople retiring later than they used to? Olly Mann and TheWeek delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Felicity Capon, Harriet Marsden and Jamie TimsonImage credit: Richard A Brooks / AFP / Getty Images
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Pakistani prestige, Ulster gold and Dolly Parton
Apr 1700:47:25Tap to summarizeHow did Pakistan become the Middle East mediator? Has Northern Ireland struck gold? And why does the Queen of Country unite Americans? Olly Mann and TheWeek delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Felicity Capon and Harriet Marsden.Image credit: Rebecca Conway / Getty Images
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