Ep 93: The forever war: abortion in the USA
Presidents come and go, but the fight over abortion continues regardless in the United States Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 21, 2021•6 min•Ep. 93
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Ep 89: The end of Ellen
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Ep 88: Donald Trump - not president, still powerful
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Ep 87: What counts as junk food?
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Ep 85: Keir Starmer mis-fires
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Ep 84: Making a murderer
A child soldier grows up to commit terrible crimes. Was his childhood entirely to blame? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 83: Caitlyn Jenner runs into trouble
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Ep 82: Bollywood politics
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Ep 81: The oracle of Omaha
The richest 90-year-old on earth, Warren Buffett, has announced his plan to let someone else take over the company he runs. But he's not retiring just yet... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 80: A man in a van, fighting drugs
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Ep 77: Another vaccine breakthrough?
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Ep 76: A genocide, recognised
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Ep 75: India's Covid crisis
How much responsibility does India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, bear for the country's catastrophic coronavirus outbreak? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 74: Victims of the Post Office
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Apr 26, 2021•7 min•Ep. 74
Ep 73: Electric dreams in the USA
Joe Biden is pushing hard for action on climate change. Can he get America to drive electric? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2021•7 min•Ep. 73
Ep 72: A president killed in battle
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Apr 22, 2021•6 min
Ep 71: China's war on fashion
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Ep 70: A super controversy
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Ep 69: Russia vs Ukraine, take 2
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