The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

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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#9 Spies, feminists and populists

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Will putting women on traffic lights bring down the patriarchy? Is the CIA listening to your TV chat? Has populism peaked? Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Ashley Wassal and Arion McNicoll reveal all

Mar 10, 2017•30 min

#8 Netflix, police cuts and a rugby ruck-up

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Have Hollywood studios met their match? How should the police respond to rising abuse claims? And what's gone wrong with the rules of rugby? Jonathan Harwood, Hollie Clemence and Arion McNicoll reveal all

Mar 03, 2017•23 min

#7 Democracy, pies and the rise of the machines

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Do our politicians get an easy ride? What happens when self-driving cars decide to kill us? What's wrong with eating pies? Rebecca Gillie, Cameron Tait and Jonathan Harwood reveal all

Feb 24, 2017•24 min

#6 Anti-Semitism, nudity and Othello

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Has PewDiePie suffered enough? Is Playboy back on the naughty step? Is Othello really about religion, not race? Arion McNicoll, Rebecca Gillie and Holden Frith reveal all.

Feb 17, 2017•27 min

#5 Accents, artists and Superbowl ads

Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why are our accents so important to us? Is big business sending anti-Trump smoke signals? Can Stevie Wonder be trusted? Jamie Timson, Elizabeth Carr-Ellis and Ashley Wassall reveal all

Feb 10, 2017•28 min

#4 Anarchy, care homes and the French election

Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is squatting morally justified? Should the state look after our parents? Why should we care who's president of France? Hollie Clemence, Holden Frith and Jamie Timson reveal all.

Feb 02, 2017•27 min

#3 Trainspotting, Bernie Ecclestone and gleeful Victorians

Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is the age of the sport impresario over? Does cinema still matter? Were we happiest amid Dickensian squalor? Jonathan Harwood, Hollie Clemence and Ashley Wassall reveal all.

Jan 27, 2017•26 min

#2 China, musicals and the end of civilisation

Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debates what really matters from the past seven days. Is China capitalism's last hope? Why does everyone want tickets for Hamilton? Are we all doomed anyway? Jonathan Harwood, Rebecca Gillie, and Holden Frith reveal all.

Jan 20, 2017•26 min

#1 Adverts, iPhones and first ladies

The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Was life better before the iPhone? Is online advertising scrambling our brains? Why should we be grateful for Melania Trump? Rebecca Gillie, Arion McNicoll and Elizabeth Carr-Ellis reveal all.

Jan 13, 2017•24 min

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