Rejoin isn’t the issue of the era. Racism is.
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Does Trump deserve the Nobel?
His desperation to follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps deepens day by day, unsolved war by unsolved war
Britain’s real immigration scandal is not the one you think
A so-called national crisis isn’t being driven by migrant boats – but by a cynical political class that would rather feed fears than fix anything
Why xenophobes love flags
A cross of St George or a union jack flown today means the same as it did in 1977: ‘You’re not welcome here’
Karoline Leavitt, the queen of gaslighting
A belligerent and terrifyingly effective liar, Leavitt isn’t just Trump’s press secretary – she’s the very embodiment of his media strategy. But signs of strain are beginning to show…
The secret history of Monopoly
It’s a trivia quiz ‘fact’ that the game began as an anti-capitalist critique.. but the truth is even stranger than that
Meeting a Rupert Lowe fan on the Piccadilly line
Our conversation felt like a scroll through far right Facebook – but reminded me that we’ve got to keep talking to each other
Arts & Culture
The secret history of Monopoly
It’s a trivia quiz ‘fact’ that the game began as an anti-capitalist critique.. but the truth is even stranger than that
Caught Stealing, Darren Aronofsky’s love letter to New York
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Emma Monk, the one-woman debunking machine
Dear Guido, sorry about all the bodies
Audio
Did Artificial Intelligence kill Adam Raine?
The Matts are shaken by the story of a 16-year-old who took his own life after pouring his heart out to ChatGPT which, his parents claim, encouraged him to act. It’s a desperate case and raises profound questions about the technology and how it will change society. The conversation focuses on the need for governments […]
Farage, migrants and racism … it’s complicated
The pod is back after its summer break! The Matts analyse Reform’s anti-immigrant policies and ask themselves how might Labour counter them? Which leads them into a discussion about what is, and what isn’t racist, and how helpful is it for centrists to sneer at every St George’s flag they come across. But first, Matt […]
Does Trump deserve the Nobel?
His desperation to follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps deepens day by day, unsolved war by unsolved war
Why xenophobes love flags
A cross of St George or a union jack flown today means the same as it did in 1977: ‘You’re not welcome here’
What cricket tells us about life
Americans may have Apple, Amazon and the lead in the AI race, but Donald Trump is killing their soft power
There are no prizes for trophy hunting
Like bullfighting, this practice shows little respect for animals’ capacity to suffer and turns their deaths into a spectacle
Trump isn’t World King, he’s a narcissist
The president’s trip to Scotland proves there’s a real harm in not holding his actions to account
The Online Safety Bill is in danger of going too far
We’re on the road to surveillance hell but there’s still time to change direction
My date with Ghislaine Maxwell
If you had said to me then she might end up attached to a powerful man, able to build and exploit connections wherever he found them, I could well have seen how it may happen
Does everything come down to Luck?
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Brexit
No, the Queen didn’t back Brexit
The Sun claimed the late Queen backed leaving the EU. Now, nine years later, its then editor has been forced to change his tune
The Reform voters who think Brexit has failed
Labour have failed to connect Farage with economic disaster in the minds of ordinary people. That must change
Nigel Farage, the man who broke Britain
The man who would be PM has already spent a decade getting much of what he wanted – and none of it has worked
This is the moment Britain went wrong (and it’s not Brexit)
The financial crisis left Britain weaker, poorer and more vulnerable to liars – and we’ve never recovered
The next Brexit battle has begun
Speeding up the UK/EU reset agreement could help cut food prices – and put Farage on shaky ground
Nigel Farage is borderline delusional
The EU’s new travel rules look suspiciously like the ones he’d approve for Britain – so naturally, he’s against them
Ukraine
The Ukrainians reclaiming Odesa’s history
Vladimir Putin claimed the city was Russian in 2023, but staking the claim doesn’t make it so
Why Trump can’t end the Ukraine war
Donald Trump says his interventions have brought Ukraine and Russia close to peace. So why does it feel further away than last week?
The warm embrace that could freeze Europe
Donald Trump has favoured Ukraine over Russia in recent weeks. But when he meets Putin in Alaska, all that could change
War in the quiet hours
Russia has intensified its aerial assault on Kyiv. One night may pass in relative calm, giving a fragile sense of normality. The next, destruction starts again
The drone and the death of compromise
The first unmanned flying weapon was launched over a century ago – the full implications of that flight are only now being understood
How to beat Putin
Europe could save Ukraine and defeat a dictator by shutting down Russia’s shadow fleet and scaling up its own defence production. But will wary voters accept rising tension as the price of peace?
The big picture
Françoise Demulder, the model who watched the world burn
Tall and glamorous, Demulder did not seem meant for war zones. And then she made them her life’s work
Eyes from the shadows of Pinochet’s Chile
When teacher Paz Errázuriz lost her job in Pinochet’s coup, she picked up a camera – and found a new way to resist
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Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and the studio that changed music for ever
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Nancy Wake, the White Mouse the Gestapo couldn’t corner
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Mary Wells: The Queen of Motown who renounced her throne
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