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The Mandy scandal that won’t die is back. Can Starmer style this one out or is his credibility finally shot?

@philtinline.bsky.social is the guest alongside @rmcunliffe.bsky.social, @rafaelbehr.bsky.social, @philipoltermann.bsky.social & @nndroid.bsky.social.

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This was an interesting and in light of most of the news this week encouraging, would have liked a few more concrete examples of actions and policies but the analysis seems a better more optimistic way forward than what we have at present.

The 'Unite The Kingdom' march in September was an unprecedented display of populist, xenophobic anger. It shocked the country - but not @liambyrnemp.bsky.social.

He talks to @zoegrunewald.bsky.social about how mainstream politics took away people’s certainties. LISTEN HERE ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

The Mandelson scandal is back and all eyes are on Starmer as he looks to once again justify the baffling and increasingly disastrous appointment. @gavinesler.bsky.social joins @jacobjarvis.bsky.social to discuss what could happen and what it all means.

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If you like The Bunker you’ll enjoy the new series from This Is Not A Drill. Listen on your regular app or support the pod on Patreon and get the whole series right now.

🆕 NEW EPISODE 🆕

Labour and Reform battle over women’s votes but what are they actually talking about? Plus, Trump is starting a feud with the Pope... @jacobjarvis.bsky.social is joined by @alexvont.bsky.social to unpack the biggest stories of the week.

LINK HERE ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

⚠️ NEW EPISODE ⚠️

Is the defeat of Orbán really the beginning of the end for far-right authoritarianism, or is it something more complex? Jason Pack — host of the Disorder Podcast — talks to @nndroid.bsky.social about what we can learn from Maygar’s victory.

LISTEN HERE ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Spoke to Eric Garcia about why Newsom is leading the pack for 2028 and why so many Democrats are unhappy about that — the discussion is quite sceptical

We go deep on Newsom. But when j was doing some research for this episode, he kept reminding me of another former governor who loved the spotlight, loved picking fights with Republicans and had plenty of personal foibles: Bill Clinton.

Who is Gavin Newsom and what does he want? Does the California Governor have the right stuff to put the Democrats back in power and wrest America back from its ruinous direction? The Indy’s @ericmgarcia.bsky.social talks to @dorianlynskey.bsky.social about "Newsommania".

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HHS can do A LOT more to prevent suffering— thanks for having me on to talk about measles and other diseases we are not preparing for.

Measles is surging in the US & trust in public health institutions is collapsing.

@ggronvall.bsky.social talks to @emmakennedy.bsky.social about whether RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda will usher in a new age of mass disease?
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She’s in an insert on the edition of OGWN that comes out tomorrow morning

Orbán takes a crushing defeat in Hungary. Plus, Starmer
brings the UK closer to EU, Trump is bored of Iran and the Southport murders and COVID vaccine inquiries both report.

@nndroid.bsky.social and @rostaylor.bsky.social bring you up to speed on the week ahead. ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

New OGWN is out and about and defying blockades everywhere.

As someone who was a teen when this happened, I found this interesting and informative. And I remember how scared I was at the time.

Does anyone know what’s happening with Trump’s Iran ceasefire?!

Plus, Kanye’s being banned from the UK, Orbán faces election defeat and a cryptobillionaire donates 4m to Reform.

@jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @zoegrunewald.bsky.social round up the past week’s biggest stories. ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Earth’s greatest untapped resource: Loser men who’ll pay through the nose to be told it’s all the fault of women and wokesters.

🎧 The one that describes events closer to home 🇬🇧 than I had realised 😱 plus trips to the area and 🐘🦶

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26 April 1986: Chernobyl reactor no. 4 explodes, spreading radioactive contamination across Europe...

@adamhigginbotham.bsky.social tells @nndroid.bsky.social how Putin’s war on Ukraine risks re-igniting Chernobyl’s radioactive poisons. ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

The toxic stew of grievance, misogyny and self-pity known as the Manosphere isn’t just warping young men’s minds – it's become big business.

@debbieging.bsky.social talks to @zoegrunewald.bsky.social about the economics of the Manosphere ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🗓️ Setting out the week ahead… 🗓️ Trump sets (yet another) Iran deadline but does he mean it this time? Plus the Kanye West mess, new workers rights, Artemis gives us hope 🚀 and more. @alexvont.bsky.social & @jacobjarvis.bsky.social on the news that’s coming.
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Trump declares the Iran war will be over soon – and rambles about war crimes in the process. Again. Plus: ‘bimbofication’, yes we’re not sure either, Starmer calls for closer EU ties and Artemis 2 launches @zoegrunewald.bsky.social joins @jacobjarvis.bsky.social to discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🛜 NEW EPISODE 🛜 The Robert Oppenheimer of Artificial Intelligence is a working class north Londoner and childhood chess prodigy. What makes Demis Hassabis tick? And why does he fear his creation?
🛜 Biographer Sebastian Mallaby talks to @emmakennedy.bsky.social
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🍏 NEW EPISODE 🍏 Apple (née Apple Computer) is 50 years old today. How did Steve Jobs’ brainchild change our world… and can the iPhone giant survive another half-century?
🍎 Tech journo @craiggrannell.bsky.social talks Mac-mania with @alexvont.bsky.social
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That is not a terrible idea… watch this space.

New OGWN is out and about.

A.I. is being touted as civilisational game-changer, and investors are piling vast sums of money into a few companies. Could that concentrated investment lay the world open to another financial crisis? Joshua Roberts, of the @economist.com, & @seththevoz.bsky.social discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

And in case you need to hide from “the news”… new Talk ’90s is out!