The News You've Missed from the week.co.uk

Are Near Future Dramas The Defining Culture Of Our Age?

theweek.co.uk — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 03:30:19 +0000

Jamie Timson tells Olly Mann why Netflix's Black Mirror and BBC/HBO's Years and Years are defining this generation.

Will Raspberry Robots Take Over The World?

theweek.co.uk — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 03:30:04 +0000

Holden Frith tells Olly Mann why the latest tech leap in agriculture has implications for us all.

Is New Zealand leading the way with their wellbeing budget?

theweek.co.uk — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 08:10:06 +0000

Felicity Capon tells Olly Mann why the latest New Zealand budget might be hot air.

Is It Time To Look Again At Proportional Representation?

theweek.co.uk — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 03:30:10 +0000

Jamie Timson tells Olly Mann why the UK might be looking again at changing the way they vote.

Is Modern Day Torture Getting Sanitised?

theweek.co.uk — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 03:30:11 +0000

Kari Wilkin tells Olly Mann why a museum is causing controversy in the States.

Why Are Children In Scotland Getting Rickets?

theweek.co.uk — Fri, 31 May 2019 11:28:19 +0000

Arion McNichol tells Olly Mann why we're all suffering from a lack of vitamin D.

Is The World Ready For Professional Cuddles?

theweek.co.uk — Wed, 22 May 2019 03:30:12 +0000

Hollie Clemance tells Olly Mann why professional cuddle companies are on the rise.

Has A Silent Killer Come To The UK?

theweek.co.uk — Mon, 20 May 2019 03:30:17 +0000

Arion McNichol tells Olly Mann why early deaths are rising in the UK, and what it tells us about society today.

Are We Really Going Back To The Moon?

theweek.co.uk — Fri, 17 May 2019 00:00:18 +0000

Jessica Hullinger tells Olly Mann all about NASA's attempt to put a woman on the moon.

Would putting a cable car on Kilimanjaro be a disaster?

theweek.co.uk — Wed, 15 May 2019 03:30:24 +0000

Kari Wilkin tells Olly Mann why putting a cable car on Kilimanjaro might be a disaster for the tourism industry.

Why is the number of people giving to charity in the UK falling?

theweek.co.uk — Mon, 13 May 2019 03:30:10 +0000

Jamie Timson tells Olly Mann what the decline in donations means for inequality in Britain today.

Is Turkey on the precipice?

theweek.co.uk — Fri, 10 May 2019 03:30:17 +0000

Felicity Capon tells Olly Mann why Turkey may be turning away from democracy.

Britain Welcomes Benign Dictators

theweek.co.uk — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 03:30:25 +0000

Felicity Capon frome The Week Junior discusses the recent Hansard study that suggests much of Britain wants a 'strong ruler willing to break the rules'.

Jackson Wang Needs Some Time To See His Parents

theweek.co.uk — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:30:12 +0000

Hong Kong rapper Jackson Wang broke down on TV while admitting that he does not have time to see his mum and dad. In our celeb obsessed age, we tend to lack sympathy for the personal invasions suffered by the rich and famous. So do they all just have to suck it up? Olly Mann is joined by Arion McNichol and guests from theweek.co.uk to discuss.

A Brief History of Trans Iran

theweek.co.uk — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 03:30:24 +0000

Olly Mann is joined by Holden Frith, Arion McNichol and Felicity Capon to discuss the recent reports of life for the LGB community in Iran... where transgender rights have been misappropriated.

True Crime & Young Women

theweek.co.uk — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 03:30:24 +0000

Rebecca Gillie tells Olly Mann and journalists from theweek.co.uk why young women are the main audience for the latest wave of true crime shows. Recorded on Sunday at Podcast Live in London.

Bringing Democracy To America

theweek.co.uk — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 03:30:05 +0000

Holden Frith explains to Olly Mann and guests how the US constitution may be redrawn after Trump. Recorded at Podcast Live in London on Sunday.

Why Are So Many People Now Living In Offices?

theweek.co.uk — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 03:30:11 +0000

Jamie Timson tells Olly Mann and guests Holden Frith and Rebecca Gillie why vulnerable people are being housed in office blocks. Recorded on Sunday at Podcast Live, London.

Why is ASMR the fifth most-searched term on YouTube?

theweek.co.uk — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 03:30:11 +0000

Arion McNicol tells Olly Mann and journalists from The Week .co.uk why the ASMR industry has taken another leap into the mainstream.

Should cars be automatically speed limited?

theweek.co.uk — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 03:30:15 +0000

Cameron Tait tells Olly Mann and journalists from The Week .co.uk why governments and manufacturers are planning to curb the speeds we drive.

Why does Pope Francis not want people to kiss his ring?

theweek.co.uk — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:05:19 +0000

The Week.co.uk's Rebecca Gillie tells Olly Mann the latest unusual story from the Vatican.

After MySpace, how much more internet can we lose?

theweek.co.uk — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:30:21 +0000

The original social media site has lost all its data from before 2014 - the week.co.uk's Kari Wilkin discusses the implications with Olly Mann, and guests Hollie Clemence and John Stepek.

Scientists redefine adulthood... as 30+

theweek.co.uk — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 04:30:11 +0000

The Week's Hollie Clemence tells Olly Mann why you're not technically an adult until you're 30, according to scientists, and what implications that could have for society.

UK Employment is up - so why is no-one talking about it?

theweek.co.uk — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:04:23 +0000

Money Week's John Stepek tells Olly Mann and guests Hollie Clemence and Kari Wilkin why the latest record-breaking employment figures don't tell the whole story.

Photoshopped Rats

theweek.co.uk — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 04:30:13 +0000

A director wants to remove a rat from the last shot of a Martin Scorsese movie. Rebecca Gillie explains why, to Olly Mann and journalists from the week.co.uk.

Dog DNA kits, explained

theweek.co.uk — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:30:19 +0000

Hollie Clemance, from the week.co.uk, tells Olly Mann why Dog DNA testing is all the rage in the US.

Why have five armed US military veterans been arrested in Haiti?

theweek.co.uk — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 04:30:18 +0000

Jamie Timson joins Olly Mann and journalists from the week.co.uk to discuss the bizarre recent goings-on in Haiti.

Who Are Huawei?

theweek.co.uk — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:27:15 +0000

The Week's Arion McNichol tells Olly Mann why Chinese firm Huawei are causing controversy in the US.

What happens if the world goes on #birthstrike?

theweek.co.uk — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 05:30:05 +0000

The Week Junior's Felicity Capon tells Olly Mann why women are refusing to have children, in the name of climate change.

What's Going On In Algeria?

Matt Hill — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:30:00 +0000

Olly Mann is joined by Jamie Timson to discuss the recent upheavals in Algeria, and what it means for us all.

Citizen App Launches in LA

theweek.co.uk — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:32:30 +0000

Holden Frith tells Olly Mann about the crime-busting app, Citizen, which has recently launched in LA.

The Green Deal & The Art of Compromise

theweek.co.uk — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:34:17 +0000

Felicity Capon, editor of The Week Junior, discusses whether Dianne Feinstein was wrong to get into an environmental policy debate with children? Also featuring Cameron Tait and Arion McNicoll.