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430. Murdoch, Epstein, and AI Billionaires: Is Trump Losing Control? Jul 22, 2025

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What did Alastair make of Jeffrey Epstein when he met him? Just how dangerous is AI in an unregulated world of tech bro billionaires? Why do Rory and Alastair disagree on votes for 16 year-olds?

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The Real JD Vance: How Trump Ditched Ideology (Part 5) Jul 17, 2025

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Does Trump already see himself as America’s king? Have he and Vance swapped ideology for a medieval approach to politics? Will reality finally catch up with the MAGA coalition?

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429. Question Time: Gaza, Genocide, and Global Hypocrisy Jul 16, 2025

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Has the West lost its moral voice on Gaza? Can Britain and France rebuild trust on migration after Brexit? And, where are today’s Bob Geldofs — and why won’t they speak up?

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428. Rory vs. Alastair: Are we spending too much on defence? Jul 15, 2025

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Is Starmer falling into Trump's defence spending trap? What's the bigger threat to the European democracies: Putin or populism? Why has a Labour-affiliated union suspended Angela Rayner, a trade unionist Deputy PM?

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427. The Real JD Vance: Heir to the MAGA Throne (Part 4) Jul 11, 2025

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Is JD Vance Trump's most dangerous heir? Would a JD Vance presidency be even more dangerous than Trump 2.0? How historically unusual is it for a Vice President to be so prominent in an administration?

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426. Corbyn's Comeback, Musk's New Party and The Broken SEND System Jul 09, 2025

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Is Corbyn’s new party a bold move — or a boost for the Tories? Can Labour fix SEND — or are vulnerable kids being left behind? Is Bosnia ready for the EU — or is Europe looking away again?

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425. Israel, Gaza, and the Definition of Genocide Jul 08, 2025

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Is the Israeli government creating a prison camp for Palestinians in Rafah? Why did the BBC drop its documentary investigating Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system? How is Trump still getting played by Netanyahu and Putin?

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424. The Real JD Vance: From Never Trumper to Vice President (Part 3) Jul 03, 2025

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How do you go from calling Donald Trump “Hitler” to becoming his most loyal ally? Why did JD Vance abandon the thoughtful, Christian conservative image that made him famous? And what does his transformation reveal about how power really works in Trump’s America?

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423. Question Time: Glastonbury’s Israel fallout, New York’s socialist mayor and why NATO called Trump ‘daddy’ Jul 02, 2025

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Has ‘impartiality’ become a cover for moral failure in Palestine? Why does Trump want a Nobel peace price? And, why is the head of NATO calling Trump "daddy"?

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422. Things Can Only Get Better? Starmer's Stormy First Year Jul 01, 2025

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What have the Labour government achieved since the general election one year ago? What are the hardest challenges Keir Starmer must face? How has Donald Trump monetised the Presidency of the United States?

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