🗺️ NEW EPISODE 🗺️ Europe is secretly at war… in 34 disputed territories where rival nations face off over the same land. 🗺️ Foreign corr and author @hannahluci.bsky.social talks dangerous border hotspots with king of the wild frontiers @jonnelledge.bsky.social 🗺️ Listen linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🤑 NEW EPISODE 🤑 Donald Trump is making more money than any sitting US president in history – and his eldest son isn’t about to let Dad have all the fun… The NYT's Maureen Farrell and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social dissect how Don Jr. is turning political access into profit ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

💡 START YOUR WEEK 💡 Does Burnham's devolution agenda need a written constitution? Who is the new Greater Manchester mayor? Can FIFA's Infantino cling on? And will Trump's Iran Groundhog Day ever end? @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @alexvont.bsky.social look at the week ahead ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

⏰ WEEKLY WRAP-UP ⏰ The Burnham bounce drives the right bonkers – can his momentum last? Trump spares Zelensky and Netanyahu an Oval Office evisceration – what did we learn from the meetings? @rafaelbehr.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social discuss the week's big stories ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Vladimir Putin wanted to make Russia great again through conquest and military power. Has he sealed its fate instead? Today’s Bunker.

The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense@bunkerpod.bsky.social · 6d ago

Putin thought Russia could steamroll Ukraine in just 10 days. Four and a half years of futile slaughter later… the unthinkable is becoming real and the "last empire" is doomed. International Relations Professor Alexander Etkind joins @alexvont.bsky.social to discuss what comes next.

Putin thought Russia could steamroll Ukraine in just 10 days. Four and a half years of futile slaughter later… the unthinkable is becoming real and the "last empire" is doomed. International Relations Professor Alexander Etkind joins @alexvont.bsky.social to discuss what comes next.

What makes biological war even scarier than nuclear? @emmakennedy.bsky.social discusses with Annie Jacobsen, author of Biological War: A Scenario, in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

☣️ NEW EPISODE ☣️ A lab leak, a deliberate attack, a pandemic… Why genetically-altered pathogens are more serious by far than nuclear weapons. 🦠 Author of ’Biological Warfare: A Scenario’ ANNIE JACOBSEN explains the growing threat to @emmakennedy.bsky.social 🧫 Listen – linktr.ee/bunker_pod

If you're interested in what's happening in our crumbling prison estate from the unique perspective of Steve Gallant, this pod is a must listen. While he doesn't name-check Graling or the epic failure of our prisons from mismanagement by the Tories and private sector players, it's implicit

The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense@bunkerpod.bsky.social · last wk.

Steve Gallant spent over 16 years in jail for murder and then – on his very first day release – he helped stop the 2019 London Bridge terror attack. Now a writer and prison safety consultant, he talks to @zoegrunewald.bsky.social about Britain’s prison crisis ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

How dare this man own trousers he didn’t find in a skip etc.

Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast@ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · last wk.

🤯 NEW EPISODE 🤯 He’s a communist! He’s weak! He hates the South! His jeans are too expensive! The right-wing press is losing its mind over Burnham…  🤯 With @mattgreencomedy.com @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com @rafaelbehr.bsky.social & @jonnelledge.bsky.social 🤯 Listen – linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

🤯 NEW EPISODE 🤯 He’s a communist! He’s weak! He hates the South! His jeans are too expensive! The right-wing press is losing its mind over Burnham…  🤯 With @mattgreencomedy.com @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com @rafaelbehr.bsky.social & @jonnelledge.bsky.social 🤯 Listen – linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

Steve Gallant spent over 16 years in jail for murder and then – on his very first day release – he helped stop the 2019 London Bridge terror attack. Now a writer and prison safety consultant, he talks to @zoegrunewald.bsky.social about Britain’s prison crisis ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🚨 START YOUR WEEK 🚨 France and Spain on fire, Burnham’s big plans for Week 2, India’s Cockroach protests and thank God there’s a Spider-Man movie coming out 🕸️ 📲 @rostaylor.bsky.social & @nndroid.bsky.social set out the stories of the week ahead. 📲 Listen – linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Trump's effort to subvert the Midterm elections has ramped up. But who's amplifying his lies the most? @goangelo.bsky.social joins @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social to get into that and how @mmfa.bsky.social can counter it all 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...

💸 SLEAZE NATION – How to fight Britain’s corruption pandemic 💷 Britain just posted its lowest-EVER score on a global corruption index. What are we going to do about it? Corruption expert Robert Barrington talks to @misszing.bsky.social 🪎 Listen - shows.acast.com/the-bunker/e...

Why did Zelenskyy's military shake-up spark protests? Find out more with our latest with @ozkaterji.bsky.social and @jimmyrushton.bsky.social ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod

⏰WEEKLY WRAP-UP⏰ Did Andy Burnham’s first week go to plan? Will Donald Trump ever drop his election interference conspiracy? And will Mel Gibson make Elon Musk's Odyssey dreams come true? @seththevoz.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social look back on the big stories of the week.

How did a controversial US tech firm – whose AI powers military strikes in Gaza and Iran and ICE’s immigration raids, and whose founder Peter Thiel thinks the NHS makes people sick – wheedle its way into Westminster? We asked @petergeoghegan.bsky.social. ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

⭐️ Why does everything need a star rating these days? And what is it doing to our brains? Author Benji Wilson and @emmakennedy.bsky.social discuss the tyranny of the little black star…  ★★★★★ – “Excellent episode, would listen again” Listen shows.acast.com/the-bunker/e...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Protests in Ukraine have prompted a chaotic series of changes at the very top of Zelenskyy's military command. @ozkaterji.bsky.social and @jimmyrushton.bsky.social discuss the shifts and what it means for the nation's war effort ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod

Scylla? Surprise, surprise!

The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense@bunkerpod.bsky.social · 2w ago

🐴 ΝΕΟ ΠΟΔΚΑΣΤ 🐴 The right-wing culture war moaners get it colossally wrong as #TheOdyssey proves a massive global hit. What makes it tick? 🐴 Ardent classicist @rmcunliffe.bsky.social & ignorant commoner @nndroid.bsky.social indulge in Socratic dialogue 🐴 Listen linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Enjoyed this, definitely worth a listen even if (like me) you didn't really connect with the Nolan adaptation.

The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense@bunkerpod.bsky.social · 2w ago

🐴 ΝΕΟ ΠΟΔΚΑΣΤ 🐴 The right-wing culture war moaners get it colossally wrong as #TheOdyssey proves a massive global hit. What makes it tick? 🐴 Ardent classicist @rmcunliffe.bsky.social & ignorant commoner @nndroid.bsky.social indulge in Socratic dialogue 🐴 Listen linktr.ee/bunker_pod

I said I had THOUGHTS about the Odyssey! You can listen to them here. Especially enjoy the bit where I talk about laundry. And also Greek translation. And whether Homer was a woman

The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense@bunkerpod.bsky.social · 2w ago

🐴 ΝΕΟ ΠΟΔΚΑΣΤ 🐴 The right-wing culture war moaners get it colossally wrong as #TheOdyssey proves a massive global hit. What makes it tick? 🐴 Ardent classicist @rmcunliffe.bsky.social & ignorant commoner @nndroid.bsky.social indulge in Socratic dialogue 🐴 Listen linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🐴 ΝΕΟ ΠΟΔΚΑΣΤ 🐴 The right-wing culture war moaners get it colossally wrong as #TheOdyssey proves a massive global hit. What makes it tick? 🐴 Ardent classicist @rmcunliffe.bsky.social & ignorant commoner @nndroid.bsky.social indulge in Socratic dialogue 🐴 Listen linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🇫🇷 Marine Le Pen and her far-right National Rally may never have been so close to power. So how did we get here? From the Dreyfus Affair to the rise of her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, @alexvont.bsky.social and Enda O’Doherty trace the country’s complicated political past. ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Nigel Farage launched a “people versus establishment” by-election in Clacton – but which side is he REALLY on? Dr @vladimirbortun.bsky.social joins @zoegrunewald.bsky.social to read the runes. ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Don’t miss the LIVE event they’re already calling “the indoor Knebworth of dazzling political repartee and/or Ian swearing uncontrollably at the very words ‘Matt Goodwin’.”

Origin Story@originstorypodcast.bsky.social · 2w ago

🎟️ It’s a whole new era in British politics… again! What does it all mean? 🎟️ Don’t miss Origin Story LIVE in London on Tue 1 Sept. @iandunt.bsky.social & @dorianlynskey.bsky.social will be taking the VERY long view of where we're and where we’re going 🎟️ Tickets www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/origin...

Burnham is finally going to become Prime Minister – but can he really move faster than his predecessor? And will simply communicating better make all that much difference? @gavinesler.bsky.social joins @jacobjarvis.bsky.social to unpack the week’s biggest stories. ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Sensible discussion of what the problem with Palantir is.

The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense@bunkerpod.bsky.social · 3w ago

Peter Thiel’s Palantir — branded “the scariest company on the planet” — has a terrible reputation. @petergeoghegan.bsky.social talks to @nndroid.bsky.social about his investigation into Palantir and how it wheedled its way into the corridors of power. ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Fascinating conversation with Peter Geoghegan whose investigation into Palantir reveals the one thing I wasn’t expecting: Thiel’s much-vaunted kit is just a bit crap.

The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense@bunkerpod.bsky.social · 3w ago

Peter Thiel’s Palantir — branded “the scariest company on the planet” — has a terrible reputation. @petergeoghegan.bsky.social talks to @nndroid.bsky.social about his investigation into Palantir and how it wheedled its way into the corridors of power. ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod