• Why do MPs want to boycott Elon Musk’s X over sexualised AI images?
    Jan 12 2026

    Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has been generating sexualised images of women and children on X. Can anything be done about it?


    Writer: Jonathan Lewis


    Producer: Jonathan Lewis


    Host: Casey Magloire


    Episode photography: Joe Mee


    Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett



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    13 mins
  • The seized oil tankers
    Jan 9 2026

    On Wednesday, the US seized a Russian-flagged tanker in the Atlantic on the grounds that it threatened the “security and stability of the Western Hemisphere”.


    Host: Casey Magloire

    Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

    Episode Photography: Joe Mee

    Executive producer: Poppy Bullard

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    9 mins
  • Why are Brits losing their citizenship?
    Jan 8 2026

    Conservative and Reform MPs are calling for the British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah to be stripped of his citizenship. At the same time Shamima Begum, who joined Islamic State, is fighting to have hers reinstated. How and why does the government revoke citizenship?


    Writer: Casey Magloire

    Producer: Casey Magloire

    Host: Casey Magloire

    Reporters: John Simpson and Casey Magloire

    Episode photography: Joe Mee

    Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett



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    9 mins
  • Which countries in Latin America might Trump target next?
    Jan 7 2026

    After attacking Venezuela Donald Trump has suggested he might target Colombia and Cuba, and he wants to get his hands on Greenland too.


    Host: Andrew Butler

    Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

    Episode Photography: Joe Mee

    Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

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    9 mins
  • Are high streets losing the battle against gambling?
    Jan 6 2026

    For years, local authorities in England have found it difficult to stop the spread of slot machine arcades. But that could be about to change.


    Host: Ada Barumé

    Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

    Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton

    Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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    8 mins
  • Why did America attack Venezuela?
    Jan 5 2026
    On Saturday morning, the United States of America bombed Venezuela and captured its President, Nicolás Maduro. What happened and why?

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    9 mins
  • Can you spot the AI video?
    Jan 2 2026

    With AI-generated videos and images spreading online, platforms are stepping up efforts to identify and label them.


    Writer: Casey Magloire

    Producer: Amalie Sortland

    Host: Ada Barume

    Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

    Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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    9 mins
  • Can ChatGPT replace my therapist? (Revisited)
    Jan 1 2026

    Can ChatGPT replace my therapist?

    As people are turning to AI for mental health support and relationship advice, could chatbots replace the role of a trusted friend, or even a therapist?

    Writer: Ada Barume

    Producer: Amalie Sortland

    Host: Tomini Babs


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    9 mins