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The Bunker
The Bunker
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Your daily need to know on news and politics. Every weekday morning The Bunker cuts through the noise to make sense of... more

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Episodes

American psychos: How yuppies shaped US politics

Yuppies, successful and affluent young urban professionals, were a notable demographic in 1980s America. Newsweek declared 1984 the year of... more

09 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
China’s broken economy is a global problem. Can Xi Jinping fix it?

China’s economy has been described as “unsustainable” after a model of massive growth in recent decades begins to fail. How... more

08 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
Gray matter – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Ros Taylor

The news to look out for this week: Why did Sue Gray have to go and what will her departure... more

07 Oct 2024 · 32 minutes
The dirty history of political freebies – with Seth Thévoz

Starmer and his Cabinet caught hell for accepting donations of clothes, accommodation, tickets to see Taylor Swift and Arsenal, and... more

04 Oct 2024 · 37 minutes
How Putin’s war ended the Russian business boom

After the fall of the Soviet Union, a new Russia emerged – one that was open for business. Over the... more

03 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
Why is America hooked on the death penalty?

The death penalty is a fixture of the American penal system – with 27 states still implementing it. Since it... more

02 Oct 2024 · 28 minutes
The PR dark arts explained: 'I got dictators and oligarchs the news stories they wanted'

Who ensures that dictators and oligarchs get good press? Who feeds the media fake stories that serve the ends of... more

01 Oct 2024 · 36 minutes
From Here to Maternity – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Jacob Jarvis

Tory conference is upon us and the leadership candidates are trying to outdo each other with audacious comments and weird... more

30 Sep 2024 · 30 minutes
American Friction teaser: The NYT's chief White House correspondent on Biden, Trump and Harris

What’s the feeling been like in the White House since Biden dropped out of the race? And how is Harris... more

28 Sep 2024 · 13 minutes
What would a post-Trump Republican Party look like?

If Donald Trump wins in November, the Republican Party will remain his plaything. But what if he loses? Can the... more

27 Sep 2024 · 40 minutes
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American psychos: How yuppies shaped US politics
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