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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

From 'femcels' to 'tradwives' – How the far right radicalises women online

The online radicalisation of men and ‘incels’ by the far right is well documented – but what about the women... more

21 Jan 2025 · 28 minutes
The Return of Trump — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis

Donald Trump will officially become the president of the United States today – what will he say as he lays... more

20 Jan 2025 · 37 minutes
Starmer is banking on AI. But has he thought of the jobs it might steal?

Keir Starmer wants Britain to “mainline artificial intelligence into its veins” and says A.I. will transform the our lives for... more

18 Jan 2025 · 38 minutes
The Israel/Hamas Ceasefire – Can it hold? – from This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

A special crosspost from our geopolitics podcast This Is Not A Drill. After 15 months of horror, a ceasefire and... more

17 Jan 2025 · 28 minutes
Facebook vs. The Facts: Has Mark Zuckerberg declared war on the truth?

Mark Zuckerberg has announced he’s ditching fact checking on Facebook and across Meta platforms. This is starting in the US,... more

16 Jan 2025 · 31 minutes
How will Trump try to end the war in Ukraine? – Gavin Esler asks Mark Galeotti

What will Trump’s entry to the White House mean for the war between Russia and Ukraine? The incoming US insists... more

15 Jan 2025 · 37 minutes
Reform UK think 2025 is their year. How can we stop them?

Reform UK are on a roll. The Tories are dancing to their tune, some polls are putting them on par... more

14 Jan 2025 · 38 minutes
Bonds away! – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Jacob Jarvis

Rachel Reeves faces questions over Britain’s economic state this week – the right-wing press is howling, but just how bad... more

13 Jan 2025 · 37 minutes
Why Putin might not be so worried about Russia's economy

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, questions have been raised as to how long Putin can financially sustain the assault.... more

10 Jan 2025 · 34 minutes
What will Trump do first? – 2025 US politics preview

With Donald Trump returning to the White House, the political battles of his first term and a few fresh ones... more

09 Jan 2025 · 36 minutes
What should be Starmer's new year's resolutions? – with Steve Richards

The new year brings fresh challenges for Starmer’s government and continued pressure to deliver on Labour’s campaign promises. After years... more

08 Jan 2025 · 40 minutes
Will Musk finally drive MPs off Twitter?

Will Musk’s latest meltdown see politicians and institutions finally abandon Twitter? And if so, where will they go? Or will... more

07 Jan 2025 · 32 minutes
Elon Degenerates — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis

Elon Musk’s latest rant-a-thon has dominated the headlines – what should we make of it and what impact will it... more

06 Jan 2025 · 40 minutes
The ten most influential people of the 21st Century… so far – Part Two: The Final Five

Is the Great Man* theory of history back? As our world seems increasingly shaped by individual oligarchs, populists and single-issue... more

03 Jan 2025 · 40 minutes
The ten most influential people of the 21st Century… so far – Part One

Incredibly, we’re already nearly a quarter of the way through the 21st Century. Who are the big figures who’ve shaped... more

02 Jan 2025 · 47 minutes
Jimmy Carter – When a good man went to Washington

Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100, suffered derision in his one-term presidency, becoming a scapegoat for recession, the Iran... more

31 Dec 2024 · 37 minutes
US Politics in 2024 – Weird bits, worst bits and what we learned – American Friction bonus edition

Fighting the holiday podcast drought, we bring you another taster of a Podmasters show you might have missed – our US... more

30 Dec 2024 · 58 minutes
Paper Cuts Review of 2024 Part One – Bonus Edition

Continuing our intra-festive selection of Podmasters shows you might have missed… have you tried Paper Cuts, the podcast that reads the... more

29 Dec 2024 · 44 minutes
Why are we drawn to evil? – Bonus edition from Why? with Emma Kennedy

Climbing the walls in the holiday podcast drought? We’re tiding you over with some episodes you might have missed from... more

28 Dec 2024 · 43 minutes
Kleptocracy Now – How the global corruption machine is seizing power – This Is Not A Drill BONUS

Desperate for a fresh pod over the holidays? We’re tiding you over the Christmas-New Year gap with some shows you... more

27 Dec 2024 · 49 minutes
Soaked Sunak, Brat summer, the Hot Hitman and more – The 20 weirdest moments of 2024 – Part Two

Completing our countdown of the events of 2024 that we can barely believe happened. From Rishi Sunak dooming his... more

23 Dec 2024 · 40 minutes
Trump shooting, Oasis frenzy, Huak Tuah and more – The 20 weirdest moments of 2024 – Part One

It’s that time of year when we look back over the last twelve months and ask… did that really happen? From... more

20 Dec 2024 · 42 minutes
Eat, drink, and be merry: The history of Christmas Dinner

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19 Dec 2024 · 23 minutes
Nakatomi one more time – Why DIE HARD is the most political Christmas movie

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18 Dec 2024 · 39 minutes
US healthcare – So hated, it could drive you to murder?

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17 Dec 2024 · 36 minutes
Spy in the House of Windsor – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Gavin Esler

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16 Dec 2024 · 32 minutes
Who’s the daddy now? How Centrist Dad took over

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13 Dec 2024 · 24 minutes
UFO hearings: Alien news from America you probably missed!

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12 Dec 2024 · 38 minutes
“It’s Syria’s future now” – This Is Not A Drill crossover edition

• A special crossover with The Bunker’s geopolitics partner podcast This Is Not A Drill. Assad’s stunning fall ends a tyrannical 53-year... more

11 Dec 2024 · 46 minutes
French politics is in chaos. What will happen next?

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10 Dec 2024 · 31 minutes
The Road to Damascus – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Jacob Jarvis

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09 Dec 2024 · 35 minutes
Has the Bank of Mum and Dad broken Britain?

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06 Dec 2024 · 47 minutes
Can anything stop Musk bankrolling Farage into power?

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05 Dec 2024 · 31 minutes
Could Kamala Harris run for President again? – with The Guardian’s David Smith

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04 Dec 2024 · 36 minutes
Labour’s messaging is a mess. Here’s how to fix it.

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03 Dec 2024 · 39 minutes
Don’t call it a comeback! – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis

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02 Dec 2024 · 34 minutes
Shop horror: Are Britain’s high streets dying?

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29 Nov 2024 · 37 minutes
Inside the assisted dying debate with ITV’s Paul Brand – plus, Could Jeremy Clarkson rally a new opposition? — Panel edition

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28 Nov 2024 · 54 minutes
How the 'manosphere' helped Trump win over young men

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27 Nov 2024 · 36 minutes
Red Pills and Chills – Is The Matrix the most dangerous movie of modern times?

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26 Nov 2024 · 32 minutes
The assisted dying vote explained — Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Hannah Fearn

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25 Nov 2024 · 29 minutes
Can Congress hold Trump to account at all? – A deep dive from American Friction

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23 Nov 2024 · 34 minutes
Israel-Hamas: How might Trump end the war?

Donald Trump seems like a hardline ally of Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right. But could his unpredictable nature and... more

22 Nov 2024 · 32 minutes
Why Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE’ plan is doomed to fail

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21 Nov 2024 · 37 minutes
Emission control: Does carbon capture really work?

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20 Nov 2024 · 33 minutes
Can London become the AI capital of the world?

Keir Starmer has vowed to make London the AI capital of the world. But is that truly possible? Silicon Valley... more

19 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
Shout out to my X – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis

As people flee X, or Twitter for the rest of us, what is Musk up to – and how’s his... more

18 Nov 2024 · 34 minutes
MAGA Bing! How The Sopranos explains Donald Trump

Donald Trump feels like a TV character – and if you’re a Sopranos fan, you might have noticed a similarity... more

15 Nov 2024 · 39 minutes
Freeports: saviours of trade or political smoke and mirrors? – with Dmitry Grozoubinski

Freeports! They were going to be a huge Brexit benefit (they weren’t). Boris Johnson said we couldn’t have them while... more

14 Nov 2024 · 31 minutes
Why don't men eat fruit? – The strange politics of food

How did the food we eat get so political? Are men really refusing to eat strawberries because they’re too ‘girly’?... more

13 Nov 2024 · 33 minutes
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Freeports: saviours of trade or political smoke and mirrors? – with Dmitry Grozoubinski
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Freeports! They were going to be a huge Brexit benefit (they weren’t). Boris Johnson said we couldn’t have them while we were... more