The Week Unwrapped: Will Europe beat China and India to the North Pole?
Plus, is the man who designed the iPhone going to kill his own creation? And what's going on at the equalities watchdog?

Will Europe beat China and India to the North Pole? Is the man who designed the iPhone going to kill his own creation? And what's going on at the equalities watchdog?
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.
A podcast for curious, open-minded people, The Week Unwrapped delivers fresh perspectives on politics, culture, technology and business. It makes for a lively, enlightening discussion, ranging from the serious to the offbeat. Previous topics have included whether solar engineering could refreeze the Arctic, why funerals are going out of fashion, and what kind of art you can use to pay your tax bill.
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