The Week Unwrapped
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The Week Unwrapped: Housing, a bank rescue, and 1918
Podcast Are British homes really the worst in the developed world? How safe are our savings? And what can we learn from the Spanish flu?
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The Week Unwrapped: Russian rights, British class and world expos
Podcast Will Russia rejoin the UN Human Rights Council? Are we all now working class? And could the world call a halt to expos?
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The Week Unwrapped: Ghost tankers, loyalty cards and contempt
Podcast Should we be worried about illicit oil tankers? What are the limits to protests outside court? And are supermarket loyalty schemes all they seem?
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The Week Unwrapped: Pint pricing, climate wisdom and centrism
Podcast Should pubs charge more at peak times? What can Indigenous cultures teach the West about climate change? And are we disagreeing too agreeably?
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The Week Unwrapped: National service, Bahrain and Roman Polanski
podcast Should we all serve country and community? Can Bahrain and Israel be allies? And has history finally caught up with a legendary director?
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The Week Unwrapped: Marriage, Iron Man energy and medical laughter
podcast Why is China offering marriage ‘rewards’? Can a metal disc improve sporting ability? And is laughter really the best medicine?
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The Week Unwrapped: Trans chess, goalkeepers and twitching
podcast Why is women’s chess bringing in a trans ban? Why was Nike so reluctant to sell Mary Earps’s shirt?
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The Week Unwrapped: Age barriers, women’s drinking and edgy books
podcast Is automation ageist? Why are women drinking more? And are some subjects off-limits for children’s books?
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The Week Unwrapped: A new human, ME and date-stacking
podcast Does Homo sapiens have a new cousin? Are people with ME about to get better treatment? And is three dates in one day too many?
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The Week Unwrapped: Bank warning, allergies and talking to strangers
podcast Will life get easier for savers? Why are allergies rising? And should we talk to more people we don’t know?
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The Week Unwrapped: Cocaine, greener trees and superspeed podcasts
podcast Why is UK drug use on the rise? Could we make trees more carbon-positive? And will you listen to this podcast on fast-forward?
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The Week Unwrapped: AI scams, entry fees and wooden buildings
podcast Will artificial intelligence supercharge fraud? Should cultural landmarks charge for entry? And will we build the cities of the future from timber?
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The Week Unwrapped: Ukraine memorabilia, a red-light row and Barbie
podcast What should we make of the trade in Russian trophies? Will Amsterdam evict its red light district? And how did Barbie get embroiled in a border dispute?
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The Week Unwrapped: EU vs. Apple, lab-made embryos and power naps
podcast Will the bloc force another iPhone redesign? Why are scientists creating synthetic human embryos? And is napping the secret to better brain health?
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