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The Week Unwrapped: Are pig-butchering scams taking over the world?

Podcast Plus, could discarded gadgets solve the copper shortage? And will employers hire more over-50s?

The Week Unwrapped: Why is Iran texting Swedes?

Podcast Plus can Japan crack its demographic crisis, and what does national debt actually mean?

By The Week Staff Published 27 September 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Are we in the Mattel Cinematic Universe?

Podcast Plus can Japan crack its demographic crisis, and what does national debt actually mean?

By The Week Staff Published 20 September 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Who will be the first trillionaire?

Podcast Plus, what has the Pope been doing in Asia? And why is ketamine addiction on the rise?

By The Week Staff Published 13 September 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Who shot Hvaldimir the 'spy whale'?

Podcast Plus, Chinese TV targeting African hearts and minds, and the former supermodel who sparked a cancer row

By The Week Staff Published 6 September 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Malaysia's 'orangutan diplomacy'

Podcast Plus, floating wind farms and new passport checks for UK travellers

By The Week Staff Published 23 August 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Afghanistan under the Taliban, three years in

Podcast Plus, the UK's energy superhighway, and Olympic boxing under scrutiny

By The Week Staff Published 16 August 24

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The Week Unwrapped: The underwater internet threat

Podcast Plus, will Labour dare to replace the council tax? And how can we help ex-prisoners find a home?

By The Week Staff Published 9 August 24

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The Week Unwrapped: A breakthrough in the battle against sepsis?

Podcast Plus, MPs swapping careers and Olympians swapping nationalities

By The Week Staff Published 2 August 24

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The Week Unwrapped: The dark world of illicit gambling

Podcast Plus, the pension pot shortfall and Obama's silence on Harris

By The Week Staff Published 26 July 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Is Trump off the hook?

Podcast Plus, at-home smear tests, and Katy Perry's feminist flop

By The Week Staff Published 19 July 24

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The Week Unwrapped: What is Project 2025?

Podcast Plus, trouble in the Indian Ocean and life on Mars

By The Week Staff Published 12 July 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Are we ready for bird flu?

Podcast Plus, will unrest in Turkey derail a deal with Syria? And could AI exacerbate climate change?

By The Week Staff Published 5 July 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Why is Airbnb being banished from Barcelona?

Podcast Plus, are aircraft exhaust fumes dangerous to human health? And are Ukrainians really less stressed than Brits?

By The Week Staff Published 28 June 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Should social media carry health warnings?

Podcast Plus, French's footballers wade into politics, and the rise of news avoidance

By The Week Staff Published 21 June 24

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