The Week Unwrapped podcast: Hypersonic planes, €1 homes and peace in Afghanistan
Will hypersonic planes replace 747s? Are €1 homes in Italy worth it? And will the US-Taliban peace ‘framework’ hold?

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.
You can subscribe to The Week Unwrapped on iTunes, SoundCloud or wherever you get your podcasts. It is produced by Matt Hill and the music is by Tom Mawby.
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