The Week Unwrapped
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The Week Unwrapped: Africa alert, ticket touts and the words of the year
podcast Is South Africa at risk of terrorist attacks? Why are ticket touts in such high demand? And are we really in a ‘permacrisis’?
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The Week Unwrapped: Synthetic fuel, Myanmar and an energy rebate
podcast Could fuels made from CO2 and hydrogen end our dependence on oil? What’s happening in Myanmar? And will energy companies pay us to use less power?
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The Week Unwrapped: Used goods, rugby at risk and global cheats
podcast Are we falling in love with second-hand goods? Will rugby union survive its latest crisis? And why are cheats prospering in chess, fishing and Irish dancing?
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The Week Unwrapped: Saudi feud, a snap election and taxing burps
podcast Will Joe Biden really punish Saudi Arabia? Why is Malaysia going to the polls? And can New Zealand use taxes to cut bovine emissions?
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The Week Unwrapped: Polls, language tests and Danish royals
podcast Do opinion polls hinder our national debate? What’s the best way to test language skills? And how did the Queen of Denmark upset her grandchildren?
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The Week Unwrapped: Cardinal charges, bee vaccines and mealtimes
podcast Why has China put a 90-year-old priest on trial? Will a new vaccine stem declining bee numbers? And why has New York embraced the early dinner?
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The Week Unwrapped: Iranian protests, podcast crimes and silences
podcast Will Iran’s ‘morality police’ have to change their ways? Have crime-solving podcasts proved their worth? And have moments of silence had their day?
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The Week Unwrapped: Policing, Sweden’s far-right and ‘passkeys’
podcast Can the Metropolitan Police’s new commissioner fix the force’s problems? Why has Sweden swung to the political right? And are passwords set to become obsolete?
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The Week Unwrapped: Algerian English, dark tourism and two-headed beasts
podcast Why is Algeria dropping the French language? Should we be holidaying in Ukraine? And how do some animals survive with two heads?
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The Week Unwrapped: Lost tribes, celebration shaming and Edinburgh blues
podcast Was “the Man of the Hole” the last of his kind? Are footballers over-celebrating? And is Edinburgh feeling less festive?
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The Week Unwrapped: Insanity pleas, Korean Danes and doppelgangers
podcast How much violence can be explained by mental illness? Why were South Korean children sent to Denmark? And have you met your lookalike?
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The Week Unwrapped: Chinese protests, supersonic jets and university cheats
podcast Will mortgage strikes force China to change course? Does Concorde finally have a worthy successor? And what’s behind a rise in cheating?
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The Week Unwrapped: Russian visas, Arab fattism and quiet quitting
podcast Is Finland an unwilling backdoor to Europe? Has fat-shaming reached the Middle East? And are young workers really slacking off?
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The Week Unwrapped: Immunity, Tunisia and Big Brother
podcast Will a drug called Evusheld cut Covid deaths still further? Is the Arab Spring over? And are we ready for the return of reality TV?
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