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The Week Unwrapped

City of London

The Week Unwrapped: Financial class, zombie viruses and drugged monks

podcast Does the City have a diversity problem? Should we let sleeping pathogens lie? And why are Thailand’s monks on meth?

The Week Unwrapped: Trump’s trial, Ukraine’s art and extra extra time

podcast Will the Trump Organization’s tax affairs bring down its owner? Why is Russia ransacking Ukrainian art galleries?

By The Week Staff Published 25 November 22

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The Week Unwrapped: Egypt, teen recluses and tattoos

podcast Are teenagers retreating from the real world? What’s going on in Egypt? And have tattoos leapt into the mainstream?

By The Week Staff Published 18 November 22

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The Week Unwrapped: Localism, forest fights and face-scanning

podcast Should MPs represent the place they’re from? Why are Welsh farmers upset about reforesting? And should we fear online facial recognition?

By The Week Staff Published 11 November 22

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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’?

By The Week Staff Published 4 November 22

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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?

By The Week Staff Published 28 October 22

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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?

By The Week Staff Published 21 October 22

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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?

By The Week Staff Published 14 October 22

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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?

By The Week Staff Published 7 October 22

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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?

By The Week Staff Published 30 September 22

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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?

By The Week Staff Published 23 September 22

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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?

By The Week Staff Published 16 September 22

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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?

By The Week Staff Published 12 September 22

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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?

By The Week Staff Published 2 September 22

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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?

By The Week Staff Published 26 August 22

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