The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
The Week Unwrapped
Have you missed the biggest news of the week? Olly Mann and three of The Week's writers and editors decide which under-reported stories will have the biggest long-term consequences. Join Felicity Capon, Harriet Marsden and Jamie Timson to learn about three stories you won't hear on other news podcasts – but will remember in years to come.
Episodes
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Oct 14, 2021 • 40min
#248 Exiles, revolting prisoners and sporting health
Will Syrian criminals be allowed home? How did an American prison fall into the hands of inmates? And why are sports stars struggling with their mental health? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Abdulwahab Tahhan, Sorcha Bradley and Arion McNicoll
Oct 11, 2021 • 19min
Investments Unwrapped: What makes a book collectable?
A bonus podcast series brought to you by MoneyWeek and The Platinum Card from American Express. In episode one, Olly Mann talks to John Stepek, executive editor of MoneyWeek, and world-leading antiquarian book dealer Pom Harrington about what makes a book valuable.
Oct 7, 2021 • 42min
#247 Dead ships, film strikes and pandemic travel
Why is the UN worried about a supertanker in Yemen? Will strikes cause a streaming video shortage? And what next for the ‘zero-Covid’ success stories? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Joe Evans, Jess Hullinger and Holden Frith
Sep 30, 2021 • 39min
#246 Gene editing, joke theft and manifesting
Are we on the verge of a new agricultural revolution? Why are comedians going to court? And what on earth is manifesting? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With John Stepek, Arion McNicoll and Felicity Capon
Sep 23, 2021 • 37min
#245 Clinical injustice, wireless power and pandas
Why do so many clinical trials exclude women? Will we soon be free of power cables? And is panda fertility finally on the rise? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Kari Wilkin, Holden Frith and Suchandrika Chakrabarti
Sep 16, 2021 • 36min
#244 tech tiffs, shipping shortages and mammoth science projects
Why has Elizabeth Holmes’ court case divided opinion? What is causing Ikea’s delivery tailbacks? And could wooly mammoths roam the earth again? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters? Sorcha Bradley, Arion McNicholl and Julia O'Driscoll.
Sep 9, 2021 • 38min
#243 Alien soil, cookies and long dogs
Why does Nasa want to bring Martian soil samples back to Earth? Will cookie warnings soon be a thing of the past? And dachshunds getting too cute for their own good? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Alok Jha, Theo Tait and Kate Samuelson
Sep 2, 2021 • 38min
#242 Germany’s left turn, glass shortages and a gaming ban
Are German voters turning away from Angela Merkel and the centre-right? What’s really causing an NHS test tube shortage? And why is China banning games on school nights? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Joe Evans, Jess Hullinger and Abdulwahab Tahhan
Aug 26, 2021 • 41min
#241 Plague jabs, Havana syndrome and meat-free Mondays
Will a new vaccine finally banish the Black Death? Why are US diplomats falling ill all over the world? And is flexitarianism a step to permanent change? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Holden Frith, Felicity Capon and Suchandrika Chakrabarti
Aug 19, 2021 • 35min
#240 Pensions, elephants and middle-class drugs
Why is the government changing pension rules? How did a herd of elephants cross China? And will well-heeled drug users be named and shamed? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With John Stepek, Julia O’Driscoll and Tomiwa Owolade
