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.
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Apr 7, 2017 • 32min
# 13 Robots, Easter eggs and Serbian politics
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. What if people vote to end democracy? Could you love a robot? Who won the war on Easter? Jamie Timson, Anna Dubuis and Ashley Wassall reveal all
Mar 31, 2017 • 27min
#12 Borders, oldies and social media timebombs
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Will India trump Trump? Will today's workers ever be able to retire? Will social media scandals change politics? Anna Dubuis, Arion McNicoll and Holden Frith reveal all
Mar 24, 2017 • 27min
#11 - Encryption, citizenship and the PM's power grab
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. When is a German not a German? Will encryption thwart the police? Will Brexit result in 'creeping Tudorisation'? Arion McNicoll, Rebecca Gillie and Cameron Tait reveal all
Mar 17, 2017 • 19min
#10 Drones, games and dull super-cities
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why doesn't anyone want to host the Commonwealth Games? Where's the world's best place to live? Is Trump's drone policy a threat to world peace? Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Jon Harwood and Arion McNicoll reveal all
Mar 10, 2017 • 30min
#9 Spies, feminists and populists
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Will putting women on traffic lights bring down the patriarchy? Is the CIA listening to your TV chat? Has populism peaked? Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Ashley Wassal and Arion McNicoll reveal all
Mar 3, 2017 • 23min
#8 Netflix, police cuts and a rugby ruck-up
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Have Hollywood studios met their match? How should the police respond to rising abuse claims? And what's gone wrong with the rules of rugby? Jonathan Harwood, Hollie Clemence and Arion McNicoll reveal all
Feb 24, 2017 • 24min
#7 Democracy, pies and the rise of the machines
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Do our politicians get an easy ride? What happens when self-driving cars decide to kill us? What's wrong with eating pies? Rebecca Gillie, Cameron Tait and Jonathan Harwood reveal all
Feb 17, 2017 • 27min
#6 Anti-Semitism, nudity and Othello
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Has PewDiePie suffered enough? Is Playboy back on the naughty step? Is Othello really about religion, not race? Arion McNicoll, Rebecca Gillie and Holden Frith reveal all.
Feb 10, 2017 • 28min
#5 Accents, artists and Superbowl ads
Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why are our accents so important to us? Is big business sending anti-Trump smoke signals? Can Stevie Wonder be trusted? Jamie Timson, Elizabeth Carr-Ellis and Ashley Wassall reveal all
Feb 2, 2017 • 27min
#4 Anarchy, care homes and the French election
Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is squatting morally justified? Should the state look after our parents? Why should we care who's president of France? Hollie Clemence, Holden Frith and Jamie Timson reveal all.
