#290 Chinese protests, supersonic jets and university cheats

FromThe Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

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#290 Chinese protests, supersonic jets and university cheats

FromThe Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

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Will mortgage strikes force China to change course? Does Concorde finally have a worthy successor? And what’s behind a rise in cheating? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Julia Macfarlane, Holden Frith and Kate Samuelson

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#1 Adverts, iPhones and first ladies: The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Was life better before the iPhone? Is online advertising scrambling our brains? Why should we be grateful for Melania Trump? Rebecca Gillie,... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#2 China, musicals and the end of civilisation: Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debates what really matters from the past seven days. Is China capitalism's last hope? Why does everyone want tickets for Hamilton? Are we all doomed anyway? Jonathan Harwood,... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#17 Sports stars, election spending and a slap on the wrist for Putin: Arion McNicoll and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is Angela Merkel now the leader of the free world? Is election spending out of control? And do you need a personality to be a sports... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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,... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#21 The Beatles, boundaries and Trump's big decision: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Could Trump solve climate change by accident? Why are we losing 50 MPs? And are we finally getting bored with the Beatles? Anna Dubuis, Holden... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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?... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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?... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#3 Trainspotting, Bernie Ecclestone and gleeful Victorians: Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is the age of the sport impresario over? Does cinema still matter? Were we happiest amid Dickensian squalor? Jonathan Harwood,... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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# 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 by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#24 Inequality, the Balkans and the end of divorce: Arion McNicoll, standing in for Olly Mann, and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Does inequality matter more than poverty? Why aren't people getting divorced any more? And are the Balkans... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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,... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#20 Babymaking apps, cyber-security and inappropriate jokes: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Can technology unite egg and sperm donors? Why is cyber-security so difficult. And what are the limits of humour? Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Cameron... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#43 Prisons, masculinity and Radio 4: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. What's John Humphrys' problem? Why are some prisoners getting the vote? And what do modern men want? Felicity Capon, Kari Wilkins and Holden... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#39 Skipping breakfast, working from home and defying Putin: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Is working from home unproductive? And is Alexei Navalny a genuine alternative to Vladimir... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#14 Scouts, tantrums and the eternal long weekend: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why won't parents don a woggle? What are the politics of being 'deplaned'? And would you like an extra day in bed? Holden Frith, Elizabeth... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#15 Debates, diesel engines and human rights: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is Theresa May running scared? Has diesel had its day? And why is York a 'human rights city'? Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Cameron Tait and Ashley... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#18 South Korea, an electoral conspiracy and difficult TV drama: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. What will happen next on the Korean peninsula? Who or what is Cambridge Analytica? Will the BBC drama Three Girls give comfort to the far right?... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#26 Prisons, gay rights and dead artists: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is solitary confinement a suitable punishment for a child? Why has the gay rights movement been so successful? And should art be preserved, even... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#19 Chelsea Manning, crowdfunding and cricket strikes: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Should we cheer Chelsea Manning's release? Who should pay for education? And why are cricketers going on strike? Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Arion... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#37 Golliwogs, e-sports and motor-show models: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. What should we do with Golliwogs? Should we all be watching e-sports? Do scantily clad women really sell cars? Rebecca Gillie, Arion McNicoll... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#45 Flying cars, refugees and the problem with YouTube Kids: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Will we see flying cars by 2019? Why have we stopped talking about Europe's refugee crisis? And does ElsaGate prove YouTube is too big to... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#16 Speeding fines, personalised ads and the return of Mr Nasty: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. What's a fair penalty for speeding? Would you click on an ad that addresses you by name? And where's tennis's manners? Cameron Tait, Anna Dubuis... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#49 Web mobs, ghost ships and Trump's moonshot: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why are people so mean online? Why are North Koreans abandoning ship? And will Trump really restart the space race? Rebecca Gillie, Arion... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#31 South Africans, rainbows and edible bugs: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is the ANC heading for defeat? Should gay pride be compulsory? And should we all be eating insects? Holden Frith, Ashley Wassall and Arion... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#22 Election shockwaves and Comey's big moment: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is Trump losing his grip? Was foreign policy Corbyn's secret ace in the hole? And is UK politics a charisma-free zone? Arion McNicoll, Jon... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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