1676 Episodes

  1. Work isn’t working – so how do we fix it?

    Published: 3/14/2025

  2. How MAGA conspiracy theorists are taking over the White House

    Published: 3/13/2025

  3. Why everything you know about Gen Z is wrong

    Published: 3/12/2025

  4. Why are democracies dying?

    Published: 3/11/2025

  5. Fight on the right — Start Your Week with Rafael Behr and Jacob Jarvis

    Published: 3/10/2025

  6. Why Elon Musk’s plan for life on Mars is a terrible idea

    Published: 3/7/2025

  7. President Supervillain – Can comics bad guys explain Trump, Musk and Putin? – with Ian Dunt

    Published: 3/6/2025

  8. Hiroshima: The untold story – with Gavin Esler and Richard Overy

    Published: 3/5/2025

  9. ​​Mob Rule – How the Mafia influences the White House

    Published: 3/4/2025

  10. A troubling new era for Europe — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Ros Taylor

    Published: 3/3/2025

  11. From RuPaul to Bowie: Our favourite gay media – Panel special for LGBT history month

    Published: 3/1/2025

  12. Our queer heroes and villains! – Panel special for LGBT history month

    Published: 2/28/2025

  13. Why are MPs so obsessed with WhatsApp?

    Published: 2/27/2025

  14. James Bond vs Bezos – Will Amazon ruin 007?

    Published: 2/26/2025

  15. The right-wing Glastonbury – Inside Jordan Peterson's festival of wingnuts

    Published: 2/25/2025

  16. The Starmer-spangled banner – Start Your Week with Rafael Behr and Jacob Jarvis

    Published: 2/24/2025

  17. Episode 1,500 – Neil Kinnock on Starmer’s battles, Labour vs Reform, and hope for the future

    Published: 2/21/2025

  18. Germany's far-right problem: Are the AfD Nazis?

    Published: 2/20/2025

  19. How the US aid freeze harms the entire world

    Published: 2/19/2025

  20. Is Putin taking Donald Trump for a ride?

    Published: 2/18/2025

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News without the nonsense, every weekday morning. In episodes that fit your commute*, The Bunker cuts through the noise to make sense of what’s really going on in news, current affairs, politics, economics and culture. We bring you smart explainers, interviews, fresh perspectives and under-reported stories to as a refreshing alternative to repetitive Punch and Judy news coverage. It’s the only way to start the day. From the producers of Oh God, What Now? Our regulars include: Gavin Esler • Ros Taylor • Alex von Tunzelmann • Andrew Harrison • Zing Tsjeng • Jacob Jarvis • Emma Kennedy • Rafael Behr • Seth Thévoz. • Sign up to support the podcast and get episodes ad-free and early: patreon.com/bunkercast • Apple users: Get all of our core shows ad-free and early with the Podmasters Originals super-subscription. (* Even if it’s just from the kitchen to the front room. ) The Bunker is a Podmasters production.