The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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.

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Scare traffic controllers — Start Your Week wit...
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Bunker Panel: Meat your Maker
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Bunker USA: Bloody Murdoch – Is the real-life L...
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Bunker Global: Spain's right-wing reckoning, Wa...
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Leaving California: The death of Silicon Valley
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Odd jobs: How MPs’ side hustles twist our Democ...
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Hammer homes: Would a house price crash be a go...
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Fume and Gloom — Start Your Week with Alex Andr...
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Chamber Potty: Can buildings ruin political deb...
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Bunker Bonus: Lights, camera, industrial action...
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Bunker USA: Here comes the Republican Party's n...
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Bunker Global: The World's on Fire, China's Wat...
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Click-hate: How the online rage machine took ov...
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Libel Bashers: The laws that rein in the tabloids
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Does Labour have the plan to dodge climate disa...
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Electoral dysfunction — Start Your Week with Al...
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Work from holiday: How digital nomads are expor...
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Bunker USA: Can America solve its mass shooting...
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Bunker Global: NATO’s Ukraine dilemma, Nigeria’...
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Thread Alert: Should we be worried about Mark Z...
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Salt of the Earth: The substances that shaped t...
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Tapping out: How privatisation wrecked our wat...
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