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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COP26: The Greenwash Conspiracy
22 min
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COP26: Untold Tales from The Edge of Climate Sc...
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25 min
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COP26: What You Need to Know
22 min
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Culture Bunker: Guest BILLY BRAGG plus Last Nig...
61 min
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Daily: Steven Pinker on the Rationality Trap
26 min
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Daily: Inside the ‘Data-Demic’ with Professor D...
25 min
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Mislaid Plans and Anti-Social Media
47 min
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The Effluent Society: Budgets, Beaches and Plan...
22 min
1284
Daily: The Bored Middle Class that's Destroying...
25 min
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Culture Bunker: Special guest STEVE DAVIS, Dune...
70 min
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Daily: Plan B panic stations on COVID
24 min
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Daily: Gene Genius? The pros and cons of DNA mo...
34 min
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Are MPs Safe?
54 min
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Daily: The Kids Aren’t Alright – Why children n...
24 min
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The Killing of Sir David Amess MP – Start Your ...
20 min
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Daily: 660 AD and All That: The Anglo-Saxon Mys...
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26 min
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Culture Bunker: Succession Series 3, Duran Dura...
Our weekend pop culture extra
62 min
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21 min
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Daily: Supervillain Billionaire – Peter Thiel w...
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27 min
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No Raabs Before Marbs – or, Where In The World ...
59 min
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Sausage War II, Spies and Polexit – Start Your ...
29 min
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Daily: Bond On The Run – Does Britain still nee...
30 min
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Culture Bunker: Squid Game, Beatles in India an...
64 min
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Daily: Jews and the Left – Why antisemitism isn...
35 min
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Daily: Why public schools warp children’s futur...
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