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• “A.I. WILL destroy jobs and democracy will be next” – Deep Dive with Anthropic chief researcher Matthew Botvinick

  October 7, 2026 · 26 min

  A.I. is already a five-alarm fire for job losses – but the consequences for democracy could be even worse, according to Matthew Botvinick, who leads Anthropic’s research on AI and the rule of law. If economic worthlessness makes us…

• Trump, Musk and the ‘End Times Fascists’ – Deep Dive with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

  October 6, 2026 · 35 min

  What unites radicalised techbros, religious fanatics and ethnonationalists? According to Naomi Klein of No Logo/Shock Doctrine fame and co-author Astra Taylor, it’s an apocalyptic worldview that’s bad news for the rest of us. The…

• A Kemi for your thoughts? – Start Your Week with Rafael Behr

  October 5, 2026 · 30 min

  The Conservative Party conference is here and Kemi Badenoch seems to think she can save the Tories single-handedly. Can she? Rafael Behr joins Jacob Jarvis to discuss the news to look out for in the week ahead. www.patreon.com/bunkercast…

• Burnham’s big moment and the return of Musk – Weekly Wrap-Up with Alex von Tunzelmann

  October 2, 2026 · 30 min

  Looking back at the past week... Burnham has set out his vision and was praised for delivering Labour’s “best conference speech since Tony Blair”. What did he actually announce – and can his ideas stick? Plus: Donald Trump gathers the tech…

• Burnham ‘channels Oprah’ and iced coffee outrage – Hot Take Time Machine with Miranda Sawyer and Jonn Elledge

  October 1, 2026 · 35 min

  Paper Cuts survivors Miranda Sawyer, Jonn Elledge and Jacob Jarvis are back to pick apart the strangest takes from the op-edverse over the past month. This week: Andy Burnham has been accused of channelling his inner Oprah, and his Labour…

• Europe's “firewall” against the far-right is holding. But for how long?

  September 30, 2026 · 43 min

  The far-right is reshaping politics across Europe. So what is driving its rise? What do these movements have in common? How did we get here – and what might happen next? Steven Erlanger, The New York Times’ chief diplomatic correspondent…

• Two world wars and one long grudge — will Britain and Germany ever be pals?

  September 29, 2026 · 31 min

  Once, Britain and Germany were the closest of friends. But over the course of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, relations spectacularly unravelled – culminating in two world wars fought on opposite sides. So how did two countries…

• Sabotage at RAF Fairford, Labour’s second chance – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor

  September 28, 2026 · 29 min

  Setting out the stories of the next seven days… Five men are arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack on RAF Fairford. It has all the hallmarks of state-sponsored action – who would escalate their conflict with the UK so…