The Bunker podcast – Your daily news Deep Dive

*Loved* chatting all things France and RN with fellow Francophile @rafaelbehr.bsky.social. Do give it a listen👇🏼

Marine Le Pen wants to “Make France Beautiful Again”. But what would the National Rally’s France actually look like? Will she finally become president? Will she go “full Trump”? GMF’s @georginaewright.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Very much looking forward to listening to this later, not least because Hankinson’s Raoul Moat book is a great book so I look forward to this next one.

🪾NEW DEEP DIVE 🪾 The men who cut down the Sycamore Gap tree were senseless morons… or were they? 🪾 Andrew Hankinson, author fascinating new book FELLED, takes @nndroid.bsky.social into the real story behind the outrage. 🪾 Listen linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🌭 LUNCHTIME LISTEN 🥗 Enjoy Lula sticking it to the nepo-tarian creep Bolsonaro AND Serbia booting out its own mini-Orbán, all in Start Your Week with @rostaylor.bsky.social & @nndroid.bsky.social. E muito mais também. 🇧🇷 Listen – linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🇧🇷 START YOUR WEEK 🇧🇷 Lula beats Brazil’s nepo-populist, Serbian authoritarian out on his ear… and Israel and the US are up next. Plus UK budget, Blue Planet III, and have YOU done your stockpile? 🇧🇷 The week ahead with @rostaylor.bsky.social & @nndroid.bsky.social 🇧🇷 Ouça agora! linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Will energy bills ever get lower? Seth Thevoz and Zoë Grünwald discuss the ongoing problems with rising energy bills and what we can do about them. @seththevoz.bsky.social @zoeagrunewald.bsky.social Listen: https://linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Who’s the biggest loser of the week? @seththevoz.bsky.social and @zoeagrunewald.bsky.social discuss. Listen via  https://linktr.ee/bunker_pod

To drill or not to drill? That was the question… and Andy Burnham has answered it. Does greenlighting Jackdaw really make him a "climate vandal"? Plus: "humanitarian" Putin, French riots and more. @seththevoz.bsky.social & @zoegrunewald.bsky.social wrap up the week. Listen: linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 NEW EPISODE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England belongs to… who? The endless debate about “Englishness“ and the nutters who need it to continue. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 With @seththevoz.bsky.social @hannahfearn.bsky.social @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com & @jasonhazeley.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Listen PATRIOTICALLY: linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

🥪 Lunchtime listen: This criminal POS clearly WANTS to rig the mid-terms but can he actually do it? All you need to know in a brilliant forensic explainer with @misszing.bsky.social and The Atlantic’s @dgraham.bsky.social. Listen: linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Has Trump been meddling in the US midterms? He’s pushed new voting restrictions, attacked mail-in ballots and backed aggressive Republican redistricting... The Atlantic's @dgraham.bsky.social and @misszing.bsky.social discuss just how far Trump will go to stop the blue wave ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🙋‍♂️ Hands up if you’re obsessing over last night’s sleep score. And have you taken your cocktail of supplements this morning? We're wellness obsessed, but how much of it is backed by science and how much is snake oil? Dr Xand van Tulleken and @emmakennedy.bsky.social discuss 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

No, we haven’t hit our heads… Yes, he led the Tories to their worst defeat. And pandered to the right with his Rwanda plan. But he also inherited the wreckage of Liz Truss’s 49 days in power. Sir Anthony Seldon joins @seththevoz.bsky.social to try and make the case for Sunak 📳 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

For @bunkerpod.bsky.social, filmmaker Amanda Rubin talks about Charlotte Beradt's The Third Reich of Dreams, a record of the dreams of those enduring Nazism that illuminates how the subconscious reckons with a totalitarian state. Listen here: buff.ly/KOgs5kQ

🕰️ THE WORLD AT FIVE TO ONE 🕰️ Catch up on the events of the week ahead with @rafaelbehr.bsky.social & @nndroid.bsky.social 🕰️ This week: France on fire, Trump’s pants on fire (as usual), Burnham bans annoying music on public transport… and more 🕰️ Listen linktr.ee/bunker_pod

This was a really good interview.

After the failed poisoning of Alexei Navalny in 2020, Evan Gershkovich watched "the shutters come down" on Russian democracy which, ultimately, led to his arrest for espionage against the Russian state. Hear the full conversation: https://linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🍊 Trump pumps billions into Putin’s war chest 🍏 Reform sacks another batch of bad apples ❌ Farage rows back Jenrick’s disgusting “lethal force” claim 🍺 Mark Zuckerberg vs. a pint of Guinness? @zoegrunewald.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social wrap up the week 🎧 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

“I felt a pull to go back.” Evan Gershkovich had a loving family and supportive colleagues after his release, but returning to normal life from Russian prison still felt like “coming down from the international space station”. @dorianlynskey.bsky.social  ➡️  https://linktr.ee/bunker_pod

This was fascinating, and something I'd not thought about before: chronicling the way that totalitarianism seeped into every corner of people's existence, colonising their dreams as well as their waking lives.

Melissa Auf Der Maur joined Hole in summer 1994, following the deaths of Kurt Cobain and bassist Kristen Pfaff. She tells Talk 90s to Me about stepping into a band dealing with unimaginable loss. Hear the full conversation: https://linktr.ee/talk90stome #Talk90sToMe #90sMusic

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This was a fascinating interview to do. The book is as much about Russia and Evan's relationship with it as it is about captivity

This was fascinating. All the deep dives are so interesting but this was something else.

Few people jailed in Russia on charges of spying for the CIA live to tell the tale. Evan Gershkovich is one of them. The US reporter tells @dorianlynskey.bsky.social about his 491 days as Putin’s prisoner and the psychological toll of his incarceration. 🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunker_pod

“How long will they torture me?” Evan Gershkovick tells @dorianlynskey.bsky.social about the night the FSB arrested him on suspicion of espionage against the Russian state. Hear the full conversation ➡️ https://linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🚨 ICYMI 🚨 Crime is down – so why is everyone terrified in ”Lawless Britain?” With @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @misszing.bsky.social Listen: 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/1YUt... 📳 Pocketcasts: pca.st/elmipt9u 🌎 www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

Baroness Margaret Hodge has never been one to bite her tongue, taking on the BNP and calling out Corbyn. @zoegrunewald.bsky.social and the veteran Labour politician discuss the controversies she’s courted, lessons from fighting the far-right and her take on Andy Burnham. 👂 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

This is one of the most chilling Bunkers I’ve done – the true story of how a Jewish journalist catalogued the dreams of ordinary Germans as Hitler took power, and what they meant. Listen – linktr.ee/bunker_pod

💤 DEEP DIVE 💤 When Hitler took power, Jewish journalist Charlotte Beradt began having dreams of persecution and torture – and discovered she wasn't alone. Do dictators still invade our dreams? Who can stop the nightmares? Filmmaker Amanda Rubin & @nndroid.bsky.social discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🌅 GO TO WORK ON A POD 🌅 New episode with Russian Brexit interference, Trump’s dirty diesel deal, Greens in turmoil and more 🌅 Listen linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

But how exactly did Russia interfere with the referendum? Burnham didn’t say. You wonder why.

Ros is asking exactly the right questions here, and I hope other journalists follow her lead.

🚌 Need a concise listen for the bus/drive/bike home? YES YOU DO. 🚲 Start Your Week – Setting out the stories of the week ahead with @rostaylor.bsky.social & @nndroid.bsky.social 🚘 Listen here, there, everywhere: linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Christa Pike’s botched execution has horrified the world. At the same time, Trump is ordering people to be killed by firing squad - which Hegseth wants to livestream. Can this administration sink any lower? 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...

☀️ START YOUR WEEK ☀️ Andy Burnham confirms Russia meddled in the Brexit referendum, Trump strikes a sordid diesel deal with Putin weeks before the midterms and the Houthis cause chaos in Saudi Arabia. @rostaylor.bsky.social and @nndroid.bsky.social look at the week ahead 🎧 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Are the tech bros finished without Trump?  @naomiaklein.bsky.social @astra.bsky.social @dorianlynskey.bsky.social on why Trump became such a powerful mouthpiece for tech and AI companies. Listen here ➡️ https://linktr.ee/bunker_pod

"It's just an invitation to bad actors to say, 'Hey, I don't care about these people.'"  @nikkimcr.bsky.social  explains why Trump's San Diego and Los Angeles comments are such a worry. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/americanfriction #trump #AmericanFriction #USpolitics #PoliticsPodcast

Christa Pike is "walking and talking" after surviving two botched executions, the Kremlin insists Russia hasn’t unleashed the plague on the world and party conference season is over – hurrah! @nndroid.bsky.social and @seththevoz.bsky.social recap the BIG stories of the week ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

“Now we are in a moment of crisis.” @naomiaklein.bsky.social @astra.bsky.social @dorianlynskey.bsky.social on the global fascism crisis and why it could be bigger than Hitler and Mussolini ever dreamed.  Listen here ➡️ https://linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Can Burnham finally, finally, finally end these ten years of ruinous nonsense?

I’ve been talking about my new book ‘Hard Truth’ with @gavinesler.bsky.social. If, like me, you see independent investigative journalism as a vital defence against tyranny, then I’d encourage you to have a listen… @bunkerpod.bsky.social

To my absolute eternal shame I had forgotten about HARDtalk which is bananas bc I loved it. Brain rebooted by this utterly excellent episode of @bunkerpod.bsky.social So many fascinating/ scary directions=multiple tablet tab searches. Thank you @stephensackur.bsky.social @gavinesler.bsky.social

🗞️ Can old-school journalism get us out of this misinformation hell we’re in? According to two BBC veterans, yes… yes it can. HARDtalk legend @stephensackur.bsky.social and former Newsnight presenter @gavinesler.bsky.social discuss how to take down the fake news merchants 🎧 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns AI could destroy millions of jobs. Now his lead researcher on AI and the rule of law Matthew Botvinick tells @misszing.bsky.social that the political fallout could be dire. Can democracy survive mass unemployment? 🎧 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

☕︎ NEW EDITION ☕︎ The Tories in Badenoch’s fantasy world, where Britain somehow wants more Conservatism, only harder. 🥀 Plus: The total mess of Greens’ anti-Zionism motion 📳 Listen – linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

Drug companies wouldn’t pitch their products as “I’m selling poison”. So why are tech companies so keen to warn us that AI could wipe out humanity? Hear @naomiaklein.bsky.social  in conversation with @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social on The Bunker. ➡️ https://linktr.ee/bunker_pod