#215 Carbon apps, super shoes and VR art

FromThe Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

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#215 Carbon apps, super shoes and VR art

FromThe Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

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Can phones measure our carbon footprint? Is tech more important than sporting talent? And could we turn our homes into virtual art galleries? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With John Stepek, Arion McNicoll and Suchandrika Chakrabarti

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Feb 26, 2021

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#21 The Beatles, boundaries and Trump's big decision: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Could Trump solve climate change by accident? Why are we losing 50 MPs? And are we finally getting bored with the Beatles? Anna Dubuis, Holden... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#15 Debates, diesel engines and human rights: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is Theresa May running scared? Has diesel had its day? And why is York a 'human rights city'? Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Cameron Tait and Ashley... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#16 Speeding fines, personalised ads and the return of Mr Nasty: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. What's a fair penalty for speeding? Would you click on an ad that addresses you by name? And where's tennis's manners? Cameron Tait, Anna Dubuis... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
20 min listen
#7 Democracy, pies and the rise of the machines: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Do our politicians get an easy ride? What happens when self-driving cars decide to kill us? What's wrong with eating pies? Rebecca Gillie,... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
24 min listen
#1 Adverts, iPhones and first ladies: The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Was life better before the iPhone? Is online advertising scrambling our brains? Why should we be grateful for Melania Trump? Rebecca Gillie,... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
24 min listen
#3 Trainspotting, Bernie Ecclestone and gleeful Victorians: Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is the age of the sport impresario over? Does cinema still matter? Were we happiest amid Dickensian squalor? Jonathan Harwood,... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
26 min listen
#19 Chelsea Manning, crowdfunding and cricket strikes: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Should we cheer Chelsea Manning's release? Who should pay for education? And why are cricketers going on strike? Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Arion... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#20 Babymaking apps, cyber-security and inappropriate jokes: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Can technology unite egg and sperm donors? Why is cyber-security so difficult. And what are the limits of humour? Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Cameron... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
26 min listen
#6 Anti-Semitism, nudity and Othello: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Has PewDiePie suffered enough? Is Playboy back on the naughty step? Is Othello really about religion, not race? Arion McNicoll, Rebecca Gillie... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#10 Drones, games and dull super-cities: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why doesn't anyone want to host the Commonwealth Games? Where's the world's best place to live? Is Trump's drone policy a threat to world peace?... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
19 min listen
#14 Scouts, tantrums and the eternal long weekend: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why won't parents don a woggle? What are the politics of being 'deplaned'? And would you like an extra day in bed? Holden Frith, Elizabeth... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
29 min listen
#4 Anarchy, care homes and the French election: Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is squatting morally justified? Should the state look after our parents? Why should we care who's president of France? Hollie... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
27 min listen
#38 Unhappy childhoods, private spaces and endless tennis: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why are so many young people depressed? When is a public space not public? And what's going on in the world of tennis. Felicity Capon, Jamie... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
28 min listen
#5 Accents, artists and Superbowl ads: Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why are our accents so important to us? Is big business sending anti-Trump smoke signals? Can Stevie Wonder be trusted? Jamie... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
28 min listen
# 13 Robots, Easter eggs and Serbian politics: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. What if people vote to end democracy? Could you love a robot? Who won the war on Easter? Jamie Timson, Anna Dubuis and Ashley Wassall reveal all by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
32 min listen
#42 Ethnicity, Einstein and the Big O: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why do so many white Americans feel discriminated against? Is Einstein's advice worth $1.5m? And would you pay to see a holographic Roy Orbison?... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
33 min listen
#18 South Korea, an electoral conspiracy and difficult TV drama: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. What will happen next on the Korean peninsula? Who or what is Cambridge Analytica? Will the BBC drama Three Girls give comfort to the far right?... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
32 min listen
#30 Spies, tourists and sell-outs: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Would you fall for a digital honey trap? Are tourists destroying the world? And is it socially acceptable to sell out? Ashley Wassall, Felicity... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
34 min listen
#8 Netflix, police cuts and a rugby ruck-up: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Have Hollywood studios met their match? How should the police respond to rising abuse claims? And what's gone wrong with the rules of rugby?... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
23 min listen
#2 China, musicals and the end of civilisation: Olly Mann and The Week's digital team delve behind the headlines and debates what really matters from the past seven days. Is China capitalism's last hope? Why does everyone want tickets for Hamilton? Are we all doomed anyway? Jonathan Harwood,... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
26 min listen
#89 Daylight saving, DNA patenting and Fortnite addiction: Arion McNicoll, sitting in for Olly Mann, and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Should we abolish daylight saving time? Is patenting the genes of marine creatures anti-scientific? And is the... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#9 Spies, feminists and populists: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Will putting women on traffic lights bring down the patriarchy? Is the CIA listening to your TV chat? Has populism peaked? Elizabeth Carr-Ellis,... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
30 min listen
#41 Mike Pence, cryptocurrencies and The Death of Stalin: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is Mike Pence more extreme than Donald Trump? Is there anything sinister about mining for Bitcoin? And is Armando Iannucci's new black comedy... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#12 Borders, oldies and social media timebombs: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Will India trump Trump? Will today's workers ever be able to retire? Will social media scandals change politics? Anna Dubuis, Arion McNicoll and... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
27 min listen
#11 - Encryption, citizenship and the PM's power grab: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. When is a German not a German? Will encryption thwart the police? Will Brexit result in 'creeping Tudorisation'? Arion McNicoll, Rebecca Gillie... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
27 min listen
#37 Golliwogs, e-sports and motor-show models: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. What should we do with Golliwogs? Should we all be watching e-sports? Do scantily clad women really sell cars? Rebecca Gillie, Arion McNicoll... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
31 min listen
#46 Manson, gender and football cheats: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Should he and she be replaced by them? Will footballers have to stop diving? And why are we fascinated by mass murderers? Kari Wilkins, Rebecca... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#24 Inequality, the Balkans and the end of divorce: Arion McNicoll, standing in for Olly Mann, and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Does inequality matter more than poverty? Why aren't people getting divorced any more? And are the Balkans... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#23 Julius Caesar, online terror and tabloid power: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Should artists imagine Trump's assassination? Can Google stop the spread of terror? And is it The Sun wot lost it? Felicity Capon, Cameron Tait... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#39 Skipping breakfast, working from home and defying Putin: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Is working from home unproductive? And is Alexei Navalny a genuine alternative to Vladimir... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#366 Sham science, a fake death and hair-raising prices: Is science facing a credibility crisis? Why did an Indian influencer fake her own death? And should men and women pay the same for a haircut? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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