#279 Gambling, flying and a cinematic comeback

FromThe Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

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#279 Gambling, flying and a cinematic comeback

FromThe Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

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Why are strict new gambling laws in doubt? Can activists justify flying to an environmental conference? And is Top Gun: Maverick leading a revival of film? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Julia O’Driscoll and Emma Smith

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#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
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#17 Sports stars, election spending and a slap on the wrist for Putin: Arion McNicoll and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is Angela Merkel now the leader of the free world? Is election spending out of control? And do you need a personality to be a sports... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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
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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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#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
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#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
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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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#25 Abortion, ID cards and cities of culture: Arion McNicoll, standing in for Olly Mann, and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Are ID cards back on the agenda? What's wrong with the abortion act? And what price culture? Jamie Timson,... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#22 Election shockwaves and Comey's big moment: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is Trump losing his grip? Was foreign policy Corbyn's secret ace in the hole? And is UK politics a charisma-free zone? Arion McNicoll, Jon... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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
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#28 Trump protests, porn and Jane Austen: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Are protests against Donald Trump counter-productive? Will porn age limits backfire? And what should we learn from Austen's bicentenary? Ashley... 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
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#51 End-of-2017 special: The Year Unwrapped: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past 12 months. Is the world now better than ever? Why aren't we celebrating 2017's medical breakthroughs? And has television changed (and changed us) forever?... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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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#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
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#29 Plunging fertility, Esperanto and AI: Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Why are sperm counts dropping? Is the internationalist dream dead? Is artificial intelligence a threat? Arion McNicoll, Rebecca Gillie and... by The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
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#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
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