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These Times

The history of right now hosted by Tom McTague and Helen Thompson


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  • 113. Revolution in Syria

    47:32||Season 1, Ep. 113
    The Economist's Defence Editor Shashank Joshi joins Tom and Helen for an early episode this week to discuss how the Assad regime fell so rapidly and what this means for Syria and the world.
  • 112. Starmer adrift: What future for British politics?

    01:03:07||Season 1, Ep. 112
    This week on the podcast Helen and Tom explore why Keir Starmer's government has come so far adrift so quickly and what this means for the future of British politics.
  • 111. Putin escalates: The threat of World War Three

    59:11||Season 1, Ep. 111
    In this week's episode Tom and Helen explore the recent military escalation over Ukraine and what this might mean for the current geopolitical world.
  • 110. Donald Trump: Peacemaker President?

    01:00:03||Season 1, Ep. 110
    Following Joe Biden's controversial decision over the weekend to authorise Ukrainian forces to fire American missiles deep into Russia itself, Tom and Helen explore what a Trump presidency means for war and peace across the world, not just in Ukraine, but in China, the Middle East and the border with Mexico...
  • 109. Is Pop Culture Right Wing?

    57:27||Season 1, Ep. 109
    Donald Trump won the podcast battle by appearing on the shows of right-leaning stars like Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman and Theo Von. On the other hand, Kamala Harris went on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast. Tom is joined in the studio by James Marriott to discuss the decline of liberal dominance in the world of popular culture, from The Rest is History, to Batman the Dark Knight...
  • 108. What Trump Means: Musk and Mars, Germany and Ukraine

    01:01:46||Season 1, Ep. 108
    What awaits Europe after Donald Trump's second coming? Will it mark the end of the war in Ukraine or the end of America's defence of Europe? What role does Elon Musk have to play? From the China trade war to space travel, Tom and Helen bring it all into focus...