369. Question Time: China’s DeepSeek, Ambassador Mandelson, and misogyny in politics

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  • 7 February 2025

  • Posted by Alastair Campbell

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What’s the danger of China’s DeepSeek? Why are male and female politicians still treated differently? Are politicians right to appease leaders they don’t agree with?


Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.


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One response to “369. Question Time: China’s DeepSeek, Ambassador Mandelson, and misogyny in politics”

  1. Dear Alastair, I am a regular listener and have just finished your book “Better Living”. As a senior psychotherapist (focused on trauma & addiction) I found it truly worth reading and very honest. Only missed a mention of nasal Ketamine treatment as a legal medication for treatment resistant depression (don’t mind crazy Elon’s misuse!). At Vienna Medical University Clinic, Dr. Lucie Bartova studies its effects on depression, long covid and psychosis (lucie.bartova@meduniwien.ac.at). Looking forward to a second volume on mental health issues, all the best, Silvia Franke, Vienna, Austria

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