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?


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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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