18 Sep 2025
450. Question Time: How Gen Z Took Down the Government**Trigger Warning: this episode contains discussion of murder-suicide, rape and sexual violence**
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Two men who’ve been at the heart of the political world – former Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy Alastair Campbell and cabinet minister Rory Stewart – join forces from across the political divide.
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153. The Man Who Invented The Internet (Tim Berners-Lee)Tim Berners-Lee could be one of the richest men on the planet, why did he forfeit such large profits to make the world wide web a free and open space? How do we reclaim the internet from social media companies taking away our sovereignty? Have tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk thanked Tim for his invention?
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