The Unpick Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Unpick Podcast
This podcast unpicks politics & culture, as well as taking deep dives into the issues that are shaping our society.
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Wordle is now owned by the New York Times, Russia is up to its old tricks with the special sweets and Louis Theroux asks a Nazi for the millionth time: Why do you hate people?
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They want you to go back to the office- what is your price?
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Who was a ray of sunshine in 2021?
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Who was just trash all year?
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Whose villainy reached new heights?
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If the party took place, which it did not, no rules were broken.
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The podcast returns!
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We look at the row over Enid Blyton and English Heritage, muse over the existence of aliens and talk through why it can be difficult to support England as a person of colour.
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Why can't movie directors stop sexualising everything?
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Naomi Osaka said she would not speak with the press during the French Open in order to protect her mental health. Was there a reasonable and compassionate response?
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Why did so many Americans go crazy preparing for the end of the world during the Obama presidency?
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We look back at Keir Starmer's year as leader of the Labour Party, take a deep dive into workplace ethics seeing as the office is going to be a thing again one day.
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This week we are interested in one thing, and one thing only: Bent Coppers.
We also talk about corruption, customer service and the psychology behind bad behaviour.
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In this episode: we discuss what twerking down a pole into hell and the 2021 Sewell report on race and ethnic disparities have in common. The crossover episode you didn't know you wanted or needed. Until now.
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In this bumper Easter Edition we Unpick the Policing Bill, male anxiety in the face of MeToo, press impartiality, the unhealthy obsession with flags and even Doctor Who makes an appearance.
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Just because you agree with a right-wing populist on a single issue, does not mean they are rooting for you
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In this episode, we are unsurprised that there is racism at the centre of the British royal family, and we take you on a detour to Disneyland.
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Ted Cruz is a terrible human being.
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Keir Starmer relaunches the Labour Party (Union Jack in tow), has he done enough to win your vote?
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Is the Covid-19 vaccine the Mark of the Beast?
In this episode we discuss vaccine hesitancy in the black and ethnic minority communities. These communities have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19 and despite the vaccines being shown to be both effective and safe, vaccine uptake is at lowest here. Why is that?
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In this rant/ramble we discuss why the UK had 100,000 Covid deaths, and touch on hypocrisy, John Rawls, GameStop stock prices, Biden's presidency and more.
In short, we had a lot to get off our chest.
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I predict a (seditious) riot.
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Let's wrap this up.
We're back to put the not-so-final nails into the coffin of 2020.
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Join us on a journey through the hellscape that was 2020. From Brexit to Boris to BLM, and of course, the global pandemic, the first half of the year was truly something to behold.
Step into the Delorean and off we go.
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A little sample of what to expect from us..
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We've got our gear and notes ready.
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