192. Are We On The Brink Of World War III? (Odd Arne Westad)
07/06/2026 | 1h 2 mins.
How similar is today's world to the months before the outbreak of World War I? Could Taiwan, India-China tensions, or an unforeseen crisis be the spark that sets the world ablaze? Are our leaders too consumed by domestic politics to prevent a catastrophic great power war?
Alastair and Rory are joined by Historian Odd Arne Westad to discuss all these questions and more.
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191. Is It Already Too Late to Control AI? (Anthropic Co-Founder, Jack Clark)
31/05/2026 | 1h 7 mins.
Why is one of AI's most powerful insiders scared of what he's building? Who's really in charge of the technology reshaping our world? Is it too late for governments to regulate it?
Rory and Matt Clifford are joined by Jack Clark, Co-Founder of Anthropic, to answer all these questions and more.
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190. How the Media Still Misunderstands Trump (Tina Brown)
24/05/2026 | 1h 12 mins.
Why does Trump understand the media better than the media understands him? Are tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos more dangerous to journalism than Rupert Murdoch ever was? What did Tina Brown see change in Trump from the '80s to now, and when did he turn "dark"?
Alastair and Rory are joined by Tina Brown, author of the Substack 'Fresh Hell' and former editor-in-chief of Tatler, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker, to discuss all these questions and more.
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189. Rahm Emanuel: China, Technology, and the Future of the Democratic Party
17/05/2026 | 1h 13 mins.
Will Rahm Emanuel run to be the next President of the United States? What were the underlying policy disagreements regarding West Bank settlements that led to Benjamin Netanyahu publicly attacking Rahm Emanuel? And, what approach would he take to handle the conflict with Iran and modernise the United States' relationships with Europe?
Rory and Alastair are joined by American politician and diplomat, Rahm Emanuel, to discuss all this and more.
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188. Will AI Give China or the US Total Power? (William MacAskill)
10/05/2026 | 1h 8 mins.
Could artificial intelligence hand the US or China 99% of global economic and military power? What happens when millions of autonomous weapons systems are controlled by a single commander-in-chief? Has effective altruism's influence in Silicon Valley accelerated or slowed the race for artificial general intelligence?
Alastair and Rory are joined by William MacAskill to discuss all this and more.
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