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Dec 21, 2021 • 6min
Ep 243: A game of patience
Squid Game's director Hwang Dong-hyuk originally had the idea for this year's runaway TV hit in 2009. His story is a 12-year lesson in endurance. Listen to the Playmaker podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1579093092 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2021 • 8min
Ep 242: The man at no. 11
Conservative leaders have traditionally been in favour of low taxes and spending - but not Boris Johnson. How will he and his Chancellor Rishi Sunak sort out their differences? Listen to ThinkIn with James Harding: https://podfollow.com/1562163623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2021 • 11min
Ep 241: Three dads
Three dads came together this year in the saddest of circumstances; they all had daughters who'd taken their own lives. They turned their tragedies into a story of love and hope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2021 • 7min
Ep 240: Europe's first cannabis country
This week Malta became the first European country to legalise the cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use. Will this be a trend across the rest of Europe? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 15, 2021 • 6min
Ep 239: The unvaccinated question
The Omicron variant is causing a rapid rise in Covid-19 infections. Is the UK government making the right call by not clamping down on unvaccinated people? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2021 • 7min
Ep 238: The killer robots
"Killer robots" are already being developed and used by lots of countries. But if these machines are really autonomous, who do we blame if things go wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2021 • 6min
Ep 237: Protection for punters
Gambling firms could be forced to ask punters for their payslips in a move to help prevent unaffordable losses. Why's it taken until now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 10, 2021 • 7min
Ep 236: Boris Johnson's never-ending Christmas party
It's the story which refuses to leave at the end of the night: the saga of the Downing Street Christmas party. But how much of a hangover could it cause Boris Johnson? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 9, 2021 • 5min
Ep 235: Turkey tensions
Politicians are promising that this Christmas will be better than the last one. And one man, and his supermarket, are securing shoppers their turkeys... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 8, 2021 • 6min
Ep 234: Omicron: what do we know?
Even though it's more transmissible, there's a chance the new Covid variant might be weaker than others. And that might be because, as the virus mutates, it loses its "fitness"... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
