What happened with Google's AI chatbot 'Gemini' this week? Should incarcerated people have the right to vote? What is the point of dictators like Vladimir Putin or Ayatollah Ali Khamenei holding elections?
Rory and Alastair answer all these questions and more in this week's Question Time.
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Yesterday
581. Trump and Putin vs. Zelensky: Is Europe Sleepwalking into Disaster?
After another devastating week for Ukraine, is Trump now firmly on Putin’s side, and how much leverage does Elon Musk have over Zelensky’s war effort through his ownership of Starlink? With more civil unrest in France, what does this mean for a protest movement increasingly overs ... Show More
57m 35s
Oct 15
Addiction, Breakdown and Finding Persevilience: Rory Interviews Alastair
How has Alastair managed to come back from some of the darkest places in his life, overcoming a breakdown while in the public eye? Is his obsession with work unhealthy, or necessary to achieving great things and what does it cost his family and those around him? And, beyond the p ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 14
580. How to Solve Britain’s Youth Unemployment Crisis
In Britain, we spend £25 on benefits for every £1 we spend helping young people find work. So why have successive governments failed to fix this – and what does Alan Milburn’s review, due this autumn, say needs to change? How have countries with the lowest youth unemployment rate ... Show More
1 h
Mar 2025
127. Donald Trump vs American Freedom: Who Wins? (Moises Naim)
Is this the end of democracy in the USA? Following the election of Trump, could democracy in America die? How did Moises Naim come up with his three p’s; Populism, Polarisation, and Post-truth? Alastair and Rory are joined by Moises Naim, journalist and former Venezuelan minister ... Show More
47m 4s