How much do you really know about Kamala Harris? Why isn't Venezuela the Saudi Arabia of Latin America? Should we view Rwanda differently to other autocratic regimes?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all this and more on today's episode of The Rest Is Politics.
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Mar 29
Nineteen Eighty-Four: Dominic Sandbrook on Big Brother, Surveillance, and Fear (The Book Club)
Why is 1984 as relevant today as when it was published? Who is Big Brother, and why is he so powerful? What was George Orwell's intention when creating the world of 1984, and what does it tell us about politics today? Alastair Campbell is joined by Dominic Sandbrook to delve into ... Show More
24m 11s
Jul 2024
84. Denmark's former PM on the power of centrist politics, fighting misogyny, and joining the Kinnock empire (Helle Thorning-Schmidt)
How can we unite the extreme right and extreme left? What impact can small countries have on global politics? How was the former Danish Prime Minister influenced by New Labour?
Rory and Alastair are joined by Denmark's former Prime Minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, to discuss al ... Show More
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Sep 2025
How India’s Biggest Comic Reps His Home Country
Hasan sits down with India’s biggest comic, Vir Das, to talk about nazar (“the evil eye”), Shah Rukh Khan, and his new special, Vir Das: Fool Volume, now streaming on Netflix. Let's cut through the noise together. Go to groundnews.com/hasan to subscribe and get 40% off the unlimi ... Show More
44m 48s
Jan 2024
Bonus: Janet Yellen on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Our friends at NPR's news quiz Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! recently had a very Planet Money guest on their show: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. They asked her about smoking pot, her extremely high scores in Candy Crush, and when to expect the Harriet Tubman $20 bill.Today, we're ... Show More
10m 29s
Aug 2021
The Perfect Storm Battering Ron DeSantis in Florida w/ Nikki Fried & Ian Dunt
“We are in a crisis and this governor is raising money off of anti-Fauci merch and going to other states to do fundraisers,” Florida Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried says of Ron DeSantis. Also in the episode, Ian Dunt—editor-at-large of Politics.co.uk, host of the Oh God, Wh ... Show More
1h 4m