Yesterday

Islamism in Britain: what is the threat?

Though a growing share of the British population is anxious about Islam, they have no reason to be. Islamism, a fringe ideology that believes government and society should be guided by Islamic principles, is the real concern. America cracks down on multinationals’ efforts to shif ... Show More

23m 41s

Sep 14

Strait and narrowing: the Houthis’ striking advance

After years of stalemate, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis are taking territory, including on a Red Sea strait. We ask what has changed, and how the shift fits into the wider regional conflict. As America’s midterm elections approach, we examine the fragmentation of the coalition that ... Show More

22m 46s

Sep 12

The Weekend Intelligence: Shire folk

For 15 years, the British media dismissed Tommy Robinson as a far-right extremist. We kept him off our televisions, and out of our newspapers. Today his rallies attract tens of thousands of followers and he has the ear of the world’s richest man.Shire Folk is the story of how som ... Show More

49m 13s

Sep 2025

Call the shots: vaccine cuts imperil global health

America’s health secretary, RFK Jr, is known for his opposition to vaccines, particularly mRNA jabs, that have the potential to treat a large swathe of diseases. Slashing funding will have long term implications beyond America. Our correspondent visits Britain’s biggest and newes ... Show More

21m 26s

Apr 2025

RFK Jr. Breaks the Medical System

Mia and Gare discuss RFK Jr.'s hideous cuts to everything from HIV prevention to child vaccination as he entrenches his anti-vaccine agenda in the HHS. Sources: https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/autism/114853 https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/health/fda-vaccine-peter-marks-resi ... Show More

29m 22s

Apr 2025

RFK Jr's cuts to US health

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to streamline what he calls a bloated health bureaucracy. Job cuts at the FDA, CDC and NIH this week saw pharma stocks drop and raised concerns about the country's readiness to fight health threats like the measles outbreak. On this episode of R ... Show More

21m 3s

Sep 2025

RFK Deemed 'Threat to America's Health'

RFK Jr. heads to Capitol Hill. How will he respond when he's grilled by the same Senators who confirmed him? ... Florida moves to end all vaccine requirements for school kids. Is that freedom or folly? ... How Donald Trump and his sons are cashing in on the crypto gold rush ... J ... Show More

43m 44s

Jun 2025

One Thing: Under RFK Jr.’s HHS, Who Decides the Facts?

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement that the Covid-19 vaccine will no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women has sparked concern among many health experts. We hear from one of them who thinks this is just the latest i ... Show More

18m 39s

May 2025

R.F.K. Jr. Sends a Message on Vaccines

<p>The Trump administration on Tuesday bypassed the traditional system of vaccine guidance and abruptly ended the government’s recommendation that two key groups of Americans receive vaccinations against Covid.</p><p>Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter at The ... Show More

28m 50s

Aug 2025

‘DISASTROUS Pseudoscience!’ Will RFK Make America Healthy Again? With Bret Weinstein

ExpressVPN: Right now you can get an extra four months of ExpressVPN for free. Just scan the QR code on the screen, or go to https://ExpressVPN.com/PIERS and get four extra months for free. US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Junior was never going to be a conventional leader, h ... Show More

58m 43s

Aug 2025

The future of vaccines

Trump 1.0 got us safe COVID vaccines in record time. Trump 2.0 is trying to take the vaccines away. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Denise Guerra, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Tatasciore and Andrea Kristinsdottir with ... Show More

25m 52s

Sep 2025

A vaccine skeptic is leading public health in the US. Today, RFK Jr. faced questions

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a scathing line of questioning from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Senate on Thursday.Kennedy is a vaccine skeptic and is using his position as Secretary of Health and Human Services to radically change vaccine policy. In recent weeks, ... Show More

10m 18s

Call the shots: vaccine cuts imperil glo...