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The Why? Curve

The Why? Curve

Di: Phil Dobbie
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 Each week Phil Dobbie and Roger Hearing get to grips with one issue that impacts our lives. It could be economic, social, technological or geopolitical. Whatever the subject, they'll talk to the experts who can give help explain what's really going on. And Phil and Roger back it up with their own research and opinions. It's half an hour to get across one of the key issues of the time, and they promise, it'll never be boring.

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Phil Dobbie Economia Politica e governo Scienze sociali
Episodi
  • France En Crise

    France En Crise
    Nov 12 2026
    What is happening to France? Violent riots, massive debt and a politics that seems likely to propel a far-right politician into the presidency next year. What has happened to the EU's second biggest economy? And why have so many of its citizens taken to the streets to demand change? Emile Chabal, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Edinburgh, and author of 'France' tells Phil and Roger why things may not be as serious as they seem

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    42 min
  • Midterms Shock

    Midterms Shock
    Nov 7 2026
    A blue deluge - the Democrats broke past even their highest expectations in the midterm elections. But what difference will it make? President Trump is still in the White House, and he can veto any new laws and direct foreign policy over the next two years. And how does it affect the prospects for the presidential race in 2028? Phil and Roger get analysis from Dr Andrew Proctor of UCL's Institute For The Americas

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    43 min
  • Small Change Budget

    Small Change Budget
    Oct 31 2026
    The first UK budget under Andy Burnham was, by most accounts, pretty underwhelming. So is all the big stuff being kicked into next year in the hope of better times? Or are the problems of huge and expensive government debt, and a weighty benefits bill, plus stagnant household incomes, simply unmanageable for a Labour administration? Phil and Roger ask Paul Johnson, former director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies, now Provost of The Queen’s College, Oxford, and senior adviser at Frontier Economics.

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    42 min
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