# The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann A podcast by The Week Unwrapped. Have you missed the biggest news of the week? Olly Mann and three of The Week's writers and editors decide which under-reported stories will have the biggest long-term consequences. Join Felicity Capon, Harriet Marsden and Jamie Timson to learn about three stories you won't hear on other news podcasts – but will remember in years to come. Feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-week-unwrapped-wi/ ## Latest episodes - [Pessimism fatigue, the trade in body parts, and Pooh at 100](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/3adac8b334b7) (2026-10-23, 48 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/aaca164d-30fb-4006-befd-4b52e9c64cb5.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=aaca164d-30fb-4006-befd-4b52e9c64cb5 - [Leap seconds, bed bugs and climbing Everest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/9ef20eafff75) (2026-10-16, 46 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7c7e664d-7f08-4005-be2a-968154899122.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=7c7e664d-7f08-4005-be2a-968154899122 - [‘Ethical’ mining, K-pop Grammys boycott, and a new AI start-up](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/4360e04c9bda) (2026-10-09, 47 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/652ffc4b-9783-4b1e-9b3d-d0b3dfe6f2c1.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=652ffc4b-9783-4b1e-9b3d-d0b3dfe6f2c1 - [Wildfires, gene-edited bananas, and male self-confidence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/5785ec194096) (2026-10-02, 49 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/17ad65bf-15f6-4097-af82-e7b7b313e01d.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=17ad65bf-15f6-4097-af82-e7b7b313e01d - [Potash, the Lib Dems and Mitchell & Webb](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/1027762821e9) (2026-09-25, 46 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d807bd7c-9d80-463f-9e35-f0b033cf9df6.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=d807bd7c-9d80-463f-9e35-f0b033cf9df6 - [Arctic manoeuvres, a UK referendum and Darlene Love](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/637eaa2b8b0c) (2026-09-18, 50 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/04770ac0-394b-41bd-8d7e-44b5edb9339f.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=04770ac0-394b-41bd-8d7e-44b5edb9339f - [Hunter Biden’s cryptocurrency, VW’s military pivot and Nathan Fielder on Theranos](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/a0f58d7d2097) (2026-09-11, 44 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/54992bab-f760-40cb-ab5e-5aebc968cd7e.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=54992bab-f760-40cb-ab5e-5aebc968cd7e - [A naval odyssey, paternity leave and art heists](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/40ebfa88f290) (2026-09-04, 45 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0df56437-4107-4caf-b357-9b6f32a877a7.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=0df56437-4107-4caf-b357-9b6f32a877a7 - [The maternity gap, Tunisian unrest and literary feuds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/d59e7e9af49d) (2026-08-28, 45 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7e28e9f0-2194-487d-b3f4-0034858c335e.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=7e28e9f0-2194-487d-b3f4-0034858c335e - [ADHD, the besieged Palestinian-American and discussing women’s appearance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/af4d58038665) (2026-08-21, 54 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/50a0e0c7-570f-4d02-a0a1-3a462d83dc41.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=50a0e0c7-570f-4d02-a0a1-3a462d83dc41 - [Assad sentenced, LGBT rights in Africa and sleep drugs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/c3ec6afaea5c) (2026-08-14, 49 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5bd443f4-ba1e-4fb7-a62d-19205bd20c33.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=5bd443f4-ba1e-4fb7-a62d-19205bd20c33 - [Compulsory voting, lost civilisations and country music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/28f8ec154fe0) (2026-08-07, 48 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/98f647db-5941-456f-b36d-c6561503f64d.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=98f647db-5941-456f-b36d-c6561503f64d - [Palantir, Ali G and the AI singularity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/77a0a350a190) (2026-07-31, 59 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fb292744-95fd-40a3-bdf7-53634a65bb2f.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=fb292744-95fd-40a3-bdf7-53634a65bb2f - [Road safety, British gloom and the Commonwealth Games](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/13452d30d377) (2026-07-24, 47 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4f836b24-fea1-4a4d-96d1-72e72e944f89.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=4f836b24-fea1-4a4d-96d1-72e72e944f89 - [Elderly executions, a new Ebola vaccine and instapoetry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/170ad6fda3bf) (2026-07-17, 45 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f0910741-6add-4636-8fe7-6c1b2adbb5d3.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=f0910741-6add-4636-8fe7-6c1b2adbb5d3 - [Chinese missiles, vanishing anchovies and unpredictable weather](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/4de6073f5ecb) (2026-07-10, 47 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/db2b4138-aff5-4ac1-a811-72f427b81d7b.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=db2b4138-aff5-4ac1-a811-72f427b81d7b - [Property Unwrapped: Build, baby, build](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/6397cf48cf25) (2026-07-07, 29 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7bd8076c-6d25-45fa-a9b8-2e405e83bfc3.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=7bd8076c-6d25-45fa-a9b8-2e405e83bfc3 - [The Vagrancy Act, Indonesian corruption and Citizen Vigilante](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/49b88ea243a4) (2026-07-03, 49 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/780283fe-8811-4376-8bfa-c5c4f3cde339.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=780283fe-8811-4376-8bfa-c5c4f3cde339 - [Algae, Albania’s flamingo protests and Madonna’s failed film](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/8e2ce97d6e61) (2026-06-26, 49 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6e41251e-6a33-44e8-9623-6d6a0cfccdf3.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=6e41251e-6a33-44e8-9623-6d6a0cfccdf3 - [Property Unwrapped: building better homes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/f657cf35959b) (2026-06-22, 30 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/85ce355b-2bab-4312-9be6-2a247cbaf0f9.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=85ce355b-2bab-4312-9be6-2a247cbaf0f9 - [Lone star ticks, Roberto Vannacci and AI grief](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/ad8b8a86bd76) (2026-06-19, 50 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5d3804c2-e17e-4a01-8595-81596c1f30db.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=5d3804c2-e17e-4a01-8595-81596c1f30db - [Food prices, primary scandals and the Cockroach Janta Party](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/1b3d4931e667) (2026-06-12, 47 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/11479c2b-f293-4dae-a692-5b26746d1a6f.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=11479c2b-f293-4dae-a692-5b26746d1a6f - [Property Unwrapped: tech to the rescue!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/c1fcdcfb4cc6) (2026-06-09, 34 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d17f0a9c-4401-4f40-acd8-4ddd7f823cb2.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=d17f0a9c-4401-4f40-acd8-4ddd7f823cb2 - [Prostate screening, dating and the Sagrada Familia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/b89abb5867c1) (2026-06-05, 49 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f98f8ec5-46ae-4cf0-a089-4835f0f8f07c.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=f98f8ec5-46ae-4cf0-a089-4835f0f8f07c - [Dam removals, Colombia’s election and flat-sharing pensioners](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/9c9a51c02200) (2026-05-29, 47 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c40e637a-5590-4c80-ab91-3257fa4aed7f.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=c40e637a-5590-4c80-ab91-3257fa4aed7f - [Kidnapping in Nigeria, the return of Steve Hilton and Swatch-mania](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/dd834fdff050) (2026-05-22, 46 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/16de0dbf-2876-43a6-8809-ec3ed344e8ca.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=16de0dbf-2876-43a6-8809-ec3ed344e8ca - [Robotaxis, fact-checking and gym drugs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/75bcdbc747ad) (2026-05-15, 55 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/af587fa0-8d0d-486b-9777-4a13e34750d9.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=af587fa0-8d0d-486b-9777-4a13e34750d9 - [Romania, sterilisation and the Biennale](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/1571ca6ee2a4) (2026-05-08, 57 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0ecb4d10-c7c1-4591-9eb7-c58ddda62e40.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=0ecb4d10-c7c1-4591-9eb7-c58ddda62e40 - [Helium, the next financial crash and tipping](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/cc32dd70fc4e) (2026-05-01, 47 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a789a520-bd58-499f-bea5-035138fb1997.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=a789a520-bd58-499f-bea5-035138fb1997 - [Japan’s military, HAYI and ageing athletes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/04e680b79dfe) (2026-04-24, 53 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/de1247f1-e8f9-4e35-8f96-7e759aae355f.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=de1247f1-e8f9-4e35-8f96-7e759aae355f - [Pakistani prestige, Ulster gold and Dolly Parton](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/3ded900fee23) (2026-04-17, 48 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e9afbea3-6744-4d32-936f-2f403bb08934.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=e9afbea3-6744-4d32-936f-2f403bb08934 - [Orban, stalkers and boil-in-the-bag funerals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/97caf291445d) (2026-04-10, 48 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1c2ed255-62e2-4e73-a467-ec7e6427c7e7.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=1c2ed255-62e2-4e73-a467-ec7e6427c7e7 - [Japanese divorce, London’s web wars and Eurovision Asia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/e3b4e54a456f) (2026-04-03, 47 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c941c8df-fc9c-491d-933b-a576c742a6da.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=c941c8df-fc9c-491d-933b-a576c742a6da - [Organ donation, Gerry Adams and corgi-cloning](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/726dd59d918a) (2026-03-27, 46 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e175e8c5-648a-4684-948b-0441bb92eba8.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=e175e8c5-648a-4684-948b-0441bb92eba8 - [Brexit backtracking, Banksy and a battery breakthrough](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/97f8834170a0) (2026-03-20, 47 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c2eb41d9-8532-4063-b25b-2fb48492d9ae.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=c2eb41d9-8532-4063-b25b-2fb48492d9ae - [A proxy Gulf war, Chile’s right turn and Meta’s AI gamble](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/bff9804e60b4) (2026-03-13, 43 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fb2e5f9b-d27c-4c2a-a344-87d58248061d.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=fb2e5f9b-d27c-4c2a-a344-87d58248061d - [France’s nuclear arsenal, dinosaurs for sale and North Korean football](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/e039a606d8f0) (2026-03-06, 49 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/33c8f6ae-701a-4b5e-83f0-ad7f5e73d5dd.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=33c8f6ae-701a-4b5e-83f0-ad7f5e73d5dd - [What will happen if we run out of RAM?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/df3c83fb9ea4) (2026-02-27, 48 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/351db25b-c88d-4a5b-83e7-bb0cf8ae34fe.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=351db25b-c88d-4a5b-83e7-bb0cf8ae34fe - [Freemasons in the police, prediction markets and the UK’s creative crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/a06b4a09053f) (2026-02-20, 51 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/03944fa7-f96e-4994-a3c5-49dca1790711.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=03944fa7-f96e-4994-a3c5-49dca1790711 - [Iranian confessions, Musk’s moonshot and BBC puzzles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/b87113451413) (2026-02-13, 46 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/efec32de-80c3-4969-ba25-09d7842a6995.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=efec32de-80c3-4969-ba25-09d7842a6995 - [Russia’s shadow fleet, tackling cancer and a new broom at Disney](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/e60744a31237) (2026-02-06, 45 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/191adec2-e98d-4155-b8ed-5f15520abcb3.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=191adec2-e98d-4155-b8ed-5f15520abcb3 - [Xi’s purge, Prosper UK and hearing difficulties](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/5f032d5c1537) (2026-01-30, 46 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cea7927a-7387-4608-ae61-d33698f9ff1a.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=cea7927a-7387-4608-ae61-d33698f9ff1a - [Billionaires, immoral orders and cow tools](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/c5a427da5acf) (2026-01-23, 47 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/27224f14-142b-43c3-9edb-197d865be4de.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=27224f14-142b-43c3-9edb-197d865be4de - [Bobi Wine, cancer research fraud and Are You Dead?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/e7a9d67cffa2) (2026-01-16, 44 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5f995a6c-6628-4ae9-8a87-1e620e9699a5.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=5f995a6c-6628-4ae9-8a87-1e620e9699a5 - [Grok abuse, the politics of Mumsnet and Avatar’s cultural impact](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1185494669/e7214fc963be) (2026-01-09, 50 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/81a71324-3343-42e1-b649-bde470db45dd.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=052029cb-b494-4498-8fb9-7f5440718731&aw_0_1st.episodeid=81a71324-3343-42e1-b649-bde470db45dd - 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