These Times
UnHerd political editor Tom McTague and Cambridge professor Helen Thompson team up to investigate the history of today’s politics — and what it means for our future. Each week they will explore the great forces, ideas and events that led us to where we are, whether in Britain, the United States, Europe or beyond. It’s a politics podcast for those who want a deeper, historical understanding of the news, to understand what has really shaped our world and why. We hope you enjoy! Don’t forget to rate, like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts — and, of course, to get in touch with all your questions and comments so we can respond in future episodes.
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 131
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Rory Stewart's Divided Soul: An Interview with the Man Who Still Wants to be PM
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How Worried Should We Be About Saudi Arabia?
Africa's Coup Belt
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The Strange Legacy of Tony Blair
In this episode, we turn to Britain's abiding political presence - Tony Blair. From his early beginnings in British politics, to The Tony Blair Institute, Tom and Helen ask whether we are entering a …
Thatcher’s Legacy: An Interview with Charles Moore
From Bruges to Brexit
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The 1970s Strike Back with Dominic Sandbrook
Special Report: Inside Tony Blair Inc.
In this special episode, Tom is interviewed by UnHerd's editor Freddie Sayers to explore Tom's new report into the inner workings of the Tony Blair Institute.
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American Power in the Age of Biden
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The Times of Joe Biden
In this week’s episode Tom and Helen discuss the US president’s long (and controversial) political record and ask what it reveals about the state of the nation today — and the country’s future.
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Cancelled by Keir: An Interview with Jamie Driscoll
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Europe's Right Turn?
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Keir's Blairite Ultra: An interview with Pat McFadden
In this episode, Tom McTague chats to Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Pat McFadden—the man tasked with making Starmer’s sums add up—on the lessons of Labour’s history, from Kinnock to Blair t…
Inside NATO's Summit
In this episode, Tom and Helen discuss how last week's meeting in Vilnius revealed fault lines in the organisation which can be traced all the way back to its founding.
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Come on Arlene: An Interview with Arlene Foster
Come on Arlene: An interview with Arlene Foster. In this episode, we discuss the history of Northern Ireland through the lens of Arlene Foster's own turbulent life, covering everything from the IRA’s…
France on fire
Chaos in Russia
What would Thatcher do?
The Politics of Inflation