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The Constitution Unit

The Constitution Unit

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The Constitution Unit conducts timely, rigorous, independent research into constitutional change and the reform of political institutions. Our research has significant real-world impact, informing policy-makers engaged in such changes - both in the United Kingdom and around the world. On this channel, you will find the audio recordings of the Constitution Unit's past events.
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On this channel it will be possible to listen to a range of topics covering the work of Parliament. This channel includes interviews with Members of the Houses of Parliament and other experts on issues related to the work of Parliament. You can also find recordings about the history of Parliament including tours of the parliamentary estate.
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Parliament Explained

UK Parliament

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Welcome to this award-winning podcast series from the UK Parliament. In the series, writer and comedian Meera Syal guides you through the people and processes of the UK Parliament – what Parliament is, how Parliament scrutinises the work of the Government, and how you can get involved.In this politically impartial series, Meera is joined by staff from the House of Lords and the House of Commons, including Regional Outreach Officers, Clerks, Committee Specialists and Doorkeepers, who talk abo ...
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The IPT is an independent, non-lobbying, non-partisan charity that provides a trusted platform of engagement between Parliament and UK business. The IPT is non-party political and works with all parliamentarians and businesses of any sector or size.
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What I Believe

Humanists UK

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In this podcast, Chief Executive of Humanists UK Andrew Copson talks to humanists today about what they believe, to understand more about the values, convictions, and opinions they live by.
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Parliament Matters

Hansard Society

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Join two of the UK's leading parliamentary experts, Mark D'Arcy and Ruth Fox, as they guide you through the often mysterious ways our politicians do business and explore the running controversies about the way Parliament works. Each week they will analyse how laws are made and ministers held accountable by the people we send to Westminster. They will be debating the topical issues of the day, looking back at key historical events and discussing the latest research on democracy and Parliament ...
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Today in Focus

The Guardian

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Hosted by Michael Safi and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining storytelling with insightful analysis and personal testimonies, the podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. Today in Focus is unmatched in both scope and depth, delivering analysis and storytelling from right across the planet. With a global network of over 900 journalists and five dedicated editions covering news in the US, UK, Austr ...
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Each week Christian MP Tim Farron unpacks the murky world of politics and encourages believers around the UK to engage prayerfully. Tim will share what life is like in Parliament, which issues Christians should care about and what you can do to make a difference. Tune in every Tuesday at 5pm or download the podcast from your chosen podcast provider.
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We are living in a pivotal global moment. The world is radically changing, are you? According to international scientists, 2030 is a point of no return, an unprecedented looming economic and existential threat to humanity - an inconvenient truth becomes an undeniable reality. In a world on fire, plagued by the worst global pandemic in over a century, we face unparalleled inequalities and menacing deep divides. Our Future hangs in the balance. If you are worried, you are not alone. The latest ...
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From Caprino Studio, this is - A Road Less travelled, a podcast that seeks to dig deep into our collective archives to take you on a journey to show you how stories that are relatively unknown and under appreciated have changed and impacted our lives, society and culture. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
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Political powerhouses Beth Rigby, Ruth Davidson and Harriet Harman unite to unravel the spin and explain what’s really going on in Westminster and beyond. Every episode, they will examine politicians, what they stand for and how they sell polices as UK politics enters a new era. They will work out which politicians are coming out on top and who is having an Electoral Dysfunction – and what it all actually means for you. WhatsApp - 07934 200444
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This is PoliticsJOE's podcast - the only explicitly anti-nonce podcast in the UK. Reporting on British politics with a sense of humour, the podcast is a recorded version of the conversations we have after work. So pull up a stool, pour yourself a cold one, and laugh through the misery alongside us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Politics Inside Out

Gloria De Piero and Jonathan Ashworth

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Politics Inside Out lifts the lid on how Westminster really works by talking to the people who work there. It is presented by Gloria De Piero and Jonathan Ashworth, lifelong friends who became Labour insiders and senior MPs. They reflect on what they learned in politics and talk to a different guest each week about what it is really like to hold high office, deal with a media scandal or break the whip. Brought to you in association with Woburn Partners, the strategic communications agency. H ...
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The Sceptic

The Daily Sceptic

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Welcome to The Sceptic, the Daily Sceptic’s weekly podcast. Host Laurie Wastell interviews the authors of some of the website’s most talked about recent pieces. Please subscribe, and remember: question everything; stay sane; live free. Produced by Richard Eldred.
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CounterPol

Cambridge Overcoming Polarization Initiative

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2024 is a massively consequential year for national and global politics. Sixty-four countries across the world will have elections over the next 12 months - including the U.S., U.K., European Parliament, Taiwan, India, South Africa, and Mexico. This is a watershed moment for democracy as a governing system not simply because so much of the world's population will mobilize to decide who comes to power - but because, at this moment, countries are more polarized than they have ever been. How di ...
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Research Unravelled

Orinoco Communications

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Welcome to Research Unravelled - a podcast exploring the impactful world of research communications. We'll be digging into the complexity that lies at the heart of this field and hearing from expert practitioners about how they navigate or unravel that complexity. Research Unravelled is hosted by Peter Barker and brought to you by Orinoco Communications - the creative agency where we specialise in helping research organisations to tell their stories and give their research the reach it deser ...
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Lisa Marie candidly shares her personal journey with the disease, providing invaluable insights from a patient's perspective. Lisa Marie delves into the symptoms, challenges, and unique experiences associated with hyperparathyroidism, shedding light on its impact on daily life. This is not a podcast about thyroid problems, underactive, overactive or thyroid cancers. This is a podcast about parathyroid disease, relating to the 4 tiny glands that sit behind your thyroid gland. Throughout the p ...
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MOATS with George Galloway

Molucca Media Ltd

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With 30 years worth of experience and now returned to British Parliament, George Galloway uses his unique perspective to debate and discuss politics, geo-politics, war, society and culture with the most interesting guests and callers from around the world on MOATS, a no-holds barred review of news around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Chopper's Politics

The Telegraph

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The Telegraph's weekly politics podcast, presented by Christopher "Chopper" Hope. The podcast has interviews with top politicians and commentators and analysis from the Telegraph’s Westminster team. Chopper's Politics is a must listen for those who want to understand British politics, delving into various aspects of policy, key players, and the internal movements of Westminster’s political parties. With a focus on the Conservative Party (Tories), the podcast examines the party’s policies, st ...
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Listen to FREE podcast versions of Rebel News livestreams and premium shows, The Ezra Levant Show and The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. Like what you hear? Consider becoming a RebelNews+ subscriber at http://RebelNewsPlus.com for access to video versions, premium shows, feature documentaries and exclusive content.
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Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny

The Australian National University

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Mark Kenny takes a weekly look at politics and public affairs with expert analysis and discussion from researchers at The Australian National University and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Risk dictates modern society. How we interact with one another and technology is mediated through clashes of ideas and personalities across the media landscape. The Risktopic Podcast is an exploration of some of these issues, underpinned by observations from a PhD student studying Risk reporting.
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The two biggest names in Scottish political journalism, Bernard Ponsonby and Alex Massie, join forces to bring you a regular “must listen” insider briefing on the political and wider world. Bernard has been Scotland's leading TV political editor for many years while Alex is the unavoidable commentator and columnist for the Times and Sunday Times. Together they bring decades of experience and unsurpassed contacts books to provide you with a valuable insider briefing behind the headlines. Scot ...
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Exactly one year ago, multiple Western countries came together to carry out the biggest prisoner swap with Russia since the Cold War. Eight suspected Russian intelligence agents were returned to Moscow, while 16 people were sent to the West — including prominent Russian political prisoners and a number of foreign nationals convicted or accused of e…
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There’s a new addition to Russia’s expanding dictionary of euphemisms — officials have started to describe the country’s below-average grain yield as a “compact harvest.” Instead of reassuring the public, the phrase has only fueled suspicion and criticism. And it might all be beside the point: despite a second year of weak yields in the south, Russ…
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Former political prisoner Kevin Lik, who was freed from a Russian prison in the historic prisoner swap between Moscow and multiple Western countries one year ago, tore up his Russian passport at a press conference in Cologne, Germany, on Friday, according to the outlet Sotavision. Lik first tried to burn his passport, but was unable to because of t…
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On July 31, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that its forces had taken control of the Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut. The Ukrainian Armed Forces denied Russia’s claim. However, while Ukrainian troops still technically hold parts of the city’s western and southern outskirts, the situation on neighboring sections of the front has made …
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Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case into the alleged embezzlement of 2.4 billion rubles (about $29.8 million) from the Defense Ministry linked to the supply of substandard body armor to the military, Kommersant reported on July 31. According to investigators, Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko signed a contract in …
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U.S. President Donald Trump said his special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia after completing his current trip to Israel and Gaza. “Yeah, going to Israel and then he’s going to Russia, believe it or not,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday, according to Bloomberg. The president added that he expects to impose sanctions on…
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Update: As of 10:40 a.m. local time Friday, rescue workers had recovered three more bodies, bringing the death toll from the July 31 Russian strike to 31, according to Kyiv’s military administration. Ukrainian rescue workers recovered 10 more bodies overnight and into the morning on Friday from the rubble of a nine-story apartment building in Kyiv …
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In this episode we speak with historian Jonathan Healey about one of the most extraordinary days in parliamentary history when King Charles I entered the Commons Chamber with soldiers aiming to arrest five MPs. This dramatic moment, vividly recounted in Healey’s new book The Blood in Winter, marked a crucial turning point toward civil war. We explo…
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In this revealing episode recorded at the Bacchus Bar in Glasgow, Pensioners for Independence invite Colette Walker, leader of the Independence for Scotland Party to address the group as part of a series of events the group are arranging leading up to Holyrood 2026. Colette shares her unexpected journey into political leadership, her refusal to be …
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In this bulletin, Chris Minns urges compromise as pro-Palestine bridge protests loom in Sydney and Melbourne, returned activists allege they were strip searched, hand cuffed and robbed after being detained by the Israeli army. And in sport, the Wallabies' last-minute line-up shuffle, ahead of tomorrow's game against the Lions.…
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US free-speech activist Preston Byrne on Ofcom’s ill-fated imperialism, J. Sorel on one year of two-tier Keir and Chris Morrison on phoney green jobs. In Episode 46 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Preston Byrne, lawyer and transatlantic free speech activist, on the UK Government’s global censorship empire and why…
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In the second episode of a series over Parliament’s summer recess looking at how Labour have performed in their first year in office, this week's guest on The Rundown is Sarah Owen, Labour MP for Luton North and the chair of the Commons select committee on women and equalities. Speaking to host Alain Tolhurst, she discusses how this government is d…
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In this bulletin, Australia avoids a fresh wave of tariffs out of the United States, as trade penalties come into effect. The Uluru Dialogue slams stalled progress on Closing the Gap as Garma Festival begins. And in swimming, Australians rack up the medals at the World Championships in Singapore.
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Derk Sauer Derk Sauer, who died in Amsterdam on Thursday at the age of 72, was a figure of rare consequence in the history of post-Soviet journalism. A former reporter and editor in the Netherlands, he departed for the Soviet Union in the late 1980s and went on to establish Independent Media, a publishing house built around local editions of Wester…
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The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreig…
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U.S. officials conducted secret negotiations with senior Russian officials this week to end the war in Ukraine but made no headway, Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Fox News Radio. The previously unreported talks took place on July 28 or 29 with “some of Putin’s top people” in hopes of finding a path to peace. The White House’s patience w…
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Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti published an inflammatory column Wednesday titled There’s No Other Option: No One Should Remain Alive in Ukraine by columnist Kirill Strelnikov. The piece argues that Western assessments portraying Ukraine’s military favorably are mere propaganda designed to keep Ukrainians fighting as “laboratory rats” for We…
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Today, we're looking at Prime Minister Mark Carney's declaration that Canada will recognize a Palestinian state this September — pending conditions — following on the heels of similar announcements from France and the United Kingdom. Plus, President Trump's August 1 deadline for trade deals is just hours away. With the U.S. making deals with many o…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments introducing misdemeanor penalties for the “intentional” search for banned materials online, including when using a VPN. The corresponding document was published on Russia’s official legal information portal. Under the new legislation, individuals found to have “deliberately” searched for “extre…
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Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article takes stock of the recent developments on the battlefield based on open-source information. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the very start, and our detailed military analyses are part of our commitment to objective reporting on a war we firmly oppose. O…
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The Indian government has instructed state-owned oil refiners to “come up with plans for buying non-Russian crude,” sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The guidance reportedly amounts to “scenario planning, should Russian crude become unavailable.” According to Reuters, Indian state refiners have stopped buying Russian oil over the pas…
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Dmitry Medvedev — Russia’s onetime reformist president and current Security Council deputy chairman — made headlines this week with a string of frantic social media posts that drew sharp reactions from U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and President Donald Trump. The quarrel came against the backdrop of Trump’s decision to impose major tariffs on India, …
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Dutch journalist and entrepreneur Derk Sauer, who built a publishing empire in post-Soviet Russia that included The Moscow Times and Vedomosti, died at 72, Het Parool reported on Thursday. He sustained severe injuries in a sailing accident in Greece a month ago and underwent treatment in Athens and Amsterdam hospitals. Sauer’s death marks the end o…
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Anneliese Dodds sits down with Beth Rigby for her first long-form interview since stepping down from Labour's front bench.Reflecting on the party's first year in power, the former International Development Minister and Women and Equalities Minister reveals what happened the moment she decided to resign from Sir Keir Starmer's government - and the "…
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Ukraine’s former army commander-in-chief and current U.K. ambassador, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, made a splash this week by penning a column and appearing in a photo shoot for Vogue Ukraine. The photos, which showed Zaluzhnyi dressed not in battle fatigues but in a smart navy-blue suit, prompted a range of commentary in Ukraine, from messages of support to…
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It is little known that when the Titanic, the biggest ocean liner on the seas, sank in 1912, there were eight Chinese passengers on board. Six of them survived. Their story - of survival, and how they were pilloried afterwards - has now been told. Guest: Steven Schwankert, author and documentary maker, Sinophile. Book ‘The Six: the untold story of …
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On Monday, Russia’s flagship airline, Aeroflot, suffered a major IT outage that forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights. The Ukrainian and Belarusian hacktivist groups Silent Crow and Cyber Partisans claimed responsibility, describing the damage as “strategic” and emphasizing that aviation safety was not targeted. By Tuesday, Aeroflot had …
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Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has approved a law reinstating the powers of the country’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP), reversing controversial legislation adopted just over a week earlier. The new bill, introduced by President Volodymyr Zelensky, was supported by 33…
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What if a single film could echo the cries of the unheard and shake the foundations of injustice? Join us for an inspiring conversation with Ramesh Sharma, the international award-winning movie-maker behind Ahimsa - Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless. In this powerful discussion, Sharma delves into his lifelong dedication to giving a voice to the v…
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Sergey Sechenov, the city council chairman of the Siberian city of Tomsk, threatened to “smash the fucking face” of a local resident during a confrontation between the two men. Journalist Andrey Ostrov published video of the exchange. According to Sechenov, the clip shows a fragment of a meeting he held with residents in response to “an ongoing dis…
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Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces have taken control of the city of Chasiv Yar in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. At the same time, a map published by DeepState, a Ukrainian OSINT project with close ties to the country’s Defense Ministry, still marks parts of southern and western Chasiv Yar as areas not under Russian control. Update: A Uk…
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Update: The death toll in Kyiv has risen to 16, including two children, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Another 155 people were injured, 16 of them children. Emergency crews remain at the scene, and search-and-rescue operations are ongoing. Russian forces launched an overnight drone and missile strike on Kyiv, hitting a residential …
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting joins Gloria and Jonathan and talks about why Health Secretary is such an important job in a Labour government, why anti-obesity jabs could be a game changer but come with risks and his battles with striking doctors. --- This episode is sponsored by Woburn Partners, the strategic communications agency. If your company…
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Surgeon Nick Maynard describes the unfolding famine he witnessed during his volunteering in Gaza, while our chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison, analyses whether the UK’s proposed recognition of Palestine will alleviate the suffering there at all. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus…
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The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreig…
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👻 He hasn’t gone away. As Donald Trump returns to the spotlight, the spectre of Jeffrey Epstein resurfaces—along with burning questions about what Trump knew, and who he may still be protecting. From haunted golf courses to the possibility of a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon, the past is knocking hard. 📺 On this explosive episode of The Mother of All Tal…
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The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreig…
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