The Secret Politics of a Papal Conclave

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00:00 – The Race to Be Pope
11:03 – Blair vs. Labour: Net Zero Fallout
15:06 – The AFD and Germany’s Political Red Line
17:01 – Can Democracy Defend Itself from Extremists?
18:58 – American Politicians Interfering Abroad
20:35 – King Charles in Canada: A Subtle Message to Trump
24:05 – Britain’s Soft Power and Global Perception
25:29 – Could Rejoining the Single Market Help UK Farmers?
27:55 – The Vanishing British Countryside
28:02 – Rearmament and Economic Growth
29:36 – The Drone Age and the Future of Warfare
31:03 – Was Rory a Spy? Clarifying a Rumor
32:09 – Cities vs Towns: The Growing Political Divide
35:05 – Federalism and Fixing the UK's Regional Inequality
36:00 – Manchester, Identity, and Real Devolution
36:45 – What World Leaders Listen To: Musical Confessions
37:32 – Rory’s Musical Hell: Tchaikovsky and Ballet
40:14 – Pipes in Pentonville: Music Behind Bars
41:31 – Aristocrats, Fox Hunts, and WWII
42:21 – Wrapping Up: From Popes to Pop Music

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