ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The world feels more complicated than ever – so Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand are here to make sense of it. Each week, they dive into the stories behind the headlines, unravelling the spin and getting to the real stuff shaping your world. News, culture, political drama - smart, curious, and honest. A Channel 4 podcast cutting through the chaos of modern life, untangling what really matters and why.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
40 minutes
Has sponsors
English
United Kingdom
8 episodes
since Oct. 22, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
In this week’s episode, Ben and Stacey untangle the news of Australia’s social media ban for under-16s. Under the new law, all under-16s will be removed from social media, with existing accounts shut down and new accounts unable to be created. According to polls, the majority of Australian adults s…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In this week’s episode, Ben and Stacey untangle the issues being faced by a generation that is struggling to form meaningful emotional and romantic connections.
Why are so many people giving up on dating and finding love? Is it dating apps? The changing gender roles? Or are people all just too ind…
In this week’s episode, Ben and Stacey untangle the potential future of the Republican party’s MAGA movement. Given that Trump is currently unable to serve a third term and others challenging him for leadership, who will lead the movement next and will they be able to compete with Trump? They then …
In this week’s episode, Ben and Stacey untangle Labour’s proposed changes to the UK’s asylum and immigration policy, announced this week by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. What are they, why does the government feel they are needed and will they change anything? Then for a reported £100million, You…
In this week’s episode, Ben and Stacey untangle Trump’s plans to sue the BBC. Are we facing a crisis of public trust in BBC news and what does this mean for the future of the broadcaster? Then, they untangle what Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral elections means for politics on both …
In this week’s episode, Stacey and Ben untangle the mass stabbing attacks on the Cambridgeshire train over the weekend and look at the wider facts on knife crime in Britain. Do we live in a culture of fear and what roles do the media and social media play? Then, as Andrew has his royal titles offic…
On the agenda this week, Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand discuss the billions being made from asylum hotels in Britain - and what really happened with Hadush Kebatu, the Epping migrant accidentally released from prison.
They also untangle the recent Louis Theroux backlash, whose podcast has had its sp…
In this episode, Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand untangle this week’s news. On the agenda, Prince Andrew's lavish rent-free lifestyle, question AI’s role in the loneliness pandemic, and discuss the controversial decision behind a ‘fan ban’ on supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.
The world feels more c…
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