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The Bunker – News without the nonsense

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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Show overview

The Bunker – News without the nonsense has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 3,304 episodes, alongside 9 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to over 1600 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 32 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 280 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 744 episodes published. Published by Podmasters.

Episodes
3,304
Running
2020–2026 · 6y
Median length
28 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

News without the nonsense, every weekday morning. In episodes that fit your commute*, The Bunker cuts through the noise to make sense of what’s really going on in news, current affairs, politics, economics and culture. We bring you smart explainers, interviews, fresh perspectives and under-reported stories to as a refreshing alternative to repetitive Punch and Judy news coverage. It’s the only way to start the day. From the producers of Oh God, What Now? Our regulars include: Gavin Esler • Ros Taylor • Alex von Tunzelmann • Andrew Harrison • Zing Tsjeng • Jacob Jarvis • Emma Kennedy • Rafael Behr • Seth Thévoz. • Sign up to support the podcast and get episodes ad-free and early: patreon.com/bunkercast • Apple users: Get all of our core shows ad-free and early with the Podmasters Originals super-subscription. (* Even if it’s just from the kitchen to the front room. ) The Bunker is a Podmasters production.

Trump’s emotional support dictator – Weekly Wrap-Up with Rafael Behr

Aug 21, 202639 min

How the Middle East was made — with Simon Sebag Montefiore

Aug 20, 202626 min

The Age of Surveillance is rewiring our minds

Aug 19, 202632 min

The Nerd Reich – How tech billionaires went fascist

Aug 18, 202631 min

The Death of Jason Arday – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor

Aug 17, 202627 min

Trump off his trolley, Farage back in trouble – Weekly Wrap-Up with Rafael Behr

Aug 14, 202632 min

AI is finally going rogue. Here’s what it means

Aug 13, 202630 min

Al-Qaeda isn’t dead. It could be more dangerous than ever.

Aug 12, 202628 min

Lost in Translation – What happens when a language dies?

Aug 11, 202630 min

Bin it to win it – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler

Aug 10, 202627 min

Badenoch’s neo-Nazi fiasco, the Farage-Lowe Love-In… and Welsh Star Wars – Weekly Wrap-Up with Jonn Elledge

Aug 7, 202628 min

Downturn Abbey – Why wealth-obsessed US TV is finally discovering ordinary lives

Aug 6, 202631 min

The wars growing in Europe’s secret battlegrounds

Aug 5, 202633 min

The MAGA money tree – How Don Jr. is cashing in on Trump 2.0

Aug 4, 202624 min

The devolution will be televised – Start Your Week with Alex von Tunzelmann

Aug 3, 202630 min

Burnham bamboozles the right and Trump goes rogue – Weekly Wrap-Up with Rafael Behr

Jul 31, 202631 min

Russia is doomed

Jul 30, 202626 min

The bioweapons crisis moment is coming… and it could end the world

Jul 29, 202627 min

“I spent 16 years in jail. Here’s how Burnham needs to change our prisons”

Jul 28, 202624 min

Europe in flames, Burnham floods the zone – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor

Jul 27, 202625 min
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