Understand Podcast
Adam Fleming, host of Newscast and AntiSocial, unpicks some of the key elements of the UK election.
Episodes to download
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The UK Election: 10. What happens on election day?—The UK Election
Fri 21 Jun 2024
10/10 Election Day - from when the polls open, to forming a government
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The UK Election: 9. How does the election differ across the UK?—The UK Election
Thu 20 Jun 2024
9/10 How does the political geography of the devolved nations differ
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The UK Election: 8. What鈥檚 the media鈥檚 role in an election?—The UK Election
Wed 19 Jun 2024
8/10 Why does the media matter in an election campaign?
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The UK Election: 7. What can polling predict?—The UK Election
Tue 18 Jun 2024
7/10 What polls can tell us. And what they can鈥檛.
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The UK Election: 6. How important are marginal seats?—The UK Election
Mon 17 Jun 2024
6/10 The significance of marginal seats, tactical voting and electoral pacts
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The UK Election: 5. How do you make sure voting runs smoothly?—The UK Election
Fri 14 Jun 2024
5/10 Explaining voter ID, votes for Brits abroad and why we use pencils instead of pens.
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The UK Election: 4. Why do people vote the way they do?—The UK Election
Tue 11 Jun 2024
4/10 What can we tell about how someone will vote from their age, gender and ethnicity?
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The UK Election: 3. What difference does a manifesto make?—The UK Election
Mon 10 Jun 2024
3/10 How do manifestos get written and who are they actually for?
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The UK Election: 2. How are candidates selected?—The UK Election
Mon 10 Jun 2024
2/10 Selecting the candidates to stand in an election.
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The UK Election: 1. How do you get the campaign right?—The UK Election
Mon 10 Jun 2024
1/10 The ins and outs of political campaigning.
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The US Election: 5. Becoming President—The US Election
Fri 5 Jan 2024
4/5 What can the president do (and not do) when they are in office?
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The US Election: 4. The General Election—The US Election
Thu 4 Jan 2024
5/5 How does election day work?
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The US Election: 3. The TV Debates—The US Election
Wed 3 Jan 2024
3/5 How important is it for a candidate to "win" the live TV debate?
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The US Election: 2. The Campaign Trail—The US Election
Tue 2 Jan 2024
2/5 What happens on the road and who actually pays for it all?
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The US Election: 1. Primaries, Caucuses and the National Conventions—The US Election
New Year's Day 2024
1/5 How do the parties select their presidential candidates?
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Israel and the Palestinians: 5. The USA and Iran—Israel and the Palestinians
Fri 20 Oct 2023
5/5 What role have the USA and Iran played in the region?
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Israel and the Palestinians: 4. The neighbours—Israel and the Palestinians
Thu 19 Oct 2023
4/5 How do Lebanon, Hezbollah, Egypt and Jordan view Israel and the Palestinians?
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Israel and the Palestinians: 3. Hamas—Israel and the Palestinians
Wed 18 Oct 2023
3/5 What is Hamas, what do they stand for and what do they want now?
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Israel and the Palestinians: 2. Israel—Israel and the Palestinians
Tue 17 Oct 2023
2/5 Explaining the context of the conflict 鈥� we look at what has shaped modern Israel.
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Israel and the Palestinians: 1. The Palestinians—Israel and the Palestinians
Mon 16 Oct 2023
1/5 Katya Adler and guests explain the history and context of the decades-long conflict.
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Tech and AI: 10. Can we control AI?—Tech and AI
Fri 14 Jul 2023
11/11 Is the AI genie out of the bottle or can we control it?
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Tech and AI: 9. Will AI take my job?—Tech and AI
Thu 13 Jul 2023
10/11 Is artificial intelligence coming for your job?
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Tech and AI: 8. The Algorithm—Tech and AI
Wed 12 Jul 2023
9/11 How does an algorithm work, and is it possible to beat it?
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Tech and AI: 7. Where is AI working already?—Tech and AI
Tue 11 Jul 2023
8/11 What organisations are already using AI in their systems, and how is it being used?
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Tech and AI: 5. Big Data—Tech and AI
Fri 7 Jul 2023
6/11 Just how big is big data, and what can you do with it?
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Tech and AI: 4. Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and the Web version 3.0—Tech and AI
Thu 6 Jul 2023
5/11 Is cryptocurrency dodgy? What is blockchain, and what have they got do do with Web 3.0?
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Tech and AI: 3. VR, AR and the Metaverse—Tech and AI
Wed 5 Jul 2023
4/11 What are Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and the Metaverse?
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Tech and AI: 2. The Cloud—Tech and AI
Tue 4 Jul 2023
3/11 The cloud has drifted into all our lives, but what - and where - is it?
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Tech and AI: 1. How do you get connected?—Tech and AI
Mon 3 Jul 2023
2/11 Wi-Fi, broadband, 4G, 5G and now satellites. How do they connect us to the internet?
