One hundred years on Mein Kampf is having a worrying revival
100 years ago Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf in prison. It would become compulsory reading in Germany, and millions of copies sold around the world. On its centenary, the acclaimed journalist and author John Kampfner re-examines the book, its years of suppression in Germany, and its ongoing survival in the worst corners of the internet in a new documentary for the BBC. GUEST: John Kampfner, award-winning author, columnist and foreign affairs specialist. His article for The Independent is herePRODUCERS: Ali Benton and Jack Schmidt
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Satyajit Das on the looming US debt crisis
The national debt in the United States now sits at over $USD36 trillion, with a debt-to-GDP ratio around 124 percent – it’s what some economists call the death zone. President Donald Trump is hoping his tariffs will bring in enough revenue to bring the debt down – but will his plan work? GUEST: Satyajit Das, columnist, former banker, and author of "A Banquet of Consequences: Reloaded" and "Fortune's Fool: Australia's Choices.PRODUCER: Catherine Zengerer
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Politics and pomposity: inside London's exclusive clubs
London’s exclusive clubs date back hundreds of years and many a secret has been shared in them, from exclusive business deals to plots destined to unseat Prime Ministers. Now there is a comprehensive guide to what lies within, and how the former gambling dens for white male aristocrats are adapting to bring in new wheelers, dealers and those who just want to be seen. GUEST: Dr Seth Alexander Thévoz, historian and author of London Clubland: A Companion for the Curious, published by Hachette PRODUCER: Catherine Zengerer
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80 years since Hiroshima the nuclear threat is on the rise
Japan has marked 80 years since the Americans dropped “Little Boy” on the city of Hiroshima which killed 80,000 and changed global power dynamics forever. Nuclear expert Ankit Panda says we have entered a new threat level, and policies of nuclear deterrence are no longer enough to deal with the increasing prospect of nuclear escalation.GUEST: Ankit Panda, Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of The New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon, published by Polity. PRODUCER: Catherine Zengerer*This program first appeared on 12 March 2025
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Beef and biosecurity fears: revisiting the mad cow crisis
Australia recently lifted biosecurity import controls placed on US beef that have been in place since a 'mad cow' disease outbreak in the US in 2003. Mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) was first detected in the south of England 40 years ago. 4 million cattle were slaughtered, and 178 people died in the ensuing years. Today, the global trade of beef and livestock remains a source of risk and anxiety. Guest: Professor Matthew Baylis, chair of veterinary epidemiology at Liverpool UniversityProducer: Ali Benton
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