Understand Podcast
Understand from BBC Radio 4 - unravelling the complexities of the biggest stories and subjects that really matter right now.
New in Understand: Ten Fights That Made The Green Movement
The modern green movement has been shaped not only by protest, but by conflict within the ranks. Shared ideas are forged through friction - battles over tactics, solutions, or who gets a voice. Justin Rowlatt goes to the heart of these battles - to learn about these dramatic moments from the people who were there. Friends, or sometimes enemies, hashing out big ideas that help define what it means to be green.
Understand from BBC Radio 4 - unravelling the complexities of the biggest stories and subjects that really matter right now.
Episodes to download
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4. Why Do People Vote the Way They Do?—The UK Election
Mon 10 Jun 2024
What can we tell about how someone will vote from their age, gender and ethnicity?
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3. What Difference Does a Manifesto Make?—The UK Election
Mon 10 Jun 2024
How do manifestos get written and who are they actually for?
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2. How Are Candidates Selected?—The UK Election
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Selecting the candidates to stand in an election
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1. How Do You Get the Campaign Right?—The UK Election
Mon 10 Jun 2024
The ins and outs of political campaigning.
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5. Becoming President—The US Election
Fri 5 Jan 2024
What can the president do when they are in office?
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2. The Campaign Trail—The US Election
Tue 2 Jan 2024
Part two of Justin Webb's guide to the 2024 US elections.
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1. Primaries, Caucuses and the National Conventions—The US Election
New Year's Day 2024
US election terminology explained with Justin Webb.
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5. The USA and Iran—Israel and the Palestinians
Fri 20 Oct 2023
What role have the USA and Iran played in the region?
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4. The Neighbours—Israel and the Palestinians
Thu 19 Oct 2023
How do Lebanon, Hezbollah, Egypt and Jordan view Israel and the Palestinians?
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3. Hamas—Israel and the Palestinians
Wed 18 Oct 2023
What is Hamas, what do they stand for and what do they want now?
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2. Israel—Israel and the Palestinians
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Explaining the context of the conflict. We look at what's shaped modern Israel.
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1. The Palestinians—Israel and the Palestinians
Mon 16 Oct 2023
Katya Adler and guests explain the history and context of the decades long conflict.
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10. Can We Control AI?—Tech and AI
Fri 14 Jul 2023
Is the AI genie out of the bottle or can we control it?
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8. The Algorithm—Tech and AI
Wed 12 Jul 2023
How does an algorithm work, and is it possible to beat it?
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7. Where is AI Working Already?—Tech and AI
Tue 11 Jul 2023
What organisations are already using AI in their systems, and how is it being used?
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4. Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Web 3.0—Tech and AI
Thu 6 Jul 2023
Is cryptocurrency dodgy? What is blockchain, and what have they got do do with Web 3.0?
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3. VR, AR and the Metaverse—Tech and AI
Wed 5 Jul 2023
What are Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and the Metaverse?
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2. The Cloud—Tech and AI
Tue 4 Jul 2023
The Cloud has drifted into all our lives, but what - and where - is it?
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1. How Do You Get Connected?—Tech and AI
Mon 3 Jul 2023
Wi-Fi, Broadband, 4G, 5G and now satellites. How do they connect us to the internet?
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14. Bankruptcy and Insolvency—The Economy
Tue 31 Jan 2023
How does going bankrupt affect us and the economy?
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11. Pricing and Discounting—The Economy
Tue 31 Jan 2023
How does pricing work, and when is a bargain really a bargain?
