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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10. Inequality—The Economy
Fri 2 Dec 2022
Why are the rich, rich and the poor, poor, and was it always this way?
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9. International Trade and Currency Markets—The Economy
Thu 1 Dec 2022
The reason we can eat pineapples and sell aeroplane parts.
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7. Jobs and Unemployment—The Economy
Tue 29 Nov 2022
Why might your wages be low even if everyone who wants a job, has one?
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4. Bonds, Gilts, Stocks and Shares—The Economy
Fri 4 Nov 2022
Who lends the government money and why? And what exactly does the stock market do?
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3. Economic Growth and GDP—The Economy
Fri 4 Nov 2022
What is economic growth, and what happens if there isn’t any?
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2. Interest Rates and Mortgage Rates—The Economy
Thu 3 Nov 2022
What’s the Bank of England got to do with mortgage rates?
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1. Inflation—The Economy
Thu 3 Nov 2022
What is inflation, why does it matter, and is someone to blame if it goes up?
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Trailer—The Economy
Mon 31 Oct 2022
Everything you need to know about the economy and what it means for you.
