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This week, Tom welcomes The Critic editor Graham Stewart and guest Fred de Fossard to discuss the October issue of The Critic. Listeners are walked through a preview of profile of Roger Hammond which features in the print issue, as well as discussing the over piece which talks about the figure behind Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion.

This week, Colin cuts through the noise surrounding Andy Burnham's Labour conference speech to expose what his government is really up to on immigration. From the Afghan resettlement scheme to the interminable small boats crisis, Colin questions both the decisions and indecisions reshaping Britain - and argues that the consequences of the looming “Burnham wave” will be felt for decades.

Reform’s fortunes are changing, while the Conservatives face a difficult balancing act: keeping older voters onside while finding a compelling offer for younger generations. On this week’s Critics Show, Chris Baylis is joined by Henry Hill and Scarlett Maguire to untangle the confusing web of where voters’ loyalties really lie in a political landscape defined by fragmentation on the right and disappointment on the left.

In this episode of Warzones, James Glancy and Tom Tugendhat examine the growing tension between Russia and NATO, from unidentified drones around European military bases and threats to undersea cables and critical infrastructure, to the question of where asymmetric warfare ends and direct confrontation begins.

This week, Colin examines Britain’s increasingly fraught relationship with wealth through the story of Jim Ratcliffe, asking why the self-made billionaire has become a lightning rod in the debate over success, inequality and mass immigration.

This week, James Glancy is joined by Tom Sharpe on WARZONES to discuss Russia’s naval threat to Britain’s undersea cables - the lines that carry most of the country’s data, banking and communications, with little redundancy and little protection. A deniable cut in the Atlantic, paired with cyber attacks, could stall the economy, and the Navy now has too few subs and frigates to deter it.

Watching the spectacle of the world’s most inoffensive and edgeless superstar breaking down after being bullied by the pro-Palestine mob may just turn out to be a blessing in disguise. I’m of course referring to Ed Sheeran’s hand-wringing mea culpa during his Philadelphia show on Saturday night. OUTPOST is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

This week, James Glancy is joined by Gabriel Elefteriu on WARZONES to discuss America’s first public acknowledgement that it has deployed weapons in space, which has sparked warnings of a high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit. They look at how orbit is changing, from more than 16,000 active satellites to increasingly manoeuvrable spacecraft.

This week, Colin returns from Arcadia in Greece - where Christian identity remains bound up with centuries of resistance to Muslim rule - to find St Paul's Cathedral has signed a nightclub residency, and asks why Christianity in modern Britain is fair game while Islam is untouchable. From Coronation Street hiding an altar cross to a Yorkshire teacher still in hiding for showing pupils an image of Muhammad, the double standard is everywhere.

In this episode, host Boris Starling is joined by journalist, writer and film critic Jason Solomons for a wide-ranging conversation about football, management, culture and cinema. The episode begins with Arsène Wenger and the extraordinary impact he had on English football. Boris and Jason explore how Wenger helped change the way the modern game was managed, bringing new ideas around nutrition, fitness, preparation and player welfare to the Premier League.