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"The Week on Wednesday" with Van Badham & Ben Davison

Join notorious Guardian columnist Van Badham and her labour activist co-host (and partner!) Ben Davison. As they deep-dive into the big news themes of the week and provide fresh, irreverent analysis…

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Latest episodes

  1. Episode 180: Fascist Versus Bin, Britain Has a New PM… and How to Feed a Thirsty Bee”4 Aug 2026
  2. EPISODE 179: An AI Invasion SPECIAL EPISODE, with extra good news about puffins.23 Jul 2026
  3. Episode 178: Poll dive for One Nation, the Online Information War... and Italian Forests1 Jul 2026
  4. Episode 177: The Fryer is a Liar, the Online Orange Disinformation Bomb and Soil-Powered Batteries24 Jun 2026
  5. Episode 176: The Imaginary Inflation Bomb, Not-So-Mutual Obligations and Chinese Fish27 May 2026
  6. Episode 174: 2026 Budget Special and - OMG! - this Budget IS special!13 May 2026
  7. Episode 173: An NDIS for communities, not for cowboys; let’s talk about tax it’s a gas gas gas… and good news about renewables - from a war zone…22 Apr 2026
  8. Episode 172: War against Iran, Culture War against the Vatican, War Crimes... and good news about British Beavers12 Apr 2026
  9. Episode 171: The Fuel Crisis, Trump's new forever war and the good news is about bilbies, this is the Week on Wednesday3 Apr 2026
  10. Episode 170: The South Australian election and its discontents, America brings Australia and Europe closer together… and the good news is about a Mega Hedge.26 Mar 2026