Future Podcasts

2050 Looks Back

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Looking back from 2050 at the songs and stories that shaped 2025. Politics, culture and the benefit of hindsight.

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Episode 5 - Dark and Deadly 11.01.2026 35:54

We go back 24 years to the very start of 2026, checking out the tunes that accompanied Trump's aggressive foreign policy in Venezuela and Greenland, as well as the much maligned 'Grok'. And much more besides.

Episode 4 - Just another cop out 23.11.2025 33:30

We go back 25 years to the second half of November 2025, checking out the tunes that accompanied the watered-down COP30 agreement, as well as the racist language of schoolboy Nigel Farage. And much more besides.

Episode 3 - What would we be without the BBC? 16.11.2025 34:27

We go back 25 years to the middle of November 2025, checking out the tunes that accompanied Trump's fight with the BBC, as well as Starmer's fight against an unknown enemy. And much more besides.

Episode 2 - From Queens to The Thames 09.11.2025 32:54

We go back 25 years to the first week of November 2025, checking out the tunes that accompanied Zohran Mamdani's first major election victory, Rachel Reeve's pre-budget speech and much more besides.

Episode 1 - Looking back from 2050 02.11.2025 30:33

Join us for a look back at the music, politics and cultural stories from 2025. With the hindsight of 25 years, we take a look at the stories of the week, from the rise of Zack Polanski to the fall of Prince Andrew, and more besides.