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THE BUNKER

Your daily need-to-know on news and politics. Every morning The Bunker cuts through the noise to make sense of what’s really going on, with smart explainers, interviews, fresh perspectives and under-reported stories to rescue you from everyday Punch and Judy news coverage

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ABOUT THE BUNKER

It’s a brutally complex political world out there – and sometimes even the most dedicated news addict feels hopelessly confused. That’s where The Bunker comes in. 

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Every weekday morning, The Bunker delivers in-depth analysis of domestic and international news in explainers, interviews, explorations of little-reported stories and on-the-spot updates from the world’s hotspots. Informed, witty and often very funny, The Bunker is your daily bite-sized alternative to the depressing routine of conventional Punch & Judy political broadcasting. Subscribe and feel cleverer before your morning coffee’s even gone cold.

  • Over 26 million lifetime downloads

  • 1,200+ paying members

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PRESENTERS

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Gavin Esler

Gavin Esler is the former host of the BBC's Newsnight as well as current host of hit geopolitics podcast This Is Not A Drill

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Marie Le Conte

Marie Le Conte is a write and columnists for the Guardian, the Sunday Times, the i newspaper, Vogue and others.

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Andrew Harrison

Andrew Harrison is the former editor of magazines like Q and Select, as well as being co-founder of Podmasters

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Rafael Behr

Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist, leader writer and podcaster. Author of Politics, A Survivor's Guide

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Alex Von Tunzelmann

Alex Von Tunzelmann is a historian, podcasters and author of Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History

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Zing Tsjeng

Zing Tsjeng is a journalist, editor, writer and presenter. She is also the former UK editor-in-chief of Vice.

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Dr Kate Devlin

Kate Devlin is a university academic, a freelance writer, speaker and science communicator.

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Chris Jones

Chris Jones is a former broadcast and newspaper journalist and is now a producer at Podmasters. 

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Jacob Jarvis

Jacob Jarvis is the Podmasters managing editor and regular presenter of the  Oh God, What Now? and  The Bunker.

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Hannah Fearn

Hannah Fearn is a columnist, writer and reporter for the I paper amongst other titles.

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Ros Taylor

Ros Taylor is a journalist and host of the Jam Tomorrow podcast

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Dr. Seth Thévoz

Seth Thévoz is a political, cultural and social historian and journalist.

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SUPPORT THE BUNKER

The Bunker is made possible in part by the generous support of our listeners. Our supporters receive Patreon-exclusive bonuses like: 

✔ All episodes ad-free
✔ Free access to live Zooms 
✔ A shoutout on the show 

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