The News Agents by Global
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Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents. They’re not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news – and a healthy dose of scepticism and the ability to laugh at it all when needed. Episodes are available every weekday afternoon. You can listen to The News Agents on Alexa, just say "Alexa ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast.
Categories: News & Politics
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We are on the ground in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, where Europe and Asia meet. For weeks hundreds of thousands of (overwhelmingly) Gen Zs have taken to the streets to protest against their government. The gates of Parliament have been stormed, tear gas repeatedly deployed, protesters beaten up and with even a fist fight among MPs thrown in.
The clash has centred on the governing Georgian Dream Party’s “Foreign Agent” law, which opponents fear will be a tool to suppress political opponents. But the divisions being exposed in Georgia are far more fundamental and go much beyond than that. At the beating heart of it all is the influence of Russia, Vladimir Putin and a question which haunts many of the Soviet successor states- are we the next Ukraine?
Lewis reports from Georgia in this special extended episode, where he tells a tale of geopolitical intrigue, of misinformation and conspiracy, and of a generation yearning for a different future.
Field Producer: Gabriel Radus
Video Producer: Rory Symon
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481 - SPECIAL REPORT: Is Putin coming for Georgia? Fri, 17 May 2024 - 0h
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480 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Fri, 17 May 2024 - 0h
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479 - Keir Starmer's 6 pledges - Blair, Blair, Blair or blah, blah, blah Thu, 16 May 2024 - 0h
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478 - Do we need to crack down on 'extreme' protest groups? Wed, 15 May 2024 - 0h
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477 - The government minister who thinks the Tories are still winning Tue, 14 May 2024 - 0h
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476 - Can Rishi scare people into voting Tory? Mon, 13 May 2024 - 0h
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475 - SPECIAL REPORT: Could Net Zero destroy a whole community? Fri, 10 May 2024 - 0h
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474 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Fri, 10 May 2024 - 0h
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473 - Will Starmer now have to let Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn back into the Labour Party? Thu, 09 May 2024 - 0h
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472 - Why has Labour welcomed a right wing Tory defector? Wed, 08 May 2024 - 0h
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471 - Is the government 'gaslighting' the British public? Tue, 07 May 2024 - 0h
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470 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Fri, 03 May 2024 - 0h
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469 - Election special: How bad is it for Tories? Fri, 03 May 2024 - 0h
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468 - The issue the political parties won't talk about Thu, 02 May 2024 - 0h
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467 - So, one person has gone to Rwanda... Wed, 01 May 2024 - 0h
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466 - Why are so many of our MPs facing death threats? Tue, 30 Apr 2024 - 0h
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465 - Humza Yousaf resigns. Is Scottish independence dead? Mon, 29 Apr 2024 - 0h
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464 - INVESTIGATION: Britain’s hidden homeless children Sun, 28 Apr 2024 - 0h
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463 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 0h
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462 - Neil Kinnock: The Prime Minister Labour never had Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 0h
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461 - Is the SNP government hanging by a thread? Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 0h
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460 - Wake up call or gimmick? The government's new defence plan Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 0h
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459 - Why is Elon Musk at war with Australia? Tue, 23 Apr 2024 - 0h
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458 - Rwanda delayed: Will Sunak ever get planes off the ground? Mon, 22 Apr 2024 - 0h
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457 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 20 Apr 2024 - 0h
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456 - Have Israel and Iran stepped back from the brink? Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 0h
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455 - Sleaze, campaign funds and a 3am phonecall: Another Westminster scandal Thu, 18 Apr 2024 - 0h
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454 - Does Liz Truss actually have a point? Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 0h
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453 - Should the police be shutting down Nigel Farage and the NatCons? Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 0h
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452 - What is Iran's endgame? Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 0h
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451 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 13 Apr 2024 - 0h
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450 - Europe's first black leader Fri, 12 Apr 2024 - 0h
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449 - Should Ofsted be scrapped? Thu, 11 Apr 2024 - 0h
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448 - Westminster sexting and the honeytrap Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 0h
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447 - Will Labour just be another version of the Tories? Tue, 09 Apr 2024 - 0h
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446 - Is Angela Rayner really in trouble? Mon, 08 Apr 2024 - 0h
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445 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 06 Apr 2024 - 0h
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444 - Ian Hislop on Boris Johnson, Piers Morgan and political satire in the age of the absurd Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 0h
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443 - Why is David Cameron being reported to the ethics adviser? Thu, 04 Apr 2024 - 0h
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442 - Why is the UK still selling arms to Israel? Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 0h
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441 - Why did JK Rowling want to be arrested? Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 0h
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440 - (Easter) Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 30 Mar 2024 - 0h
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439 - Q&A Special Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 0h
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438 - Is the world running out of babies? Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 0h
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437 - Is Rishi Sunak prepared to pick a fight with China? Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 0h
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436 - The Moscow terror attacks: Are ISIS back? Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 0h
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435 - Owen Jones on why he's left the Labour Party Sun, 24 Mar 2024 - 0h
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434 - The Sports Agents: Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 23 Mar 2024 - 0h
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433 - Kate Middleton reveals she has cancer Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 0h
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432 - Could the Reform party overtake the Tories? Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 0h