EPISODE · Mar 28, 2025 · 42 MIN
424. Scientific asylum, Japan's death row and solar slavery
from The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
Will academics leave American universities? Could an acquittal force Japan to rethink the death penalty? And are we turning a blind eye to modern slavery in solar panel factories? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Deborah Frances-White, Irenie Forshaw and Catriona StewartImage credit: Gerard Julien / Getty ImagesSix Conversations We’re Scared to Have by Deborah Frances White is out on 3rd April in Hardback, audio, and eBook (Virago, Hardback £20)https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811/
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Will academics leave American universities? Could an acquittal force Japan to rethink the death penalty? And are we turning a blind eye to modern slavery in solar panel factories? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Deborah Frances-White, Irenie Forshaw and Catriona Stewart Image credit: Gerard Julien / Getty Images Six Conversations We’re Scared to Have by Deborah Frances White is out on 3rd April in Hardback, audio, and eBook (Virago, Hardback £20) https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811/
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