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S2.E33: Why Against The Death Penalty?

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S2.E32: Is A Mega-Wealth Tax Viable?

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S2.E31: National Heroes: Who Is Worthy?

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S2.E30: Asot, Water, Enrichment & A Mystery Slate

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S2.E29: Upping Minimum Wage: What Would Be Achieved?

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S2.E28: Med Student Attacked Over Ride Fare

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S2.E27: Russia Invades Ukraine: Crisis, Disbelief

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S2.E26: Making Sense Of The DPP's Controversial Departure

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S2.E25: Spare The Rod For Daryll Matthew's Child

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S2.E24: Asot's Speech An Indictment Of Politics' Moral Bankruptcy

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S2.E23: Rape, Sex Crimes, Bribery, Hush Money

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S2.E22: Everywhere, Everyday, Someone Is Striking For Pay

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S2.E21: Targeting The Real Problems: Budget Pt2

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S2.E20: Shoplifting Cop & Her Punishment, Or Lack Thereof?

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S2.E19: A Jolly Pot Of Callaloo & Govt Rescue?

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S2.E18: Big Promises, Whopping Deficit: Budget Pt1

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S2.E17: Unfit For Trial? Jane Finch, Justice

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S2.E16: Taken To Nursing Home, Dies Shortly After

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S2.E15: New Ideas? Or More of the Same?

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S2.E14: Shot Fired, UPP Bolts

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S2.E13: Mottley's Election Victory, Repeated in A&B?

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S2.E12: Drowning With LIAT, Months On End

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S2.E11: Parham Shop Demolition Fiasco

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S2.E10: What is Omicron?

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S2.E9: Heroes, Disputed Legacies, Facts & Lies

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S2.E8: Gaston, Mr. Singh, The Rent Scandal

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S2.E7: Barbados to the Polls

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S2.E6: It Was 'Blackmail' Says Michael Browne

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S2.E5: New Year, Same Gloomy Outlook?

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S2.E4: Debating the Govt's Successes and Failures in 2021

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S2.E3: What Did the Doctor Say? Covid & the End of 2021

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S2.E2: News Junkies Reflect on the Highs and Lows of 2021

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Tax Burdens, Tax Dodging, & Tax Justice in the A&B and the Caribbean

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Prejudice & Antigua's Hispanic Community

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Vindicated by the Verdict? Michael Browne's Political Future Debated

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The Real Cost: Gisele Isaac, Victimization & Political Vendettas

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Scandal Ridden MP Asot Michael Accused Yet Again, Makes Fresh Denials

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Police Leak Identity of Alleged Sex Assualt Victim?

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The Teens Going Missing Yearly in Antigua Barbuda

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Hands Filled With Bribes? Charity vs. Buying Votes

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HIV/AIDS: Still Dogged by Static Policies & Culture

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What is a Republic Worth? (Antigua)

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'You Throne Gone Down'. Barbados is a Republic

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'Them Days, We Suck Salt To Survive' (Food Price Hike)

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UPP Bus Trio 'Not Guilty', But Are They Innocent?

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Not Without A Fight: Asot vs. ABLP in Court Again

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No Jab, No School Mandate Abandoned. Was It Needed?

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Big Surprise Or Predictable? SOE Ending, Mandates Relaxed

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What Has Changed in 40 Years?

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Climate Change: Are We Hypocrites in A&B?

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No School for the Unvaxxed

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Vax Mandate: The Debate Over the Private Sector

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For They Shall Inherit the Earth: Can You Picture Antigua & Barbuda In 30 Years?

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CCJ: An Honest Look At Why Antiguans & Barbudans Rejected It

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Blood Sacrifices, Cult Worship & a Bizarre Week in Jamaica

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'I'm Not Going to be Chased Out' Says Asot on ABLP, Next Election

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Corrupt Politics and the Crisis of Accountability in Antigua & Barbuda

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Jane Finch, Margaret Harris: Homicides That Left Us Baffled & Afraid

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Late Pensions, Bankrupt Scheme, No Permanent Fix In Sight

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My Champion Is Your Tyrant: Columbus and the Struggle of Revising History

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Western Imperial SEZ, Part 2: Overhaul the Special Economic Zone Laws

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Pandora Papers: Politicians & the Wealthy Are 'Robbing the Human Race Blind'

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Social Media Is Efficient But Chaotic, Harmful Yet Useful: Altogether, An Indispensable Mess

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New Special Economic Zone's Terms Are Too Generous at Best (Scandalous at Worst)

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Thou Shalt Abolish the Death Penalty

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Caribbean Development Is In Crisis, But It Didn't Start With Covid-19

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Haiti's Worsening Migration Crisis: Is Solving It Solely Haiti's Responsibility?

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Making Abusers Accountable: R. Kelly & Lessons for the Caribbean

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Social Tension, Bad Politics & Disaster Recovery in SVG

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A Natural Disaster On Top of Covid: Are We Prepared?

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Injections, Injunctions & Ultimatums: Vaccine Mandate vs Unions

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The Bahamas Post-Election Analysis: Matt Aubry, Ian Strachan & Ian Bethel-Bennett

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Infodemic: Why We Don't Trust the (Mis)Information In Front of Us

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Mandatory Vaccination, No More Testing: Is it Lawful? Necessary?

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Royalton's Maskless Pool Party: The Questions It Raises

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Don't Avoid the Subject: Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

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Exhausted, Overworked, Anxious & Afraid: Covid Burnout

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Covid Gone And Fog Up De Place: Will Carnival Be the Same?

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Uni, Student Life & Afterwards: Antiguan & Vincy Perspectives

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Will We Get Lucky on the Climate Crisis?

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Update: Haiti's August 14 Earthquake & the Aftermath

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One Week, Three Dead: Guns, Violence and At-Risk Communities in A&B

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August Ends With a New Wave of Covid

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Caribbean Minds Discuss the Return of the Taliban

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Death Threats to Antiguan Ministers

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Marcus Garvey: First Amongst the Pantheon

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Sunday the 8th, Part 3: Gaston's Response 'Nonsensical' and 'Inflammatory'

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Sunday the 8th, Part 2: Tear Gas 'Reckless', Police 'Had No Strategy'

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Sunday the 8th, Part 1: Right to Protest vs. Pandemic, S.o.E.

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Labour All the Way! GB's ABLP Heading for Third Term?

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Unvaxxed Travellers, Vaxxed Only Gyms & Free Covid Tests

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PM Gonsalves Wounded: Anti-Govt Sentiment Out of Control?

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Asot Michael, Independent Candidate? (Bonus Extract)

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What Does Emancipation Mean? What Have We Made of It?

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I'm NOT a Conspiracy Theorist: Are the Unvaccinated Being 'Demonised'?

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Are Covid-19 Vaccines Experimental? No, That's False. Here's Why (5-minute listen)

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Should the School Day Be Longer? Three Perspectives

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Lawyer, Former Commissioners Appalled at Viral Arrest Video. They Explain Police Powers and Citizens' Obligations

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Covid-19 Delta Variant: Why Is It So Dreaded?

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Get Vaccinated, Get Tested, Or Go Home: Can It Be Justified?