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Regular contributor, Leslie Vinjamuri from Chatham House and Executive Director of the Overseas Development Institute, Alex Thier, join Newsweek's Mirren Gidda and Josh Lowe for this week's episode. Donald Trump has announced proposals for his first budget, and they're predictably proving controversial. From hikes in America's already large defense spending to cuts in services like meals on wheels, Trump has pulled few punches. If the budget went through, it would see cuts in America's contributions to tackling climate change, boosting development, funding the U.N. and other global projects. So who would be worst hit around the world? What would be the impact on the United States? And can Trump actually get what he wants? Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is Putin's plan for the Middle East? How will he and President Donald Trump work with—or against—each other there? For the inside track on the issue, Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda spoke to Newsweek reporters Damien Sharkov and Jack Moore, who've just published a cover story on Putin's activities. Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Women's Equality Party leader Sophie Walker and Fiorella Nash from the SPUC pro-life group join Newsweek's Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda this week as they discuss Trump's reintroduction of the so-called "global gag rule" which denies U.S. funding to NGOs that promote or discuss abortion, will reverberate across the globe.. What will the impact of Trump's anti-abortion moves be? And what other women's rights might he seek to curtail? Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah Churchwell and Leslie Vinjamuri join Newsweek's Mirren Gidda and Josh Lowe to tackle this week's topic. Donald Trump rode a tide of rage into office: rage at a "Washington elite" that he said had been ignoring the problems of "ordinary people" and failing to "get anything done." In so doing, he made big promises: to bring back jobs, put up walls, and, above all, to "make America great again." But can he actually keep to any of it? Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

January 17th marks the start of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Over the few days it runs world leaders, economists, politicians and celebrities will address attendees at the summit, hoping to tackle some of the biggest problems facing us today. For Newsweek's Davos special issue, Mirren Gidda interviewed Malala Yousafzai about her plans for the future and the work she is doing to improve the education of women and girls worldwide. This week's podcast is a shortened version of that interview and includes comments from Yousafzai that don't appear in the magazine. Yousafzai speaks about her college applications, her career plans, loneliness and the pressure she feels upon her. Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Guardian columnists join Newsweek's Mirren Gidda to discuss the hot topic of fake news. In the run-up to the U.S. presidential election, fake news abounded, with false stories about both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spreading across social media. The problem has not abated. On December 4, a gunman walked into the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D.C. and opened fire. He was there, he said, to investigate the fallacious conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton and her aide John Podesta had run a sex ring out of the restaurant's basement (a room it doesn't have). Then, on Tuesday, the U.S. president-elect tweeted in condemnation of fake news. His tweet, it seems, was aimed at BuzzFeed's decision to publish a dossier alleging that Russia has been assisting and supporting Trump for at least five years. Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedians and commentators Ayesha Hazarika and Jon Holmes join Newsweek's Josh Lowe for a look ahead to what might happen next. It's back to work, and time to face a year set to be every bit as seismic as the one that preceded it. With major elections scheduled in France and Germany, the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, Putin on manoeuvres in the Middle East and more, 2017 is set to see more change and upheaval across the globe. Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will Smith, comedian and writer on Veep and The Thick of It, and Richard Smith, editor of satirical news site Newsthump join Newsweek's Mirren Gidda and Josh Lowe to discuss: How do satirists ridicule the ridiculous? Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election in a stunningly rude manner with an "anything goes" approach to publicity and jokes about the size of his hands. Like UKIP's Nigel Farage in Brexit Britain, Trump seems to come out on top no matter what the media throw at him. Making satire stick with such figures around can be tricky. What's more, the much-discussed phenomenon of "fake news" may be alarming for spoof news sites; how can they stop their work fueling the supposed misinformation epidemic? Trump's famously thin skin has already led to outbursts of rage against journalists and comedians. Should they be worried about retaliation? Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Newsweek’s own Bill Powell joins us from Shanghai while Kerry Brown from King’s College joined us in London. Can Trump sustain his forceful stance on China? How will Beijing react to continued antagonism? And are there ways the President-elect can actually improve life for American workers? Newsweek's Foreign Service is presented by Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda and is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Heather Williams and Matthew Harries are the guests with Josh Lowe to discuss Trump’s appointments to his transition defense team. The president-elect has now appointed two retired generals—Michael Flynn and James Mattis— as national security adviser and defense secretary, respectively. But it might bring cause for concern. Both men served distinguished careers. But both have strong views on Iran, Russia and other controversial topics. And giving military figures so much power could make some voters uneasy. Heather Williams is a lecturer at the defense studies department at Kings College London and Matthew Harries is a research fellow for transatlantic affairs at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Newsweek’s Owen Matthews joins hosts Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda to talk the rise of populism across Europe. Donald Trump's policy platform is unlike that of any U.S. President in recent times. His nationalist, anti-Islam and Russia-sympathetic ideas are likely to usher in massive changes in American policy at home and abroad. But to observers of Europe, a lot of his ideas don't look so unusual; they're not unlike those espoused by a new generation of populist hard-right leaders surging toward power across the continent. In the East, pro-Moscow populists are riding a tide of discontent, expanding Vladimir Putin's sphere of influence. In the West, the likes of France's National Front and Austria's Freedom Party have brought their anti-immigrant, anti-EU views to within touching distance of high office. So who are Europe's mini-Trumps? How serious are their chances of success? And what does their rise mean for Europe and the wider west? Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's been another chaotic year for global politics. The rise of Trump and the U.K.'s departure from the EU have both unsettled the established order, while the refugee crisis that has helped define European politics for the past three years is far from over. Newsweek sat down to try and make sense of it all with a man who once helped shaped the world as the U.K.'s foreign secretary, and now tries to help improve it as the director of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) NGO; David Miliband. Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda spoke to Miliband about Trump's shock win and his friendship with Hillary Clinton, his reflections on British politics after leaving the country following a Labour leadership defeat, and what Brexit and the rise of nationalism mean for progressive politics. Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leslie Vinjamuri and Jacob Parakilas speak with Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda explore the biggest news story of 2016. Donald Trump didn't win the election on policy. His rhetoric spoke to sections of the electorate who felt they had been ignored. He promised these people he would "make America great again." They thought that was a great idea and put him in the White House. But now Trump has to actually come good. Faced at home with a divided country and abroad with a newly confident Russia and a mandate for trade renegotiations with China, the property mogul must head into the fray with next to no political experience. So what will he do? What policies will he prioritise? Will he row back on his controversial views about Putin and free trade? Can he heal a nation torn asunder? Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mark Bergman and Diana Shaw Clark join hosts Josh Lowe and Mirren as they figure out how important an issue the Supreme Court is in the 2016 election. What with Muslim bans and "locker room talk" on one side and a plethora of leaked emails on the other, the 2016 U.S. presidential election has had plenty of scandals. So many, in fact, that they've sometimes drowned out one of the most important issues facing Americans at the ballot box; appointments to the supreme court. With an unresolved deadlock in the court one of the first jobs in a new President's in-tray, and up to three further appointments likely to arise during their tenure, whoever enters the Oval Office in November could have enormous power to shape U.S. law for generations to come. So what would Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump do with that power? And how much is it going to change what happens on the day of the Poll? Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Hawkins and Stacy Hilliard join Mirren Gidda and Josh Lowe as the foreshadow the possibility of Donald Trump winning the election. Few people ever thought he'd get here. And yet, with weeks to go until the U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump, the property mogul who was thought of as variously too lightweight, too rich, too erratic, too right-wing or too uninterested to win, could feasibly take the Oval Office. Trump is only a couple of points behind Hillary Clinton in some polls. Will Trump start a trade war with China? How would life change for minorities? And will Mexico really pay for the wall? David Hawkins is the events chair of American Voices International and a former events chair of Republicans Overseas who has provided informal advice to the Trump campaign, and Stacy Hilliard is the Chair of American Voices International and Vice Chair of Republicans Overseas. Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah Churchwell and Joseph Downing are this week’s guests as Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda tackle the thorny issue of privacy within politics. All week, the U.S. has talked of little but Hillary Clinton's health, after a bout of pneumonia led Donald Trump to demand that the Democratic presidential nominee release her medical records. Meanwhile, the clamor for Trump to put out his tax return is growing. It led us to ask: where is the boundary between public and private? Clearly, politicians have to disclose more than the average member of the public, but what, and when, is it reasonable to ask for? Do the benefits of such an approach outweigh the downsides? Sarah Churchwell is a professorial fellow in American literature at the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, and Joseph Downing is a fellow in European politics at the LSE. Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alicia Barrett and Sunder Katwala join Josh Lowe and Mirren Gidda as they address Immigration. The Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has long railed against immigration, threatening to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and ban Muslims from entering the country. His extreme stance has won him supporters. Anxieties over immigration policy trouble governments worldwide. In Britain, many of the people who voted to leave did so in the hope of reducing the numbers of EU migrants coming to the U.K. So, how should governments address the issue of immigration? Does espousing its economic benefits convince people that immigration is beneficial, or should it be discussed differently? Alicia Barrett is the American outreach officer at the Institute of Economic Affairs, a free market research organization, and Sunder Katwala is the director of British Future, a think tank focussed on the issue of immigration. Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Elizabeth Cotton and Doug Segal join Mirren Gidda and Josh Lowe to discuss how governments across the world should be treating mental health. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is turning mental health into a core part of her campaign platform. She wants, she says, those who have a mental illness to get the same standard of treatment as those who have a physical one. But nice as it sounds, how can they actually make it happen? And beyond the politicians, when many ordinary people remain confused about mental health, or feel unable to discuss their own problems, what cultural change is needed to get to the goal? Doug Segal is a stand-up comedian who talks about mental health, and Elizabeth Cotton is a writer and educator in the field of mental health who runs the organization Surviving Work. Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hussein Kesvani and Baroness Shaista Ahmad Sheehan joins host Josh Lowe to discuss the rise of Islamophobia in the U.S. and Europe and how we can combat it? On Saturday, Imam Maulama Akonjee and his assistant Thara Uddin were shot and killed as they walked through Queens, New York, after prayers. The incident, at the time of recording, was not formally classified as a "hate crime," and many in New York's Muslim community have argued strongly that it should be, it highlights the growing threat to Muslims living amid rising Islamaphobia in the United States. In Europe, Muslims are being subjected to mounting Islamophobia, particularly in the wake of a spate of terrorist attacks carried out by people allied with the Islamic State (ISIS). Hussein Kesvani is a consultant at Theos, a religion and public affairs think tank, and Baroness Shaista Ahmad Sheehan is a Liberal Democrat Member of the House of Lords. Newsweek's Foreign Service is recorded & edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Heather Williams and Jacob Parakilas are on Newsweek's Foreign Service this week as they look at Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempts to influence the political processes in Europe and the U.S. Much has been made of Donald Trump's support for Putin, though the pair maintain that they have no direct relationship, their seeming closeness has prompted questions. Over in Europe, Putin has lent his support to far-right and far-left parties who tend to be anti-EU. So, what is Putin's eventual aim for both the U.S. and Europe, and how influential is he really? Heather Williams is a lecturer at King's College London with a focus on US-Russian relations and nuclear policies, and Jacob Parakilas is assistant head of the U.S. and the Americas program at the U.K. think-tank, Chatham House. Newsweek’s Foreign Service is recorded and edited by Jordan Saville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jordan Saville caught up with BBC 6Music and Radio 2 Presenter, Steve Lamacq at last week's Swn Festival. The two discussed Steve's DJ set at the Moon Club, what bands and acts Steve had caught up with and how Richard did on "Universities Challenged" the previous day.

Jordan Saville speaks to Steve a.k.a. Sweet Baboo. Jordan finds out that Steve lied about the Guinness World Record on his website and his new album coming next year.

Jordan Saville found Mark & Brad from Gallops outside O'Neills before their gig on Saturday. He chats to them about their new album "Yours Sincerely, Dr Hardcore" coming out in December and when they're coming back to Cardiff.

Our own Jordan Saville caught up with Swedish songstress Faye at Buffalo Bar on Thursday night. Faye chats about her plans for her first album, her upcoming gigs and Jordan suggests a good place for Faye to have Breakfast in Cardiff.

On today's podcast, it's bad news for Taurus in the mockuscopes. I celebrate the great people who have beards, we find out what's on my bucket list and Jordan Saville distracts me by texting in. Oh and a bit of Kasabian outrage for good measure. I sent their record company tea bags for goodness sake!