The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

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Have you missed the biggest news of the week? Olly Mann and The Week’s writers and editors talk about under-reported stories with long-term consequences

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Recent Episodes
  • The anti-Trump bump, Rust and a touchy-feely robot
    May 9, 2025 – 42:00
  • 429. Protecting footballers, an oil ad ban and men in publishing
    May 2, 2025 – 42:05
  • Pope Francis, married health and pistachio chocolate
    Apr 25, 2025 – 44:29
  • Pubs, the digital dividend and British book bans
    Apr 17, 2025 – 40:13
  • 426. Womb donors, dire wolves and art
    Apr 11, 2025 – 43:20
  • 425. A millennial saint, Meta vs. authors and lost films
    Apr 4, 2025 – 44:21
  • 424. Scientific asylum, Japan's death row and solar slavery
    Mar 28, 2025 – 42:20
  • 423. El Salvador, ball games and an energy lawsuit
    Mar 21, 2025 – 41:22
  • 422. Revolting Canadians, Nepalese monarchists and fish
    Mar 14, 2025 – 46:42
  • 421. ASMR, football chants and Gaelic
    Mar 7, 2025 – 45:31
  • 420. Firefighting foam, energy bills and a blood-test breakthrough
    Feb 28, 2025 – 44:09
  • 419 Sinkholes, Saudi sport and a viral tourism ad
    Feb 21, 2025 – 44:23
  • 418. The end of the penny, Chagos Islands deal, and personality testing
    Feb 14, 2025 – 48:30
  • 417 Cricket, digital soul-searching and rats
    Feb 7, 2025 – 48:45
  • 416. Australian antisemitism, blood minerals and rebreathing
    Jan 31, 2025 – 45:44
  • 415. Exoskeletons, digital passports and AI in film
    Jan 24, 2025 – 40:42
  • 414. Contraception, jawlines and RedNote
    Jan 17, 2025 – 47:14
  • 413. Guantanamo, WCs and vegan dogs
    Jan 10, 2025 – 47:56
  • 412. The Year Unwrapped – Revolting farmers, multinational crime and TV in retreat
    Dec 27, 2024 – 48:43
  • 411. Scotland vs. Whatsapp, driverless buses and AI cameras
    Dec 20, 2024 – 39:56
  • 410. Sexsomnia, ghost guns and rainbow laces
    Dec 13, 2024 – 42:25
  • 409. Afghan midwives, depopulation and fake honey
    Dec 6, 2024 – 41:27
  • 408. Lenacapavir, Band Aid and tea
    Nov 29, 2024 – 46:28
  • 407. Migration, Wagner regroups and UFOs
    Nov 22, 2024 – 40:17
  • 406. Robowolves, birds and sleeper trains
    Nov 15, 2024 – 42:54
  • 405. New York water, mobile mergers and marriage
    Nov 8, 2024 – 35:41
  • 404. Macron in Morocco, avatar therapy and Europe vs the US
    Nov 1, 2024 – 39:20
  • 403. Fungi, women in prison and Facebook AI
    Oct 25, 2024 – 42:20
  • 402. India vs. Canada, assisted dying and wasted water
    Oct 18, 2024 – 43:33
  • 401. Pig-butchering, copper and mature recruitment
    Oct 11, 2024 – 45:58
  • 400. Mexico, the menopause and Megalopolis
    Oct 4, 2024 – 41:25
  • 399. Iran vs Sweden, jabless vaccines and social blocking
    Sep 27, 2024 – 39:41
  • 398. Ageing Japan, UK debt, and the Mattel Cinematic Universe
    Sep 20, 2024 – 42:55
  • 397. The Pope, ketamine and the first trillionaire
    Sep 13, 2024 – 44:58
  • 396. Chinese TV, Elle Macpherson and spy whales
    Sep 6, 2024 – 43:05
  • 395. Telegram, cannabis and boring art
    Aug 30, 2024 – 44:58
  • 394. Orangutan diplomacy, floating turbines and EU travel
    Aug 23, 2024 – 41:11
  • 393. The Taliban, the grid and judging the judges
    Aug 16, 2024 – 40:08
  • 392. Undersea threats, tax reform and prisons
    Aug 9, 2024 – 45:29
  • ​​391. Sepsis, MPs and plastic Olympians
    Aug 2, 2024 – 46:49
  • Offshore gambling, retirement and Obama's silence
    Jul 26, 2024 – 46:16
  • 389. Trump trials, smears and Katy Perry
    Jul 19, 2024 – 46:14
  • 388. Project 2025, paradise prison and life on Mars
    Jul 12, 2024 – 44:29
  • 387. Riots, bird flu and AI emissions
    Jul 5, 2024 – 46:24
  • 386. Poisonous planes, toxic tourism and a stressful surprise
    Jun 28, 2024 – 40:26
  • 385. Political footballers, news aversion and social warning labels
    Jun 21, 2024 – 40:47
  • 384. Fracas at the Festival
    Jun 14, 2024 – 43:58
  • 383. What happens when a remote tribe goes online?
    Jun 7, 2024 – 44:39
  • 382. The battle for Papua New Guinea
    May 31, 2024 – 46:10
  • 381. Will South Africa turn its back on the ANC?
    May 24, 2024 – 41:08
Recent Reviews
  • jerusalem gurl
    Trigger Warning
    Really? Isn’t the point of going to the theatre to get triggered?
  • GraneeJ
    Unhyped stories = great addition
    I kept forgetting this podcast even existed until I sat down to solitary dinner having listened to all the recent Slate Plus podcasts & there it was in my podcast app. I found this coverage of the week a welcome breath of NEW despite subscribing & supporting 10 or more news sources (from which I read mostly just headlines because it’s all so very depressing) which all seem to trumpet the same stories. I’ll try to remember to listen in next week & maybe backtrack to see what I’ve missed.
  • Suzannekmoses
    Rounding out
    I like finding these smaller items that have slipped through. Great addition to my news list
  • PBB420
    Abdul…..
    Love Olly and most of the regular guests but can’t stand Abdul. I usually find him annoying but he was particularly obnoxious is the last episode.
  • maggiem79
    Easy to listen to
    I always enjoy the commentary and thoughtfulness
  • Pagemage11
    Bad engineering
    Great content. Bad engineering, volume levels are all over the place. Hard to follow sometimes because you have to have your finger on the volume control.
  • oxford 8
    Somethings up
    Oddly today’s episode didn’t play instead it played the next podcast lined up on my list. Help!
  • MaryM-D
    Olly is fat phobic
    He is also pompous and condescending to the younger reporters. He is out of touch and I can’t listen anymore. Learn about humility and grace, Olly.
  • eLow8
    On Abortion
    Pro-choice. Choose Life. Abortion equals murder. Imagine if your mother decided to murder you. You wouldn’t be reading this.... There is support for mothers after the baby’s birth. Don’t lie.
  • Nmgg754
    Love this host and the journalists, too
    Olly asks the questions that come to my mind. They do a great job explaining the backstory for current events.
  • Tofu Musubi
    Nice media alternative
    The modern news media has become as formulaic as cinema and television. It’s nice to hear about stories overlooked by corporate media behemoths, and the discussion is entertaining.
  • Montissi
    Ignorant
    My jaw literally fell to the floor listening to this drivel. The discourse on most topics left little to be desired. The biggest shock was one of the female hosts categorically stating that any man accused of rape deserves to die. Wow.
  • Jujube148583749573658
    Not so great
    The topics are interesting but the hosts conversations are boring and they don’t seem very intelligent. The two female hosts are also very condescending which I don’t like.
  • Jsluss
    Fantastic and informative
    Wish more would find out about this!
  • djminute247
    News that entertains
    My favorite news show. Light, funny and informative.
  • Nategear
    Love it!
    A great way to say up on the news without boring you to sleep
  • El Illumino
    Insightful
    Great to get an insightful English perspective on the news.
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