Air Date: 10-3-2025

People around the world are angry, often for different reasons and even more frequently based on falsities - though not always. For instance, the Right in the UK and France are upset about immigration, though most of those who are angry are wrong about the facts. But there's also widespread dissatisfaction with national governments and pessimism about their ability to make life better over the short term, which is leading to much less predictable politics.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Block Everything w/ Sebastian Budgen Part 1 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 9-16-25

KP 2: Why France Might Soon Have a Far-right Government Part 1 - The Global Story - Air Date 9-15-25

KP 3: What's Behind the Anti-immigration Protests in the UK Part 1 - The Inside Story Podcast - Air Date 9-15-25

KP 4: Is the Government Inflaming Protests on the Left and Right Part 1 - Pod Save the UK - Air Date 8-13-25

KP 5: Why Trumpworld Is Obsessed with Free Speech in Britain Part 1 - The Global Story - Air Date 9-18-25

KP 6: Anger, Rage, and Love - Trump's Visit to the UK and Tommy Robinson's Far-right Rally Part 1 - Pod Save the UK - Air Date 9-17-25

KP 7: Inside Europe 11 September 2025 Part 1 - Inside Europe - Air Date 9-11-25

KP 8: Social Media Ban Sparks Deadly Protests in Nepal - The World - Air Date 9-8-25

(01:01:29) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On free speech and framing

DEEPER DIVES

(01:15:16) SECTION A: BLOQUONS TOUT

A1: Why France Might Soon Have a Far-right Government Part 2 - The Global Story - Air Date 9-15-25

A2: Inside Europe 11 September 2025 Part 2 - Inside Europe - Air Date 9-11-25

A3: Why France Might Soon Have a Far-right Government Part 3 - The Global Story - Air Date 9-15-25

A4: Block Everything w/ Sebastian Budgen Part 2 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 9-16-25

(01:48:32) SECTION B: UK FAR-RIGHT

B1: Tens of Thousands Attend Anti-immigrant Rally in London - The World - Air Date 9-15-25

B2: Anger, Rage, and Love - Trump's Visit to the UK and Tommy Robinson's Far-right Rally Part 2 - Pod Save the UK - Air Date 9-17-25

B3: What's Behind the Anti-immigration Protests in the UK Part 2 - The Inside Story Podcast - Air Date 9-15-25

B4: Is the Government Inflaming Protests on the Left and Right Part 2 - Pod Save the UK - Air Date 8-13-25

(02:19:45) SECTION C: AMERICA AND THE EU

C1: Rolling Out the Royal Red Carpet for Trump - Global News Podcast - Air Date 9-17-25

C2: Escalating Trouble – Trump Takes on the UN and Europe - EU Confidential - Air Date 9-25-25

C3: Why Trumpworld Is Obsessed with Free Speech in Britain Part 2 - The Global Story - Air Date 9-18-25

(02:46:06) SECTION D: NEPAL

D1: Nepal's Gen Z Protests Topple Gov't Amid Anger Over Corruption & Inequality - Democracy Now! - Air Date 9-12-25

D2: We Will Win the Election: Nepal's Gen Z Protest Leader Sudan Gurung Talks to Start Here Part 1 - Al Jazeera English - Air Date 9-27-25

D3: Explainer 484: Nepal's War on Social Media - The Foreign Desk - Air Date 9-10-25

D4: We Will Win the Election: Nepal's Gen Z Protest Leader Sudan Gurung Talks to Start Here Part 2 - Al Jazeera English - Air Date 9-27-25

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Description: Photo of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President of France Emmanuel Macron walking down a street.

Credit: “Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Ukraine” by Number 10, Flickr | CC BY 2.0 | Changes: Cropped

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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