Let Me Explain with Seán Defoe

Let Me Explain with Seán Defoe

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Let Me Explain with Seán Defoe episodes

  • Will Israel's elections change anything for Palestinians?

    With right wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing the prospect of losing power - would a change in Government change anything for Palestinians?

    Who are the favourites for this month's Israeli national elections - and where do they stand on the war?

    Let Me Explain. Episode 254

    13 min
  • How Manchester City Became Football’s Superpower

    In 2008, Abu Dhabi money transformed Manchester City from a struggling club into one of the biggest forces in world football.

    But behind the trophies, Pep Guardiola and the unforgettable Agüero goal came 115 Premier League charges and a guilty verdict.

    We explore the money, the politics and the legal battle that could change Manchester City’s future.

    16 min
  • AI Will Wipe Us All Out... Or Will It?

    This week, Sean looks at the most recent technological moral panic: The Hugging Face Incident.

    From this, Sean investigates whether Artificial Intelligence is something we really should worry about, or just another feature of a technology advancing so quickly.

    The answer might not be so black and white.

    Listen here.

    19 min
  • Episode 250! How Did UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld Die?

    For our milestone 250th EPISODE, we look back 65 years to the death of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.

    He died in a plane crash in the Congo while on a mission to negotiate a ceasefire.

    Was it an accident, or was his plane deliberately brought down?

    We examine his final mission and the unanswered questions surrounding his death.

    17 min
  • How Star Trek Invented the Sound of Space

    Star Trek helped shape the way we imagine the future should sound.

    From the Enterprise and its strange electronic noises to the sounds that became staples of science fiction, its influence is still everywhere.

    We look at how Star Trek built a soundscape for space, and why filmmakers are still borrowing from it today.

    Listen here.

    14 min
  • Lindsay Clancy: Mental Illness and Murder

    This week we take a deep dive into the Lindsay Clancy murder case.

    A woman found guilty of murdering her three children, but could responsibility lie elsewhere, or how can we really understand cruel acts like this.

    Listen here.

    18 min
  • 247. The Woman Who Scammed 9/11

    This week we go inside the story of a woman who posed for years as a 9/11 survivor, gained the trust of hundreds who thought she'd been in the Twin Towers that day - but who wasn't everything she seemed

    17 min
  • 245. The day the Mona Lisa was stolen

    You might never have heard of Mona Lisa if she hadn't been stolen from the Lourve 115 years ago. The two year manhunt and the resulting news coverage made her the most famous painting in history. Let Me Explain.

    12 min

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