Andy Burnham is on track to become Britain’s 7th leader in ten years. Can he do a better job than his predecessors?

Plus: Climate scientists warn that record June temperatures in the UK should be a wake-up call, and a decade on from Brexit we check in on how Nigel Farage is doing.

With NoJusticeMTG & Paul Holden.

* We’ll be at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! Final tickets: https://crossedwires.live *

‘Tis the season! Moya and Ash explore the etiquette of the modern wedding, from cringey hen do to lavish ceremony to nightmare groupchat. And how does anyone afford it?! Plus: are we expecting too much from single straight men?

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Keir Starmer has finally resigned, triggering a Labour leadership election in July. Will Andy Burnham be the only contender to stand?

With Michael Walker & Banseka Kayembe.

Secret backrooms where deals are done in private: the realm of conspiracy theories? Or an increasingly large part of capitalism?

Since the financial crisis, some of the big winners have been private equity firms. They’ve snapped up bargains on everything from high street brands, to care homes and nurseries – and maybe even the house you own.

Hettie O’Brien is a journalist for The Guardian and the author of The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself.

She spoke to Richard Hames about private equity’s secret influence over the ways we are all born, work, and die – and what it all has to do with the rise of the far right.

See the full Do Your Own Research map here: https://novaramedia.com/category/video/do-your-own-research/

Music by Iglooghost.

Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield byelection by a landslide, and Keir Starmer is weighing up his future as Prime Minister.

With Michael Walker & Aaron Bastani.

Voters go to the polls in Makerfield for a byelection that could lead to Andy Burnham becoming the Prime Minister.

Plus: Donald Trump signs a peace deal with Iran.

With NoJusticeMTG & Steven Methven.

Starmer “intends to fight” any potential leadership challenge, could he bribe his way out of it instead?

Plus: A holidaying English couple are startled by live-fire from a Russian warship off the coast of the Isle of Wight.

The French want to build their own AI and we speak to a Tech CEO who built a SimCity, then let Grok loose with a box of matches.

With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani & Satya Nitta.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called on Keir Starmer to resign after the Makerfield by-election, with Andy Burnham ahead in the polls for the seat.

Plus: Trump claims the US-Iran peace deal will leave the Strait of Hormuz open and “toll-free”, and FIFA tells Iranian monarchists to hide their colours at the World Cup.

With Aaron Bastani & Michael Walker.

* We’ll be at Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield on 4th July! Final tickets: https://crossedwires.live *

Moya has a big theory about why wealthy elites seem to have stopped caring about culture, which leads to wondering if addiction and dependency are the best framework for understanding modern society. Plus: when you’re body-shamed by a much younger hook-up.

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The court of appeal has ruled that the Home Secretary’s decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist group was lawful. We speak to Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori about what’s next for the organisation.

Plus: A school-girl suggests an innovative source of entertainment after Starmer announces new social-media restrictions.

And finally, Iran confirms that Trump’s claim of a new peace deal is, in fact, correct for once.

With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar, Huda Ammori & Esfandyar Batmanghelidj.