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Podcasts and politics: how UK culture grapples with identity and crisis

Podcasts and politics: how UK culture grapples with identity and crisis

From race and humour in podcasts to a simulated war cabinet starring Michael Gove, UK culture explores national identity and crisis response—while Indonesia’s fires and LA’s bears test environmental coexistence.

From rock legends to climate costs: how culture and environment collide in the UK

From rock legends to climate costs: how culture and environment collide in the UK

As Suzi Quatro fights for Hall of Fame recognition and Brazil’s wind farms expose hidden costs, UK artists and policymakers grapple with climate realities—through theatre, film, and hard choices.

UK flood risks and cultural shifts: how art and policy confront climate chaos

UK flood risks and cultural shifts: how art and policy confront climate chaos

As Europe reckons with €180bn in climate damage, UK households prepare for winter storms while artists and policymakers grapple with resilience and denial.

Rivers in crisis, literary provocations: how culture and climate collide this week

Rivers in crisis, literary provocations: how culture and climate collide this week

From a French novelist rewriting the Beatles to global rivers on the brink, this week’s cultural and environmental stories reveal the tensions shaping our world.

Wild dogs, whale grief and royal rows: how culture and nature collide in 2026

Wild dogs, whale grief and royal rows: how culture and nature collide in 2026

From Zambia’s record-breaking wild dogs to humpback whales mourning stillborn calves, culture and nature intertwine in stories that challenge our understanding of grief, resilience and legacy.

Teenage dreams and far-right protests: how UK culture frames the fractures of 2026

Teenage dreams and far-right protests: how UK culture frames the fractures of 2026

From American girls’ unfiltered ambitions to England’s anti-immigration marches, UK culture this week captures the tensions shaping a generation—through photography, documentary and art.

Emmys 2026 and climate warnings: how culture confronts crisis in pictures and prose

Emmys 2026 and climate warnings: how culture confronts crisis in pictures and prose

From historic Emmys wins to China Miéville’s climate epic and Jo Ann Chaus’s photographic critique of female stereotypes, culture mirrors society’s fractures—and its resilience.