# Algae, Albania’s flamingo protests and Madonna’s failed film

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Podcast: [The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-week-unwrapped-with-olly-mann-1113708)
Published: 2026-06-26T03:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.theweek.co.uk/the-week-unwrapped
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Duration seconds: 2889

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Why is toxic algae spreading? Will the Albanian PM be the next to fall? And what does a cancelled biopic tell us about today’s movie industry? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Arion McNicoll, Felicity Capon and Rebecca Messina Image credit: Artem Hvozdkov / Getty Images

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