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Bobi Wine, cancer research fraud and Are You Dead?

Podcast: The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann
Published: Jan 16, 2026
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Will Uganda’s pop-star politician prevail? Is dodgy data undermining medical research? And what does a new app reveal about Chinese society? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Felicity Capon and Harriet Marsden Image credit: Michel Lunanga/Getty Images