The Dope vs. The Pope – Weekly Wrap-Up with Alex von Tunzelmann

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Labour and Reform battle over women’s votes – but what are either of the parties actually talking about? Plus: Tucker Carlson launches a publishing house with Russell Brand on board, Donald Trump starts a feud with the Pope, and US–Iran conflict rumbles on. Jacob Jarvis is joined by Alex von Tunzelmann to unpack the biggest stories from the past week. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by: Jacob Jarvis with Alex von Tunzelmann. Producer: Kathleen Johnston. Production Assistant: Jake Preston. Audio production: Tom Taylor. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Artwork by James Parrett. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:50.4	Hello and welcome back to the weekly wrap-up from The Bunker. I'm Jacob Jarvis.
0:55.0	Every Friday we recap the biggest stories, the weirdest stories and the news that has gone under the radar over the last week with some of your favourite bunker personalities
0:59.4	and maybe even some panellists from Oh God What Now. Today, I am joined by author, historian and
1:04.8	broadcaster Alex von Tunselman. Hi Alex. Hello. Alex, what is the strangest story then that
1:10.4	you've seen this week?
1:11.6	Well, strange, slightly disturbing.
1:14.4	Uh, story is that former Fox News host, Tucker Carlson, is going to launch his own book
1:20.4	imprint.
1:21.6	And I'm afraid his tasting books looks just as bad, if not possibly worse as you might guess.
1:28.3	So on the slate, and this is Tucker Carlson Books, it's going to be part of, there's a US
1:33.6	publisher called Skyhorse.
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