The grift that keeps on giving – Weekly Wrap-Up with Zoë Grünewald

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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• It’s Podmasters’ 10th birthday! Get an extra 10% off a year’s Patreon backing. Farage is under fire for pocketing a £5m “personal gift” from a crypto billionaire. What’s his excuse? Plus, the Hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius is finally heading to port, but will the crisis really be over when it docks? And with Trump's “Project Freedom” on ice, what on earth is happening in the Strait of Hormuz? Jacob Jarvis and Zoë Grünewald dissect the biggest stories of the week. • Back us on Patreon – www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis. Producer: James Liddell. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:32.7	Hello and welcome back to the weekly wrap-up from The Bunker.
1:36.4	I'm Jacob Jarvis.
1:37.9	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 and maybe even some panellists from, oh god, what now
1:49.0	as well. But before we begin, we have some nice news. Podmasters, the company that brings
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2:06.9	On to the show today, we are joined by Zoe Greenwald.
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