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The Bunker – News without the nonsense

Trump panics over Epstein files – Weekly Wrap-Up with Jonn Elledge and Andrew Harrison

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

As the Epstein walls close in on Trump, the President pulls a desperate U-turn and says he wants the release of files he tried to suppress. How will they be redacted, and to save whom? Plus Labour’s latest attempts to look tough on migration, the Cloudflare outage, Russia bombs railway lines in Poland and shines lasers at the RAF… and why Trump’s “Quiet, piggy” outburst is hurting him more than his usual slob misogyny would. Jonn Elledge and Andrew Harrison wrap up the stories that mattered this week.  • Head to nakedwines.co.uk/thebunker to get a £30 voucher and 6 top-rated wines from our sponsor Naked Wines for £39.99, delivery included. • We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit.  www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. 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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0:00.0

Hello, it's Andrew Harrison here.

0:01.5

And it's Alex von Tundleman.

0:02.9

Today's episode is brought to you by naked wines. Alex, buying wines. Have you ever bought a bottle because it costs 12 quid, but it looks like it costs 20 quid? Well, whenever I can find one. It can be confusing, can't it? You find yourself sort of grasping up whatever's on the shelf and hoping for the best. What do you sense of like to drink yourself? Well, I generally drink white wine,

0:21.3

but I mean, I like all wines. I didn't get this way by having favourites, Andrew.

0:24.7

Well, I'm the male stereotype. I like reds that are bangers, reds that are chewy. It's a bit kind of roulette, isn't it? You never quite know what you're going to get. You know, I just don't know at all. I mean, I am pretty ignorant about it. I have to say, I know what I like, but I don't

0:36.8

always know how to find it. There you go. Well, the good thing about naked wines is they'll help

0:40.5

guide you towards wines that you will really like. And you can try new stuff without the risk, because if you don't like a bottle, you don't pay for it. Oh, okay. Yeah, you let them know and they credit your account. So you can try something else next time. Zero risk.

0:54.8

Naked wines is the best way to get great wine without the faf and to discover fantastic

0:59.9

new flavors without the wine snobbery. Does this sound up your straight, Alex?

1:04.1

Sounds a very good idea because I am terrible being a wine snob. I'm quite clearly just winging it.

1:09.8

Well, luckily, we have got an offer for listeners as well.

1:12.6

If you go to nakedwines.co.ukuker, you can get a £30 voucher and six top-rated

1:19.0

wines, reds, whites, a mix, whatever you like, all for just £39.99p, including delivery.

1:25.3

That is a mere £6.67p a bottle. And anything you don't like, just tell them. You'll get credit to use on your next order. And you can't do that at the offer at the top of the road, can you? Despite me trying. So that's a £30, nakedwines voucher at nakedwines.com.combe, or follow the link in the show notes. Terms and conditions apply.

1:44.7

Cheers, Alex.

1:45.3

Cheers, Andrew.

1:56.4

Hello and welcome to weekly wrap up from the bunker.

1:57.4

I'm Andrew Harrison.

2:37.2

We are very delighted about how well our new format has gone down, especially last week when we had Rafael Albert actually rapping to wrap the week, which might not get repeated, unless John Alleridge feels like it. Oh, good God. If you're a first-time listener, the idea is that every Friday we're going to recap the biggest stories, the news that's gone under the radar, and some of the weirdest tales in the last week with some of your favourite podmaster's personalities and maybe even some panellists from, oh god, what now, and like today, the patron saint of the Dealey Departed Paper Cuts. It's John O'Hillian. Hello, how you doing? I'm all right. Always nice to be thinking about the news because it's such a cheery thing to think about these days, isn't it? makes the heart sing. It's just like watching in the night garden or something, basically.

3:09.8

Well, let's cleanse the palette with what's the strangest story you spotted this week. Before we go to the grim stuff, what's the oddest story? So this one did actually make me happy, and you'll like it because it's about music from the 90s. Oh, yes, okay. I know you're into. David Dukovny. Yes. Was asked by, I think it was BBC Wales. And he's finally heard the Catatonia 1998 hit Molder and Scully. Yes. Which he said he'd been aware of for many years. But he knew it existed. He'd never heard it. They played it to him. And the BBC headline the story with, I like it.

3:15.2

I like it. Well, I mean, just guess this proves how little David Dukovny was in Britain in the 90s because it would have been inescapable.

3:17.2

Absolutely. But I think it also tells us something about the globalisation of culture.

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