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'I'm a nobody': Indian protest leader

Oct 23, 2026 · 43m

Summary

This episode covers India's youth-led "Cockroach Janta Party" movement, featuring an interview with its founder on the government's crackdown and the demand for electoral reform. The program also reports on a West Bank lockdown following a deadly checkpoint shooting, a BBC investigation into RSF attacks on healthcare in Sudan, and a debate on the removal of an Egyptian mummy from a Scottish museum.

Topics discussed

India: The Cockroach Janta Party and youth protests Analysis: Legal restrictions on Indian dissent Preview: Debate on displaying Egyptian mummies West Bank: Lockdown after checkpoint shooting Sponsor break: Orderly Meds GLP-1 treatment The Interface: Kinfluencers and data center attacks Sudan: Destruction of healthcare in El Fasher Debate: Should museums display ancient mummies? Yemen: Crisis in children's hospital in Sana'a Blue Planet 3: New wildlife series with Attenborough
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