1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 This program was broadcast on Friday May 22, 2026. Here are the main stories… Makerfield by-election: Analysis and comment Massie: Mathematical anomalies Palantir: Contract controversy Flotilla: Huge PR disaster for Israel Digital Money: The great convergence but also pushback Defence Unicorns: Total societial mobilisation around war Ukraine: drones being used by NATO, UK to trigger direct war with Russia Health: One health to rule them all In Case You Missed It: Stories spotted by our UKC sleuths Hosts&amp;nbsp;Patrick Henningsen&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Mike Robinson, joined by&amp;nbsp;Basil Valentine&amp;nbsp;for last Friday’s end-of-week news round-up.&amp;nbsp;Watch: 21st Century Wire's Podcast http://21stcenturywire.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41425115/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/202310720