The Crisis Room Podcast
@crisisroompod.bsky.social
Decoding a world in crisis with Amber Rudd, Mark Urban and Marc Polymeropoulos. New episodes every Thursday on @globalplayer.com
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'Bombs smuggled into Iraq during the occupation also killed British soldiers'
As Trump plans to send troops to #Iran, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social discuss whether the fall of the regime is in the UK's interest
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As Trump plans to send troops to #Iran, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social discuss whether the fall of the regime is in the UK's interest
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January 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
'Bombs smuggled into Iraq during the occupation also killed British soldiers'
As Trump plans to send troops to #Iran, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social discuss whether the fall of the regime is in the UK's interest
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
As Trump plans to send troops to #Iran, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social discuss whether the fall of the regime is in the UK's interest
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
Trump says "the killing in Iran has stopped" - for now - but will the President go through with his threats to intervene in the protests? Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social examine the chances of a US military intervention
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Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
January 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Trump says "the killing in Iran has stopped" - for now - but will the President go through with his threats to intervene in the protests? Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social examine the chances of a US military intervention
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Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
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January 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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‘Trump, unprompted, gave a signed menu to a prime minister’
Former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace reveals the bizarre lunch he had with Trump — featuring an unprompted signed menu and a conversation that largely revolved around golf
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Former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace reveals the bizarre lunch he had with Trump — featuring an unprompted signed menu and a conversation that largely revolved around golf
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January 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
‘Trump, unprompted, gave a signed menu to a prime minister’
Former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace reveals the bizarre lunch he had with Trump — featuring an unprompted signed menu and a conversation that largely revolved around golf
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Former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace reveals the bizarre lunch he had with Trump — featuring an unprompted signed menu and a conversation that largely revolved around golf
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“This is not regime change”
After Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social explain why appointing Vice President Delcy Rodríguez is not a victory for the Venezuelans
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#Trump #Maduro #Venezuela
After Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social explain why appointing Vice President Delcy Rodríguez is not a victory for the Venezuelans
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#Trump #Maduro #Venezuela
January 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
“This is not regime change”
After Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social explain why appointing Vice President Delcy Rodríguez is not a victory for the Venezuelans
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#Trump #Maduro #Venezuela
After Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social explain why appointing Vice President Delcy Rodríguez is not a victory for the Venezuelans
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#Trump #Maduro #Venezuela
Is NATO’s worst nightmare becoming reality? Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace joins Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social to dissect Trump's threats to Greenland and the possibility of sending UK troops to Ukraine
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#Venezuela
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#Venezuela
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Is NATO’s worst nightmare becoming reality? Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace joins Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social to dissect Trump's threats to Greenland and the possibility of sending UK troops to Ukraine
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#Venezuela
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#Venezuela
“Are we at war with Russia? We should be”
MI6 and the head of the Armed Forces are sounding the alarm on an imminent Russian threat. @mpolymer1.bsky.social breaks down what it means—and whether the UK should act
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#Russia #War #MI6
MI6 and the head of the Armed Forces are sounding the alarm on an imminent Russian threat. @mpolymer1.bsky.social breaks down what it means—and whether the UK should act
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#Russia #War #MI6
December 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“Are we at war with Russia? We should be”
MI6 and the head of the Armed Forces are sounding the alarm on an imminent Russian threat. @mpolymer1.bsky.social breaks down what it means—and whether the UK should act
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#Russia #War #MI6
MI6 and the head of the Armed Forces are sounding the alarm on an imminent Russian threat. @mpolymer1.bsky.social breaks down what it means—and whether the UK should act
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#Russia #War #MI6
🚨 New episode alert!
Is Britain already at war with Russia? With rare warnings from MI6 and the Armed Forces, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social ask if the UK must face a new reality in 2026
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#Britain #Russia #War
Is Britain already at war with Russia? With rare warnings from MI6 and the Armed Forces, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social ask if the UK must face a new reality in 2026
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#Britain #Russia #War
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🚨 New episode alert!
Is Britain already at war with Russia? With rare warnings from MI6 and the Armed Forces, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social ask if the UK must face a new reality in 2026
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Britain #Russia #War
Is Britain already at war with Russia? With rare warnings from MI6 and the Armed Forces, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social ask if the UK must face a new reality in 2026
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Britain #Russia #War
'Trump didn’t even have a pen'
#Trump & #TheresaMay - two leaders with very different approaches. Former Foreign Secretary & Chancellor Philip Hammond recalls Trump's approach to meetings during a visit to the UK
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#Trump & #TheresaMay - two leaders with very different approaches. Former Foreign Secretary & Chancellor Philip Hammond recalls Trump's approach to meetings during a visit to the UK
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December 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
'Trump didn’t even have a pen'
#Trump & #TheresaMay - two leaders with very different approaches. Former Foreign Secretary & Chancellor Philip Hammond recalls Trump's approach to meetings during a visit to the UK
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#Trump & #TheresaMay - two leaders with very different approaches. Former Foreign Secretary & Chancellor Philip Hammond recalls Trump's approach to meetings during a visit to the UK
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December 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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‘I agree, “call me daddy”… that’s cringe.’
Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social get into why leaders keep pandering to Trump—and whether Europe needs its own Hugh Grant/Love Actually moment to finally take a stand
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#LoveActually
Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social get into why leaders keep pandering to Trump—and whether Europe needs its own Hugh Grant/Love Actually moment to finally take a stand
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#LoveActually
December 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
‘I agree, “call me daddy”… that’s cringe.’
Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social get into why leaders keep pandering to Trump—and whether Europe needs its own Hugh Grant/Love Actually moment to finally take a stand
Watch The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#LoveActually
Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social get into why leaders keep pandering to Trump—and whether Europe needs its own Hugh Grant/Love Actually moment to finally take a stand
Watch The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#LoveActually
🚨 New episode alert!
Is Britain about to break its defence-spending promise? With Trump shaking Europe’s security nerves, can Starmer deliver — and what happens if he doesn’t?
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#Trump #Europe #Starmer
Is Britain about to break its defence-spending promise? With Trump shaking Europe’s security nerves, can Starmer deliver — and what happens if he doesn’t?
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#Trump #Europe #Starmer
December 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🚨 New episode alert!
Is Britain about to break its defence-spending promise? With Trump shaking Europe’s security nerves, can Starmer deliver — and what happens if he doesn’t?
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#Trump #Europe #Starmer
Is Britain about to break its defence-spending promise? With Trump shaking Europe’s security nerves, can Starmer deliver — and what happens if he doesn’t?
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#Trump #Europe #Starmer
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December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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“What do you do with a defector?”
After the Salisbury poisonings, it emerged police didn’t know ex-spy Sergei Skripal lived locally. @mpolymer1.bsky.social unpacks whether they should have known—plus how UK vs US protocols differ
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#Salisbury #Spies
After the Salisbury poisonings, it emerged police didn’t know ex-spy Sergei Skripal lived locally. @mpolymer1.bsky.social unpacks whether they should have known—plus how UK vs US protocols differ
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#Salisbury #Spies
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“What do you do with a defector?”
After the Salisbury poisonings, it emerged police didn’t know ex-spy Sergei Skripal lived locally. @mpolymer1.bsky.social unpacks whether they should have known—plus how UK vs US protocols differ
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Salisbury #Spies
After the Salisbury poisonings, it emerged police didn’t know ex-spy Sergei Skripal lived locally. @mpolymer1.bsky.social unpacks whether they should have known—plus how UK vs US protocols differ
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#Salisbury #Spies
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December 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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“There was the risk of panic”
With the Salisbury inquiry in focus, @markurban.bsky.social & Amber unpack why key details weren’t shared sooner — and whether greater transparency might have sparked public panic
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#Salisbury #Putin #Poision
With the Salisbury inquiry in focus, @markurban.bsky.social & Amber unpack why key details weren’t shared sooner — and whether greater transparency might have sparked public panic
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#Salisbury #Putin #Poision
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“There was the risk of panic”
With the Salisbury inquiry in focus, @markurban.bsky.social & Amber unpack why key details weren’t shared sooner — and whether greater transparency might have sparked public panic
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Salisbury #Putin #Poision
With the Salisbury inquiry in focus, @markurban.bsky.social & Amber unpack why key details weren’t shared sooner — and whether greater transparency might have sparked public panic
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Salisbury #Putin #Poision
🚨 New episode alert!
Putin found "morally responsible" for the Novichok attack that killed Dawn Sturgess — @markurban.bsky.social & Amber break down the Salisbury inquiry and what the government got wrong
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#Putin #Salisbury #Inquiry
Putin found "morally responsible" for the Novichok attack that killed Dawn Sturgess — @markurban.bsky.social & Amber break down the Salisbury inquiry and what the government got wrong
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#Putin #Salisbury #Inquiry
December 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🚨 New episode alert!
Putin found "morally responsible" for the Novichok attack that killed Dawn Sturgess — @markurban.bsky.social & Amber break down the Salisbury inquiry and what the government got wrong
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#Putin #Salisbury #Inquiry
Putin found "morally responsible" for the Novichok attack that killed Dawn Sturgess — @markurban.bsky.social & Amber break down the Salisbury inquiry and what the government got wrong
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#Putin #Salisbury #Inquiry
'Why did the Russians risk killing so many people?'
@markurban.bsky.social reflects on the 2018 Salisbury poisonings and the tragic death of Dawn Sturgess, who collapsed after unknowingly using a perfume bottle laced with Novichok
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@markurban.bsky.social reflects on the 2018 Salisbury poisonings and the tragic death of Dawn Sturgess, who collapsed after unknowingly using a perfume bottle laced with Novichok
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December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
'Why did the Russians risk killing so many people?'
@markurban.bsky.social reflects on the 2018 Salisbury poisonings and the tragic death of Dawn Sturgess, who collapsed after unknowingly using a perfume bottle laced with Novichok
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
@markurban.bsky.social reflects on the 2018 Salisbury poisonings and the tragic death of Dawn Sturgess, who collapsed after unknowingly using a perfume bottle laced with Novichok
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
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#QnA #questions #politics
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December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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“They were making fun of us”
This week, Amber reflects on the Salisbury poisonings that took place during her time as home secretary, revealing the anger she felt at the suspects’ ‘Salisbury sightseeing’ interview.
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#russia #salisbury
This week, Amber reflects on the Salisbury poisonings that took place during her time as home secretary, revealing the anger she felt at the suspects’ ‘Salisbury sightseeing’ interview.
Listen on to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com
#russia #salisbury
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“They were making fun of us”
This week, Amber reflects on the Salisbury poisonings that took place during her time as home secretary, revealing the anger she felt at the suspects’ ‘Salisbury sightseeing’ interview.
Listen on to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com
#russia #salisbury
This week, Amber reflects on the Salisbury poisonings that took place during her time as home secretary, revealing the anger she felt at the suspects’ ‘Salisbury sightseeing’ interview.
Listen on to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com
#russia #salisbury
New episode 🚨
In a special episode of The Crisis Room, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social look back at the Salisbury Poisonings - Russia's extraordinary attempt to assassinate a former spy on British soil.
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In a special episode of The Crisis Room, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social look back at the Salisbury Poisonings - Russia's extraordinary attempt to assassinate a former spy on British soil.
Listen on @globalplayer.com 🎧
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New episode 🚨
In a special episode of The Crisis Room, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social look back at the Salisbury Poisonings - Russia's extraordinary attempt to assassinate a former spy on British soil.
Listen on @globalplayer.com 🎧
In a special episode of The Crisis Room, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social look back at the Salisbury Poisonings - Russia's extraordinary attempt to assassinate a former spy on British soil.
Listen on @globalplayer.com 🎧
'On average there are 2,000 casualties a day on the front line'
Former Royal Marine–turned–Minister Al Carns shares some remarkable stats on the ‘David vs Goliath’ War - as fighting between Russian and Ukraine continues.
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#russia
Former Royal Marine–turned–Minister Al Carns shares some remarkable stats on the ‘David vs Goliath’ War - as fighting between Russian and Ukraine continues.
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#russia
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
'On average there are 2,000 casualties a day on the front line'
Former Royal Marine–turned–Minister Al Carns shares some remarkable stats on the ‘David vs Goliath’ War - as fighting between Russian and Ukraine continues.
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#russia
Former Royal Marine–turned–Minister Al Carns shares some remarkable stats on the ‘David vs Goliath’ War - as fighting between Russian and Ukraine continues.
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#russia
'She was bold and told him how disappointed we were'
Amber relives the moment Penny Mordaunt gave Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman a dressing down when he sat in on a Cabinet meeting on a visit to the UK
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#Trump #WhiteHouse #SaudiCrownPrince
Amber relives the moment Penny Mordaunt gave Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman a dressing down when he sat in on a Cabinet meeting on a visit to the UK
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#Trump #WhiteHouse #SaudiCrownPrince
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
'She was bold and told him how disappointed we were'
Amber relives the moment Penny Mordaunt gave Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman a dressing down when he sat in on a Cabinet meeting on a visit to the UK
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Trump #WhiteHouse #SaudiCrownPrince
Amber relives the moment Penny Mordaunt gave Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman a dressing down when he sat in on a Cabinet meeting on a visit to the UK
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Trump #WhiteHouse #SaudiCrownPrince
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November 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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