The world feels more complicated than ever – so Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand are here to make sense of it. Each week, they dive into the stories behind the headlines, unravelling the spin and getting to the real stuff shaping your world. News, culture, political drama - smart, curious, and honest. A Channel 4 podcast cutting through the chaos of modern life, untangling what really matters and why.
Can a Government Actually Ban Social Media for Kids? Australia vs Big Tech | Untangled
In this week’s episode, Ben and Stacey untangle the news of Australia’s social media ban for under-16s. Under the new law, all under-16s will be removed from social media, with existing accounts shut down and new accounts unable to be created. According to polls, the majority of Australian adults support the ban, but with experts divided, tech companies up in arms, what do the young people in the country really think? Will the ban prove to be a positive move, or are Australian teens unfairly missing out?
00:00 Intro
02:08 Australia’s social media ban
29:26 Pantone’s colour of the year
32:51 FIFA gives Trump a peace prize
35:01 Outro
The world feels more complicated than ever – so Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand are here to make sense of it. Each week, they dive into the stories behind the headlines, unravelling the spin and getting to the real stuff shaping your world. News, culture, political drama - smart, curious, and honest. Untangled - a Channel 4 podcast cutting through the chaos of modern life, untangling what really matters and why. Subscribe here to Untangled on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@channel4untangled
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3 Dec 2025
Are We Really Having An Intimacy Recession? | Untangled
In this week’s episode, Ben and Stacey untangle the issues being faced by a generation that is struggling to form meaningful emotional and romantic connections.
Why are so many people giving up on dating and finding love? Is it dating apps? The changing gender roles? Or are people all just too individualistic now? Ben and Stacey discuss that it isn’t just a case of young people having less sex and being in fewer romantic relationships, there is a possibility that we are in the middle of a global “intimacy recession.”
0:00 Intro
01:12 Ben & Stacey on this week
04:30 The Intimacy Recession
48:16 Outro
The world feels more complicated than ever – so Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand are here to make sense of it. Each week, they dive into the stories behind the headlines, unravelling the spin and getting to the real stuff shaping your world. News, culture, political drama - smart, curious, and honest. Untangled - a Channel 4 podcast cutting through the chaos of modern life.
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26 Nov 2025
The Battle For The Future Of MAGA & How Will The UK Budget Affect Young People? | Untangled
In this week’s episode, Ben and Stacey untangle the potential future of the Republican party’s MAGA movement. Given that Trump is currently unable to serve a third term and others challenging him for leadership, who will lead the movement next and will they be able to compete with Trump? They then untangle the latest moves on to Rachel Reeves unveiling the UK government’s latest Autumn budget. With people already struggling with the cost of living crisis, has the budget sufficiently tackled issues directly affecting young people, such as rising tuition fees, rent, and housing prices?
00:00 Intro
00:59 Ben & Stacey on this week
02:18 The Battle for the future of MAGA
25:13 The UK’s Cost of Living crisis
29:44 Outro
The world feels more complicated than ever – so Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand are here to make sense of it. Each week, they dive into the stories behind the headlines, unravelling the spin and getting to the real stuff shaping your world. News, culture, political drama - smart, curious, and honest. Untangled - a Channel 4 podcast cutting through the chaos of modern life, untangling what really matters and why.
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19 Nov 2025
The Truth About UK’s Migration Changes & YouTuber’s £100M Boxing Showdown Vs Anthony Joshua | Untangled
In this week’s episode, Ben and Stacey untangle Labour’s proposed changes to the UK’s asylum and immigration policy, announced this week by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. What are they, why does the government feel they are needed and will they change anything? Then for a reported £100million, YouTuber Jake Paul will take on former boxing champion Anthony Joshua in a match streamed on Netflix – what does this signify for the sport and the culture at large?
00:00 Intro
01:15 Ben & Stacey on this week
02:36 Shabana Mahmood’s radical asylum policy reforms
28:12 Jake Paul to box Anthony Joshua for £100million
41:21 Outro
The world feels more complicated than ever – so Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand are here to make sense of it. Each week, they dive into the stories behind the headlines, unravelling the spin and getting to the real stuff shaping your world. News, culture, political drama - smart, curious, and honest. Untangled - a Channel 4 podcast cutting through the chaos of modern life, untangling what really matters and why.
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12 Nov 2025
What Next For The BBC After Trump Scandal? & New York Mayor’s Win’s Impact On Politics | Untangled
In this week’s episode, Ben and Stacey untangle Trump’s plans to sue the BBC. Are we facing a crisis of public trust in BBC news and what does this mean for the future of the broadcaster? Then, they untangle what Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral elections means for politics on both sides of the Atlantic.
00:00 Intro
02:00 Ben & Stacey on this week
03:43 Donald Trump threatens the BBC with legal action
22:52 Zohran Mamdani elected as NYC Mayor
32:25 The Celebrity Traitors & Elon Musk’s $1trillion
37:37 Outro
The world feels more complicated than ever – so Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand are here to make sense of it. Each week, they dive into the stories behind the headlines, unravelling the spin and getting to the real stuff shaping your world. News, culture, political drama - smart, curious, and honest. Untangled - a Channel 4 podcast cutting through the chaos of modern life, untangling what really matters and why.
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5 Nov 2025
Does The UK Have A Knife Crime Epidemic? & Andrew’s Impact On The Future Of The Monarchy | Untangled
In this week’s episode, Stacey and Ben untangle the mass stabbing attacks on the Cambridgeshire train over the weekend and look at the wider facts on knife crime in Britain. Do we live in a culture of fear and what roles do the media and social media play? Then, as Andrew has his royal titles officially stripped, Stacey and Ben look at what the public really think about the monarchy and ask what the future holds for the royals in Britain.
00:00 Intro
02:00 Cambridgeshire train attack and UK knife crime
12:03 Prince Andrew loses his royal titles
23:30 Outro
The world feels more complicated than ever – so Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand are here to make sense of it. Each week, they dive into the stories behind the headlines, unravelling the spin and getting to the real stuff shaping your world. News, culture, political drama - smart, curious, and honest. Untangled - a Channel 4 podcast cutting through the chaos of modern life, untangling what really matters and why.
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29 Oct 2025
Stacey Dooley & Ben Zand On Asylum Hotel Profits and Louis Theroux’s Platforming Debate | Untangled
On the agenda this week, Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand discuss the billions being made from asylum hotels in Britain - and what really happened with Hadush Kebatu, the Epping migrant accidentally released from prison.
They also untangle the recent Louis Theroux backlash, whose podcast has had its sponsorship pulled from British Airways after featuring controversial artist Bob Vylan.
00:00 Intro
02:14 Ben and Stacey on this week
05:25 The people getting rich off asylum seeker hotels
17:22 Migrant sex offender mistakenly let loose
26:25 Bob Vylan interview causes BA backlash
37:04 Outro
The world feels more complicated than ever – so Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand are here to make sense of it. Each week, they dive into the stories behind the headlines, unravelling the spin and getting to the real stuff shaping your world. News, culture, political drama - smart, curious, and honest. Untangled - a Channel 4 podcast cutting through the chaos of modern life, untangling what really matters and why.
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22 Oct 2025
Stacey Dooley & Ben Zand Discuss Prince Andrew’s Rent, AI and Israeli Football Team Ban | Untangled
In this episode, Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand untangle this week’s news. On the agenda, Prince Andrew's lavish rent-free lifestyle, question AI’s role in the loneliness pandemic, and discuss the controversial decision behind a ‘fan ban’ on supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.
The world feels more complicated than ever – so Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand are here to make sense of it. Each week, they dive into the stories behind the headlines, unravelling the spin and getting to the real stuff shaping your world. News, culture, political drama - smart, curious, and honest. A Channel 4 podcast cutting through the chaos of modern life, untangling what really matters and why.
00:00 Intro
01:02 Ben and Stacey
03:40 Prince Andrew gives up royal titles and the rent saga
16:12 Chat GPT, erotica and relationships
32:32 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC fans banned from Aston Villa
40:07 Outro
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