Dam removals, Colombia’s election and flat-sharing pensioners

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of dam removals, the impact of drone warfare on Colombia's presidential election, and the potential of shared flats as an alternative to retirement homes.

Have dams had their day? Will drone warfare determine the next president of Colombia? And could shared flats rival retirement homes? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Harriet Marsden and Suchandrika Chakrabarti. Image credit: Andi Horngacher / 500px / Getty Images

People in this episode

Host: Olly Mann

Guests: Jamie Timson, Harriet Marsden, Suchandrika Chakrabarti

Topics covered

• dam removals
• Colombia's election
• drone warfare
• flat-sharing
• retirement homes
• current events

Keywords

• dams
• Colombia
• election
• drone warfare
• flat-sharing
• retirement homes
• current events
• politics
• news

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Colombia

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