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Weekend podcast: Marina Hyde on the sewage scandal, the ‘disappearance’ of Agatha Christie, and animal emotions

53 min

This week, columnist Marina Hyde lays the blame for the sewage dumping scandal with both the politicians and the water company bosses, writer Sam Parker on the rise of the Gen Z side hustle, historian Lucy Worsley explores they mystery ‘disappearance’ of best-selling author, Agatha Christie, and finally, Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett asks: can we really tell what animals are feeling?

This week, columnist Marina Hyde asks why all the blame for the sewage dumping scandal is pointed towards politicians and not the water company bosses (1m50s), writer Sam Parker on the Gen Z entrepreneurs who are turning their backs on office nine to fives and turning their personal passions into full-time jobs (9m20s), historian Lucy Worsley on whether best-selling author, Agatha Christie, really did go into hiding to frame her husband for murder (26m06s), and finally, neuroscientist and psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett asks: can we really tell what animals are feeling, or are we merely projecting? (43min19)