Mark Blunden is an audio journalist for the Evening Standard, writing, hosting and producing the Leader and Tech & Science Daily podcasts. He was previously the Standard’s technology correspondent and a senior news reporter, after working as a freelance writer, photographer and videographer....
Mark Blunden is an audio journalist for the Evening Standard, writing, hosting and producing the Leader and Tech & Science Daily podcasts. He was previously the Standard’s technology correspondent and a senior news reporter, after working as a freelance writer, photographer and videographer.
Podcast: Why are Vodafone and Three merging?
Plus! Nasa’s ‘Google Maps’ for Mars & CoD: Modern Warfare 2 longevity
Podcast: Covid-19 Inquiry hearings for bereaved families begin
Plus! Apple’s budget VR goggles & ‘Twitter 2.0’
Podcast: Banksy-backed art project’s bid to cut London knife crime
Gilbert & George also help stabbing victim’s youth charity
The Leader podcast: What would you do with a free £1,600 monthly?
London universal basic income trial & “life-changing money”
The Leader podcast: Apple Vision Pro & the child dangers lurking in VR
The £3,000 ‘Mac for your face’ & how to stay in touch with reality
The Leader podcast: Revelations from Prince Harry hacking trial so far
Duke of Sussex brands government and press at ‘rock bottom’
The Leader podcast: Interest rate hikes hit mortgage loans & rents
Lenders’ rate rises latest + rise in 35-year mortgages
Podcast: Awesome detail of Nasa’s galaxies, nebula & star pics
Plus! Inside Tesla’s Cybertruck & LoR: Gollum game panned
Podcast: Harvesting clean energy ‘out of thin air’
Plus! Sony’s PlayStation Showcase & nuclear clock
Podcast: World’s first AI ballet...but can it Plié?
Plus! Brazil bird flu: Six-month emergency declared
Podcast: Mega new cyber scams warning includes ‘pig butchering’
Plus! Trevi Fountain eco protest & Mount Etna erupts
Podcast: How hot will London get as global temperatures rise?
Capital’s health & travel risk from “weird weather”
Podcast: Decade of HS2 delays and London’s tumbling house prices
Critical Euston link on ice until 2040s amid spiralling costs
The Leader podcast: Sunak pledges Zelensky attack drones in UK visit
Plus, from Kyiv - youth conscription and 4am Russian missile attacks