Welcome to the The week in review, the Guardian's new podcast looking back on the biggest news stories of the past seven days.
For this first show, Jonathan Freedland is joined in the studio by the writer and broadcaster Jon Ronson, the comedian Josie Long and the Guardian's legal affairs correspondent, Afua Hirsch. They begin by discussing the debate over extreme rhetoric in America, and ask, in the wake of the Arizona shootings, is the Tea Party now over for the likes of Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck as the nation searches for a kinder, gentler political conversation?
Also in the podcast, the panel examines the case of Mark Kennedy, the secret policeman who apparently had a ball – working undercover as an eco-protester, and apparently regarding multiple affairs as part of the job description.
Finally, with the new James Bond film at last given the green light, we look forward to the latest outing for 007, and wonder who would make a fitting adversary for Ian Fleming's super-spy.
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