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Uk Royal Family Political Tension

1 items · 1 aliases · peaked week of 26 Apr 2026 · first seen 10 May 2026

The podcast covers a range of current events including the Warriors rugby team's strong performance, concerns over player injury depth, the India trade deal, a security incident in Washington, political tensions surrounding the UK royal family, China's new content regulations, иa

Volume by source orientation Methodology →

Stacked weekly counts; colour by lean. “n/a” covers government and iwi-Māori sources where lean isn't applicable.

Alias drift

How this topic has been named, week by week. A new alias winning out is usually a framing shift.

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Heard on radio

Verbatim segments from politicians speaking on podcasts and radio shows about this topic. Sourced via the voice-reference library — each speaker has been confirmed manually from their voice clip. Click play to stream the original audio from the publisher, pre-seeked to the moment the quote starts.

  • Mike Hosking mike-hosking-breakfast Full Show Podcast: 28 April 2026 27 Apr · 94s
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Sample framings

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mike-hosking-breakfast Government / N-A

growing instability in leadership and governance at the monarchy

Full Show Podcast: 28 April 2026
27 Apr
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