PoliticsJOE Podcast

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Oct 30, 2025 • 31min

Rachel Reeves' housing scandal

It's another housing scandal for a senior Labour minister, as it emerged last night that Rachel Reeves broke the law by renting out her family home without a licence. Keir Starmer met with his ethics advisor last night and appears to be satisfied with the Chancellor's apology, but is she in the clear? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 29, 2025 • 36min

PMQs live reaction

Live from the PolJOE dungeon, Seán and Laura react to another blockbuster Prime Minister's Questions. Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face off once again, this time on the economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 28, 2025 • 44min

Going deep on the Zarah Sultana interview

Laura's interview with Zarah Sultana has sparked a discourse inferno, and she joins Oli and Seán to break it down clip by clip. In the absence of many concrete Your Party policies, Sultana's thoughts on NATO, Zelenskyy, landlords, and Polanski's Greens will weigh heavily on the future of the project and the British left. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 27, 2025 • 44min

Is the Left back?

Plaid beat Reform in Caerphilly, Laura spent the morning with Green New Deal Rising, Ireland have elected a socialist president, and Zohran Mamdani is set to win the New York mayoralty next week. All of which is to say, is the Left back? Laura and Seán discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 26, 2025 • 35min

British politics is about to change forever. This is how | Zarah Sultana interview

Zarah Sultana came by to chat to Laura and set out a bold vision for a new radical politics of the left. One that challenges the Labour Party’s shift to the right and offers a genuine voice for Britain’s working class. Sultana explains why Your Party was formed: to rebuild a politics rooted in solidarity, equality, and economic justice, and to stand up to both Labour’s establishment drift and the rise of Reform UK’s divisive populism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 23, 2025 • 53min

The crisis of performative males

Today, Ed and Laura discuss the phenomenon of the performative male, and Ed spends 50 minutes denying he is one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 21, 2025 • 47min

Why Labour's comms aren't working

After yesterday's antics, Ava, Ed, and Seán are back to discuss transport costs, the AWS outage, and what's wrong with Labour's comms strategy. From Keir Starmer's disposables to their messaging ahead of a precarious Caerphilly by-election in Wales, nothing seems to be landing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 20, 2025 • 1h 7min

Maccabi Tel Aviv and Prince Andrew gives up titles

It's Monday. Ava, Ed, and Seán are talking Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Israeli football club set to play Aston Villa on November 6th, and Prince Andrew's relinquishment of his titles ahead of the release of Virginia Giuffre's memoir. Keir Starmer recently criticised West Midlands police for their decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv from watching the game in Birmingham, inciting a discourse frenzy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 19, 2025 • 40min

How politicians destroyed the working class | Darren McGarvey interview

Darren McGarvey discusses his explosive new book Trauma Industrial Complex, a searing examination of class, power, and inequality in modern Britain. Known for his fearless social commentary and sharp political insight, McGarvey pulls no punches as he breaks down the class dynamics that continue to shape every aspect of British life — from politics and the media to education, housing, and mental health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 18, 2025 • 34min

How I conquered the manosphere (as an Onlyfans model) | Farha Khalidi interview

Farha Khalidi swung by the JOE studios to unpack online misogyny and how she subverts traditional understandings of how gender dynamics operate online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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