

PoliticsJOE Podcast
PoliticsJOE
This is PoliticsJOE's podcast - the only explicitly anti-nonce podcast in the UK.Reporting on British politics with a sense of humour, the podcast is a recorded version of the conversations we have after work.So pull up a stool, pour yourself a cold one, and laugh through the misery alongside us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 25, 2025 • 37min
Macron schools Trump on Ukraine, and Sam Fender talks about working-class men
Today we're reacting to the French President's trip to the White House on Monday where he made Donald Trump look quite silly in front of journalists on Ukraine. We also react to Sam Fender's Sunday Times interview, and his comments on privilege and white working-class men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 24, 2025 • 33min
Are the Nazis back in Germany?
Today we're reacting to the news overnight where the AfD had the far-right's biggest win in Germany since World War Two. We break down what it could mean for Keir Starmer, and wider European politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 22, 2025 • 19min
Another round: How the far-right are taking over German politics
George Hancorn is a digital reporter with ITV News, and he joined us to talk about his new documentary Young, German, and Voting far-right.As Germany prepares to head to the polls on Sunday, we discuss how the AfD have managed to mobilise German youth for right-wing politics, and what the phenomenon could mean for the rest of Europe.Watch the documentary here: https://www.itv.com/watch/news/young-... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 21, 2025 • 52min
The Ash Sarkar interview: Why woke is dead
We had the pleasure to be joined in the studio by journalist and author Ash Sarkar before the release of her new book Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War.During a wide ranging conversation we get into Keir Starmer's grip on power, the rise of the right and the death of identity politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 20, 2025 • 40min
Trump doubles down on Ukraine, and Nigel Farage meets the doctor
Today we're chatting about Donald Trump's continued antagonism towards Ukraine after claiming that Zelenskyy was a dictator in a speech on Wednesday.Then, we catch up with Seán, who was at Jordan Peterson's right wing jamboree in the ExCel centre, the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 19, 2025 • 41min
Is Rishi Sunak British?
After a bizarre interview from the mainstream right's Fraser Nelson and the online right's Konstantin Kisin, PoliticsJOE react to the insane claim Rishi Sunak isn't English. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 18, 2025 • 24min
Trump's plan to colonise Ukraine and hand Donbas to Putin
Today we're reacting to leaked terms the United States are proposing to reach a peace deal in Ukraine, including allowing Putin to consolidate his gains in eastern Ukraine, and the US getting a slice of Ukraine's resource production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 17, 2025 • 48min
Keir Starmer wants to send you to Ukraine, and JD Vance scolds Europe
On today's podcast we're chatting about the Prime Minister's intervention over the weekend to say Brits could serve as peacekeepers in Ukraine. We also get into the meat and veg of JD Vance's speech at the Berlin Security Conference, where he suggested wokism is destroying Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 15, 2025 • 56min
Another round: Who really runs the Labour Party?
In advance of their new book Get In, we were joined in studio by journalists Gabriel Pogrund and Patrick Maguire.During our conversation they lift the lid on the inner workings of Keir Starmer's government, the movers and shakers behind the scenes and whether the Prime Minister is actually in the driving seat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 14, 2025 • 17min
Can British pubs survive the economy?
In this bonus episode, Ava reports from Loughborough, where she met Labour MP Jeevun Sandher, who's on a mission to save the pub. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.