
PoliticsJOE Podcast
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.
Latest episodes

Nov 4, 2024 • 33min
Kemi Badenoch's in charge
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ed and Ava react to Kemi Badenoch's Tory leadership win and the Sunday Times' revelation that the King charges millions in rent to the NHS.Presenters: Ava Santina, and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Oli Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 2, 2024 • 54min
Another Round: News Agent Jon Sopel on the US Election
The News Agents Jon Sopel swung by JOETowers to chat to Ed ahead of the US election to chat why men could be the deciding factor in its outcome. Jon's new book Strangeland is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 30, 2024 • 2h 29min
Live Budget Reaction
Welcome to a two-hour long, live record of the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Listen along with Oli, Ava, and Ed to Rachel Reeves delivering the Budget. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 26, 2024 • 20min
Another round: The dark side of Vinted
With the second-hand clothes market booming, journalist Ellie Flynn investigated Vinted, an app that has seen rapid growth, to find hidden dangers that users are not aware of. Vinted’s Dirty Laundry: Dispatches airs Friday 18 October, 7.30pm on Channel 4. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 23, 2024 • 34min
PMQs: Rayner v Dowden
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Are the "far-left" Labour Party interfering in the UK? What's Trump's podcast strategy? And who does Keir Starmer consider a working person?Oli, Ed, and Ava answer all of the above as they react to this week's PMQs.Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Sam Sharrocks and Seán Hickey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 21, 2024 • 54min
Cinema tickets on the NHS
Today we're taking a look at the government's consultation into the future of the NHS, where you can make public suggestions on the running of the health service. People have been having lots of fun with it.Presenters: Ava Santina, Ed Campbell, and Oli DugmoreProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Oli Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 19, 2024 • 49min
Another round: How I oversaw the downfall of three Prime Ministers
Former Tory MP Graham Brady was the 1922 committee's leader for 14 years.He had the task of receiving letters of no confidence, and informing the Prime Minister if their backbenchers were about to revolt. His book Kingmaker is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 16, 2024 • 60min
PMQs analysis (and the Assisted Dying Bill)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ed and Ava analyse this week's PMQs in which Ed Davey compelled the Government to sanction Israeli ministers.Then, they discuss Kim Leadbeater's Asissted Dying Bill, due to be tabled in parliament today.Presenters: Ava Santina and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Oli Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 14, 2024 • 48min
Alex Salmond's mixed legacy
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ed and Ava analyse Keir Starmer's morning courting investment from the world's largest companies.Then, Ed's joined by producer Laura to discuss the mixed legacy of the First Minister that led Scotland to an independence referendum.Presenters: Ava Santina, Ed Campbell, and Laura BeveridgeProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Izzy Duffus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 12, 2024 • 29min
Another round: Baroness Sayeeda Warsi on Israel-Gaza and her Party's move to the far-right
Former Conservative Party Chairwoman, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, came by JOETowers to speak to Ava about her outrage over the Government's approach to Israel and her Party's move the the far-right. Her book Muslims Don't Matter is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.