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
Jun 10, 2024 • 58min
Young people are voting for the New Right
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ed's returned from Boston to chat with Oli about why the New Right swept up youth votes in the EU elections (causing a snap election in France) - and whether Farage could do that same.Then, they chat Friday night's Seven Party debate and heavy farm machinery.Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 9, 2024 • 35min
Torsten Bell: Economist breaks down Labour and Tories election campaign promises
Economist - and candidate for Swansea West - Torsten Bell swung by JOE Towers to deconstruct Labour and the Conservatives fiscal campaign pledges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 6, 2024 • 31min
Tax isn't a dirty word
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.And to another day in the General Election campaign.Why is tax being treated like a dirty word? Do you like it when politicians cry? And should Welsh FM Vaughan Gething have accepted a £200,000 donation to his leadership campaign from a man convicted of environmental offences?Ava and Oli chat all of these questions and more.Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 5, 2024 • 48min
Leaders' debate analysis
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Oli, Ava, and Ed react to last night's debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.They chat cost of living, what each party offers young people, and whether it's ever appropriate to throw a milkshake at a politician.Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ed Campbell, and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 4, 2024 • 36min
Nigel Farage is running
Welcome to PoliticsJOE.Before Ava heads to Clacton, she chats with Oli about its Reform UK candidate, Nigel Farage, who announced he was running yesterday.Then, they chat the Conservatives' fight-back with their latest pledge to cut immigration.Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 3, 2024 • 47min
Keir Starmer goes nuclear
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Kemi Badenoch fumbled this morning's broadcast round on single sex spaces, while Keir Starmer announced a nuclear triple lock.Oli and Ava chat these stories and more - like where Oli gets his shirts from and digging up the plague dead to build the Elizabeth line.Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 3, 2024 • 14min
On the campaign trail: Is Keir Starmer a socialist?
This week, three Corbynites found themselves at the mercy of the Labour leader’s wrath. Two deselected, one on the brink. There’s a growing consensus that Starmer was hoping to rid the party of socialists before the general election. So do we believe him when he describes himself as one? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 1, 2024 • 15min
First Minister John Swinney: Can the SNP hold their seats?
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Speaking exclusively to PoliticsJOE, the first minister of Scotland demands the UK recognises the state of Palestine, and answers questions on the expenses scandal engulfing his government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 31, 2024 • 53min
Dudes Rock the General Election
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.In a Dudes Rock special, Oli and Ed chat Green Party politics after their campaign launch yesterday, as well as the topic that two British journalists are most qualified to talk about: Trump and the US election.Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 30, 2024 • 35min
The Labour Purge
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ed's returned from Scotland and reports back with the latest from the First Minister and SNP. Then, Ava chats Labour de-selections, following last night's Stand with Diane rally.Presenters: Ed Campbell and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
