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
Apr 27, 2024 • 1h 25min
Another round: Norman Finkelstein on Israel-Palestine
Today, ‘Israel is a lunatic state’. That is, according to the controversial academic and scholar of the Israeli-Palestine conflict, Norman Finkelstein. In the week following Iran launching rockets into Israel, Oli spoke to Finkelstein about the conditions that pushed Gazans to breaking point, Israeli politics, and if peace can ever be achieved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2024 • 1h 1min
PMQs analysis
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed analyse today's punch PMQs as Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner filled in for the Party leaders at the dispatch box. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ed Campbell, and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey, Shawnee Linstead, and Finley Talbot-Jones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2024 • 38min
Rwanda plan becomes law
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast.Two years after its proposition, the Rwanda plan became law last night.In this bonus episode, Oli and Ava analyse last night's showdown in Parliament.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.
Apr 22, 2024 • 51min
Mark Menzies MP in bio
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Oli has returned and he's brought with him two weeks' worth of chatting shit...or should that be piss?The trio also chat Rishi Sunak's attempt to force the Rwanda Plan through parliament and the latest on the bizarre scandal enthralling Tory MP Mark Menzies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2024 • 1h 5min
Another round: How to save nightlife
Britain’s nightclubs are vanishing. In Manchester, Parklife and Warehouse Project founder Sacha Lord was appointed by Andy Burnham to advise on how to save the night time economy. In this interview, Ava spoke to him about why nighttime venues are closing, his new book Tales from the Dancefloor, and what other cities can learn from Manchester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2024 • 32min
The crisis of local journalism (with Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Following the taster in Wednesday's podcast, here's Ed's full conversation with comedians Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe about the state of local journalism, the stranglehold of the right-wind press, and Benidorm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 17, 2024 • 37min
PMQs reaction (and National Conservatism chaos)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. PMQs is back. And, luckily for you, so are Ed and Ava to analyse it.They also discuss last night's vote on the smoking ban and the chaos of this year's National Conservatism Conference in Brussels.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.
Apr 15, 2024 • 49min
Liz Truss is back (feat. Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast.In this serving, Ed and Ava discuss David Cameron's response to Iran's attack on Israel, as well as the return of Britain's shortest-serving PM.Then, Ed is joined by comedians Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe to assess the state of local journalism, as is documented in their new series Hold the Front Page. 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.
Apr 13, 2024 • 40min
Another round: Can we abolish landlords?
Last week, housing Lawyer and author Nick Bano spoke to Ava about his new book Against Landlords: How to Solve the Housing Crisis. In this conversation, he spoke about how Britain's housing system is set up to create winners and losers and how to end the age of the landlord. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2024 • 59min
Analysing the NHS review into trans kids healthcare
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Ed gives an update on his favourite Westminster story: William Wragg sexting scandal.Then, he's joined by Ava to analyse the NHS commissioned review into the healthcare provided to trans children. Ava also interviews MP Stella Creasy on why she wants to decriminalise abortion. Presenters: Ed Campbell and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Finley Talbot-Jones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
