PoliticsJOE Podcast

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Following Ava's questioning of Lee Anderson this morning over anti-traveller comments, she is joined by The Traveller Movement's Olivia Morrison. Then, Ed gives the latest on the Westminster honeypot nudes scandal.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.

Bassem Youssef is known in America as the Egyptian John Stewart. But, he is, perhaps, better known in the UK for his fiery clash with Piers Morgan over Israel's response to the October 7th attacks. In the interview, he chat's to Oli about Israel's ongoing campaign of violence against the Palestinians, the West's complicity in war crimes being perpetrated by the IDF and Benjamin Netanyahu's government, and how the media needs to be more responsible in its coverage of the bombardment of Gaza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast.Fresh from meeting the Mayor of London, Ava reports back to Ed on the breaking news that Sadiq Khan's calling for the halt of all arms exports to Israel.Then, they discuss the Politico story that revealed multiple MPs had been caught in a nudes phishing scandal, and Ed's latest dispatch to the most miserable place in Britain.Presenters: Ed Campbell and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Oli Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ed, Oli, and Ava are re-united in the ideal podcast form: two boys, one girl.The discuss why DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson resigned as Party Leader, following police charges; why JK Rowling's begging Police Scotland to arrest her; and why Germany's kit is causing more controversy than England's.Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ed Campbell, and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Oli Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pornography. It's said "you know it when you see it".And, today, it's almost impossible for any internet-user to avoid seeing it - whether it's actively sought out or posted by bots on X.But, what impact is the ubiquity of pornography having on us? Does pornography challenge or uphold relations of power? Who benefits and who's harmed by its consumption?In this interview, Oli speaks to sociologist Dr Fiona Vera-Gray to find out.Her book Women on Porn is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Campbell has returned and the Fall of Rome is complete.Ed is joined by Ava to discuss Jonathan Gullis' promotion, why the Tories were forced to delete an attack ad about Sadiq Khan, and why farmers drove their tractors to Westminster.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.

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.While Ed remains in exile in Cornwall, Oli and Ava analyse how Rishi Sunak held up under the scrutiny of the Liaison Committee today. They took him to task on council bankruptcies, the Rwanda plan, and the UK's sale of arms to Israel.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.

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ed's away in questionable circumstances, so Oli and Ava are left alone to chat about the ridiculousness of the England kit reaction.Then, Ava analyses the Chancellor's commitment to the pension triple lock and Oli finds out about the Fall of Rome.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.

Oli interviews feminist icon Judith Butler about British TERFS, her controversial statements on Israel-Palestine, and why Rishi Sunak keeps asking Keir Starmer what a woman is.Their new book Who's Afraid of Gender? is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. In this bonus episode, especially for all you policy wonks, Oli interviews Common Wealth co-founder Mathew Lawrence about the impact of Labour's U-turn on investing £28 billion in the green economy. And, Oli discusses whether Michael Gove's housing policy could actually increase your chances of homeownership with Centre for Cities' Ant Breach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.