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.
Episodes
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Sep 9, 2025 • 28min
Why you should back the RMT strike
Eddie's putting his foot down. London Underground staff have started a five day walkout, organising for better working hours and an end to extreme shift rotations. Ava and Seán break it down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 8, 2025 • 13min
EXPLAINED: How the Labour leadership contest works
After the fall of Ange, Ava has the latest on Labour's deputy leadership race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 6, 2025 • 1h 5min
Yuval Noah Harari on Israel, AI, and the future of humanity
Oli spoke to Yuval Noah Harari on all the pressing issues of our time, and the issues that will come to define humanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 5, 2025 • 13min
Explained: Angela Rayner and Starmer’s reshuffle
After Angela Rayner handed in her badge and gun on Friday, Ava breaks down what the next few months of Labour party politics could look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 4, 2025 • 45min
Go to the pub or watch Babestation? (with Jimmy Mac)
Pub enthusiast and impresario Jimmy Mac joins Oli and Ed to talk pubs, Britain's drinking culture, and the night-time economy. From such discussions the great question arises: Would you rather go to the pub or watch Babestation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 3, 2025 • 50min
PMQs live reaction (with James Schneider and Zoe Gardner)
Yes, PMQs is back. With controversy swirling around Labour's immigration policy and the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Ava is joined by former advisor to Jeremy Corbyn James Schneider and immigration campaigner Zoe Gardner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 2, 2025 • 44min
Labour move right on immigration
In the Commons yesterday Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that Labour would be closing family asylum routes until reforms take place. Seán and Laura are here to talk about it, and how anti-immigration rhetoric connects the right across the Irish sea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 1, 2025 • 1h 15min
Silicon Valley is taking over Britain (Dudes Rock)
It's Monday. Recess is over. Ed returns. He joins Seán to recap the Old Firm, dive into immigration protests across the globe, and cover news from Coventry as their council signs a long-term deal with US AI firm Palantir to aid their children's services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 29, 2025 • 35min
Britain is becoming a pariah state | Sacha Deshmukh interview
Sacha Deshmukh is the Chief Executive of Amnesty UK. He came by the studio to speak to us about Amnesty's decision to issue an Urgent Action against the UK government for their crackdown on free speech, seen most recently at pro-Palestine Action demonstrations in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 28, 2025 • 42min
Are the Libs losing the podcast war?
Friend of the podcast Adam Friedland interviewed prominent pro-Israel democrat Ritchie Torres, and Oli and Seán are here to explain why it's an example of everything wrong with the political class and their media strategy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
