Paper Cuts

Journalist Alex von Tunzelmann is joined by journalist Rob Hutton and comedian Fergus Craig to discuss rebels and backlash over Zara's photo campaign, the increase in swearing on TV, and the downfall of Heather Mills' vegan food empire.

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: I’m an egomaniac, get me out of here! Nigel Farage comes a not-very-impressive third on I’m A Celebrity but the right-wing press are still besotted. Bad Marriages for Life. We fillet bonkers blockbuster celebrity interviews with Jada Pinkett Smith, Julianne Moore and Bryan Adams in the Observer and Mail. Plus – Yule be back. The Times knows how to make Christmas parties great again.Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalist and host of Pod Save the UK Coco Khan and comedian Gráinne Maguire,Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts and extended ad-free editions: back.papercutsshow.comFollow Paper Cuts:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshowIllustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Alex Rees. Production: Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Jess Harpin. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Tory meltdown on all fronts. Boris blows it at the COVID Inquiry while the Party starts to tear itself apart, again. Not-so-silent night. The Guardian ranks the best and worst Christmas carols and we’re perplexed. Plus – Catch that spider and peel me an orange. The Telegraph digs out the tiny acts of love that keep couples together. Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalist Ava Santina of PoliticsJOE and comedian Fin Taylor.Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts and extended ad-free editions: back.papercutsshow.comFollow Paper Cuts:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshowIllustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Production: Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Jess Harpin. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: The Tories are revolting. Braverman torpedoes Sunak, Immigration Minister Jenrick stages a flounce and the press is loving it. Boris in the hot seat… The former PM gives evidence to the Covid Inquiry and the papers aren’t impressed. Person Of The Year (Taylor’s Version). Taylor Swift is Time Magazine’s person of the year, but who else is in that particular Hall of Fame?Alex von Tunzelmann is joined by journalist Jonn Elledge of the New Statesman and comedian Gráinne Maguire.Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts and extended ad-free editions: back.papercutsshow.comFollow Paper Cuts:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshowIllustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com Written and presented by Alex von Tunzelmann. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Production: Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Jess Harpin. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: A plague on his house. It’s Johnson’s turn to give evidence to the Covid Inquiry, and the Bojo Press are covering for him like crazy. Can you booze like a boomer? The i paper makes its Gen Z writer drink two whole vodka and lemonades… with catastrophic results. Plus – Winter Blunderland. The search for Britain’s most pathetic Christmas displays is GO. Andrew Harrison is joined by journalist Holly Thomas and comedian Fergus Craig.Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts and extended ad-free editions: back.papercutsshow.comFollow Paper Cuts:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshowIllustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production: Alex Rees. Production: Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Jess Harpin. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Cyber Tuesday! Government advice for cyber attacks? Stock up on candles. Rizzky Business… The word of the year has been announced, and the papers are perplexed. Plus – The Mane Man. Plucky Brit wins international Mullet competition, and the tabloids have the details.Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalist and author Alex von Tunzelmann and comedy writer Jason Hazeley.Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts and extended ad-free editions: back.papercutsshow.comFollow Paper Cuts:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshowIllustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Production: Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Jess Harpin. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: We wish you a Maggie Christmas? Starmer tries to woo Conservative voters by invoking Thatcher in the Telegraph. Squiffy Season. The secret to a fun Christmas is.. staying sober? Plus – Ice can’t believe it… Why don’t the broadsheets care about the snow in the north?Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalist Jonn Elledge of the New Statesman and comedian Marcus Brigstocke.Vote for Paper Cuts in the Podbible Listener Poll. podbiblemag.com/pod-bible-listener-polls-2023-vote-now/ Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts and extended ad-free editions: back.papercutsshow.comFollow Paper Cuts:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshowIllustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Production: Liam Tate. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Jess Harpin. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Day of the dead. The papers are filled with obituaries to Henry Kissinger, Shane MacGowan, Alistair Darling and Dean “Jimmy Corkhill” Sullivan. Hancock-up. Former health secretary Matt Hancock’s embarrassing day at the Covid inquiry. Plus – Snoop dogging. A private investigator tells the i how to tell if your partner is cheating.Miranda Sawyer is joined by New Statesman columnist Jonn Elledge and Rob Hutton of The Critic.Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts and extended ad-free editions: back.papercutsshow.comFollow Paper Cuts:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshowIllustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Alex Rees. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Jess Harpin. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s just about still Black Friday with 10% off our merch at Podmarket.co.ukWe read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: A chorus of condomnation. The Guardian dives into the gory history of contraception. Less News, more Night. The BBC cuts Newsnight and the Times has the details. Plus – Emoji representation matters. A kid’s campaign to change the 🤓emoji gets the press all 🧐🤔🤨. Host Andrew Harrison is joined by journalist Ava Santina of PoliticsJOE and comedy writer Jason Hazeley.Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts and extended ad-free editions: back.papercutsshow.comFollow Paper Cuts:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshowIllustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Production: Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Jess Harpin. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s still Black Friday with 10% off our merch at Podmarket.co.ukWe read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Dublin Riots. What did Conor McGregor have to do with last week’s chaos in Dublin? Sunak’s eco-chamber. Panicky PM comes up with emergency green ideas just in time for COP28. Plus – Swing When You’re Winning. Confessions of a middle-class swinger in The Telegraph. Host Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalist Jonn Elledge and comedian Vittorio Angelone.Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts and extended ad-free editions: back.papercutsshow.comFollow Paper Cuts:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshowIllustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Production: Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Jess Harpin. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices