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Oh God, What Now?

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Jul 7, 2024 • 56min

Election Night Live in London Part 1: Scorn on the Fourth of July

Come with us back into the misty before-times… Election night, when we didn’t yet know the result. LBC’s James O’Brien joins Dorian, Ros and Alex for Part 1 of a nail-biting evening. Which Portillos are they expecting? How many seats do the audience think the Tories will get? And Matt Green brings his good friend the Rt Hon. Geoffrey Geoff-Geoffrey to celebrate fourteen glorious years of Conservatism. It’s dramatic irony overload! Part Two coming tomorrow.Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnow. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee!Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-shirts and more. Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor and Alex Andreou. Audio production by Jade Bailey and Alex Rees. Streaming video by Chris Jones and Kieron Leslie. Theme music by Cornershop. Live Event Producer: Jill Pearson. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Executive Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 5, 2024 • 1h 6min

Election Aftermath 🌹 At Long Last, Victory

Well, we got the bastards. Dorian Lynskey, Ros Taylor and Andrew Harrison gather in awe before the scale of Labour’s historic achievement. How did Starmer pull it off? What will Labour’s new era of service mean? And did we get the Portillos we wanted? Sure, there are some flies in the ointment – Farage, Corbyn, some tight victories – but this is a good-vibes-only zone. Stay for the end. It gets emotional.Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnow. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee!Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-shirts and more. Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor and Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Robin Leeburn and Tom Taylor. Theme music by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 4, 2024 • 58min

Election ’24: The Calm Before The Starm

• Watch our FREE all-night Election Livestream on YouTube from 10pm til early on July 4.• Watch our Election Night Live Special on Zoom when you back us on Patreon.It’s the end of an error! In the final edition of Oh God What Now of the whole nightmare Conservative age… What have we learned about Britain, politics, campaigning and the merits of waterproofing Prime Ministers during the longest and most gruelling election campaign ever? And how will it feel to watch what could be the actual destruction of the Conservative Party? Plus a special extended BUT YOUR EMAILS where we answer your questions. Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnow. It’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee!Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-shirts and more. Presented by Group Editor Andrew Harrison with Zoë Grünewald and Hannah Fearn. Audio production by Alex Rees. Theme music by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 3, 2024 • 40min

What if… the Tories won the Election?

Regular guests Jonn Elledge and Rob Hutton join host Andrew Harrison in a speculative journey exploring a hypothetical Tory election win. They discuss the aftermath, challenges for Labour, Tory policies on Rwanda and national service, struggles with housing promises, and the nightmare scenario of enduring Tory failures for four more years.
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Jul 2, 2024 • 1h 6min

Election ‘24: Sunak’s Last Gasp

• Don’t forget our Election Night live show, streaming to Patreon backers.Rishi Sunak told Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday that life in Britain is better now than it was in 2010. Is his campaign more delusional now than ever, or is there still time for a late Jude Bellingham-esque comeback for the Tories? The panel unpacks the weekend’s drama just days before the general election. Plus, is Marine Le Pen and her far-right National Rally party on the verge of history in France after taking a lead in the first round of the French election?Get exclusive NordVPN deal here – https://nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnow It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee.We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnowwww.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Alex Andreou with Seth Thévoz and Rachel Cunliffe. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 28, 2024 • 23min

Election Week 5: The Beginning of the End – with Gavin Esler and Ros Taylor

In our latest bonus edition, Ros Taylor and Gavin Esler talk us through another week on the campaign trail. What was the point of the debate? Who cares about the tabloids? Why can’t we just reach polling day already?We are streaming LIVE on election night! Come and join your favourite panellists from Oh God, What Now?, The Bunker and Paper Cuts on YouTube from 10pm on Thursday 4th July as we react to the results live – you won't want to miss it. Visit https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow and subscribe now.www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnowIt’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! Presented by Ros Taylor. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 27, 2024 • 1h 5min

Election ’24: Starmer – A New Hope?

• Don’t forget our Election Night live show, streaming to Patreon backers.Have Tory governments depleted all of our optimism – or could a Starmer government restore hope in politics? The panel discusses whether things really can only get better post-Sunak. And our special guest today is award-winning journalist Peter Kellner, who has served as president of YouGov and previously worked on BBC Newsnight. He joins the panel to discuss polls, Farage, and everything in between. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, don’t you hate it when someone you detest puts forward an annoyingly good argument? The panel gives us their own examples.We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Ros Taylor with Zoe Grunewald, Rafael Behr and guest Peter Kellner. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Video production by: Kieron Leslie. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 26, 2024 • 30min

Election bonus: Can we trust the polls? – with special guest Prof. John Curtice

In our latest bonus edition, polling guru Professor John Curtice talks Jacob Jarvis through the latest numbers – and tells us how much faith to have in what they’re predicting. What would the result be even if they were epically wrong? And what has made them shift? Plus, he gives his advice on staying awake on election night…We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnowwww.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Jacob Jarvis. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Tom Taylor. Video production by: Keiron Leslie. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 25, 2024 • 52min

Election ’24: The Wagers of Sin

• Don’t forget our Election Night live show, streaming to Patreon backers. What are the ODDS the Conservatives would be in the woeful position they are right now? How serious is this betting scandal for Sunak? Meanwhile, even though the election winner is all but confirmed, the press has to pump up the drama. What stories have been overdone and what potential drama is still to come? The panel discusses all that, plus this week's heroes and villains. (Apologies for Andrew’s sore throat. He’ll be less gravelly next time)Follow us on YouTube and second-screen the whole of Election Night with us: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Group Editor Andrew Harrison with Hannah Fearn, Jonn Elledge and Matt Green. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Video production by Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 21, 2024 • 33min

Election Week 4: Sunak’s bringing tetchy back – with guest John Crace

• Watch our Election Night Live Special on Zoom when you back us on Patreon. • Keep an eye out for daily editions Tue-Fri in the run-up to the Election.It’s Week Four sum-up time! There’s only 13 days to go and as the news worsens for the Conservatives their friendly papers are losing their minds. Guardian political sketchwriter John Crace takes Jacob Jarvis through the week’s highlights and many, many lowlights. Who would bet on an election date? Is “you backed Corbyn” the gotcha line the Tory press think it is? What’s Sunak’s exit strategy? And how will we come down from this epic schadenfreude binge? • “We often see Tetchy Rishi but in the debate he looked positively furious… Not a great look.”• “As far as I can tell, even Telegraph readers aren’t in line with Telegraph editorial… Even they are leaning Labour.”• “What we have here is a feeling of End of Days.”Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-shirts and more. Presented by Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Audio production by Alex Rees. Theme music by Cornershop. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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