Oh God, What Now?

Johnson quits! Trump indicted! Berlusconi dies! Telegraph for sale! Sturgeon nicked! Dorries does… whatever it was she did! This one’s got it all. After a weekend that felt like the ‘Layla’ bit of Goodfellas, the OGWN team convene to look at the aftershocks of Boris Johnson’s flounce, what Trump’s worsening legal woes mean for America’s stability, and who we’d like to take over at the Torygraph. With special guest Eleni Courea, deputy editor of Politico’s London Playbook. Listen to our new paper review podcast PAPER CUTS here.• “There are so many layers to Johnson’s dishonesty that the idea he was forced out is just fanciful.” – Arthur Snell• “This idea that Johnson could come back is now completely fading.” – Eleni Courea• “I feel we’re definitely in Phase IV of the Tory Cinematic Universe…” – Alex Andreou• “Johnson WAS brought down by a conspiracy… A conspiracy of his own laziness and dishonesty.” – Matt Greenhttps://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Alex Andreou with Matt Green and Arthur Snell. Audio producer: Alex Rees. Producer: Chris Jones. Art: James Parrett. Theme music by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Johnson quitting as an MP caused a stir in the Oh God, What Now? group chat – and it quickly dawned upon us it was EmergencyCast time. So, here we go. Wake me up before you BoJo and so on. The guy we all hate to hate is gone. Jarv, Ros and Alex gather for a bit of quickfire punk rock podcasting to discuss the fallout. Vocal power chords at the ready.  www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Jacob Jarvis with Alex Andreou and Ros Taylor. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The horrifying dam destruction in Ukraine has ruined countless lives and sparked disgust the world over. Will this war crime go unpunished? And how is the West responding? Plus, we unpack the latest Starmer drama. Is Labour’s relationship with the Unions on the rocks? And in the extra bit for backers, TURN DOWN THAT RACKET! Why are noise complaints for late-night venues on the rise? This week’s guest is former FSN bureau chief Laura Makin-Isherwood. “This lays open a bigger question, which is what can Putin’s war aims possibly be now? – Gavin Esler “I’m at a loss at what Putin thinks he’s liberating for the Ukrainians.” – Gavin Esler “By coming out with this very radical strategy, Starmer is admitting and accepting the need to be very ambitious.” – Hannah Fearn www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Group Editor Andrew Harrison with Gavin Esler, Hannah Fearne and guest Laura Makin-Isherwood. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Producer: Alex Rees & Chris Jones. Audio production by Alex Rees. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Labour might be leading the polls over the terrible Tories, but maybe the two are more similar than most of us think. Have we seen the return of 1950s ‘Butskellism’? With that in mind, a new report suggests that most millennials hate the Tories (shock), does that mean they’ll vote Labour though? And Phillip Schofield’s been plastered across the news, is this the end of his TV career? Or is there a way back from TV cancel culture for disgraced celebs? That’s Oh God, What Now? with special guest Marina Purkiss. Hear our new paper review podcast PAPER CUTS here. https://listen.podmasters.uk/PCogwn “I’m a bit concerned that to try to win back these red wall voters Starmer’s moving more to this centre-right ground.” – Marina Purkiss “I think the main dividing line at the next election will be, get the Tories out.” – Marina Purkiss “Young people need something to cling onto, and no one is offering them anything.” Marina Purkiss “The Labour party has rarely been one of ‘let’s kick the table over’.” – Alex Andreou “If you’re backing out of promises that would’ve benefitted them, you’re missing out on a massive trick there.” – Marina Purkiss www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Dorian Lynskey with Alex Andreou, Ros Taylor and guest Marina Purkiss. Art: James Parrett. Theme music by Cornershop. Producer: Alex Rees and Chris Jones. Audio production by Alex Rees. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So, we’re in the future I guess – and apparently A.I. threatens bringing an end to humanity. With top scientists sounding the alarm – should we be worried or panicked? Plus, vaping is in the Government’s firing line. Why is it on the agenda and how does Sunak balance crackdowns with his apparent Thatcher adoration? And in the extra bit for backers our panel discusses why so many of us get it wrong on recycling… Our guest this week is Zoë Grünewald of New Statesman.  “It’s not the worry that A.I. is used by an evil genius, it’s the worry the A.I. becomes a threat itself.” – Arthur Snell  “We have no concept of what super intelligent computers look like. It makes it difficult for policymakers and the public.” – Zoë Grünewald “So much of how Westminster works is personality focused. I can’t imagine a future where MPs are entrusting robots with their secrets.” – Zoë Grünewald “In public discourse it’s very difficult to imagine what a superintelligent computer looks like.” – Zoë Grünewald www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Ros Taylor with Marie Le Conte and Arthur Snell. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by Alex Rees. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So it be, so it is – Succession has come to an end. We’re all obsessed with the HBO drama, so we thought why not give it the Oh God, What Now? treatment. If you’re scared of spoilers – you have been warned, this will be full of them. Andrew Harrison, Hannah Fearn and Alex Andreou discuss the fate of the Roys and Waystar Royco.  “Everybody in the show is awful to a greater or lesser degree.” – Andrew Harrison “The character development even continues right into the final moments.” – Hannah Fearn www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Andrew Harrison with Hannah Fearn and Alex Andreou. Audio producer: Alex Rees. Producer: Chris Jones. Art: James Parrett. Theme music by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Boris Johnson’s in hot water…again. The former PM has thrown an epic tantrum over the COVID inquiry wanting unredacted WhatsApp messages. What will the Government do next – and will there be any end to this row? Plus our panel discusses “safe pair of hands” Jeremy Hunt. What’s going on with the MIA Chancellor? “Johnson is the dead cat here and the reticence has to do with how many other people will be implicated.” – Alex Andreou “Where is Hunt? Is he sitting back preparing for his leadership bid?” – Hannah Fearn “There needs to be a precedent set… we deserve a detailed inquiry.” – Hannah Fearn “What Tories are trying to do is change the topic, from something where people disagree with you to something where they nod and say you’re right.” – Seth Thévoz  www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Group Editor Andrew Harrison with Hannah Fearn, Seth Thévoz  and Alex Andreou. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Producer: Alex Rees & Chris Jones. Audio production by Alex Rees. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Part Two of our latest live outing: Who will be the Conservative Corbyn for their impending wilderness years/psychological meltdown? Our panel ponders whether it’ll be Badenoch, Mordaunt, Braverman… or David Frost? And (for your nerves) we wind up with some reasons to be cheerful for the year ahead. www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Ros Taylor with Alex Andreou, Marie le Conte and Arthur Snell. Audio producer: Alex Rees. Producer: Chris Jones. Art: James Parrett. Theme music by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In part one of our latest live outing: When we look back upon this Government… it’s always with a sense of blame. Join us live in London as we go over the Seven Deadly Sins of 13 years of Toryism. Plus, as cheese sandwiches and Heinz beans are reclassified as luxuries, our panel come up with some modest proposals for economic living that might meet Anne Widdecombe’s approval. Your panel at the Leicester Square Theatre is Ros Taylor, Andreou, Marie le Conte and Arthur Snell.www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Ros Taylor with Alex Andreou, Marie le Conte and Arthur Snell. Audio producer: Alex Rees. Producer: Chris Jones. Art: James Parrett. Theme music by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that cheese sandwiches, Heinz beans and swimming in poo-free water are officially luxuries, have we reached Peak We Had It Hard When I Were A Lad? New figures show that our anti-migration government has managed to, er, double migration to the UK. How will Sunak get out of that? Plus our panel discusses a new survey which says a third of us are too tired to get fit. Comic writer John O’Farrell of the We Are History podcast is our special guest.Listen to We Are History: https://link.chtbl.com/WAHogwn “They can’t say the Brexit word so they blame Ukraine and the poor people.” – John O’Farrell “The Tories could well talk themselves into a doomloop where their message is ‘Everything is sh-t – vote for us’.” – Rachel Cunliffe “Even if a cheese sandwich was a luxury, why are we not even allowed luxuries these days?” – Jacob Jarvis “We shouldn’t be nostalgic about suffering.” – John O’Farrell www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis with Yasmeen Serhan, Rachel Cunliffe and John O’Farrell. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison Producer: Alex Rees and Chris Jones. Audio production by Alex Rees. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices