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Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot, the politics podcast with more passion, less shouting and lots of laughter
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Quiet RiotNo rabbits were harmed in the making of this Budget
And so to John Healey's Budget which went... pretty well as predicted. Horses were not scared, rabbits were not pulled from hats and Healey was, well, pretty…
Quiet RiotB-Side: Exposing the Covid care home scandal
'An afterthought' – that is the damning description of how Government treated care homes during the pandemic, according to a coruscating report from the…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Robot Reboot – good machine v bad machine
It's all kicking off on planet AI again this week – Britain is about to spend £100m on an AI biosecurity lab, yet more jobs are being replaced by AI and some…
Quiet RiotIt's a mad, mad, mad, mad world
Chaos. As Trump and Putin keep grabbing stuff for themselves, and Trump fantasises about meeting with Putin and Xi, are we already in a…
Quiet RiotB-Side: The Last of First Past The Post?
The team is joined by Labour MP Alex Sobel to discuss whether Britain's outdated method of electing MPs may finally be getting a shake-up. Alex is MP for Leeds…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Revolting Door Policy
If these are the sort of recruits you get when you don't apply diversity and equality policies, maybe Nigel Farage and Donald Trump should rethink their notion…
Quiet RiotThe politics of science
In this special episode, celebrating the recent Nobel prize winners, we look at the state of science in Britain with Financial Times Science Editor Michael…
Quiet RiotBack to the fEUture
Blimey, did the last 10 years not happen? Andy Burnham announces the next UK-EU summit. In Westminster Hall, a debate takes place about the UK joining the EU…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Zack's the way the cookie crumbles
Middle East politics is an unusual topic to dominate a UK by-election but here we are. So, what can Zack Polanski and his Greens take from the debacle that…
Quiet RiotB-Side: Élysée-come, Élysée-go
French students have decided to lightly flambé the republic and things have rapidly got incontrôlable. We're joined by Quiet Riot's favourite Chevalier…
Quiet RiotKemi-detached
Conference season finally gets around to the Tories which means it's Kemi Badenoch's turn to preach to the choir. Alex, Naomi and Kenny look at policy…
Quiet RiotSunday School: 24-Hour Party Conference People
Andy Burnham's arrival has seemingly rejuvenated not only Labour, but all British politics. Maybe competition does work in some sectors! Naomi and Alex look at…
Quiet RiotB-Side: Handle with Care
Andy Burnham's biggest announcement – in a conference speech littered with the things – was his ambition to create a National Care Service, which he said would…
Quiet RiotBurnham: Straight fom the heart
Andy Burnham's big speech to Labour was big on ambition, big on ideas and big on emotion. If you liked what you heard, then there's a good chance you think it…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Never Mind The Ballots
A snap General Election? No way, says Andy Burnham. Do we believe him? Is it a smart call? Does anyone outside of the Westminster bubble actually want a…
Quiet RiotB-Side: Carry On Cymru
Reform UK have had such a heroic meltdown in Wales, we had to do a special on it ... and we couldn't keep up. Join Alex and Kenny as our Welsh expert Will…
Quiet RiotWhen Andy Met Donny
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Quiet RiotSunday School: Canadian Club anyone?
It's been a big week for Europe and Canada, with Mark Carney's historic appearance at the European Parliament, and a political love-in between him and Ursula…
Quiet RiotB-Side: Passport to Piddington
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Quiet RiotThe Big Bung Theory
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Quiet RiotSunday School: CTRL-GRIFT-DELETE
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Quiet RiotB-Side: German lessons
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Quiet RiotFashdance
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Quiet RiotSunday School: Das Schadenfreudefest
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Quiet RiotB-side: States of flux
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Quiet RiotAndy B Indahouse
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Quiet RiotSunday School: YES EUCan!
Mark Carney is about to become the first foreign head to attend the EU's flagship State Of The EU speech. He likes Europe; Europe likes him; Canadians like…
Quiet RiotB-Side: Read All About It
Is print media making a comeback? Has Gen Z done what those before couldn't and made print trendy again? Naomi, Alex and Kenny are joined by Cal Roscow, the…
Quiet RiotHow to Lose a War in 10 Ways
The gang plus special guest, Behind The Lines' Arthur Snell, dive into a US-Iran war that seems to be fought in reverse - from military action, backwards to…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Like Prats in A Sack
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Quiet RiotB-Side: The Last Housing on The Left
Housing has been in a state of crisis, it seems, forever. Can Labour actually move the dial on this huge and complicated challenge? Alex, Naomi and Kenny are…
Quiet RiotA tragedy, in black & white
The profound fallout from of Professor Jason Arday’s untimely death continues to ripple outwards and shine a spotlight on some deeply unpleasant truths. Naomi…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Pier and Loathing
Join Alex and Kenny as they paddle through Farage's coastal Clacton claptrap, and try to make sense of what actually happened on a night when an intergalactic…
Quiet RiotB-Side: Penal Enlargement or Correctile Dysfunction?
It's that time of the year when Britain throws its hands in the air over the prisons system. Newsflash: it is still creaking at the seams, just like it has…
Quiet RiotNo Drought About It
If you're reading this south of Hull, then you're in a drought. Elsewhere, it's probably hot. If you're in the Highlands, take your chances. We're running out…
Quiet RiotSunday School: The Thetford strifes
East Anglia's right-leaning politics are on show again with this week's immigrant baiting in Thetford. Naomi and Kenny have a look at the latest disturbing…
Quiet RiotB-Side: Rabat Punch
In a matter of days, Ceuta went from being a place few had heard of, and fewer still could find on a map, to the centre of Europe's migrant debate. Naomi, Alex…
Quiet RiotWorld of Warcraft
Transfer windows are closing, new stars are being brought in and the world of geopolitics is primed for a new season. Alex, Naomi and Kenny are joined by…
Quiet RiotThe Authoritarian Playbook LIVE: Part 2 feat. Count Binface!
Yes, Count Binface DOES rock up to this show! Part 2 of Naomi and Alex doing their LIVE thang with Byline Times and the Lincoln Project, at London's Leicester…
Quiet RiotThe Authoritarian Playbook LIVE: Part 1
Naomi and Alex do their LIVE thang with Byline Times and the Lincoln Project, at London's Leicester Square Theatre. For one night only, and with many of you…
Quiet RiotB-Side: Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee
Zack Polanski has got himself in some French Revolution-adjacent bother thanks to an ill-advised Insta interaction. How big a faux-pas was this, should the…
Quiet RiotWe Need to Talk About Social(ist) Care
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Quiet RiotSunday School: Andy B's A Busy Bee
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Quiet RiotB-SIDE: Farage Unmasked
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Quiet RiotAndy's Hokey-Cokey: Who's in, who's out, and why?
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Quiet RiotHead over Healey - QR Economy Special
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Quiet RiotMidnight Mass: Andy's Pitch-In Cabinet
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Quiet RiotSunday School: The mayor the merrier
With ex-mayor Andy Burnham now officially Labour's main man, and London mayor Sadiq Khan heading to the Lords and then who knows where, are we seeing the rise…
Quiet RiotB-SIDE: The Palantir Files
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Quiet RiotThe Summer of 2026
LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Get your tickets to our London appearance HERE! With both British teams now out of the World Cup, can we find anything to be…
Quiet RiotSunday School: A Bin-Bin Situation
LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Get your tickets to our London appearance HERE! Does the quirky British tradition of comedy candidates add to our democracy or detract…
Quiet RiotB-SIDE: Under the Burnham bonnet
• LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Get your tickets to our London appearance HERE! Burnhamism: what is it, what isn't it, and what should or could it be? Alex, Naomi…
Quiet RiotBindependence Day
• LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Get your tickets to our London appearance HERE! The trash needs taking out... Yes, we have to talk Farage and his by-election stunt. But…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Resets, we've had a few...
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Quiet RiotB-SIDE: The Scotland Lab
With PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham leaning heavily into devolution, we take a look at what lessons he can learn from the Scottish experience – and what his (still…
Quiet RiotHandover season
Westminster is neck-deep in handover shenanigans, with team Starmer playing its final games while team Burnham is still, officially, to qualify for the big…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Coronation Treat
Coronations bring both brickbats and bouquets, as both King Charles and King Andy have found this week. Alex and Kenny take a detailed look at what Charles's…
Quiet RiotB-SIDE: Too Hot for Politics
It's been a bit of a scorcher this week (unless you're in Scotland with Kenny) and thus a good time to ask what politics can do about climate change. Naomi…
Quiet RiotThe Andy Man's Guide to Cabinet Making
Andy Burnham may well be the PM-in-waiting but he can't do the job by himself. So who should be in his cabinet? Naomi, Alex and Kenny ponder the question on…
Quiet RiotFrom Brexit to Burnham, with James O'Brien
It's appropriate that Starmer's teary farewell comes amid the tenth-anniversary obituaries for Brexit, as the two are inexorably linked. Alex and Naomi are…