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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 RiotThe Sum of All Tears
Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou, with special guest, security expert Arthur Snell, discuss the first anniversary of Labour's election victory being marked by -…
Quiet RiotSunday School: PIP of the iceberg
***SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD*** Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou talk through the week's stories, including the government's…
Quiet RiotMore Arms Than Good
Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou, with special guest, Green Party MP (and co-leadership candidate) Ellie Chowns, discuss the Labour rebellion against welfare cuts…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Three's a crowd
And so it came to pass that the US, in lockstep with Israel, bombed Iran, probably while you were sleeping. For this week's Sunday School, we knew it would be…
Quiet RiotWales 2026: The Battle Begins
With just over a year to go until the 2026 Senedd elections, Welsh politics is anything but quiet. Reform UK is making noise, Plaid is recalibrating, and…
Quiet RiotThe Definition of Insanity
Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou, with special guest, economist Vicky Pryce take a detailed look at the Spending Review. Does the ambition match the maths? And in…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Weapons-Grade Escalation
Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou talk through the week's stories, including Israel's escalation towards Iran and where that leaves an already inflamed region…
Quiet RiotO say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave?
Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou, with special guest, Liberal Democrat MP James McCleary, analyse the political landscape, the recent election results, what next…
Quiet RiotSunday School: X-Communicated
Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou, and Kenny Campbell talk through the week's political stories, covering the nuclear fallout from the war of words between the world's…
Quiet RiotThe Expense of Defence: Is rearming the right priority?
Alex Andreou and Zoe Williams, with special guest, former Home Secretary and author of a new Harold Wilson biography, Alan Johnson, discuss the Strategic…
Quiet RiotSunday School - Exit far right, pursued by despair
Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell talk through the week's political news, with a focus on the end of Musk's chemical romance with the White House, Trump's…
Quiet RiotNigel Farage; Man of The PayPal
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith discuss the great socialist Farage camouflage mirage, and the reemergence of Dominic "Team Player" Cummings, with special guest…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Briefing Counter
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's political news, with a focus on the apparent briefing and counter-briefing war inside No. 10, the…
Quiet RiotLost in Triangulation
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith discuss Labour's obsession with voters to the right, while haemorrhaging voters to the left, with guest Labour MP Marsha de…
Quiet RiotEMERGENCY POD - Midnight Mass: Nothing has changed. Everything has changed.
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith with a quick, end-of-the-day reaction to the UK-EU Summit. Light on detail, high on symbolism, does it have the potential to be a…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Qatarred And Feathered
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's political news, including the presentation of a huge unconstitutional bribe as a moral and intellectual…
Quiet RiotThe Unkindness of Strangers
Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith, and Kenny Campbell discuss Starmer's immigration policy, the language employed, the economic and psychological impact. Also a full…
Quiet RiotUK-US DEAL SPECIAL: Bluffer's Guide to a Bluffer's Deal
Alex Andreou talks to trade expert David Henig about the UK-US. Is it a trade deal? Is it a deal? What about hormone beef and chlorinated chicken? What about…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Habemus Trade Deals
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's political news, This week all the political significance and reaction to the UK-US deal and your potted…
Quiet RiotIt's Not Easy Being Greens
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith with special guest Zack Polanski, talk about the Greens performance at the local elections, their agenda going forward, and Zack's…
Quiet RiotAUSTRALIAN ELECTION SPECIAL - How The Democracy Sausage Is Made
Alex Andreou talks to journalist, best-selling author - and former Wallaby - Peter FitzSimons about the results, the campaign, the Trump backlash, the…
Quiet RiotSunday School - Division of Labour
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith analyse the week's political news, including the results of the local and mayoral elections in England, the by-election in…
Quiet Riot100 Days of Sod'em
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith opolling guru Peter Kellner, dissect opinions polls on Trump's second, first, 100 Days in the White House, the result of the…
Quiet RiotSunday School: An Unexpectedly Good Week
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's news, including the mood music (AARGH) around the upcoming UK/EU summit and Reeves' visit to Washington…
Quiet RiotRapid Unscheduled Disassembly - How the MAGA dream began to crumble
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith on a special episode, à trois, with Kenny Campbell discuss the skip fire that is the Trump administration right now - including…
Quiet RiotQR/PODYSSEY BONUS - The Making of Podyssey
Naomi Smith gets the behind the scenes skinny on Podyssey from Alex Andreou. Where did the idea come from? What's coming up in Season 2? What is the most…
Quiet RiotSunday School: More Equal Than Others
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's news, including the Supreme Court's decision on the protections under the Equality Act, the Trump…
Quiet RiotThe Fork in The Road for Starmer
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith welcome special guest Rafael Behr to talk about the choices facing the Starmer government. Or as Raf put it "the fork on the road…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Nerves of Steel
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's news, including the dramatic recall of Parliament on Saturday to rescue the Scunthorpe Steel Works, the…
Quiet RiotTrump Blinks
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith welcome special guest Henry Morris to talk - what else? - TRUMP TARIFF MADNESS, as well as the destruction of biodoversity, why it…
Quiet RiotBONUS: Grin And Share It Special
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith with a Grin And Share It Special, featuring TEN good news stories from politics to the environment and LEGO bricks to beavers…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Tariffically Stupid
Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell talk through the week's news, with a focus on the fallout from Trump's tariffs, Scottish politics in flux, and the dénouement…
Quiet RiotMajority Rights; Minorities Wronged
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith welcome special guest Danny Sriskandarajah, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation and author of "Power to The People"…
Quiet RiotLIBERATION DAY SPECIAL: Trumponomics
Alex Andreou with special guest top economist Vicky Pryce explores Trump's tariffs and other economic policies on their merit. Is there any logic behind them…
Quiet RiotFRANCE SPECIAL: Crime and Le Penishment
From presidential hopeful to criminal with an electronic tag, Marine Le Pen's fall from grace has been swift and – at least as far her punishment is concerned…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Welfare to Arms
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's news, with a focus on Labour's welfare cuts, Trump's tariffs, JD Vance's visit to Greenland. ***SPONSOR US…
Quiet RiotNot-Growing Pains: Spring Statement Special
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith welcome special guest Vicky Pryce - former Joint Head of the United Kingdom's Government Economic Service and Chief Economic…
Quiet RiotWATER CRISIS SPECIAL: Talking dirty with Clive Lewis MP
With pollution out of control, infrastructure at breaking point and water companies prioritising the pumping of pounds – many pounds – to shareholders, our…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Net Zero is Net Gain
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's news, with a focus on the Labour govt's excellent plans for solar, "unpacking the coalition of the…
Quiet RiotUntil the PIP squeaks
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith welcome special guest David Gauke - former Conservative Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Justice…
Quiet RiotCANADA SPECIAL: Carney knowledge
With a looming election, a troublesome neighbour and a former Bank of England Governor as unelected PM, Canada is living through excruciatingly interesting…
Quiet RiotSunday School: You wouldn't like us when we're angry!
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's news, with a focus on the Labour govt's incoherent welfare reforms, and Musk's destruction of his own…
Quiet RiotEverything is Swirly
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith welcome special guest, veteran journalist, straight-talker, and German sage, Annette Dittert, to discuss the latest in UK and…
Quiet RiotIRELAND SPECIAL: A Test of Neutrality
'Tis the season of St Patrick and so Naomi Smith is joined by Irish politics specialist Professor Mary C Murphy, to see whether Ireland's political glass is…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Rats-in-Sack Latest
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's news, with a focus on the astounding implosion within Reform UK and signs of reversal of policies and…
Quiet RiotSPECIAL: What's Eating Paul Marshall?
Alex Andreou talks to investigative journalist Peter Geoghegan about the mysterious - and increasingly influential figure - the owner of GB News, Unherd, and…
Quiet RiotFrom Five Eyes to Wise Guys
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith welcome special guest More in Common's Luke Tryl to discuss the latest from Washington and how it is making life very difficult…
Quiet RiotWales Special - Come Taith With Me
Naomi Smith is joined by award-winning journalist - and QR regular - Will Hayward for a timely stock-take of political life in a part of the country that we…
Quiet RiotMidnight Mass: Steel Porcupine
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith with a short debrief at the end of a historic day, on which Starmer has brought Europe (and friends) together, to make a stand for…
Quiet RiotSunday School: With Friends Like These
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's news, with a focus on the gangsters who have taken over the White House. ***SPONSOR US AT…
Quiet RiotLone Starmer State
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith welcome special guest LBC host James O'Brien to discuss Starmer's trip to Washington. What is the best he could come back with?…
Quiet RiotGerman Election Special with Annette Dittert
Alex Andreou and special guest, London bureau chief for the ARD, the multi-award winning journalist, Annette Dittert with an analysis of Sunday's German…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Time for Europe to Fight Back
Alex Andreou and special guest, former diplomat and security analyst, Arthur Snell talk about the end of NATO as we know it, today's German federal election…
Quiet RiotQR EXTENDED: Trump's America switches sides
Extended 40min version of Alex Andreou and Salma Shah (filling in for Naomi) talking to Emmy-award-winning journalist specialising on NATO, Luke McGee…
Quiet RiotTrump's America switches sides
Alex Andreou and Salma Shah (filling in for Naomi) welcome guest Emmy-award-winning journalist specialising in NATO, Luke McGee, to discuss whether - and I…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Make Europe Great Again
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's news, with a focus on Trump and Musk's assault on federal government - and how it might just turn against…
Quiet RiotWhat is Britain's place in the world?
Alex Andreou talks to special guest FT science editor, Michael Peel, about his book "What Everyone Knows About Britain, Except The British". Nostalgia is the…
Quiet RiotThe Science of Rejoining The EU
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith welcome special guest founder of Scientists for EU and chair of European Movement UK, Mike Galsworthy to discuss whether it is…
Quiet RiotSunday School: Hold Your Nerve
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith talk through the week's news, with a focus on Trump and Musk's assault on federal government - and how it might just turn against…
Quiet RiotIndecent Proposal: Trump's Unreal Estate
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith (fresh from Brussels) welcome special guest Rachel Shabi to discuss her new book on antisemitism, Trump's proposed cash + ethnic…