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PoliticsJOE Podcast
This is PoliticsJOE's podcast - the only explicitly anti-nonce podcast in the UK.
Reporting on British politics with a sense of humour, the podcast is a recorded version of the conversations we have after work.
So pull up a stool, pour yourself a cold one, and laugh through the misery alongside us.
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Episodes
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Labour's Elph-icky shift to the right
On this week's episode, Ed gives us the lowdown from the student encampment at Cambridge University in protest against Israel's attacks on Gaza. Then, we get…
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Another round: Does Rishi Sunak want to abolish human rights?
From the Rwanda Plan to the bombardment of Gaza, the importance - and fragility - of human rights have come to the for of British politics. Oli spoke to Labour…
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PMQs analysis
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. The holy trinity of podcasting are re-united to analyse this week's PMQs and the latest defection from the Tories to…
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Certified local elections, certified FM
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Ed and Ava chat what the local elections could mean for a general one and what the election of Scotland's new First…
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Another round: Can Keir Starmer reclaim English nationalism?
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. What does it mean to be English? On St George’s Day, I was joined by author and journalist Tom Baldwin and academic Marc…
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PMQs analysis (feat. Sadiq Khan)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Ed is still MIA, so Oli and Ava are joined by London Mayor Sadiq Khan ahead of tomorrow's elections. Get your tickets to…
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Should we have the right to die?
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. It all gets a bit philosophical as Oli and Ava discuss yesterday's Westminster Hall debate on assisted suicide. Then, they…
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Humza Yousaf resigns
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland's First Minister. So, while Ed's away, producer Laura fills in the token…
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Another round: Norman Finkelstein on Israel-Palestine
Today, ‘Israel is a lunatic state’. That is, according to the controversial academic and scholar of the Israeli-Palestine conflict, Norman Finkelstein. In the…
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PMQs analysis
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed analyse today's punch PMQs as Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner filled in for the Party leaders at the…
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Rwanda plan becomes law
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Two years after its proposition, the Rwanda plan became law last night. In this bonus episode, Oli and Ava analyse last…
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Mark Menzies MP in bio
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Oli has returned and he's brought with him two weeks' worth of chatting shit...or should that be piss? The trio also chat…
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Another round: How to save nightlife
Britain’s nightclubs are vanishing. In Manchester, Parklife and Warehouse Project founder Sacha Lord was appointed by Andy Burnham to advise on how to save the…
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The crisis of local journalism (with Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Following the taster in Wednesday's podcast, here's Ed's full conversation with comedians Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe…
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PMQs reaction (and National Conservatism chaos)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. PMQs is back. And, luckily for you, so are Ed and Ava to analyse it. They also discuss last night's vote on the smoking ban…
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Liz Truss is back (feat. Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. In this serving, Ed and Ava discuss David Cameron's response to Iran's attack on Israel, as well as the return of Britain's…
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Another round: Can we abolish landlords?
Last week, housing Lawyer and author Nick Bano spoke to Ava about his new book Against Landlords: How to Solve the Housing Crisis. In this conversation, he…
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Analysing the NHS review into trans kids healthcare
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Ed gives an update on his favourite Westminster story: William Wragg sexting scandal. Then, he's joined by Ava to analyse…
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Lee Anderson doubles down on anti-traveller comments
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Following Ava's questioning of Lee Anderson this morning over anti-traveller comments, she is joined by The Traveller…
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Another round: Bassem Youssef on Palestine and why the West is scared of Israel
Bassem Youssef is known in America as the Egyptian John Stewart. But, he is, perhaps, better known in the UK for his fiery clash with Piers Morgan over…
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Sadiq Khan calls for halt on arms sales to Israel
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Fresh from meeting the Mayor of London, Ava reports back to Ed on the breaking news that Sadiq Khan's calling for the halt…
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Why JK Rowling is begging to be arrested
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Ed, Oli, and Ava are re-united in the ideal podcast form: two boys, one girl. The discuss why DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson…
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Another round: The Politics of Porn
Pornography. It's said "you know it when you see it". And, today, it's almost impossible for any internet-user to avoid seeing it - whether it's actively…
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The Tories finally fill Lee Anderson's shoes
Ed Campbell has returned and the Fall of Rome is complete. Ed is joined by Ava to discuss Jonathan Gullis' promotion, why the Tories were forced to delete an…
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Rishi Sunak at the Liaison Committee (and the Deep State)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. While Ed remains in exile in Cornwall, Oli and Ava analyse how Rishi Sunak held up under the scrutiny of the Liaison…
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The England football kit is bisexual now
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Ed's away in questionable circumstances, so Oli and Ava are left alone to chat about the ridiculousness of the England kit…
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Another round: Judith Butler on "what is a woman?"
Oli interviews feminist icon Judith Butler about British TERFS, her controversial statements on Israel-Palestine, and why Rishi Sunak keeps asking Keir Starmer…
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Will you ever own a home?
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. In this bonus episode, especially for all you policy wonks, Oli interviews Common Wealth co-founder Mathew Lawrence about…
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PMQs analysis
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Another week, another call for a general election for Keir Starmer. And, another analysis of Prime Minister's Questions…
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Sadiq Khan's London
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Ava returns with news from Sadiq Khan's campaign launch for a third term as London Mayor. Then, Oli, Ed, and Ava chat if…
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Another round: Why elites are terrified of the working class
Grace Blakeley is a writer, commentator and economist whose new book Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom is out on…
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PMQs react
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcatst. Despite Oli's determination to do a Dune 2 review, Ed and Ava keep things on track, analysing this week's PMQs and the…
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Lee Anderson defects to Reform
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Where's Kate Middleton? Not at Reform's press conference this morning. But Ava was, and she reports back to Ed and Oli on…
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Andy Burnham: Labour needs to be less London-centric
In this audio-exclusive episode of the PoliticsJOE podcast, Oli interviews Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham. They discuss the North-South divide, the…
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Budget: Tories don't care about young people
Ed’s away terrorising landlords. So, Ava breaks today’s budget up with Oli, analysing how London’s become the WeWork of the UK and just who benefits from…
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Ed and Nigel Farage are texting
Ed texts Nigel Farage - and he replies. And, Oli, Ava, and Ed chat George Galloway entering the commons, why Jeremy Corbyn has instructed lawyers, and their…
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Another Round: The truth about homophobia in football (with Rylan Clark)
Football may be known as the beautiful game, but the nation’s favourite sport has its ugly side. Oli met Rylan at West Ham’s London Stadium to discuss his new…
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What the hell happened at the Rochdale by-election?
George Galloway stormed to victory in the Rochdale by-election with 39% of the vote, with former Labour candidate Azhar Ali coming fourth - behind an…
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PMQs react
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed talk this week's Prime Minister's Questions, as well as stramashing with St Anthony. Presenters: Oli…
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Is the Conservative Party racist?
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. After Lee Anderson's comments about "Islamists" this weekend, Oli, Ava, and Ed discuss Islamophobia within the Labour…
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Another round: The secret economics ruining Britain (with Gary Stevenson)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Gary Stevenson (or @garyseconomics) was Citibank's most profitable trader in 2011 by betting on an increase in economic…
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Should the Speaker resign?
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. In this bonus episode, Oli is joined by Laura and Seán to react to the chaos that erupted in the House of Commons last…
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PMQs and the ceasefire vote
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. With Ava's return from Rochdale, she reports back to the boys on the upcoming by-elections. Oli, Ava, and Ed discuss the…
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Starmer calls for a ceasefire
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. In this whopper of an episode, Oli, Ava, and Ed discuss Keir Starmer's call for a ceasefire - but not an immediate one - in…
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Another round: Yanis Varoufakis on Starmer's Labour and Israel-Gaza
If elected, Keir Starmer, a man - I quote - with nothing between his ears, is going to veer towards the ultra-right, betraying the people he claims to…
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Michael Gove is scared to come on this podcast
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. After two-short-TV-shows-worth of chat about the Super Bowl, Oli, Ava, and Ed discuss whether 28 A-levels is too many…
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Another round: How to interview a politician (with Rob Burley)
In the week that saw Piers Morgan interview the Prime Minister and former Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson interview Vladimir Putin, it seems like there is no…
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PMQs analysis
Welcome back to another edition of PMQs analysis. Oli is away this week, so Ed and Ava take up the mantle to break down the lows and the very lows of Rishi…
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Another round: How Sunak's wife's firm makes millions from his government
Corruption. It’s something that happens in tin-pot dictatorships. Amongst oligarchs scrambling for power in post-communist states. Not in the democratic mother…
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PMQs analysis
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Who had the funniest divorce? What's Ed's safe word? What do you buy in Iceland? These are the questions Oli is asking -…
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Vape nation
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Joined by comedian Olga Koch, Ed and Oli disagree over Rishi Sunak's ban on ripping fat (disposable) vapes. They also chat…
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Another round: Holocaust survivor criticises Government rhetoric on asylum seekers
The interview you’re listening to, with Holocaust survivor Uri Winterstein, is published on Holocaust Memorial Day. It marks 78 years since Auschwitz-Birkenau…
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PMQs (and white rhinos)
Welcome back to another episode of the PoliticsJOE podcast. Oli has returned and is joined by capital J journalist Ava Santina to analyse this week's…
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Get a mortgage or get noo-noo-ed trying
Oli is away, establishing his trout farm in the USA. So, Ed and Ava are joined by Sean to discuss Ava’s campaign to be London’s Night Tsar, Rishi Sunak’s plan…
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Another round: Asylum expert debunks Tory lies about refugees and Rwanda plan
Zoe Gardner is a researcher and campaigner and general expert in UK & EU refugees & migration. With this expertise, she has supplied evidence to multiple…
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PMQs analysis
Ed and Oli are away. So Ava helms this week's analysis of Prime Minister's Questions, joined by producer Laura and content editor Sean. Presenters: Ava…
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The culture war deconstructed, and made into a disgusting sausage
In what could be the most tangent-full episode yet, Oli, Ed, and Ava discuss the culture wars and David Cameron's performance as foreign secretary. Presenters…
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Another round: Jon Ronson explains why the right are abandoning the culture war
Broadcaster and journalist Jon Ronson came into PoliticsJOE to discuss the culture wars, getting sucked in himself, and why the right are turning away from…
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PMQs
Oli, Ava, and Ed discuss PMQs. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Shawnee…
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Don't listen to Joey Barton
Oli, Ava, and Ed are re-united to discuss ex-footballer Joey Barton's comments on female pundits which dominated timelines this weekend. They also chat Jeremy…