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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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Why I confronted Nigel Farage on Reform's tax plans
Ava was at Reform's unveiling of a new party chairman on Tuesday, where Zia Yusuf was also shown off as heading up their UK DOGE wing. We got in the studio for…
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Why we should nationalise everything with Mathew Lawrence
Mathew Lawrence of the progressive think tank Common Wealth makes the trip down to JOETowers to talk deindustrialisation, GB Energy, and all things…
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Emergency Pod: Labour U-turn on Winter Fuel
Ed, Oli, and Ava hastily reassemble in the PolJoe dungeon to cover Labour's announcement that they will reinstate the winter fuel payment for pensioners…
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Riots in LA, our cancellation, and Zia Yusuf's return
Following his return from Scotland, Ed is reunited with Oli and Ava to talk immigration protests in LA, wade into last week's backlash, and figure out what's…
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Another round: Oli Dugmore vs Iain Dale on Thatcherism
Iain Dale is a broadcaster, political geek and author of many books, most recent among them Margaret Thatcher: The Prime Ministers Series. He swung by…
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Explained: Immigration and the rise of the Irish far-right
In recent years, Ireland has seen a steady increase in anti-immigration, racist and conspiracy laden politics. What began as an online fringe has manifested in…
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PoliticsJOE reacts to Elon and Trump's insane beef
Sound the emergency podcast button, it's Trump versus Musk, politics is good again baby, awooga! Ed and Laura chat about the insane fallout between Trump and…
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Kate Nash: Feminism, why Musk is a fool and the music industry
Today Ava and Conor are joined by totem of the British music industry Kate Nash. We get into attacks against Imane Khelif, anti-trans activists, and right-wing…
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PMQs reaction: Badenoch's best?
PMQs is back with a vengeance, and Ava and Oli rise to the occasion. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on…
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Reacting to Bobby J and Ava's interview with DWP Secretary
On this fine Tuesday Ava and Seán react live to Robert Jenrick's latest video in his one-man war against Labour, as well as Ava's interview with Secretary for…
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Debriefing the Bernie Interview
This week Oli and Ava draw back the curtain and discuss what went into last Friday's interview with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Join them for a peek…
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Another Round: Bernie Sanders on how to beat the billionaires
Bernie Sanders is a busy man these days. When he's not holding Trump's cabinet to account, he's speaking to record-breaking crowds with Alexandria…
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What I didn't get to say on Question Time
Ava was in Cheltenham at Question Time on Thursday night and came back to the PolJOE dungeon to talk about it. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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A deep dive into online relationships with Ipsos
Today we are joined by Director of Politics at Ipsos UK Kieran Pedley after the pollsters conducted research in partnership with JOE Media Group investigating…
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Does Lucy Connolly belong in prison?
This week Oli and Ava talk Tommy Robinson's release, Trump's crackdown on free speech, and go head-to-head on Lucy Connolly's 31 month sentence. Subscribe to…
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Another Round: Feminism vs the Algorithm
Cyber brothels in Berlin. Deepfake pornography in schools. AI "girlfriends". Oli speaks to activist and author Laura Bates about how AI is revolutionising how…
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Labour MP on why Starmer shouldn't cut welfare
Neil Duncan-Jordan came by JOETowers to break down his party's crusade against benefits claimants, and why it's the worst possible idea. Subscribe to How to…
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Kneecap member charged with terror offence, and Labour want to castrate nonces
Today we're reacting to the news that KNEECAP's Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh has been charged with a terror offence after a video of a gig resurfaced after their…
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PMQs analysis
After Keir Starmer hinted at another u-turn at PMQs today, we ran down to the dungeon to bring you another morsel of analysis. Subscribe to How to Rebuild…
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Virgin Island's therapists on radical sex therapy
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Gary Lineker and Ed's Tales from the Country
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How to fix the UK's broken planning system with Labour's Chris Hinchliff
Labour MP Chris Hinchliff swung by JOE Towers to run us through his proposals to overhaul Britain's planning system. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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Talking Assisted Dying with Gay Star News
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PMQs Analysis with Paul Chowdhry
Today we're getting into the meat and veg of PMQs with comedian Paul Chowdhry after Keir Starmer faced aggro from within the Labour ranks over his "island of…
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Is Labour invoking the language of Enoch Powell?
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Keir Starmer goes Tory on immigration
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EXPLAINED: Keir Starmer's pivot to the right on immigration
As the Labour government look to take pages out of Reform and the Tories' book on immigration, we take a deep dive on what the move means for Keir Starmer's…
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Another Round: Why the right abandoned neoliberalism with Quinn Slobodian
Ed sits down with historian Quinn Slobodian on the release of his new book Hayek's Bastards: The Neoliberal Roots of the Populist Right. In this conversation…
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Has Brexit hurt UK Music?
We were joined in the PolJOE dungeon by Luke Pritchard of The Kooks to chat Brexit, the music industry, and what Labour need to do to save the jewel of…
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PMQs reaction: Starmer needs to be more Australian
Today we're reacting to Keir Starmer's newfound rage against the Lib Dems, Kemi Badenoch finding her voice and the government's continued refusal to recognise…
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Reform versus the Greens: A New Era of British Politics?
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How to beat Reform at their own game (with Zack Polanski)
Zack Polanski is running to be the new leader of the Green Party. He wants to turn the party into the left-wing alternative to Reform. Subscribe to How to…
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Undercover with Britain's neofascists
Harry Shukman is a journalist who spent a year deep undercover in the UK's most prominent far-right organisation, Britain First. On the release of his book…
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Analysis: Reform's Local Election surge
After Labour lost a safe seat to Reform and an ex-Tory MP won the Greater Lincolnshire mayoralty for Farage, we ran in to the PolJOE dungeon on Friday morning…
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PoliticsJOE reacts to Louis Theroux's The Settlers
On today's episode, Laura, Ed and Seán go deep on Louis Theroux's new documentary highlighting the plight of the Palestinians living under Israeli occupation…
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PMQs analysis: Keir Starmer wants to make fun illegal
Before we get into the meat and spud of this week's PMQs, we do a bit of reflecting on the absolute freak out around KNEECAP, and their being held to a higher…
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Are Reform about to gain 1000 councillors?
May 1st will see 23 local elections, 4 metro mayor elections, and one by-election. But, who are the runners and riders? Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain…
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Have Kneecap broken terrorism laws?
After rappers Kneecap drew the ire of FOX News and Sharon Osborne for their Coachella back drop, two instances from gigs of theirs in the UK have been taken to…
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PMQs analysis, and the story of Rosie Duffield
Today Kemi Badenoch was taking aim at Keir Starmer's latest U-turn, this time on trans women in light of the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a…
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Runners and riders in the race for the Vatican
Ed has crash landed back to earth after joining Katie Perry et al on their Blue Origin flight and we're chatting Vatican. After the Pope passed away on Easter…
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Q and A Easter Special
He hath risen and so have the PoliticsJOE - to deliver you this Easter special. Ava, Laura, and Séan answer your questions from the Reddit. Subscribe to How to…
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Report: Britain's Stinkiest City
Talks to end the Birmingham bin strikes collapsed this week. No deal was reached between Birmingham council and Unite union and the all-out strike entered its…
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Report: Is there a left-wing threat to Reform?
Reform UK is contesting nearly all the 1,600 council seats up for re-election on the 1st of May. And, with the popularity of Labour dropping in the polls since…
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On the Supreme Court's "woman" ruling
Today Ava is joined by Charlie Craggs and Conor Clark to break down the Supreme Court's ruling on Wednesday that found the term "woman" refers to biological…
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How to fix Britain's collapsing birth rate with Labour MP Josh Simons
Today Oli is joined by Labour MP for Makerfield Josh Simons to chat fatherhood, birth rate and how to make the UK work for the people rather than growth for…
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Labour all but nationalise British Steel, and on the campaign trail with the Greens
Laura and Seán hold the fort today with a breakdown of the goings on in Parliament over the weekend, where Jonathan Reynolds seized control of British Steel in…
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Another round: Yanis Varoufakis on the tariff war
Economist Yanis Varoufakis joined Oli to analyse Trump's tariff war - and what the fallout could mean for the rest of the world's economy. Subscribe to How to…
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Report: The end of British steel?
British Steel has been warning for several days that the raw materials needed to keep its plant's two blast furnaces operational are running out. The…
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Is Starmer about to destroy British industry?
Today we've drafted in Laura to get Ava to talk about Scunthorpe since Oli failed to do so on Wednesday. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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Labour are in deep trouble, and Farage's deepening MAGA link
Today Oli and Ava sit down and catch up after Ava returned from Scunthorpe where Nigel Farage surprisingly called for the steel industry to be nationalised. We…
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Trump picks a fight with China, and bankers are panicking
Today we're reacting to the latest from America, after confusion over whether a 90 day pause on tariffs was coming spurred a quick peak and trough in the stock…
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Donald Trump is destroying the global economy
Today we're going deep on the financial meltdown the US President has sent the world into, after his sandwich board tariff declaration last week. Subscribe to…
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Another round: How to spot an incel (with Meadhbh Park)
Academic Meadbh Park spends her time interviewing incels. She swung by JOETowers to chat with Oli about how mainstream media created the blackpill ideology…
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Renters' rights deep dive with Alex Sobel MP
The private rented sector is broken and tenants across the UK have been waiting for the government to ban no-fault evictions. Labour MP Alex Sobel tabled the…
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Living in an abandoned hospital to escape the housing crisis
Rent in London has increased by a third over the last 5 years - and wages haven’t. The average rent in the capital is now £2121 a month. Resultantly, an…
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PMQs analysis with Horatio Gould
As Keir Starmer looks at more ways to force the nation to watch his favourite TV shows, we are joined by comedian and podcaster Horatio Gould to react to…
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Why are Labour making kids watch Adolescence? With Tom Usher
We're joined by friend and colleague Tom Usher for today's episode of the podcast. After Keir Starmer announced that Netflix's Adolescence will be shown in…
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The Horrors of Renting with Róisín Lanigan
Ava Santina is joined by journalist and author Róisín Lanigan to talk about her new book: I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There. Buy I Want To Go Home But…
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Another round: Nationalise water or we're doomed (with Feargal Sharkey)
Feargal Sharkey and Megan Trump join Ava Santina to discuss the scourge of water companies dumping sewage in Britain's rivers. Megan's poetry…
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Another round: Judith Butler on masculinity and Trump
Pioneering feminist academic Judith Butler swung by JOETowers to chat again with Oli. They spoke about how men perform masculinity and why the Republican's get…