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For Wales, See Wales
For Wales, See Wales is a podcast helping you better understand the most wonderful country on earth - Wales.
Each week we shine a light on the utterly bizarre (and often hilarious) world of Welsh politics and issues.
So many people care deeply about Cymru but very little attention is given to it by the wider UK media. This podcast aims to help fill this gap.
Guardian columnist Will Hayward along with comedians Mel Owen and Robin Morgan are here to pick apart the political scene in Wales with a…
Episodes
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Which parties care about the Senedd?
A cheeky bonus episode ahead of the Caerphilly by-election reaction on Friday! Robin, Mel and Will dive into some audience questions including why the Greens…
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Stop talking about Wales’ Nation of Sanctuary!
This week there is A LOT of politics. The gang breakdown the Tories forgetting their own morals when it comes to the Nation of Sanctuary, Labour forgetting…
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Why we can't pretend they don't exist
The gang are back to with a “satellite episode” (don’t ask) to answer some listener questions, including how to converse with people across the divide, the…
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Keir Starmer can’t say Eluned Morgan’s name
This week Will is recovering after the Labour conference in Liverpool. The gang discuss Eluned Morgan dancing (again), whether it’s fair to call Plaid Cymru…
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Who's the most popular political leader in Wales?
The pod is back (a day later than usual) and the team is talking polls. New polling for Wales has put Labour down on 14% whereas Reform and Plaid Cymru are up…
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Reform suggest abolishing the Welsh Parliament - The Wrexham Live Show
The gang head to North Wales to do a live show from the wonderful Ty Pawb. Just a day after Reform suggested abolishing Welsh democracy Robin, Mel and Will…
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Welsh Labour MUST win this
Robin, Mel and Will are back in the studio and are looking at the massive by-election coming up in Caerphilly. Reform and Plaid both believe they can take it…
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Most people in Wales clearly don’t want Farage
Tickets are still available for the live show in Wrexham on September 6 which you can buy here…
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Keir Starmer needs to actually stand up to the far-right
The trio are back in the studio after the summer and Mel has been having a whale of a time campaigning for justice for the Shetland Duck. Will is apparently…
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Leanne Wood on the Pod
In this week’s episode, the For Wales See Wales team are joined by former Plaid Cymru leader, Leanne Wood. On the podcast, Leanne discusses her former career…
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No one else is going to help Wales
This week's pod gets into the big question, 'where the hell are Robin's sports goggles?'. The trio also dive into the one part of Wales which is bucking the…
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How will the next Welsh election be different?
This week the gang realise that Google street view has captured the moment of the podcast’s (immaculate) conception. They dive into what the new electoral…
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Reform gets their first Senedd member
The second half of the pod's trip to the Royal Welsh sees some cracking guests. First off the trio discuss Laura Anne Jones’ big money transfer to Reform from…
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Life among the farmers, the pod goes on the road
The gang leave their Newport base to visit the Royal Welsh Show and my gosh are there a lot of sheep! The trio park up inside a Lion Container at the UK’s (if…
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Why is Wales treated like this?
Robin is back from sailing the “Severn” seas and he has some big points to make about Greenwich mean time. The three ask the question of what Reform doing well…
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"It's Disgusting"
This week the Pod gets silly as they look at a Welsh Conservative Senedd Member who dabbles with a (totally natural looking) social media video and gets very…
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“They are in serious trouble” The Welsh Labour conference
The three are reunited at last! Mel, Robin and Will dive into the Welsh Labour conference to discuss Keir Starmer’s dine and dash, Eluned Morgan hitting the…
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Westminster tells Wales to “be grateful”
With Robin away, who knows where, this week Mel and Will carry the baton together to look at ANOTHER shafting of Wales courtesy of our pals in London. Will…
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The system consistently fails Wales
This week Robin and Will grieve for Mel who is swifty realising “if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime”. With the pod’s representative farmer due to be…
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What is Reform’s plan for Wales?
This week Robin and Mel threaten to kill a listener while we discover that Mel is, in fact, marriage material. The gang dive into Nigel Farage’s trip to Wales…
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Do UK Labour care about Wales?
This week Will enters a rage spiral, Mel reveals her musical gifts and Robin explains how he never planned to be a comedian. Wales has been shafted on rail…
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Hilariously chaotic Tory conference
In this week’s episode, Will spills the tea on everything that went down at the Welsh Conservatives party conference in Llangollen. From Kemi Badenoch’s MSP…
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“I would challenge Keir Starmer in a dance off” - Rhun ap Iorwerth on the pod
Can you hear the sound of hooves? The Rhunicorn trots into the studio to talk Welsh independence, films and what a Plaid Cymru Government would actually do…
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Who will win the most seats in the Welsh election?
The gang come together on Will’s birthday to mock him mercilessly. They explore who is on course to win the most seats in the Senedd election and answer the…
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Bombshell poll drops in Welsh politics
This week the pod heads out on the road. Setting up camp inside the Senedd/Welsh Parliament the gang invite any politician to come one and chew the fat. The…
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“I find Reform quite scary” - A Welsh Tory on the pod
The pod welcomes their first ever Conservative guest. Brecon and Radnorshire MS James Evans joins the team on his birthday! What could be more fitting than a…
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Ep29: What would happen if Reform actually won in Wales?
Mel's back comes bearing gifts (and truth bombs) for the boys. In today's pod the gang makes some wagers and discuss Welsh accents, They then breakdown growing…
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Ep28: Welsh independence support is at an all time high?!
This week the pod (minus Mel who is off betting on the dogs) ask the question on everyone's lips - why is steel making at Port Talbot not as important to the…
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Ep27: Why does Wales keep losing out?
Well this pod sure descended into carnage… The gang starts by looking at why Wales is paying its young people to leave (with Robin getting VERY angry when Will…
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Ep26: Labour’s Spring Statement Strife
In this week’s episode, Will, Mel and Robin ponder whether an influx of global bad news stories is causing the public to minimise their current affairs…
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Ep25: The Plaid Cymru Conference
In this week’s episode, Will reports back to Mel and Robin on his time at the Plaid Cymru conference. The trio ask how likely it is that the Rhunicorn will…
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Ep24: Who are the ‘mainstream media’?
In this week’s episode, Will, Mel and Robin discuss the media landscape in Wales and how it holds the Welsh Government to account. The trio ask whether a…
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Ep23: What is the Crown Estate and should you care?
On a high after the live show Will gets all the way up on his high horse over Labour MPs voting to reject Wales getting extra cash. Robin breaks down exactly…
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For Wales See Wales LIVE from Cardiff!
This week’s episode is brought to you not just by the usual gang, but by a packed out audience at the Glee Club, aptly just a stone’s throw from the Senedd. In…
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Ep21: Have Welsh Labour given up?
While the lads are devastated to be missing their (frankly) Welshest member they do their best to keep calm and carry on. Robin and Will take a look at how…
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Ep20: Wales Shafted Again
A bumper episode where Will reveals he is both Moses and a serial frog murderer. The gang breakdown the cuts to the arts and sport in Wales before delving into…
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Ep19: What's for Breakfast?
In this week’s episode, the gang personally thank Darren Millar for creating content for them. No he didn’t come on the podcast, but he did jet off to…
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Ep18: Leaks and leeks
Robin is back from his stint in prison after being let out for good behaviour (obviously) and the reunited trio chow down on a juicy Welsh politics burger…
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Ep17: God bless the councillors!
“It wasn’t a Nazi salute I promise!” This week the pod covers everything from international politics to local government. Will starts fanboying over a group of…
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Ep16: Mark Drakeford, Cheese and Politics
For Wales, See Wales has their first ever guest in the form of former First Minister Mark Drakeford. What better way to welcome this cheese obsessed politician…
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Ep15: Do Reform and Nigel Farage care about Wales?
In this week pod Will enters a rage spiral after Reform refuses to name a Welsh leader. The gang discuss whether Nigel Farage’s party (or should that be…
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What can Wales do to reach ‘Net Zero’?
In this week’s episode, the For Wales See Wales gang get environmental. Will breaks down Wales’ position on the fight against climate change, Mel admits she is…
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Ep13: Predictions for 2025
Mel, Robin and Will put their heads together to make some bold predictions for what will happen in Welsh politics in 2025. Can we expect an official Welsh…
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Ep12: It’s Quizmass time
Good Will (Hayward) to all men, red-breasted Christmas Robin (Morgan) and jingles Mels (Owen), it’s time for a festive pod. The gang gets very April 2020 and…
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Ep11: Plaid Cymru’s day of reckoning
This week Mel asked the big question - “what are you wearing Will?”. Will (and his “Year 8 vibes”) talks through his interview with Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap…
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Ep10: The Welsh Tories' Massive Mistake
If you take one thing from this episode, know this - Mel does not want the church and state to mix. The team breaks down Andrew RT Davies using “the language…
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Ep9: Polls, First Ministers, Danny Dyer and shoe horns
The team breakdown an “earthquake” of a new poll which shows Plaid Cymru leading in Wales for the first time in 14 years. Will interviews Eluned Morgan who…
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Ep8: How Welsh are you?
So it turns out Will really loves birds of prey… As well as that bombshell, the gang discuss the awful flooding in South Wales. The chat then turns to…
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Ep7: The Tories are soon to be extinct in Wales
This week the pod discuss how Eluned Morgan got her rave on, Wales gets shafted a different way by HS2 and what Labour have planned for the Welsh NHS. We then…
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Ep6: Do we need to worry about Reform in Wales?
A bumper episode this week where the gang look at the threat Reform pose in Wales at the next Senedd election. Will spends the day at the party's conference…
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Ep5: What the election of Trump means for Wales
Our first emergency pod! Robin and Will dive into the US election with the final result coming in while they record. While the election of Donald Trump might…
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Ep4: Labour's First Budget and Town Centres
In this episode, the gang look ahead to their predictions for the coming week - specifically Labour's first budget in Westminster and what that will mean for…
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Ep3: What's the point of the Welsh Conservatives?
This week the gang deep dive into just why train travel in Wales is so bad. They explore the way that the HS2 project in England is completely shafting Wales…
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Ep2: “It’s better than doing f*** all”
In this week's pod Mel, Robin and Will discover the rarest thing in the world - an interesting Senedd committee meeting! After enjoying the fact that a well…
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Ep1: Was 20mph actually a good idea?
Will, Mel and Robin explain why anyone would want to give up their time to talk about the wonderful world of Welsh politics including a dive into how Welsh…
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Trailer
100 years ago if you had picked up the Encyclopaedia Britannica and looked up “Wales” you would have seen four words - ‘For Wales, see England.’ This implied…