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Donald or Ron or Nikki or Mike or Tim or Chris or Doug vs Joe
Former US President Donald Trump has been criminally charged for the second time in three months, but is still the favourite to secure the Republican…
2 years, 9 months ago
Escaping Hitler and Stalin
Daniel Finkelstein, Times columnist and friend of the podcast, tells the story of his parents' remarkable journey from the Soviet Gulags and the Nazi…
2 years, 9 months ago
DPMQs Unpacked: Dire Punchlines
With Rishi Sunak away in America, deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden faces off against Labour's number two, Angela Rayner. Matt, Patrick Maguire and…
2 years, 9 months ago
Mr Sunak Goes to Washington
Rishi Sunak is off to meet Joe Biden at the White House for the first time and will hope to make a big impression (or at least get the President to p…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Exit Interviews: George Eustice
Matt is back with the first episode in a new series, The Exit Interviews, sitting down with MPs leaving Parliament at the next election to talk about…
2 years, 9 months ago
How (Not) to Write a Manifesto
Patrick Maguire is in for Matt, looking at Labour's 1983 manifesto - 'the longest suicide note in history' - 40 years on, with historian Phil Tinline…
2 years, 9 months ago
Down Under Take Over
Whether it's a love of Kylie, cricket or beer, Australia and Britain have plenty in common when it comes to popular culture - and politics, with a ne…
2 years, 9 months ago
Running The Numbers For Thatcher
It was the leadership contest that finally ended Margaret Thatcher's premiership - even though she won in the first round. The year was 1990, when th…
2 years, 9 months ago
Should Johnson's WhatsApps Stay Secret?
While Matt is away, Patrick Maguire is joined by columnists Daniel Finkelstein and Miranda Green to discuss whether the government should hand Boris …
2 years, 9 months ago
How Call of Duty Became Britain's Post-Brexit Battleground
Matt is away for the bank holiday, but in the meantime we have another guest episode from the team at Stories of Our Times - one remarkable story, to…
2 years, 9 months ago