Podcast Episodes

Boris vs Rishi

Daniel Finkelstein and Henry Zeffman are back to discuss the battle over Boris Johnson's honours list, why the former prime minister annoys Rishi Sun…

3 years, 1 month ago

The Exit Interviews: Margaret Hodge

Labour veteran Dame Margaret Hodge sits down for The Exit Interviews, our new series featuring MPs leaving Parliament at the next election.

She talks …

3 years, 1 month ago

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…

3 years, 1 month 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…

3 years, 1 month 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…

3 years, 1 month 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…

3 years, 1 month 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…

3 years, 1 month 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…

3 years, 1 month 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…

3 years, 1 month 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…

3 years, 1 month ago