Podcast Episodes

Sue Gray, Simon Case And Surviving Politics

With calls for cabinet secretary Simon Case to resign and Sue Gray to be blocked from joining Keir Starmer's team, Matt discusses their fate with col…

3 years, 2 months ago

The Swing Voters Who’ll Decide The Next Election

This week millions of voters will go to the polls as more than 8,000 council seats in England are contested in the local elections – the most signifi…

3 years, 2 months ago

Rock Against Racism

45 years ago, tens of thousands of people marched through London for the Rock Against Racism concert featuring some of the biggest names in music at …

3 years, 2 months ago

Focus Group: He's A Snake

Undecided voters in Scotland who previously backed the SNP give their verdict in the Times Radio Focus Group. Humza Yousaf is 'unremarkable', but whi…

3 years, 2 months ago

PMQs Unpacked: Zippy and George

While Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over the cost of living, Matt Chorley and Tim Shipman pause and unpack the exchanges - and do a passable imp…

3 years, 2 months ago

Corbyn Won In 2017. No He Didn't.

Matt talks to American academic and author Noam Chomsky about the conflict in Ukraine, the end of the world - and who won the 2017 general election.

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3 years, 2 months ago

Sir Softy or Keir Hard-y

Keir Starmer keeps talking about his record as Director of Public Prosecutions, arguing it shows he was tough on crime - but the Conservatives think …

3 years, 2 months ago

Are You Having a Laugh?

Which party's supporters can take a joke, and which have a sense of humour failure? Matt looks at the league table of humourlessness with Private Eye…

3 years, 2 months ago

Testing The Schools Minister

Nick Gibb is one of Britain's longest-serving ministers, in office (almost) continuously since the Conservatives came to power in 2010. Matt quizzes …

3 years, 2 months ago

PMQs Unpacked: Arise, Sir Softy

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer trade personal attacks over crime at Prime Minister's Questions, as Sunak dubs Starmer 'Sir Softy'. Matt is joined by Ti…

3 years, 2 months ago