Episodes

  • Welfare Cuts, Reform Infighting & Prize-Winning Pie

    Welfare Cuts, Reform Infighting & Prize-Winning Pie
    Mar 11 2025
    The team discuss Keir Starmer's recent polling after his response to developments in the war in Ukraine and how his numbers could be affected by Rachel Reeves' planned welfare benefit cuts, the prospective overhaul of the civil service and changes to planning permissions.

    They also talk about infighting in the Reform Party, fishy webcams and the result of the 'UK Pie of Pies' competition...

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    Your hosts are Jack Harris
    Queenie Miller
    Emerald Paston
    And Mike Rayment

    The Producer is Diggory Waite
    The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
    The Music is by Big George

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    33 mins
  • Oval Office Spat, Prime Ministers' Oscars & The Mouse of Lords

    Oval Office Spat, Prime Ministers' Oscars & The Mouse of Lords
    Mar 4 2025
    The team discusses the recent White House fallout between President Zelenskyy, President Trump, and Vice President Vance, how the media's response has differed between the US and the UK, and the unlikely group that has benefitted the most from the saga...

    Later, they hypothesise over which prime minister would be best suited to win an Oscar, a faulty lighthouse and complaints from the House of Lords…

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    Your hosts are Jack Harris
    Queenie Miller
    Emerald Paston
    And Mike Rayment

    The Producer is Diggory Waite
    The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
    The Music is by Big George

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    30 mins
  • Trump Meets Macron, The German Elections & Not-So-Stupid Emus

    Trump Meets Macron, The German Elections & Not-So-Stupid Emus
    Feb 25 2025
    The team answers the question 'Who is Friedrich Merz?', discuss the rise of the far right following the results of the German election, before reporting on Trump and Macron’s press conference on Ukraine.

    In addition, they provide an update on Liz Truss and Nigel Farage at the Conservative Political Action Conference, chat about a Bigfoot bill proposed by a Californian politician and reveal which bird has been scientifically proven to be the dimmest…

    If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!

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    Your hosts are Jack Harris
    Queenie Miller (absent due to suspected toaster related injury)
    Emerald Paston
    And Mike Rayment

    The Producer is Diggory Waite
    The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
    The Music is by Big George

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    29 mins
  • Competing Peace Talks, Trained Human Sniffers & The Unlikey Asteroid

    Competing Peace Talks, Trained Human Sniffers & The Unlikey Asteroid
    Feb 18 2025
    The team discuss the two sets of peace talks taking place over the war in Ukraine, Keir Starmer’s aspiration to be a bridge between the EU & US and Kemi Badenoch’s recent blunder in PMQs along with her performance as leader of the opposition.

    They also chat about the ‘trained human sniffers’ employed to smell ancient Egyptian mummies, big hockey game brawls, a not-so-earth-bound asteroid and Ringo Starr’s eating habits…

    If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!

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    Your hosts are Jack Harris
    Queenie Miller
    Emerald Paston
    And Mike Rayment

    The Producer is Diggory Waite
    The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
    The Music is by Big George

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    31 mins
  • Reform's Rise, Dodgy WhatsApps & The Superb Owl

    Reform's Rise, Dodgy WhatsApps & The Superb Owl
    Feb 11 2025
    The team discuss how Labour and the Tories are responding to Reform’s recent rise in the polls, sacked Labour ministers leaked WhatsApps chats and Angela Rayner’s alleged comments about Keir Starmer and Prince Andrew. They also chat about the closure of the UK’s National Poo Museum, the research into the best way you can boil an egg and a feathery alternative to the Super Bowl…

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    Your hosts are Jack Harris
    Queenie Miller
    Emerald Paston
    And Mike Rayment

    The Producer is Diggory Waite
    The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
    The Music is by Big George

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    26 mins
  • Tariff Tantrums, Sexy Potholes & Free Pints

    Tariff Tantrums, Sexy Potholes & Free Pints
    Feb 5 2025
    The team discuss the fallout from Trump’s tariff tantrums, the new behind-the-scenes book on Keir Starmer's rise to power and North Korea reopening its doors to foreign tourists (because who wouldn’t want to visit a 'food stuff' processing factory?)

    Later, they chat about Britain’s obsession with potholes, Elon Musk's space junk and how Nottingham Forest single-handedly cost a local pub thousands of pounds after scoring seven goals in one game...

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    Your hosts are Jack Harris
    Queenie Miller
    Emerald Paston
    And Mike Rayment

    The Producer is Diggory Waite
    The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
    The Music is by Big George

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    29 mins
  • Starmer's Big Call & Reeves' Heathrow Runway

    Starmer's Big Call & Reeves' Heathrow Runway
    Jan 29 2025
    The team chat about Trump and Starmer's call to 'get to know each other', Rachel Reeve's plans to build a third runway at Heathrow, the emergence of DeepSeek, prehistoric fish puke, clever footballers and much more!

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    Your hosts are Jack Harris
    Queenie Miller
    Emerald Paston
    And Mike Rayment

    The Producer is Diggory Waite
    The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
    The Music is by Big George

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    30 mins
  • Trump's Back, Melania's Hat & Boatloads of Gravy

    Trump's Back, Melania's Hat & Boatloads of Gravy
    Jan 22 2025
    The team unpack everything about Trump's inauguration from Melania's hat to Mark Zuckerberg's wandering eye before discussing Darth Vader bugs, yellow cards on trains and lots of gravy...

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    Your hosts are Jack 'Jach' Harris
    Queenie Miller
    Emerald Paston
    And Mike Rayment

    The Producer is Diggory Waite
    The Engineer is John Wakefield
    The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
    The Music is by Big George

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    30 mins