Episodes

  • Glastonbury, Another U-Turn & Robot Football

    Glastonbury, Another U-Turn & Robot Football
    Jul 2 2025
    The team gather at a pork pie buffet to cover Rod Stewart’s Glastonbury set, another humiliating U-turn for Starmer and Nigel Farage’s aspirational aftershave...

    Plus: JD Vance’s baby photos, China’s first AI football tournament and succulent Chinese meals…

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    Our hosts are Jack Harris
    Emerald Paston
    Mike Rayment
    And Queenie Miller dialling in this week.

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

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    35 mins
  • Trump's Outburst, Labour Rebellion & 'Cake in Post'

    Trump's Outburst, Labour Rebellion & 'Cake in Post'
    Jun 25 2025
    The team discuss Donald Trump’s outburst at Israel and Iran after both sides accused each other of breaking a freshly agreed ceasefire - before diving into Keir Starmer’s growing Labour rebellion and trying to decode Nigel Farage’s so-called ‘Robin Hood Tax’ (which even he admits he’s not clever enough to explain).

    They also unveil a Battenberg-based policy that could sway any electorate, predict the tragic lunar demise of the PG Tips Monkey and play the critically unacclaimed quiz guaranteed to unite CIA agents and ice cream addicts alike: Lemon & Lime or War Crime?

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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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    34 mins
  • Pentagon Pizzas & The 'Special' Relationship

    Pentagon Pizzas & The 'Special' Relationship
    Jun 18 2025
    The team chat about how pizzas at the pentagon led to correct predictions of rising tensions between Israel and Iran, schoolground antics at the G7 (otherwise known as the G6+1), Starmer’s papers pickup and Trump’s pathetic military parade…

    They also report on Van Gogh’s broken chair, Uri Geller’s insistence on his psychic powers and play Middle Earth’s greatest game: ‘Mordor or More Door?’…

    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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    30 mins
  • The Spending Review, Pensioner's U-Turn & Zebras on the Loose

    The Spending Review, Pensioner's U-Turn & Zebras on the Loose
    Jun 11 2025
    The team return to discuss Labour’s Winter Fuel Allowance U-turn, the lack of police funding in the latest spending review, Greta Thunberg’s intercepted flotilla and Ed Miliband's rap name.

    They also report on the closing of the gates to Hell, a 200-year-old condom and the dramatic capture of Tennessee’s most wanted fugitive – Ed the Zebra.

    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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    26 mins
  • 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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    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!

    For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.

    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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    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!

    For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.

    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!

    For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.

    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