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| Sunday School: There Will Be Blood Pressure | 08 Nov 2026 | 01:05:55 | |
Let joy be unconfined! Naomi is back and she joins Alex as they poke the ashes of an epic MAGA and Manosphere meltdown, following Donald Trump's Midterm humiliation, Russell Brand's criminal conviction, and Elon Musk's market correction.
Could it be that the Manospasm we have been witnessing is beginning to dissipate?
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| We're not in Kansas any more | 05 Nov 2026 | 01:07:58 | |
Flipping Nora. We are still surfing the wave of incredulity (and, let's face it, unbridled joy) after those US midterm results.
We are also running on fumes, because we all stayed up so we could bring you not just the drama, but some actual insight into what has been happening as the USA gave Republicans and Trump an absolute pasting.
Alex and Kenny are joined by fellow night-owl Sam Freedman – he of the fabulous Comment Is Freed Substack – to look at the highlights, lowlights and moments of both high drama and high humour.
There is a LOT to get through. There may be a few choice words as well, so cover the cocker spaniel's ears if it's a sensitive soul.
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| B-Side: House of Discards - Your Guide to the US Midterms | 03 Nov 2026 | 01:08:25 | |
Welcome to the US midterms. This time, they are game-changers for all of us so here's everything you need to know about what's happening.
Alex and Kenny talk you through the basics, from what is Congress to when you can expect results, as well as highlighting the races to watch and the controversies that are burning brightly.
Plus they make some predictions. And use several excellent words!
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| Sunday School: The Next Generation | 01 Nov 2026 | 01:08:34 | |
Today we look to the young voters of Serbia and Brazil, who have helped achieve quite remarkable political results, and also back to the late Patrick Stewart, whose politics were as admirable and authentic as his acting.
Alex and Kenny also turn their gaze to the BBC News team and, in particular, claims that the Beeb is platforming Reform UK in a way that allows Farage to set the agenda rather than responding to it.
Plus there some Celebrity Traitors to get stuck into ... join us in the Tower for a particularly packed Sunday School!
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| No rabbits were harmed in the making of this Budget | 29 Oct 2026 | 01:09:10 | |
And so to John Healey's Budget which went... pretty well as predicted.
Horses were not scared, rabbits were not pulled from hats and Healey was, well, pretty dogged.
Alex and Kenny are joined by economist extraordinaire Vicky Pryce to look at the headlines but also to dive beneath the surface of a Budget that was big on the volume of announcements if not surprise.
PLUS ... that Liz Truss book. HOW much of a stinker is it? As we're doing rabbits, we may as well do lettuces too.
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| B-Side: Exposing the Covid care home scandal | 27 Oct 2026 | 01:00:42 | |
'An afterthought' – that is the damning description of how Government treated care homes during the pandemic, according to a coruscating report from the independent Covid 19 Inquiry.
Alex and Kenny lift the bonnet on the report's disturbing findings with Quiet Riot favourite Christina Pagel, UCL Professor of Operational Research and co-founding member of Independent Sage.
From Government incompetence to the ordeal faced by care home workers, via the countless individual tragedies as Covid turned care homes into death traps, the report makes for distressing but essential reading. But what has changed, and what should change?
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• The first round of consultation for The Big Conversation on Care has ended, but watch out for the next phase, when you will have another opportunity to have your say
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| Sunday School: Robot Reboot – good machine v bad machine | 25 Oct 2026 | 01:01:37 | |
It's all kicking off on planet AI again this week – Britain is about to spend £100m on an AI biosecurity lab, yet more jobs are being replaced by AI and some investors are making money by betting the whole AI investment circus is going to come crashing down.
Alex and Kenny ask What and Why, and take a look at the disturbing flood of AI political attack ads that risk skewing public debate with, well, machine-generated lies.
Talking of things that threaten civilization, why was there such a media fuss about Andy Burnham's 'be prepared' message this week? How can 'Don't go hungry if the power fails' be construed as a messaging failure?
PLUS With Burnham on Gogglebox, we look at which other shows politicians could be parachuted into. Warning: topic may not be taken seriously.
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| It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world | 22 Oct 2026 | 01:07:06 | |
Chaos. As Trump and Putin keep grabbing stuff for themselves, and Trump fantasises about meeting with Putin and Xi, are we already in a 'everyone-and-everything' war?
Alex and Kenny are joined by Quiet Riot's tame geopolitics expert, Arthur Snell, to ponder all that – and ask if we even know what victory would look like in the current global political climate.
Plus, a particularly mad God! Less America! which struck a sweet spot with Alex and fellow Greeks.
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• Arthur's latest Behind The Lines on the Middle East
• Arthur's piece in The Nerve: Trump, Putin and now Xi – Europeans are at the mercy of an authoritarian axis
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| B-Side: The Last of First Past The Post? | 20 Oct 2026 | 00:47:03 | |
The team is joined by Labour MP Alex Sobel to discuss whether Britain's outdated method of electing MPs may finally be getting a shake-up.
Alex is MP for Leeds Central and Headingley, and Chair of the huge and influential APPG for Fair Elections – he really knows his electoral onions.
Naomi, Alex and Kenny ask what the practical implications are – as well as the risks from changing the way we put our politicians in power.
PLUS ... a lovely story about a paper bird to warm the cockles of your heart.
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| Sunday School: Revolting Door Policy | 18 Oct 2026 | 01:10:11 | |
If these are the sort of recruits you get when you don't apply diversity and equality policies, maybe Nigel Farage and Donald Trump should rethink their notion of a meritocracy.
Alex and Naomi discuss whether even a cult like Reform UK can survive the number of scandals it is being investigated for, laugh heartily at Katie Zacharia not even managing half a 'mooch, and rage about the BBC's decision to make a gossip podcast out of a rape trial.
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| The politics of science | 16 Oct 2026 | 00:44:43 | |
In this special episode, celebrating the recent Nobel prize winners, we look at the state of science in Britain with Financial Times Science Editor Michael Peel.
Kenny is asking the questions, including what tech is doing to journalism, Britain's place in the scientific world, what on earth is happening to our universities and (inevitably) AI... or, more specifically, should we treat it more like defence than science?
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| Back to the fEUture | 15 Oct 2026 | 01:02:39 | |
Blimey, did the last 10 years not happen? Andy Burnham announces the next UK-EU summit.
In Westminster Hall, a debate takes place about the UK joining the EU.
Russian interference is front-and-centre.
That B-word that has been taboo for so long ... is suddenly de rigueur.
Join Naomi, Alex and Kenny as they discuss the turning tide on all (well, lots of) things Brexity.
Plus, a colourful dose of Wokey Dokey!
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| Sunday School: Zack's the way the cookie crumbles | 11 Oct 2026 | 01:01:26 | |
Middle East politics is an unusual topic to dominate a UK by-election but here we are. So, what can Zack Polanski and his Greens take from the debacle that overshadowed their efforts in Holborn and St Pancras?
Talking of debacles, how did Kemi Badenoch, a self-proclaimed stickler for detail, manage to misplace almost half a TRILLION pounds in her Tory conference speech? And were the fawning elements of the media watching a different speech to the rest of us?
Alex and Kenny ponder all of the above, plus the stuff of nightmares. Actual nightmares, not just Westminster scare-fests.
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| B-Side: Élysée-come, Élysée-go | 09 Oct 2026 | 00:53:09 | |
French students have decided to lightly flambé the republic and things have rapidly got incontrôlable.
We're joined by Quiet Riot's favourite Chevalier, Olivier Morel, to disect what is going on and consider how it might impact on France's looming elections.
PLUS a Grin And Share It dug up from the mud.
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| Kemi-detached | 08 Oct 2026 | 01:04:08 | |
Conference season finally gets around to the Tories which means it's Kemi Badenoch's turn to preach to the choir.
Alex, Naomi and Kenny look at policy, presentation and polling, to discern whether the upbeat mood in the conference hall is likely to translate into an uptick in the Conservatives' moribund polling figures.
PLUS a particularly timely instalment of God! Less America!
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| Sunday School: 24-Hour Party Conference People | 04 Oct 2026 | 01:01:50 | |
Andy Burnham's arrival has seemingly rejuvenated not only Labour, but all British politics. Maybe competition does work in some sectors!
Naomi and Alex look at Zack Polanski's speech to the Greens' shindig - he seems increasingly under pressure - and contrast it with a very buoyant Rhun ap Iorwerth addressing Plaid Cymru, whose biggest risk is allowing ebullience to morph into overreach.
PLUS we look at Senator Eric Schmitt's incredible viral own goal and ask each other for the worst faceplants we have witnessed.
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| B-Side: Handle with Care | 02 Oct 2026 | 00:55:02 | |
Andy Burnham's biggest announcement – in a conference speech littered with the things – was his ambition to create a National Care Service, which he said would be as significant as the NHS.
We can't fault his ambitions especially as, at Quiet Riot, we have all had dealings with care services and know only too well how threadbare and inadequate present provisions are.
That big ambition, of course, comes with a lot of very big questions – not least about funding his plans. Join Alex, Naomi and Kenny as they did a little deeper into the realities and politics of what is going on.
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| Burnham: Straight fom the heart | 01 Oct 2026 | 01:02:04 | |
Andy Burnham's big speech to Labour was big on ambition, big on ideas and big on emotion.
If you liked what you heard, then there's a good chance you think it was the best such speech in a decade if not more; if you didn't, then you probably realise that battling Burnham isn't going to be like battling our other recent PMs.
Naomi, Alex and Kenny break Burnham's big number down into bitesize chunks, because there is a LOT to digest. And they'll be back with B-Side to look at the social care proposals in more detail.
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| Sunday School: Never Mind The Ballots | 27 Sep 2026 | 01:02:04 | |
A snap General Election? No way, says Andy Burnham.
Do we believe him? Is it a smart call? Does anyone outside of the Westminster bubble actually want a General Election any time soon?
Alex and Kenny ponder all of that, and take some time to dwell upon what happened in that other political bubble, Trump World, when Xi Jinping came to talk ... was there a winner?
PLUS tiny acts of rebellion – a celebration, in honour of the angry fellow filling potholes with palm trees, as you do.
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| B-Side: Carry On Cymru | 25 Sep 2026 | 01:10:03 | |
Reform UK have had such a heroic meltdown in Wales, we had to do a special on it ... and we couldn't keep up.
Join Alex and Kenny as our Welsh expert Will Hayward looks on in wonder at how Reform have imploded (and continue to implode).
PLUS Naomi's been hanging around the Lib Dem conference in Brighton – what has she learned, and what gossip is she able to share with us..?
All this and PROBABLY the best ever Wokey Dokey and the best ever Old News!
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| When Andy Met Donny | 24 Sep 2026 | 01:02:12 | |
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And so Andy Burnham's first face-to-face with Trump passed off without blood being spilled, although Chagos islanders may disagree with that interpretation.
Alex and Kenny are joined by geopolitics expert, former diplomat and host of Behind The Lines Arthur Snell, to dig under the surface of this week's shenanigans at the UN General Assembly, and find that Chagos was very much a side issue to everyone except the British media. But there was a lot more to discuss...
PLUS you may think Alex and Kenny barely have a brain between them, but what if they actually have FOUR? Listen in to find out more...
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| Sunday School: Canadian Club anyone? | 20 Sep 2026 | 01:03:23 | |
It's been a big week for Europe and Canada, with Mark Carney's historic appearance at the European Parliament, and a political love-in between him and Ursula von der Lyen.
Naomi and Kenny look on in wonder as Canada gets closer to the EU than Britain has been in a very long time, and ask: what on earth is an EU 'Associate Member'?
What are the implications for Europe and for Britain? And what role has the Ukraine war played in all of this?
Plus ... the Quiet Riot guide to gilts and bonds. You challenged us to try to explain government borrowing and we're giving it a go! Email us if we got it wrong ... heck, email us if we got it right too! We're at quietriotpod@gmail.com
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| B-Side: Passport to Piddington | 18 Sep 2026 | 00:58:46 | |
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Piddington has declared independence! That's Piddington, down the road from Bicester and all its designer outlets.
Alex, Naomi and Kenny ask what on earth is gong on, and what does it tell us about the power of community?
They are joined by Kaneez Shaid and Will Higham who are, happily, releasing a fab new podcast all about how to activate your community and go on a quest for a better world.
It's called How Do You Solve A Problem Like Everything? and it's the newest addition to the Cooler Heads podcast family (that's our little operation!).
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| The Big Bung Theory | 17 Sep 2026 | 00:52:59 | |
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All of a sudden, Reform UK has loadsamoney. In fact, this week it's received more wonga than all the UK political parties received last year.
So should we congratulate Farage & Co? Or is this the perfect time (OK, perhaps a little late) to re-examine what the implications for the funding and operation of our political parties are?
Naomi, Kenny and Alex are joined by Kaneez Shaid and Will Higham – both to chat funding and to reveal details of their fab new podcast, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Everything?, which is the newest addition to our Cooler Heads family of shows!
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• The Electoral Commission keeps track of political spending
• And the Register of Members' Financial Interests is a treasure trove of MP funding info
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| Sunday School: CTRL-GRIFT-DELETE | 13 Sep 2026 | 01:00:45 | |
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Trump is so thistry for the midterms, he is offering bribes from money he doesn't have. Stephen Yaxley Lennon is promising to pay it forward but doesn't. And tech bros want it so much, they're okay with species extinction.
Naomi and Alex laugh at the Apocalypse. Because, what else is there to do?
• The closing clip is from the hilarious Nathan Macintosh special Down with Tech
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| B-Side: German lessons | 11 Sep 2026 | 01:02:17 | |
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German far right party Alternative fur Deutschland has scored a historic result in the formerly East German state of Sachsen Anhalt. Should we be worried, given Germany's particularly troublesome relationship with far right politics?
Quiet Riot's resident German expert, Annette Dittert, unpicks the election and we ask what lessons the UK can learn from what's happened.
Plus, a timely piece of right wing Old News ...
• Laurena Rodrigues' Substack on some terrifying lessons from Germany
• Opening clip from the original, pre-meme That Mitchell and Webb Sound
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| Fashdance | 10 Sep 2026 | 00:59:49 | |
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What do the Dover and Portsmouth riots tell us about how the far right is morphing in Britain?
And what of the political, media and police reaction to hordes of masked thugs challenging authorities – and without arrests being made?
Naomi, Alex and Kenny look at what happened and zoom out to explain what the broader political picture behind these disturbances is, and ask some hard questions of Farage, Lowe and others of the far right.
• The C4 Dispatches special on Tommy Robinson's finances
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| Sunday School: Das Schadenfreudefest | 06 Sep 2026 | 01:11:59 | |
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Nigel Farage has become that politician who can't see a hole without jumping into it. Especially if he's helped dig it himself.
Alex and Kenny beg your forgiveness for looking at the two big Farage stories this week, but are confident you will join them in a festival of schadenfreude...
Gasp as Reform UK sees a big fire marked 'Farage gifts scandal' and sprays it with a large hose of petrol from a can marked 'Reform funding scandal'.
Cheer as Nigel's political circus comes to the NEC Birmingham, and then decides it's going to perform a comedy of errors.
Slap your forehead as the Reform UK clown car gets dragged out of a ditch only to drive straight into a smelly canal.
May contain giggles as well as searing political insight. You know the routine.
You can watch the full Channel 4 News exposé here.
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| B-side: States of flux | 04 Sep 2026 | 00:50:50 | |
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As Canada says "Oui, Please" to Europe, Iceland says "Nei, Takk". But both - along with the rest of the world - look at the US midterm elections with hope. But hope for what? Would a "blue wave" clip Trump's wings, or make him even more dangerous?
Alex and Naomi are joined by QR fave and Substack god Sam Freedman to skip lightly (hah!) through just some of the huge upheavals going on around our pale blue planet.
Plus a Grin And Share It that ties Scotland and India together via a Canadian in a kilt.
• Jings! A wee clip of that amazing pipe band moment from Edinburgh
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| Andy B Indahouse | 03 Sep 2026 | 00:57:10 | |
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Politics proper returns this week, with Andy Burnham's first statement to the Commons, followed by his first PMQ's, Kemi Badenoch's new-look Shadow Cabinet, and a by-election looming already thanks to Starmer's decision to step down as an MP.
Naomi and Alex are joined by Quiet Riot favourite, erudite polymath and Substacker extraordinaire Sam Freedman to read the runes as the new Westminster term gets under way.
Plus a fusion of Wokey Dokey and God! Less America! to keep your transatlantic radar pinging properly.
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| Sunday School: YES EUCan! | 30 Aug 2026 | 01:03:57 | |
Mark Carney is about to become the first foreign head to attend the EU's flagship State Of The EU speech. He likes Europe; Europe likes him; Canadians like Europe.
So... Naomi and Kenny ask whether Canada is about to grab the top-table EU seat vacated by Britain, and what Canada understands that the UK doesn't.
And they look at the new rules around mini solar panels – and the red tape that's already wrapping itself tightly around those very panels.
Plus ... Autumn is looming. Can we remember how to do the dark evenings?
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| B-Side: Read All About It | 28 Aug 2026 | 01:05:19 | |
Is print media making a comeback? Has Gen Z done what those before couldn't and made print trendy again?
Naomi, Alex and Kenny are joined by Cal Roscow, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Paperweight, a new magazine for people who are 'fed up with the way things are, but who still have the curiosity to imagine them completely differently'.
They talk paywalls, enshittification and the earnestness of left-leaning media (you know what we mean...).
PLUS more of the heroically petty local issues that wind our listeners up, because we love the sound of wailing :-)
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• Tim Curry just about avoids corpsing in this classic Command and Conquer 3 clip :-)
• Comedian Jon Richardson WANTS TO BE UNHAPPY
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| How to Lose a War in 10 Ways | 27 Aug 2026 | 00:59:47 | |
The gang plus special guest, Behind The Lines' Arthur Snell, dive into a US-Iran war that seems to be fought in reverse - from military action, backwards to economic sanctions, in order to try and get back to the treaty the US had with Iran before all this started.
Also, is Canada about to call Trump's tariff bluff? And how will that impact the midterm elections, polling for which is pointing to a Republican wipe-out?
Plus, Alex, Naomi and Kenny dip into the postbag and read some of your better - or battier - suggestions to improve your local area.
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| Sunday School: Like Prats in A Sack | 23 Aug 2026 | 01:05:48 | |
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Join Alex and Naomi as they look at Reform UK's back-of-a-beer-mat welfare policies and the implosion of internal civil war they became the fuse to. Are Zia Yusuf's days in the party's leadership numbered?
They also discuss the latest small boat crossings numbers and whether they represent real progress.
Plus what are the small things that goverment could fix quickly, cheaply, and easily and people will notice? Is Andy Burnham on to something with his fly-tipping cleanup?
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| B-Side: The Last Housing on The Left | 21 Aug 2026 | 00:51:58 | |
Housing has been in a state of crisis, it seems, forever. Can Labour actually move the dial on this huge and complicated challenge?
Alex, Naomi and Kenny are joined by Labour and Co-op MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, Rachel Blake.
Rachel is the ideal guest to help shine some light on the issue of housing – she is a candidate to chair the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, whose job is to hold the Government's feet to the fire on this very issue.
Plus, a perennial story to make you smile. Tune in to fond out more.
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• Hedge rage is still a thing
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| A tragedy, in black & white | 20 Aug 2026 | 00:54:07 | |
The profound fallout from of Professor Jason Arday’s untimely death continues to ripple outwards and shine a spotlight on some deeply unpleasant truths.
Naomi, Alex and Kenny look at what lessons we can learn, and try to separate truth from punishment, and legitimate inquiry from weaponised agenda.
They are joined by Labour and Co-op MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, the wonderful Rachel Blake.
Proceeds from advertising on this show will be donated to the Society of Black Academics, which was created to drive inclusive change in higher education.
You can watch the full Channel 4 interview with Jason Arday in September 2023 here.
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| Sunday School: Pier and Loathing | 16 Aug 2026 | 01:05:21 | |
Join Alex and Kenny as they paddle through Farage's coastal Clacton claptrap, and try to make sense of what actually happened on a night when an intergalactic waste receptacle went up against the far right.
They also look at Government plans to reform zero-hour contracts – these affect over a million workers and countless businesses too, so they are important as well as controversial.
Plus a fond farewell to Trump press supremo Karoline Leavitt. We might not like what she said but boy could she fight her corner.
• If you're struggling and not sure where to turn for help, here are the numbers of some organisations which can help you turn things around:
– Samaritans 116 123 for anyone in emotional distress or struggling to cope
– C.A.L.L. Helpline 0800 13 27 37 for mental health support in Wales
– Breathing Space 0800 83 85 87 for mental health support in Scotland
– Refuge 0808 2000 247 for support with domestic abuse
– Alcoholics Anonymous 0800 917 7650 for help with drinking problems
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| B-Side: Penal Enlargement or Correctile Dysfunction? | 14 Aug 2026 | 00:59:11 | |
It's that time of the year when Britain throws its hands in the air over the prisons system. Newsflash: it is still creaking at the seams, just like it has been creaking for many years now.
Naomi, Alex and Kenny take a deep dive into prison capacity, probation service pressure and rehabilitation shortcomings – and, of course, the politics behind what's going on.
Plus a brief look at the latest Trump games – literally – from the US of A, in our latest instalment of God! Less America!
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• Find out more about the Howard League for Penal Reform
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| No Drought About It | 13 Aug 2026 | 01:03:29 | |
If you're reading this south of Hull, then you're in a drought. Elsewhere, it's probably hot. If you're in the Highlands, take your chances.
We're running out of water and that in turn means our food supplies are coming under pressure. So Alex, Naomi and Kenny dip their collective toes tentatively in the pool marked 'Danger: Politics of climate change' to ask how we should (and can) respond.
If you are triggered by GM crops, veganism or struggling farmers, the usual warning to listen carefully...
Plus some actual good news from nature in a feathery Grin And Share It.
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| Sunday School: The Thetford strifes | 09 Aug 2026 | 00:59:06 | |
East Anglia's right-leaning politics are on show again with this week's immigrant baiting in Thetford.
Naomi and Kenny have a look at the latest disturbing developments from Norfolk, including a couple of telling by-elections.
Then they nip across the Atlantic to marvel at Trump's latest move in his war on renewable energy (and remind themselves of the pivotal role Scotland played in all of this).
Plus, do you prefer your drink vertical? If you a) know what this means and b) drink in Soho, this bit is for you...
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| B-Side: Rabat Punch | 07 Aug 2026 | 01:00:47 | |
In a matter of days, Ceuta went from being a place few had heard of, and fewer still could find on a map, to the centre of Europe's migrant debate.
Naomi, Alex and Kenny are joined by former diplomat Arthur Snell to work out what was going on behind the scenes, as media around the world pumped out endless imagery of crowds of Moroccans apparently heading for Europe (spoiler: it didn't really play out that way).
There is a LOT to unpick, from the involvement of Russia to the naivety of politicians and the unwillingness of media to even scratch beneath the surface of this story as it was developing.
Plus, we'll have one or two treats from the cupboard where we keep Wokey Dokey, Old News, God! Less America, and Grin And Share It...
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• The EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner holds a news conference on the migrant crisis in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta
• China's CO2 emissions keep falling
• China starts to kick its coal addiction
• The ozone hole has been healing – but the damage started sooner than we thought
• Arthur's latest Behind The Lines episode, on how tech is reshaping modern warfare
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| World of Warcraft | 06 Aug 2026 | 00:59:18 | |
Transfer windows are closing, new stars are being brought in and the world of geopolitics is primed for a new season.
Alex, Naomi and Kenny are joined by geopolitics pundit (sorry) extraordinaire Arthur Snell to talk Palestine, Iran and Ukraine.
What on earth is going on and why on earth is it going on? Not surprisingly, we're covering a lot of ground today...
Plus, will it be Wokey Dokey, Old News or Grin And Share It? You'll have to tune in to find out!
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• Arthur's latest Behind The Lines episode, on how tech is reshaping modern warfare
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| The Authoritarian Playbook LIVE: Part 2 feat. Count Binface! | 02 Aug 2026 | 00:55:18 | |
Yes, Count Binface DOES rock up to this show! Part 2 of Naomi and Alex doing their LIVE thang with Byline Times and the Lincoln Project, at London's Leicester Square Theatre.
For one night only, and with many of you fab Quiet Riot supporters in the audience, they discuss how Trumpism, populism, media capture, disinformation and democratic decay are shaping politics on both sides of the Atlantic.
And, being us, we also ask what the fight-back looks like.
NB Since this has been recorded in live conditions, the sound quality may be a little more variable than usual.
Joining Naomi and Alex on stage are best-selling author and social media force-of-nature Rick Wilson; comedian and queen geek Maya May; Byline Times co-founder and author Peter Jukes; and Byline Times Editor-In-Chief and writer Hardeep Matharu.
Oh, and there's that very special guest, intergalactic trashman and universal Farage-baiter, Count Binface, giving us the benefit of his substantial wisdom (and a little scoop as well...)
This is a 2-parter – If you haven't listened to the first part it was out yesterday! Plus, if you fancy seeing what everyone looks like, The Lincoln Project will be posting a video version of the show on YouTube! Brace yourselves...
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• Back Count Binface to clean up Clacton - he is awesome
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| The Authoritarian Playbook LIVE: Part 1 | 01 Aug 2026 | 00:52:27 | |
Naomi and Alex do their LIVE thang with Byline Times and the Lincoln Project, at London's Leicester Square Theatre.
For one night only, and with many of you fab Quiet Riot supporters in the audience, they discuss how Trumpism, populism, media capture, disinformation and democratic decay are shaping politics on both sides of the Atlantic.
And, being us, we also ask what the fight-back looks like.
NB Since this has been recorded in live conditions, the sound quality may be a little more variable than usual.
Joining Naomi and Alex on stage are best-selling author and social media force-of-nature Rick Wilson; comedian and queen geek Maya May; Byline Times co-founder and author Peter Jukes; and Byline Times Editor-In-Chief and writer Hardeep Matharu.
This is a 2-parter – part one is a bit more stateside, the other a bit more Blighty – so listen out for part 2 tomorrow!
Plus, if you fancy seeing what everyone looks like, The Lincoln Project will be posting a video version of the show on YouTube! Brace yourselves...
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| B-Side: Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee | 31 Jul 2026 | 00:55:00 | |
Zack Polanski has got himself in some French Revolution-adjacent bother thanks to an ill-advised Insta interaction.
How big a faux-pas was this, should the police be involved and where on earth are we at with free speech these days?
Join Alex, Naomi and Kenny as they tread sort of warily through the free-speech minefield towards a guillotine.
Plus, Wokey Dokery with a Stateside feel this week!
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| We Need to Talk About Social(ist) Care | 30 Jul 2026 | 01:04:05 | |
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Andy Burnham has grand ambitions for reform of the social care sector, and he does look like a man who gives a damn about changing things for the better.
Alex, Naomi and Kenny look at what is being proposed and ask what is different about this set of plans for social care reform compared with the 22 other plans that have been developed and dumped over the past 30 years.
Plus an inappropriately juicy Grin And Share It (more of a Gran And Share It)
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| Sunday School: Andy B's A Busy Bee | 26 Jul 2026 | 00:57:35 | |
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Andy Burnham's first week in the big job has been a blur of activity.
Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell have a look at the deluge of policy announcements (and the social media flood too). Reasons for optimism?
And, in India, it's Cockroaches 1 - 0 Govt Ministers, as a huge youth protest claims it's first political scalp. What's it all about - and what lessons are there for Britain?
Plus, the latest instalment in the mad, bad world of AI, where a digital Great Escape has been grabbing headlines.
Phew! What a bumper package!
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| B-SIDE: Farage Unmasked | 24 Jul 2026 | 00:49:29 | |
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Nigel Farage has mired himself in controversy – a lot of controversy. Questions about money, ethics, his links to shady characters and more abound.
Naomi, Alex and Kenny are joined by an expert on Reform UK's darkest secrets – Josiah Mortimer is Chief Reporter at Byline Times and, for the best part of a decade, he's been digging into the money, the machinery and the contradictions behind Reform UK.
Plus ... 'ello, 'ello' 'ello, we've got a police-themed Wokey Dokey to brighten your day.
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| Andy's Hokey-Cokey: Who's in, who's out, and why? | 23 Jul 2026 | 00:52:21 | |
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The Burnham Cabinet has taken shape so it's time to look at the winners and losers among the lesser big jobs.
Alex, Naomi and Kenny are joined by Byline Times sleuth Josiah Mortimer to talk through Rayner, Streeting, Sarwar and a bunch more – including Quiet Riot favourite Miatta Fahnbulleh.
Plus another chapter of God! Less America! for those with a yearning for the funniest stateside shenanigans.
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| Head over Healey - QR Economy Special | 22 Jul 2026 | 00:43:31 | |
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John Healey's appointment as Chancellor seemed to take all those with "well-placed sources" by surprise. Alex Andreou talks to economist Vicky Pryce, who actually worked with Healey during his Treasury days, to glean what sort of Chancellor he might be - and what sort he must be.
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