All episodes of Pod’s Own Country: The Yorkshire Post’s Political

On this week's episode of Pod's Own Country, Yorkshire Post political editor Chris Burn speaks to proud Yorkshireman Nick Bowes on his years working as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's right hand man and his new role as chief executive of the Centre for London thinktank.

Published 09/24/21

Chris Burn talks to Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey

On this week's episode of Pod's Own Country, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey speaks to The Yorkshire Post's political editor Chris Burn about the seats his party hope to win back in Yorkshire, his passion for renewable energy and why he wishes he had done more about the subpostmasters scandal when he was a Government minister.

Published 09/17/21

76: Chris Burn talks to Sir Lynton Crosby

Chris Burn talks to Sir Lynton Crosby and his team about the levelling up agenda.

Published 09/10/21

75: The future of the Tour de Yorkshire and Andy Street talks about metro mayors

Published 09/03/21

74: Yorkshire tourism and the future of the Tour de Yorkshire

Caitlin Doherty talks to Alex Sobel and James Mason. Chris Burn talks about the Tour de Yorkshire

Published 08/27/21

73: Caitlin Doherty on the crisis in Afghanistan and Nathan Hyde talks to Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive of Transport for the North

Published 08/20/21

72: Victoria Finan has an in depth interview with Hambleton Councillor Carl Les

Published 08/13/21

71: The health inequalities in coastal and rural communities.

Published 08/06/21

70: Climate Special. Rachel Reeves and Carolyn Frank talk about the environment

Published 07/30/21

69: Hilary Benn and the Environmental Justice Commission

Published 07/23/21

68: what next for the levelling up agenda and Kim Leadbeater's first days in parliament

Published 07/16/21

67: The UK-Australian trade deal and Judith Blake on life in the House of Lords.

Published 07/09/21

66: How Kim Leadbeater overcame the odds to win in Batley and Spen

After Labour's dramatic 325-vote in the Batley and Spen by-election, The Yorkshire Post's new Westminster Correspondent tells the story of the night and what it's been like in the constituency during this acrimonious campaign.

Published 07/02/21

65: Gill Morris of DevoConnect on making devolution 'sexy' and why it matters

On this week's episode, Rob Parsons talks to DevoConnect CEO Gill Morris on what comes next for devolution and how it could be the answer to the many intractable issues in Boris Johnson's in-box. And as we mark Pride month in June, The Yorkshire Post's Susie Beever describes the big issues facing the LGBTQ+ community and the rising tide of homophobic attacks being reported to Yorkshire police forces.

Published 06/25/21

64: How northern culture can come back stronger and better than before after the pandemic.

Rob Parsons talks to academic Katy Shaw about how northern culture can come back stronger and better than before after the pandemic. And columnist David Behrens asks whether Yorkshire is starting to fall out of love with big cycling events.

Published 06/18/21