Episodes
From the Rwanda Plan to the bombardment of Gaza, the importance - and fragility - of human rights have come to the for of British politics. Oli spoke to Labour Peer and human rights lawyer Shami Chakrabarti about the Rwanda Plan's fundamental incompatibility with human rights, why she believes Rishi Sunak is waging war on your rights, and our duty to Gaza's refugees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 05/11/24
Published 05/11/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. The holy trinity of podcasting are re-united to analyse this week's PMQs and the latest defection from the Tories to Labour. You can buy tickets to Oli and Aaron Bastani's conversation at How the Light Gets In Festival here: https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/hay?utm_source=PolJOE&utm_medium=Socials&utm_campaign=HTLGI%252BHay%252B2024&utm_id=Media%252BPartner Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura...
Published 05/08/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Ed and Ava chat what the local elections could mean for a general one and what the election of Scotland's new First Minister could mean for the SNP. Then, as a special treat, they're joined by Seán Hickey with the latest stateside news. Presenters: Ava Santina and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Oli Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 05/07/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. What does it mean to be English?  On St George’s Day, I was joined by author and journalist Tom Baldwin and academic Marc Stears who argue that Englishness is a collection of stories we tell ourselves, discuss how they’ve been appropriated for political ends, and if Keir Starmer can be the one to reclaim them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 05/04/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Ed is still MIA, so Oli and Ava are joined by London Mayor Sadiq Khan ahead of tomorrow's elections. Get your tickets to HowTheLightGetsIn here: https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/hay?utm_source=PolJOE&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=HTLGI%2BH24&utm_id=MP Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Published 05/01/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. It all gets a bit philosophical as Oli and Ava discuss yesterday's Westminster Hall debate on assisted suicide. Then, they chat the timing of MP Dan Poulter's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Labour. Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/30/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland's First Minister. So, while Ed's away, producer Laura fills in the token Scot chair to analyse the decision with Oli and Ava. And, Oli and Ava discuss the latest Brexit Benefit: import fees on our food. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Laura Beveridge Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Published 04/29/24
Today, ‘Israel is a lunatic state’.  That is, according to the controversial academic and scholar of the Israeli-Palestine conflict, Norman Finkelstein.  In the week following Iran launching rockets into Israel, Oli spoke to Finkelstein about the conditions that pushed Gazans to breaking point, Israeli politics, and if peace can ever be achieved.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/27/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed analyse today's punch PMQs as Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner filled in for the Party leaders at the dispatch box. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ed Campbell, and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey, Shawnee Linstead, and Finley Talbot-Jones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/24/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Two years after its proposition, the Rwanda plan became law last night. In this bonus episode, Oli and Ava analyse last night's showdown in Parliament. Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/23/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Oli has returned and he's brought with him two weeks' worth of chatting shit...or should that be piss? The trio also chat Rishi Sunak's attempt to force the Rwanda Plan through parliament and the latest on the bizarre scandal enthralling Tory MP Mark Menzies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/22/24
Britain’s nightclubs are vanishing.  In Manchester, Parklife and Warehouse Project founder Sacha Lord was appointed by Andy Burnham to advise on how to save the night time economy.  In this interview, Ava spoke to him about why nighttime venues are closing, his new book Tales from the Dancefloor, and what other cities can learn from Manchester.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/20/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Following the taster in Wednesday's podcast, here's Ed's full conversation with comedians Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe about the state of local journalism, the stranglehold of the right-wind press, and Benidorm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/19/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. PMQs is back. And, luckily for you, so are Ed and Ava to analyse it. They also discuss last night's vote on the smoking ban and the chaos of this year's National Conservatism Conference in Brussels. Presenters: Ed Campbell and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/17/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. In this serving, Ed and Ava discuss David Cameron's response to Iran's attack on Israel, as well as the return of Britain's shortest-serving PM. Then, Ed is joined by comedians Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe to assess the state of local journalism, as is documented in their new series Hold the Front Page. Presenters: Ed Campbell and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on...
Published 04/15/24
Last week, housing Lawyer and author Nick Bano spoke to Ava about his new book Against Landlords: How to Solve the Housing Crisis. In this conversation, he spoke about how Britain's housing system is set up to create winners and losers and how to end the age of the landlord. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/13/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Ed gives an update on his favourite Westminster story: William Wragg sexting scandal. Then, he's joined by Ava to analyse the NHS commissioned review into the healthcare provided to trans children. Ava also interviews MP Stella Creasy on why she wants to decriminalise abortion. Presenters: Ed Campbell and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Finley Talbot-Jones Hosted on Acast. See...
Published 04/10/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Following Ava's questioning of Lee Anderson this morning over anti-traveller comments, she is joined by The Traveller Movement's Olivia Morrison. Then, Ed gives the latest on the Westminster honeypot nudes scandal. Presenters: Ed Campbell and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/08/24
Bassem Youssef is known in America as the Egyptian John Stewart. But, he is, perhaps, better known in the UK for his fiery clash with Piers Morgan over Israel's response to the October 7th attacks. In the interview, he chat's to Oli about Israel's ongoing campaign of violence against the Palestinians, the West's complicity in war crimes being perpetrated by the IDF and Benjamin Netanyahu's government, and how the media needs to be more responsible in its coverage of the bombardment of...
Published 04/06/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Fresh from meeting the Mayor of London, Ava reports back to Ed on the breaking news that Sadiq Khan's calling for the halt of all arms exports to Israel. Then, they discuss the Politico story that revealed multiple MPs had been caught in a nudes phishing scandal, and Ed's latest dispatch to the most miserable place in Britain. Presenters: Ed Campbell and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Oli...
Published 04/04/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Ed, Oli, and Ava are re-united in the ideal podcast form: two boys, one girl. The discuss why DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson resigned as Party Leader, following police charges; why JK Rowling's begging Police Scotland to arrest her; and why Germany's kit is causing more controversy than England's. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ed Campbell, and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Oli Johnson Hosted on Acast....
Published 04/02/24
Pornography. It's said "you know it when you see it". And, today, it's almost impossible for any internet-user to avoid seeing it - whether it's actively sought out or posted by bots on X. But, what impact is the ubiquity of pornography having on us? Does pornography challenge or uphold relations of power? Who benefits and who's harmed by its consumption? In this interview, Oli speaks to sociologist Dr Fiona Vera-Gray to find out. Her book Women on Porn is out now. Hosted on Acast. See...
Published 03/30/24
Ed Campbell has returned and the Fall of Rome is complete. Ed is joined by Ava to discuss Jonathan Gullis' promotion, why the Tories were forced to delete an attack ad about Sadiq Khan, and why farmers drove their tractors to Westminster. Presenters: Ed Campbell and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/27/24
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. While Ed remains in exile in Cornwall, Oli and Ava analyse how Rishi Sunak held up under the scrutiny of the Liaison Committee today. They took him to task on council bankruptcies, the Rwanda plan, and the UK's sale of arms to Israel. Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/26/24