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“There’s no doubt the podcast formerly Remainiacs was going to, and had to change towards events. The era of the post-referendum wars, before Covid and pre withdrawal-deal was a different time and the Remainiacs podcast was a different context, you only have to watch documentaries on this era to be amazed at how frantic this time was, and just to prove it, all the major parties have different leaders now. Remainiacs really served as a way to cope with the fallout, hear intelligent analysis peppered with humour, and even ponder a way (ultimately we failed) to mitigate the worst effects of leaving, or force a confirmatory referendum. At the time they had really prominent politicians, journalists and thinkers who were all more of less on the remain side, as guests. Then as we got to grips with a Johnson victory, the scattered fuselage of the Corbyn experiment and notably the Covid pandemic it continued in a similar vain, albeit with different, but ultimately still crazy circumstances to try and make sense of. The core panellists at the time were able to pivot with ease to deal with the world of lockdowns, the immediate post-deal situation and analysing what was then a new Labour leadership at the weirdest of times, and the party still around 30 points behind in opinion polls. As society reopened, the podcast (now OGWN) coincidentally lost a few of its key panellists, Naomi and Ian. Both were quite big losses (Ian had exhaustive clear analysis esp on trading arrangements, and an infectious laugh, and Naomi had passion and a campaigning vigour though was sometimes a little preachy esp on trans rights) and arguably the show has lost some stature since. It hasn’t helped that it’s had to find a new niche as times have moved on. The show as it is now: The pod is now more of a conventional panel pod, which can still offer quality insight. But it does depend who’s on the panel. If Andrew is chairing the show glides along with his easy music journo manner, which gets the best out of the panel. Dorian is good as the slightly intense, touchy character with a good hatred of conspiracy theorists but occasional blind spots towards the far left. Ros is probably the most thoughtful and cerebral, so a really good contrasting panellist if Andrew is on. Alex is a highly intelligent polymath and his worldview usually on the side of the angels, but his presence can be domineering, overly argumentative and borderline bullying and egotistical towards other panelists (probable thespian tendencies). The pod is far less able to command weekly special guests of the Remainiacs golden age, so the show is often a panel with a regular guest, or just a small panel, which can be variable depending on the make up. The best of the regular guest panellists are the lobby journalists from the New Statesman and Marie Le Conte who have the access and the scoops as insiders to bring to the table. Hannah Fearn amongst other topics brings important housing issues to the table. It’s still on the whole a good panel show for a bright centre-left perspective that can compete with similar shows from legacy media, but is now plateauing as an established panel podcast that can be a tad hit and miss on some weeks, but don’t let it put you off trying.”
Kindablue1984 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/10/24
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“I can’t remember now how I stumbled upon Remainiacs, but I’m so glad that I did. The regular presenters (Dorian Lynskey, Ian Dunt, and Peter Collins) plus their consistently excellent guests, provide informed insight, analysis and opinion – often with barely-concealed exasperation – on the slow...”Read full review »
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“Insightful discussions of issues with the perfect amount of frustration, humor and smugness that we need in these dark times.”
Swy123 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/05/17
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