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“Don’t listen this podcast, if you want some insightful and original analysis; the current hosts are way too chummy with each other, equipping with some secondhand comments and full-on self-indulgence.”
Yannis04 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/07/24
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“Seems a bit flat and plodding, going through the motions of things picked up in the endless opinion pieces now.
Also sick to the back teeth of hearing about SSE!!”
Bath time now via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/01/24
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“Used to be great with Matt Chorley but has rather lost its way. Vaizy was a good stand in from time to time but Hugo Rifkind just isn’t as over the detail so there’s not much integration of the serious with the funny as it was with Matt. This is particularly apparent at PMQs. Let’s hope for a...”Read full review »
Mr Moderate 1814 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/31/24
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“Previously reviewed Matt was starting to do overdo the jocularity - the repetitive 'funny' clips being played was annoying BUT I TAKE IT BACK. Boulton makes Victor Meldrew seem upbeat. Dreadful. Even when hes not rudely interrogating people (which seems to be most of the time) his...”Read full review »
Customer93 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/05/24
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“It’s a good show to listen to on a dog walk - the guests are great - but it seemed more fun when Matt Chorley was at the helm…”
Carte1s via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/26/24
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“New presenters are ill informed. Allowing conspiracy theories around two-tier policing to be treated as legitimate was the final straw for me.”
KandyBull via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/15/24
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“Until I got to my first Ed Vaizey episode.”
M247A2 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/14/24
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“I always love Red Box/without the boring bits because it was actually about politics with a slightly lighter touch. This new show seems to have too many human interest/ issue of the day type discussions. Many other shows do this better than the replacement show. Patrick Maguire has been great...”Read full review »
Teenyteeny via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/12/24
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“5 star under Matt Chorley
1 star under Ed Vaizey.”
itsmeagain20 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/24/24
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“All respect to the presenters, but the format was ideal for Matt Chorley, a mix of knowledge, focused questioning and humour.
Now it's just missing a spark. It's no different to other podcasts about politics.
So I'm not really listening to it much.”Read full review »
CAMNoName! via Apple Podcasts ·
Spain ·
08/23/24
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“I listened most days until Matt left - since then it’s been such a disappointment, there’s no levity or light heartedness at all, despite continuing effort from the production team to encourage presenters down that route. The tone of the questioning of interviewees is also occasionally aggressive...”Read full review »
L1584 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/18/24
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“This was great with Matt Chorley. He made politics funny and interesting. So I’m sad he’s gone.
I am now hoping to find Chorley on the BBC Sounds app, when he starts at Radio Five Live.”
AN0rt via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/13/24
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“Really listenable and great guests. Only that stops me giving five stars is how Ed talks over people too often!”
carpefula via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/09/24
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“This is now politics with the boring bits! Uninspiring- sadly.”
phil2hoots! via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/06/24
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“When Matt was host this was an utterly brilliant podcast. Sadly Adam is just plain dull, uninspiring and frankly a disastrous choice. You can hear this in the reaction and tone from the normal guest contributors. Sorry you need a new host.”
all downhill via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/02/24
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“Much depends on the columnists who are on - Aronovitch and Finkelstein consistently good, for instance and I have got used to Matt Chorley’s blokeish delivery - which I quite like. Drop the focus group item - it was awful just now PS. The question by question analysis today of PMQs with Patrick...”Read full review »
one who perseveres via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/30/24
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“Very uncomfortable first chat after Matt Chorley. On substance, wonder if it would have been a different discussion in light of Reeves’ speech and the OMB letter. Syed’s comments have not aged well, and it was only a couple of hours.”
politics-sucks via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
07/29/24
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“Used to be a Times subscriber but gave it years ago with its Murdoch based bias. Thought I’d give it another try but Matt has now let his mask slip showing he is a rabid remainiac with Manvene Rana a few more ticks to the left.
Journalists are supposed to report on news not their own opinions!...”Read full review »
Walla Brook via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/18/24
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“For years now the timings at the bottom of each episode don’t tally to the actual timings as they forget about the adverts. The columnists all agree with each other all the time it’s rather boring”
Luke knavesmire via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/12/24
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“I’ve been listening for the last few years and used to treat it as my middle ground political podcast (between spectator/newstatesman). Genuinely feels like the papers right-wing slant has started to become more obvious, and the overall quality feels a little diluted (I miss Finklevitch; having a...”Read full review »
rob91827636362 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/25/24
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“Good show, have been listening for years mostly for the columnists now. The audio of the actual show is invariably about 4 times louder than the ads that surround it and all other podcasts.
Can you turn it down?”
Shabewm via Apple Podcasts ·
Sweden ·
04/13/24
“I listen daily either live or via the podcast….I love the deep expertise worn lightly!!”
123etcetc via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/12/24
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“Eek. The columnists are good, and some of the more serious political thing, but the “light-hearted” comedy stuff is pretty woeful. Used to be a much listen, but now I generally just listen to columnists bit abs the odd interview. And I don’t automatically download any more. Still, things change,...”Read full review »
Jo Lee'N via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/21/24
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“Can we not get anything in the middle on Gaza ? Either we have this Ali chap and his extreme views or the chap you had on today who was effectively saying about the IDF - “nothing to see here”
Disappointed”
sj 001 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/14/24
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“A must listen every week especially the focus group episodes. Hate the new show picture though - sorry!”
HamishWindsor via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/08/24
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“Interesting, insightful, refreshingly different and LOL funny. Matt Chorley is brilliant.”
Fahlih2 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/15/24
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“Great pod - been listening for years..but yes - the face photo - channeling Uncle Fester….”
NorthernStar1967 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/11/24
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“Have been a regular listener and enjoyed the podcast for about the last year but honestly have dropped off a bit since you put your mugshot on the cover …. freaks me out a bit ! Can you consider changing it please ?”
FosterMan53 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/08/24
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“Matt, love the show but get rid of the bug eyed picture. It’s what Jimmy Savile used to do!”
Pete4699 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/04/24
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“Love this podcast matt is incisive and hilarious!!!”
Daisy Foote via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/20/23
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“Title says it all really”
Craig_W_ via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/15/23
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“She is such a bigoted moron. Tedious to listen to”
Constant non reader via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/12/23
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“mix of light hearted, informed, serious and funny.
Matt Chorley is an effortlessly brilliant politics host / presenter”
Rjt13G via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/19/23
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“This used to be a favourite with me, especially the columnists section. Can still be great but tends to cram too much in and ends up giving too little time to guests. With new knowledgeable podcasts like These Times, Red Box now feels too lightweight. Really don’t like the introduction of a...”Read full review »
cathythephd via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/03/23
“I think MattChorley is completely right.. if Rory Stuart was so dedicated to local democracy he wouldn’t have left it to take the Queens shilling. It’s the usual Trolls who just jump on the band wagon to criticise Matt. keep up the good work Matt and keep debate open. Ignore the Rory Groupies.”
disgruntled tomsaybtge least via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/13/23
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“I was sickened by Matt’s recent ill-informed very nasty criticism of Rory Stewart. Perhaps it might be an idea to read Rory’s books and take the time to understand the dedication he had to his constituents in Cumbria, his hard work to reduce violence in prisons, his own charity in Afghanistan,...”Read full review »
country gardener via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/11/23
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“Matthew, stop being so rude about Rory Stewart! You don’t even know the man and it’s not his fault he’s making a lot more money than you, it makes you sound very jealous!”
Niky_Noodles via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/08/23
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“Sneering, uninformed, throw-away comments about Rory Stewart really turned me off. The man has done a lot more for this world than host Matt Chorley.”
Chapman457 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/08/23
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“Love the simpletons they find for the focus group.”
FlapperFleet via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/08/23
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“Was looking forward to listening to Peter Riddell’s 42 minute interview only to find the first 23 minutes was spent NOT with Mr Riddelll but an innane conversation about the week’s news.
Contrary to the episode title hence why I deem this podcast as clickbait”
Patmartin via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/26/23
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“Bring back Patrick McGuire.”
WWW/5934 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/25/23
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“David Stubbs episode. Critical of Gervais because he’s old and irrelevant. He’s 61. I don’t think he holds irrelevant views. He’s a comedian. He challenges views. And that’s ok.”
John Nich via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/18/23
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“Can’t stand the climate denial and lack of seriousness and ambition to deal with and alternative facts. Unsubscribed again although I do enjoy Matt Chorley.”
Adrian1423 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/31/23
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