

PoliticsJOE Podcast
PoliticsJOE
This is PoliticsJOE's podcast - the only explicitly anti-nonce podcast in the UK.Reporting on British politics with a sense of humour, the podcast is a recorded version of the conversations we have after work.So pull up a stool, pour yourself a cold one, and laugh through the misery alongside us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 46min
I humiliated a GB News host on live TV
Andy joins Seán to debrief his televised clash with Matt Goodwin last Friday over his accusations that the Gorton and Denton by-election loser used AI to research his book.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 29, 2026 • 33min
Explained: Elon Musk's plan for world domination | Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff interview
Ava sits down with the co-authors of Muskism, Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff, to dive deep on the world's richest man.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 2026 • 28min
Populism is taking over Britain. This is how we stop it | Liam Byrne interview
Liam Byrne is a Labour MP and the chair of the Commons Business and Trade Committee. He came by the studio to speak to Ava about his new book, Why Populists are Winning. In a wide ranging conversation, Liam and Ava break down Labour's victories and losses in the last 18 months, how operators on the left and right have capitalised on the actions of the government, and how the government come back from a slew of bad results at the polls.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 26, 2026 • 14min
Yanis Varoufakis: Europe is pathetic in face of Trump's fascism
Ava caught economist Yanis Varoufakis before his conversation with Zack Polanski, Jeremy Corbyn, and Grace Blakeley at DiEM25. She talks to him about Keir Starmer, Iran, Donald Trump, and the weakness of European leaders.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 2026 • 1h 3min
Is Kemi Badenoch getting WORSE at her job? | PMQs Analysis
Laura, Seán and Andy react to today's bout at the despatch box, as well as questions from MPs and Nigel Farage's storm out.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 24, 2026 • 36min
Donald Trump's plan for Iran is doomed to fail | Daniel Levy interview
Daniel Levy is an expert in Israeli geopolitics and the President of the U.S./Middle East Project.He spoke to us about the unfolding situation in Iran and how Benjamin Netanyahu continues to drag an unsuspecting Donald Trump deeper into an unwinnable war.Subscribe to Daniel's Substack: https://substack.com/@daniellevy2Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 23, 2026 • 47min
GB News Host writes book FULL of AI slop, says journalist
Andy's been looking into Gorton and Denton by-election loser Matthew Goodwin's new book over the weekend, and has some hefty claims about its author. He tells Ava about his discoveries.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 22, 2026 • 1h 37min
Labour tried to ruin me for exposing Keir Starmer | Paul Holden interview
Paul Holden is an investigative journalist and author of The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the crisis of British Democracy.He came by the PoliticsJOE studio to chat to us about his book, which has become essential reading for anyone trying to make sense of the chaos surrounding Keir Starmer's time in charge of the country.He sits down with Ava to speak about the slow drip of news stories that have in one way or another began in his investigations, what will bring the downfall of Keir Starmer's regime, and the players within the operation that tried to end his career.Buy The Fraud here: https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-fraud/Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 2026 • 27min
Labour are coming for cowboy bosses scamming workers | Kate Dearden interview
Kate Dearden is the Employment Rights Minister, and she sat down with Ava to break down the government's new plan to crack down on employers failing to pay their workers fairly.This comes after the Department for Business and Trade published the names of hundreds of companies that have failed to pay their employees minimum wage, amounting to £7 million in lost wages.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 19, 2026 • 22min
Britain is built on misery. This is how. | Lena Swedlow interview
Laura sits down with Lena Swedlow of Compass to uncover the flaws of Britain's electoral system, as well as imagining what a future without it could look like.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


