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Welcome to the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC phone-in show.
Listen back to all the highlights in a 60-minute bite sized chunk of his show with new episodes every weekday.
James covers all the big stories which will make you think - and possibly change your outlook.
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Listen back to all the highlights in a 60-minute bite sized chunk of his show with new episodes every weekday.
James covers all the big stories which will make you think - and possibly change your outlook.
For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com
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Dec 29, 2025 • 50min
Mystery Hour: Inventing the suit, babies' heartbeats & painting proficiency
Time for another instalment of Mystery Hour, the feature in which James O'Brien and his callers do their best to solve the world's greatest mysteries... or thereabouts. Enjoy!James' live LBC programme and the James O'Brien Daily podcast are back from the 5th January. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!This episode was recorded on the 20th of November.

Dec 25, 2025 • 49min
Mystery Hour: Vocal ability, mind "boggling" & serial killing
While you tuck into those Christmas dinner leftovers, why not also tuck into another instalment of Mystery Hour! It's the feature in which James' callers ask and answer questions about absolutely anything... the type of questions that Google doesn't even know the answer to (well, Google might know, but it's much more fun this way). Enjoy!James' live LBC programme and the James O'Brien Daily podcast are back from the 5th January. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!This episode was recorded on the 13th of November.

Dec 24, 2025 • 47min
Mystery Hour: Avocado stones, knuckle cracking & brain hemispheres
Time for your next instalment of Mystery Hour, the game in which James invites his callers to ask and answer questions about absolutely anything. You are guaranteed to learn something new after listening to this (however please note James cannot guarantee the usefulness of any newly acquired knowledge). James' live LBC programme and the James O'Brien Daily podcast are back from the 5th January. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!This episode was recorded on the 6th of November.

Dec 24, 2025 • 49min
Mystery Hour: Posh people, pedestrian crossings & speech impediments
Get into another episode of Mystery Hour, the feature in which James invites the callers to ask and answer the most burning of questions. Mysteries of the universe type questions. The meaning of life type questions. What do dogs dream about type questions. Enjoy!James' live LBC programme and the James O'Brien Daily podcast is back from the 5th January. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!This episode was recorded on the 30th of October.

Dec 23, 2025 • 50min
Mystery Hour: Jesters, "corpsing" and arm folding
It's Mystery Hour time, the game in which James' callers ask and answer questions about any topic they like. Prepare yourself to acquire knowledge beyond your wildest dreams... James' live LBC programme and the James O'Brien Daily podcast is back from the 5th January. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!This episode was recorded on the 23rd of October.

Dec 22, 2025 • 47min
Mystery Hour: Tree nutrition, language & baby clothes
Over the Christmas period why not have a giggle and tuck into the latest episodes of Mystery Hour - the game where James O'Brien invites the callers to ask and then answer questions about absolutely whatever they want!James' live LBC programme and the James O'Brien Daily podcast is back from the 5th January. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!This episode was recorded on the 16th of October.

Dec 19, 2025 • 1h 4min
Why is Kemi Badenoch against misogyny lessons for boys?
In response to the Prime Minister’s announcement of a strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said Labour should focus on migrants ‘from cultures that don’t respect women’ rather than tackling misogyny in schools. Why is Badenoch denying reality?Also, James takes a look back at the most significant moments of 2025, speaks to the callers about that Oval office meeting between Donald Trump, JD Vance and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and is joined by Washington Editor Simon Marks to round up the latest from the US.This is the last episode of James O’Brien Daily of 2025! James will be back on the 5th January, but in the meantime, his most recent episodes of Mystery Hour will be available right here, every week-day. Have a very merry Christmas.

Dec 18, 2025 • 1h 2min
Why won't Nigel Farage apologise for alleged teenage racism?
The government has unveiled its long awaited strategy to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade - teachers will be given training to spot and tackle misogyny in the classroom, while high-risk pupils could be sent on behavioural courses. What is this new brand of Andrew Tate-style misogyny, and what are the warning signs in the classroom?And, Nigel Farage has been told to apologise for his alleged extreme teenage racism by 26 school contemporaries. Farage has, so far, refused to apologise, maintaining that the allegations are false and politically motivated - why?This episode was recorded on the 18th of December. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.

Dec 17, 2025 • 1h
Why does having ADHD make you more likely to be arrested?
The government has confirmed the UK will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme from 2027, allowing students to immerse themselves in a different culture and grow their foreign language skills in Europe. Why are Brits so bad at speaking foreign languages and what difference can languages make to your life?And, half of people arrested recently in London were found to potentially have undiagnosed ADHD, according to a Cambridge University study calling for better neurodivergence screening for vulnerable individuals. James’ callers explain why their own ADHD can lead to behaviours resulting in problematic police encounters.This episode was recorded on the 17th of December. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.

Dec 16, 2025 • 54min
We trust doctors with our lives... so why don't we trust them to strike?
The 5 day resident doctor’s strike will go ahead from tomorrow in England, as planned, after the government's offer to postpone the action until the new year in order to alleviate NHS pressure was heartily rejected by BMA members. If we trust doctor's with our lives, why shouldn't we trust them when they tell us they they have to go on strike? This episode was recorded on the 16th of December. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.


