Aid Thompsin & Other Disappointments

Marina Purkiss is a Left-leaning broadcaster who's appeared on Jeremy Vine, Byline TV, GMB to name but a few. Tonight we discuss the Tory psychodrama, Tomatogeddon and the dishonesty of Right-wing presenters. Enjoying the show? Oi, could you do me a favour…  Either join Patreon or Share Me With A Friend (/enemy)  With Patreon … it’s a site that deducts £3 a month (price of a coffee) from you, to s...

Shamima Begum's verdict has become the next tedious chapter in the Culture War. Why does Britain obsess over THIS trafficked 15 year-old in a different way to other trafficked 15 year-olds? Why are we so easily distracted from heating bills and ballooning mortgages? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY!? _Enjoying the show? Oi, could you do me a favour… _ Either join Patreon or Share Me With A Friend (...

Iain Dale is a former Conservative party candidate turned veteran LBC broadcaster. He's hosted Iain Dale on Sunday, CrossTalk , the For The Many Podcast, you've probably seen him on GMB or seen one of his bestsellers (eg The Prime Ministers) in Waterstones. Tonight we talk the dramatic shift the Conservative Party have been on for the last decade. Enjoying the show? Oi, could you do me a favour… E...

Nicola Sturgeon has resigned, it's a sea change for Scotland and a shift for the UK that requires respect and consideration. Unfortunately what it got was Donald f***ng Trump. Enjoying the show? Oi, could you do me a favour…  Either join Patreon or Share Me With A Friend (/enemy)  With Patreon … it’s a site that deducts £3 a month (price of a coffee) from you, to support the show. I’m having a lot...

EP151 is finally off Patreon and out to you guys. On this one: 🍺 Find out what went down at the first (and possibly last) ever Riot Society 🎈 Are these balloon things aliens or what? Like WTF? Why do aliens always seem to obsess over North America.  🤔 Find out why i deliberately try NOT to go viral Oi, are you enjoying the show? Do me a fave.. Either join Patreon or Share Me With A Friend (/ene...

EP150 // "Incredible" On This Episode... ✝️ The Daily Mail are focusing on Goddy nonsense instead of their readers dying. Priorities, eh? 🍆 Leonardo DiCaprio is reportedly with a 19 year old model. Is the Tabloid & Twitter reaction a bit over the top? Enjoying the show? Oi, could you do me a favour…  Either join Patreon or Share Me With A Friend (/enemy)  With Patreon … it’s a site...

Jools (aka BedHead) is a Left-leaning Tiktok voice and can often be found speaking eloquently about everything from Trans rights to LGBTQ matters to Fatherhood and beer. Tonight we talk Dominic Raab and the 24 bullying allegations against him, the Right's obsession with 'woke' and whether Jools will ever take his trolls' advice and just... ya know... fuck off? Enjoying the show? Oi, could you do m...

Starmer says he'd probably block the Scottish Gender Recognition Bill too. Is he a Red Tory? or is it all part of his plan? Why is this the latest in a stream of occasions he's failed to oppose the Govt? Enjoying the show? Oi, could you do me a favour…  Either join Patreon or Share Me With A Friend (/enemy)  With Patreon … it’s a site that deducts £3 a month (price of a coffee) from you, to suppor...

Lucy Lucraft is an independent & professional podcast producer. She is also the host of the What She Said podcast. Her website is here and you can find eps of her show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Tonight we discussed: 🚻 Are men predisposed to being sh*ts to women? Or do we have free will? Is it learned behaviour? Or something we're doomed to repeat? 🇬🇧 How much faith do we have in the fut...

ANOTHER solo episode this week!? Holy MOLY! Okay, look, I thought i'd do a couple and see if it got me a little bit further up the Apple charts. As i appear to have dropped out of the top-100 again, lol. It happens. I'm quite accepting of that. But my ego is not. ON THIS EPISODE: 😭 Sunak's confidence comes under fire 💰 Zahawi is referred to an that most rare of breeds: A Conservative Ethics Advi...

Solo show | Well it's another revealing and depressing week in the worlds of Politics and Dystopia. On this episode: 🎩 Why Is Johnson Pretending To Be PM Again? 👊🏻 No Accountability - What Would Honestly Happen if Jeremy Hunt Beat His Wife? 🎤 "Meh, they're just words tho". Suella Braverman Is Channeling 90s Gangsta Rap Defences Enjoying the show? Oi, could you do me a favour…  Either...

Scott Williams is a Left-leaning voice on Tiktok. Tonight we discussed: Is Your Dad Still Your Hero? The Nadhim Zahawi Tax Scandal Why Is Boris Johnson Pretending To Be Prime Minister Still!? Enjoying the show? Oi, could you do me a favour…  Either join Patreon or Share Me With A Friend (/enemy)  With Patreon … it’s a website that deducts £3 a month (price of a coffee) from you, to support the pod...

Solo episode | Episode 143 is here. On this episode i'm ranting about Sunak's self billed "First Address To My People As Lord Baron Emperor Sunak Of Britain" and the latest in the tradition of Chancellors who don't adhere to their own tax policies. Enjoying the show? Oi, could you do me a favour…  Either join Patreon or Share Me With A Friend (/enemy)  With Patreon … it’s a site that ded...

Yung Pagoda is a Left-leaning voice on Tiktok. Tonight we talked about Brexit, Boris and British Batshittery. Follow him here . March meetup : Friday 3rd March 2023 in Southbank! Feb Live Show: SOLD OUT! 200 seats GONE! Yo, enjoying the show? Oi, could you do me a favour… Either join Patreon or Share Me With A Friend (/enemy): With Patreon … it’s a site that deducts £3 a month (price of a coffee)...

Solo episode | Stop Fucking My Brother 👨🏻‍⚕️ Under achieving govt want to talk about your Productivity 💣 The Govt are going to roll some tanks into Ukraine. Well that can only go well. Enjoying the show? Could you do me a favour…  Either join Patreon OR Share Me With A Friend (/enemy)  With Patreon … it’s a site that deducts £3 a month (price of a coffee) from you, to support the show. I’m havi...

Jemma Forte is a broadcast professional, providing insight to Sky News papers, BBC News, The Jeremy Vine Show and Good Morning Britain. She is also the host of The Trawl podcast alongside Marina Purkiss. Tonight we discussed Distraction PR from Buckingham Palace and Number 10 Why Britain doesn't riot And the frustration of being a logic-based Lefty. 👋🏻 ARE YOU STILL READING THIS? Then say hello!...

The NHS has collapsed but it seems to have purchased some sort of superinjunction prohibiting Sky News and BBC News websites (and the Right wing rags) from reporting it. Meanwhile Rishi Sunak re-opens the "Make Everyone Do Maths" til 18 Debate, which gobbles all the headlines. We are living in an idiocratic dystopia. Kill me? ARE YOU STILL READING THIS? Then say hello! I'm on Tiktok , Tw...

Solo episode | CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! On tonight's show: 📱 the Daily Express Prank Call 🙋🏻 Q&A 🎄 My near-breakdown roasting Christmas - and talking about how it feels to be the youngest and most-ignored. Ngl probably explains a lot 🤣 OTHER STUFF: 🎤 Live show for 10th Feb is now SOLD OUT! Also - if you didnt get a chance, i wrote a blog last weekend. That's here to read. ARE YOU STILL READING...

Episode 136 is here. Disclaimer for the slower among you. This is a podcast. Not a sunday morning BBC politics magazine. I'm not fucking Kuennsberg. If you want balance. Buy some scales. On today's episode: 📰 How dumb do The Sun think we are? 🏠 Is there actually an answer to the current Financial chaos? 🎤 Live show for 10th Feb is now SOLD OUT! Also - if you didnt get a chance, i wrote a blog a...

Solo episode! This time we're balking in horror at the recent developments in A.I. From Chat-GPT to Lensa's face-painting technology. Where is this headed? And what is the point in having goals anymore if it can all be swept away in a hurricane of Automation or indeed Fiscal Tomfuckery? Warning : Do Not Listen To This Episode If You Have Laces In Your Shoes Or Rope And A Stool Nearby. Are you stil...

Daniel O’Reilly is a controversial comedian and entrepreneur. He survived a period of tabloid (& Newsnight) hysteria having been ultimately torn down in a hurricane of (what today I suppose we would call) “Cancel Culture” vs his laddish persona "Dapper Laughs". Nowadays he’s got two daughters and is married to a headstrong feminist. Tonight we discussed what happened (almost) ten yea...

Solo show | Today we're looking at the front pages of The Sun and the Express. The Sun care about homes being invaded (as long you're a Millionaire footballer). The Express seem weirdly happy we're using Nation Builders to run basic utilities and services now. Yay for Britain in 2022. Are you actually reading this? Then say hello on Twitter or TikTok ! I love love LOVE hearing from people who say...

Solo episode | Kanye "White Lives Matter" West likes Hitler, the Queen's BFF is an ignorant & problematic nightmare and Farage wants white cities. Just another week on this god-awful island. Can't we just round them all up and herd them into a field in Kent? We could call it Brexitland and let them run around, doing morris dancing and drinking shit ale while the rest of us get on wit...

Danny fucking Price is a Content Creator-come-Activist. Daily he posts engaging (and often-times hilarious) imagery about the Tory Govt, their lies and obvious corruption - to Instagram. You can find him here . Tonight we discussed whether we think Keir Starmer is actually any good, the £29m that Baroness Mone appears to have stolen - and whether we have any hope for the future of Britain. NOTE: D...