For Wales, See Wales

Tickets are still available for the live show in Wrexham on September 6 which you can buy here: https://www.typawb.wales/event/for-wales-see-wales-podcast-live-show-ty-pawb/ This was a lot of fun. The gang start by talking buses and the Welsh Gov’s plans to make it super cheap for young people to catch the bus. Mel reveals her bus-based child trauma. They then break down some fascinating insights...

The trio are back in the studio after the summer and Mel has been having a whale of a time campaigning for justice for the Shetland Duck. Will is apparently going to the new James Bond while Robin has fallen down the stairs. The pod looks at the total lack of resistance to Nigel Farage stoking up hatred and takes a good look through the Overton Window.  Will and Mel then chat to Robin “speed freak...

In this week’s episode, the For Wales See Wales team are joined by former Plaid Cymru leader, Leanne Wood. On the podcast, Leanne discusses her former career as a probation officer and how her time working with some of the most challenged members of society boosted her enthusiasm to stand for the Senedd. She also shares with the FWSW trio how she really feels about the rise of Reform in her home p...

This week's pod gets into the big question, 'where the hell are Robin's sports goggles?'. The trio also dive into the one part of Wales which is bucking the trend and getting younger as well as discussing why rents are growing faster in Wales than anywhere in England. We then have some fascinating audience questions where they talk about how Wales is forgotten, and whether we s...

This week the gang realise that Google street view has captured the moment of the podcast’s (immaculate) conception. They dive into what the new electoral system will mean for how parties campaign across Wales and whether some would-be Senedd Members will even put the name of their party on their leaflets. The pod then goes global with a question from a Canadian listener who wants to know how poli...

The second half of the pod's trip to the Royal Welsh sees some cracking guests. First off the trio discuss Laura Anne Jones’ big money transfer to Reform from the because she has stopped recognising the Tories.  They are then joined by the Senedd’s Llywydd, Elin Jones, who explains what it is like to the Speaker of the Welsh Parliament. She also reveals a little of Mel’s nerdy past.  Next up...

The gang leave their Newport base to visit the Royal Welsh Show and my gosh are there a lot of sheep! The trio park up inside a Lion Container at the UK’s (if not the world's) greatest agricultural show to talk all things farming.  The new Sustainable Farming Scheme (we will explain what that means) has been announced and the pod sits down with the best goatee in Welsh politics Huw Irranca-Da...

Robin is back from sailing the “Severn” seas and he has some big points to make about Greenwich mean time.  The three ask the question of what Reform doing well will mean for Wales? Will then enters a rage spiral at the Welsh Government response to the last podcast. Mel then drops some “uncomfortable truths” while the trio explore how Wales is perceived within the wider UK.  Tickets are still avai...

This week the Pod gets silly as they look at a Welsh Conservative Senedd Member who dabbles with a (totally natural looking) social media video and gets very upset inside the Welsh Parliament.  Robin, Will and Mel then delve into what Jeremy Corbyn’s potential new party means for people in Wales.  The three then get serious as they deep dive into how religious organisations are taking public money...

The three are reunited at last! Mel, Robin and Will dive into the Welsh Labour conference to discuss Keir Starmer’s dine and dash, Eluned Morgan hitting the decks and why Wales’ largest party are so disorganised.  Elsewhere Robin and Mel do a dramatic reading of the online pile-on Will received after suggesting that the UK be more democratic. Spoiler - Alfred the Great was not impressed.  Plus, fu...

With Robin away, who knows where, this week Mel and Will carry the baton together to look at ANOTHER shafting of Wales courtesy of our pals in London. Will breaks down how housing in Wales is holding us all back and while deliberate decisions by UK Labour are increasing homelessness in Cymru. Mel then reaches new levels of outrage as a UK Treasury minister tell Wales to “be grateful” for being sho...

This week Robin and Will grieve for Mel who is swifty realising “if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime”.  With the pod’s representative farmer due to be back next week, the pair take a look at Mark Drakeford getting angry and Andrew RT Davies totally not saying a word in an odd way.  They then look at how Rachel Reeves has given Wales mutton and told them it’s lamb plus asking why Welsh Lab...

This week Robin and Mel threaten to kill a listener while we discover that Mel is, in fact, marriage material.  The gang dive into Nigel Farage’s trip to Wales and look at how his party are going all out to target Cymru. This brings us to the big question - who actually wants to go down a mine? Elsewhere Chancellor Rachel Reeves reboots to give Wales some cash, but is it enough? About FWSW 100 yea...

This week Will enters a rage spiral, Mel reveals her musical gifts and Robin explains how he never planned to be a comedian.  Wales has been shafted on rail again while the Treasury ignores Mark Drakeford’s pleas for Cymru to be treated the same as England.  The gang discuss how the arts could be used to transform Wales and Mel drops the truth bomb that Will is clearly a trumpet boy.  For Wales, S...

In this week’s episode, Will spills the tea on everything that went down at the Welsh Conservatives party conference in Llangollen. From Kemi Badenoch’s MSP gaff, to serious typos, Darren Millar's olive branch and Jacob Rees-Mogg’s commitment to his wife’s necessities, there is a lot for Robin, Mel and Will to unpack! About FWSW 100 years ago if you had picked up the Encyclopaedia Britannica...

Can you hear the sound of hooves? The Rhunicorn trots into the studio to talk Welsh independence, films and what a Plaid Cymru Government would actually do. This week the gang host Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth who is the frontrunner to be the next Wales First Minister. He comes bearing gifts as well as explaining where he would want to put the Welsh capital… In a fascinating and wide rangin...

The gang come together on Will’s birthday to mock him mercilessly.  They explore who is on course to win the most seats in the Senedd election and answer the fairly important question of how the voting actually works? Also on the agenda is Eluned Morgan’s Gavin and Stacey reference as well as planning a live event from Ninja Warrior. Get Mark Drakeford on monkey bars! Big thanks to our returning s...

This week the pod heads out on the road. Setting up camp inside the Senedd/Welsh Parliament the gang invite any politician to come one and chew the fat.  The very morning that we arrived a gobsmacking poll was released that put Plaid top, with Reform just behind and Labour on just 18%. First Minister Eluned Morgan had also given a speech where she (sorta) reestablished the clear red water between...

The pod welcomes their first ever Conservative guest. Brecon and Radnorshire MS James Evans joins the team on his birthday! What could be more fitting than a cake and Union Jack balloon. James provides some real insights into whether his party would work with Reform, what the relationship is like with their fellow Tories in London and why he backed Liz Truss. Fair play to Mr Evans, he doesn’t hold...

Mel's back comes bearing gifts (and truth bombs) for the boys.  In today's pod the gang makes some wagers and discuss Welsh accents,  They then breakdown growing discontent within Welsh Labour with some MSs calling on the party to make some big changes.  This is followed by them exploring what it would be like in Wales if Reform were to win and whether it would actually help Nigel Farage...

This week the pod (minus Mel who is off betting on the dogs) ask the question on everyone's lips - why is steel making at Port Talbot not as important to the UK Government as Scunthorpe? Robin and Will then talk about a spike in support for Welsh independence and get very confused about the Plaid supporters who oppose it.  They also look at how Welsh Tory politicians have been charged by the...

Well this pod sure descended into carnage… The gang starts by looking at why Wales is paying its young people to leave (with Robin getting VERY angry when Will asks about his student debt). They then explore how the UK Government has found a whole new way to shaft Wales.  It concludes with a BAFTA worthy performance by Mel and Robin as they reenact a Senedd committee. They really commit to this an...

In this week’s episode, Will, Mel and Robin ponder whether an influx of global bad news stories is causing the public to minimise their current affairs consumption.  The trio unpack what the UK Government’s highly-debated Spring Statement will mean for Wales, and discuss a very awkward exchange in FMQs. About FWSW 100 years ago if you had picked up the Encyclopaedia Britannica and looked up “Wales...

In this week’s episode, Will reports back to Mel and Robin on his time at the Plaid Cymru conference. The trio ask how likely it is that the Rhunicorn will become First Minister, and which policies will make the party stand out to the electorate. The gang also discuss Welsh Labour’s request that members feedback on any news or politics-focussed programmes. Astonishingly, FWSW was not on their to-w...

In this week’s episode, Will, Mel and Robin discuss the media landscape in Wales and how it holds the Welsh Government to account. The trio ask whether a ‘mainstream media’ really exists and, if so, how’re we consuming their output in 2025? The gang answer some listener questions left over from the live show, including whether Reform are on the brink of implosion, and who could realistically form...