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Who Is Nathan Gill? The man that nobody talks about — & Farage Fails Spectacularly. We spoke a lot about Nathan Gill being conspicuously absent from our mainstream media, Farage outing himself as a childhood racist and Reform releasing actual Black Shirts for sale alongside, what looked a great deal like, a WWII Reichsmark. Sal had some good NHS news to share, and Zohran Mamdani took it to Tru...

Reform's Bad Week — Patriotic Millionaires, Reform Council Meltdowns, Traitors and Trump Loses It A roundup of Sal and Don's visits to the Patriotic Millionaires tour bus and how Don almost got Dale Vince run over! This week we missed PMQs, so we focused, for the most part, on the horrendous week that Reform UK had. From losing their only Welsh politician, to one in the dock as a traitor a...

Episode 31 Pt.2 – BBC Woes, Gender Bias in Mental Health, Trump Loses It & Monster Munch Mayo PART TWO of this week's episode. In Part Two, we covered the ongoing woes of the BBC and why it may not be as it seems. Trump has had a shocker of a week, and Sal talked about the over-prioritisation of mental health treatment to men in the NHS. Links for the show: PMQs is ⁠ ⁠ here ⁠ ⁠. Don's...

Episode 31 Pt.1 – PMQs, Reform/Far-right Roundup and Health ChatPART ONE of this week's episode. In Part One this week, Sal delivered her inimitable and definitive PMQs analysis. Don brought news of Poppy Insanity and fake academics in the far-right roundup. We also had a long chat about the NHS and our personal health experiences. Links for the show:PMQs is ⁠ here ⁠.Don's Substack is ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 30 – 90s Nostalgia, Mental Health Chat, Motability & Hate Speech on Social Media PART TWO of this week's episode. This part we focus on mental health, and the demonisation of Motability plus, some climate change discussion and the National Emergency Briefing (links below). We also discussed the nostalgia of the 90s, when the Union Jack was cool – before the far-right ruined it. Lin...

Turning the Tanker — Sal's PMQs Roundup, Reform's Dubious Donations, Musk & the Far-Right PART ONE of this week's episode. In part one we discussed David Lammy's surprising performance at PMQs, the ongoing ridicule levied at Reform and Farage, the rise of the far-right and Musk's interference in UK politics. Part Two will be out tomorrow with chat about flags (again) and tw...

Has the USA Failed — Government Shutdown, Hungry Kids plus Carol Decker and Flying Buses. PART TWO of this week's episode. We chatted about the ongoing government shutdown in the US and how, from next week, food stamps will no longer be available. It's disgusting when Trump is boasting about restarting nuclear tests. This episode was a real rollercoaster of emotions with hope in Zohran Mam...

Ethical Investigations — Reform Exposed Again, PMQs, Motability Lies, Lee Anderson Clangers & Victimhood Part One of this week's episode. We were very happy to be joined by X's very own Mr. Ethical this week to talk about his investigations into Nigel Farage and Reform UK. His real name is Nick! This bit also has Sal's PMQ's round up and chat about the continuing lies being spr...

Trans Pragmatic — Trans Discussion, PMQs, Reform Round Up & China Spying Trial Part One of this week's delayed episode. We chatted to our fabulous friend, Chantel, in this part about all things trans and a load of politics as well. This bit also had Sal's PMQ's round up and some more stuff on the China spying case. Don's Reform roundup is also in this part. Links for the show:...

Told You So — Katie Lam, No Kings Protests & Mike Graham — A Good News Episode Part Two of this week's delayed episode. Don gave himself a rare attaboy for his prediction about Katie Lam. Sal let loose with a canon of good news — Mike Graham managed to be too racist for the Murdochs, and the #NoKings protests in the US, gives us hop. Links for the show: PMQs is ⁠ here ⁠ . Don's Substac...

Keep It Weird — Portland, PMQs and The Hack. Plus the Far-right Defined. Zero tech issues this week, and we came in under an hour. Is this the future of podcasting? Sal rounded up a weird PMQs and chatted about the grim events surrounding the Sumud Flotilla. She also brought some joy with the rise of an animal resistance in Portland. Don talked about ITV's The Hack and it's resonance today...

Asylum Affairs with Lou Calvey — Asylum Seekers Deserve Our Attention. And FLAGS Again. Our guest this week is the incredible, Lou Calvey. Lou appeared in a personal capacity. The level of knowledge and detail Lou brings to our conversation around asylum seekers, is astounding, and we truly thank her for the work she does. As usual, we talked about Reform — less so though, and more about FLAGS, be...

Tice's Tantrums® & Farage's Finances — Reform receive Russian money, Tice melts down & BOGOF ban Sal found some headphones and is back with us. We went over a few things this week. Reform had a Russian asset in their ranks, but nobody is talking about it — except us. Tice's Tantrums® — a new feature in our media. Farage forgets where his money is — where is Farage's money?...

Get Better Soon Sal — A Minisode Update — Reform are at it again, Hillsborough Law and Science Sal is recovering from spinal surgery AND has lost her headphones, so this is just a little update on what's coming up, and what to look out for. Tice's Tantrums®. Farage forgets where his money is. Andrew Neil's excoriating interview. Biased polls affect electoral outcomes. Our guest, Narind...

Positive Humanity — Autism in children, Farage punts crypto, Your Party woes & Good news stories This week, we welcomed Gary Gilligan as our special guest. Gary is a writer and all round excellent human, but we got him on to discuss autism in children. He is the parent to an autistic son and gave us some valuable insight and points to consider when talking to autistic people. We also talked ab...

The Poverty of Shame — Farage Gin, Far-right Psychopathy, Charlie Kirk's Money Woes, Free Speech Meltdown This is our longest episode to date, so you may want to break it up into bite sized chunks or, perhaps, you need two hours of Sal and Don chatting you around in a perfect circle of political madness. We covered a lot of ground this week, including the insane Turning Point, the potentially,...

PART 2 — A New Awareness — Akathisia, Mental Health Advocacy & Stochastic Terrorism — Live In part two, Sal educates us about a little known, but very serious condition. We chat a lot about mental health, and a piece of breaking news about Charlie Kirk led in to a debate around stochastic terrorism. Don't forget to check out Part One for PMQs and Reform Roundup. Links for the show: World S...

PART 1 — Badenoch Brings The Heat — PMQs, Reform Conference Disaster & Farage Didn't Buy a House This week in Part One, Sal and Don chatted about an unusual turn of events at PMQs — Kemi Badenoch did her actual job as Leader of the Opposition, and pinned Starmer down … hard. Some pressing questions about Mandelson and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The Reform roundup, this week, focusses on...

Part Two — Mr. Farage Goes to Washington — That Disastrous Hearing & Badenoch's Lie of the Week Don's talks about the UK media's lack of accurate reporting on Nigel Farage's awful appearance in front of the House Judiciary Committee this week. Read his full article linked below. We chatted about Kemi Badenoch and her fantasist, non-existent offer from Stanford University. Plus...

Liz Webster Brings the Brexit Debate — Brexit, the Far-Right & All Things Farming + Angela Rayner This is part one of two episodes this week. We were lucky enough to have the amazing, Liz Webster join us to talk about all things Brexit, Singapore-on-Thames, the failure of the Lib Dems and the challenge of the far-right. Liz is a farmer and advocate for British food and the impact that Brexit h...

Decency Advocate Davey — Reformatives, Societal Collapse & The Carol Hedges Award for Common Decency We talked about mental health this week. How tricky it is for young people to work and the ramifications of decades of austerity. Reform's fascist press conference was mentioned … of course. And Sal rounded up the week's news in style. OH! And Ed Davey did it again! Links for the show: GB News'...

Flags Week — Flags! Flags! Flags! Reform Lose the Plot, GB News Threats, Stamp Duty & Katie Lam. You may have noticed in the media that it's Flags Week again — it comes around sooner every year. We have a chat about that and how Farage has used it to cover up a whopping mistake. Sal educates Don on Stamp Duty — the history of, and the current state of play. We've put in a little clip o...

Murder in MAGA Land — Far-right Fractures in the UK & US, Lawless Britain (?) and Farage Grifting Again and #TeamWater Our second episode this week was supposed to be a little shorter but, as usual, we got stuck in to some interesting stuff. Including, but not limited to: The wonders of Zack Polanski. The insanity of MAGA. Farage grifts again. The Online Safety Bill and it's relative merit...

Off Diary — Tory Irrelevance, Media Crime Reporting Bias, US DOGE Disaster & Labour's Dismal Comms This week's [slightly late] episode starts a bit dour, but we finish with some good laughs at the expense of the far-right. Labour's astonishing lack of focus and the Conservative's fading relevance. Look out for a jump scare from Sal. You'll know it when you hear it. We discu...

Unhinged Politics — Desperate DOGE, Gaza's Future, Farage Fails to Answer & Labour's PR Nightmare We're back with a full episode this week. Apologies if you missed us. This week, Sal has done some excellent research into the removal of ACOBA and what it means for grifting MPS after they leave Parliament. Don has another DOGE round up from Lancashire this time, followed by some chat...