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We read the papers so you don’t have to… Today: Hapless handsy health sec Matt Hancock faces the music at the COVID inquiry. Who’ll take gold in the Drug Olympics? And does Elon Musk really have a taste for ketamine? TV and radio presenter Jamie East and journalist Jonn Elledge join Miranda Sawyer to binge on today’s ink. Follow Paper Cuts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow Instagram: htt...

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: The Russian coup continues to dominate the news — does anyone really know what's going on? Plus Glasto best bits and CHEESED OFF! Cry-baby Brit blames ingredients for losing pizza contest.  Historian and writer Alex Von Tunzelmann and comedian Athena Kugblenu join Miranda Sawyer to slice through today's hot steaming pizza pie of news. Follow Paper Cu...

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Sunak loses his interest rate battle, while the papers lose all interest in Brexit… Meanwhile, the submarine tragedy reaches a grim conclusion. And — who’s your money on in a Musk vs Zuckerberg cage match? (No, seriously…)  The New Statesman’s Rachel Cunliffe, comedian Fin Taylor join host and parliamentary sketchwriter Rob Hutton to muse the news. F...

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: The nightmare of the Titanic submarine. What’s behind the “schoolkids identify as cats and dinosaurs” panic? Mortgage misery everywhere. And should you really not wash your underpants for six months? The Guardian thinks so. Presenter of the Smart7 podcast Jamie East and Oh God, What Now?’s Seth Thévoz join Miranda Sawyer to plunge into a whiff journa...

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: What’s behind the Mirror’s Partygate video scoop? Why is the Mail is gunning for Bernard Jenkin? And who’s trying to take the booze out of Britain’s hard-earned pints? Comedian Fergus Craig and The Critic magazine’s parliamentary sketchwriter Rob Hutton join Miranda Sawyer to marvel at tomorrow’s chip paper. Follow Paper Cuts: Twitter: https://twitte...

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: The pro-Boris press are FEWMIN’ at the Privileges Committee but what are they going to do about it? Tributes to Glenda Jackson pour in. But why can’t working class people get jobs on stage any more? Plus the day’s best headlines, wildest stories and weirdest opinions.   Comedian Fin Taylor and writer-historian Alex von Tunzelmann join Andrew Harrison...

The new podcast that reads the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Trump brings the circus to his arraignment in Miami. How will the Brit press handle it? Plus the papers lose their minds as Boris Johnson drags out the longest farewell since Frank Sinatra. And the nation salutes Man City’s Jack Grealish, now on his fourth day in an Ibiza terrace bar at time of recording. Marie Le Conte of the New...

The new podcast that reads the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Boris Johnson strops off. How will his fans in the press handle it? Nicola Sturgeon gets her collar felt. And why is Man City’s Champions League trophy apparently full of tomato soup? Comedian Ria Lina and New Statesman columnist Jonn Elledge join Miranda Sawyer for today’s newsstand rampage. Follow Paper Cuts: Twitter: https://twi...

The new podcast that reads the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Trump is indicted – could he go down this time? Stab attack horror in France – how will the British press cover it? And Bill Murray and ‘Milkshake’ star Kelis are now an item, apparently… Stand up and Fin vs. The Internet star Fin Taylor and historian-screenwriter extraordinaire Alex Von Tunzelmann are on today’s panel. Follow Pape...

The new podcast that reads the papers so you don’t have to. Today: When Prince Harry goes up against the Press, it’s Christmas for Fleet Street. Is it smart to go to war with people who buy ink by the barrel? Plus, Dam Nation: the infamy of Putin’s war crime in southern Ukraine. And the wildest and weirdest of today’s headlines. Radio and podcast presenter Jamie East of The Smart7 and The Critic’s...

The new podcast that reads the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Had enough Schofield yet? Why the press just can’t leave the story alone. The Telegraph tries to rewrite COVID history – but why? Who’s got the best headline for Elton John meets Manchester City? And WOMEN! Here’s where you’re all going wrong. Columnist Marie le Conte and comedian Grainne Maguire join presenter Miranda Sawyer to ha...

Paper Cuts - a brand new show ploughing it's way through the news field to make you a steaming loaf of content bread every weekday morning. Join host Miranda Sawyer and a raft of journalists and comedians as we look at the good, the bad and the oh so ugly of the UK press. Panelists include Jonn Elledge, Alex Von Tunzelmann, Fin Taylor, Athena Kugblenu, Ava Santina, Fergus Craig, Jason Hazeley and...