The Yorkshire Post

Pod’s Own Country: The Yorkshire Post’s Political Podcast

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All eyes are on Yorkshire to see who will win the race to Number 10. Pod's Own Country is back with a new series 'Battleground Yorkshire'. Join The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster Correspondent, Mason Boycott-Owen as he travels the length and breadth of the region visiting the key seats that could spell disaster or delight for the main parties come election day 2024. From Barnsley to Bridlington and Sheffield to Selby to, 12 battleground seats will be explored in 12 weeks, dissecting the big issues that shape the regions future.

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85: Chris Burn chats to podcast broadcaster Dino Sofos 12.11.2021 45:20

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84: COP 26 Caitlin Doherty talks to Daniel Willis of Global Justice Now and Prof Andy Gouldson at University of Leeds 05.11.2021 33:48

Caitlin Doherty talks to Daniel Willis of Global Justice Now and Prof Andy Gouldson at University of Leeds on COP26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

83: Victoria Finan talks to Sarah Hill 29.10.2021 23:08

Victoria Finan talks to Sarah Hill, CEO of the Independent Domestic Abuse Service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

82: Chris Burn talks to former shadow chancellor John McDonnell 22.10.2021 46:23

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81: Chris Burn talks to Nazir Afzal 14.10.2021 51:17

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80: Caitlin Doherty talks to author Marie le Conte about her new book 08.10.2021 26:32

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79: Caitlin Doherty talks to Alex Stafford and Miriam Cates 01.10.2021 39:03

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78: Chris Burn talks to Nick Bowes, Yorkshireman in London 24.09.2021 41:15

On this week's episode of Pod's Own Country, Yorkshire Post political editor Chris Burn speaks to proud Yorkshireman Nick Bowes on his years working as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's right hand man and his new role as chief executive of the Centre for London thinktank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

77: Chris Burn talks to Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey 17.09.2021 23:22

On this week's episode of Pod's Own Country, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey speaks to The Yorkshire Post's political editor Chris Burn about the seats his party hope to win back in Yorkshire, his passion for renewable energy and why he wishes he had done more about the subpostmasters scandal when he was a Government minister. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

76: Chris Burn talks to Sir Lynton Crosby 10.09.2021 59:09

Chris Burn talks to Sir Lynton Crosby and his team about the levelling up agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

75: The future of the Tour de Yorkshire and Andy Street talks about metro mayors 03.09.2021 26:18

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74: Yorkshire tourism and the future of the Tour de Yorkshire 27.08.2021 40:23

Caitlin Doherty talks to Alex Sobel and James Mason. Chris Burn talks about the Tour de Yorkshire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

73: Caitlin Doherty on the crisis in Afghanistan and Nathan Hyde talks to Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive of Transport for the North 20.08.2021 42:07

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72: Victoria Finan has an in depth interview with Hambleton Councillor Carl Les 13.08.2021 1:00:05

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71: The health inequalities in coastal and rural communities. 06.08.2021 25:45

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70: Climate Special. Rachel Reeves and Carolyn Frank talk about the environment 30.07.2021 27:26

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69: Hilary Benn and the Environmental Justice Commission 23.07.2021 23:49

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68: What next for the levelling up agenda and Kim Leadbeater's first days in parliament 16.07.2021 35:45

In her first major interview since becoming the new Batley and Spen MP, Kim Leadbeater tells The Yorkshire Post's Westminster Correspondent Caitlin Doherty about her first days in Parliament. And as he bids The Yorkshire Post farewell for pastures new, Political Editor Rob Parsons reflects on the Prime Minister's levelling up agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

67: The UK-Australian trade deal and Judith Blake on life in the House of Lords. 09.07.2021 35:28

In this week's episode Rob Parsons speaks to former Leeds city council leader Judith Blake, now known as Baroness Blake of Leeds after being elevated to the Lords this year. How's she been finding life in her new surroundings? And Westminster Correspondent Caitlin Doherty has been talking to International Trade Secretary Liz Truss about the UK-Australia trade deal and what it might mean for Yorksh...

66: How Kim Leadbeater overcame the odds to win in Batley and Spen 02.07.2021 13:48

After Labour's dramatic 325-vote in the Batley and Spen by-election, The Yorkshire Post's new Westminster Correspondent tells the story of the night and what it's been like in the constituency during this acrimonious campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

65: Gill Morris of DevoConnect on making devolution 'sexy' and why it matters 25.06.2021 38:16

On this week's episode, Rob Parsons talks to DevoConnect CEO Gill Morris on what comes next for devolution and how it could be the answer to the many intractable issues in Boris Johnson's in-box. And as we mark Pride month in June, The Yorkshire Post's Susie Beever describes the big issues facing the LGBTQ+ community and the rising tide of homophobic attacks being reported to Yorkshire police forc...

64: How northern culture can come back stronger and better than before after the pandemic 18.06.2021 31:44

Rob Parsons talks to academic Katy Shaw about how northern culture can come back stronger and better than before after the pandemic. And columnist David Behrens asks whether Yorkshire is starting to fall out of love with big cycling events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

63: The social care crisis and Humberside's new police and crime commissioner Jonathan Evison 11.06.2021 35:14

Lucy Leeson talks to Humberside's new police and crime commissioner Jonathan Evison and Victoria Finan discuses the crisis in social care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

62: Labour frontbencher Andy McDonald talks workers' rights, 'fire and rehire' and life in a spoof punk band 04.06.2021 33:46

Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections Andy McDonald talks workers' rights, 'fire and rehire' and life in a spoof punk band. And with an inquiry looming on the Sheffield trees saga and the city council trying to turn over a new leaf, Chris Burn brings us up to date with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

61: Andrea Jenkyns on puppy smuggling, animal welfare and Brexit 28.05.2021 35:02

In this week's episode, Morley MP Andrea Jenkyns tells The Yorkshire Post's Political Editor Rob Parsons about puppy smuggling and her shock at buying a dog she later learned was from a puppy farm. And Business Editor Mark Casci tells us why Robert Jenrick shouldn't let climate fears get in the way of Leeds Bradford Airport's development plans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...