PoliticsJOE Podcast

Entrepreneur Bonnie Blue came by JOETowers this week to chat about her new doc on Channel 4, 1000 Men and Me. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist and author Joey D’Urso joins Oli to unpack the big questions facing modern football, and discuss his new book More Than a Shirt: How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power. From the Lionesses’ recent victory and the growing popularity of women’s football, to the dark side of the game: sportswashing, soft power, and the influence of autocratic regimes like Qatar and Sau...

Ava is joined on today's episode by Conor Clark of Gay Star News and renowned drag queen Davina de Campo to discuss the clash between Belfast Communities Minister Gordon Lyons and a Drag Queen Storytime event at a local library. Save more, earn more—up to 4.22% AER (variable). Interest rates are tiered,with the top rate for balances over £1M. Each tiered rate applies to theportion within that rang...

How's the head? After last night's live show, Seán and Laura wade bravely into the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle discourse. They break down the ad's backlash, as well as the wider state of American politics. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jacob Hawley of the Screen Rot Podcast joins us at JOETowers to unpack last week's interview with Bonnie Blue. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Monday. This morning Ed, Ava, and Oli reunite to debrief Bonnie Blue, talk digital IDs, and further unpack the Online Safety Act. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf came by the PoliticsJOE studio this week to chat to us about Labour's roll out of the Online Safety Bill. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the yellow and green corner, Ava and Oli. In the blue corner, Tom Tugendhat MP and James Cowling of Next Gen Tories. The two slides clash and debate housing, immigration, and the state of the major parties. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Labour Tech Secretary Peter Kyle had some choice words for Nigel Farage, saying he is on the side of 'people like Jimmy Savile'. Ed and Ava break down his comments and all the ensuing fallout. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Seán and Laura reunite to chew the cud on Donald Trump's summer holiday in Scotland, where he sat down with Ursula Von Der Leyen and Keir Starmer to finalise trade talks, parry questions on Jeffrey Epstein, and change his tune on Israel's conduct in Palestine. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

It's Monday morning. Oli and Ava chat about the Online Safety Act, child protection, and all types of graphic materials. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Head of Investigative research at Handelsblatt Sönke Iwersen came by JOE Towers this week on the release of his and Michael Verfürden's book The Tesla Files. In this chat we break down the findings of a massive data leak from Tesla that fell into Sönke's lap, the inner workings of Elon Musk's empire, and what all these things tell us about the life and mind of the world's richest man. Subscribe to...

Richie Jones of Ipsos joins Ed and Oli to chat about exclusive new polling that sheds light on the male loneliness epidemic. Are the headlines right? Where are the third spaces? What makes a friendship meaningful? Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oli and Ed break down Kemi Badenoch's latest chess move (a minor cabinet reshuffle) and ask why Donald Trump won't just release the Epstein files already. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UK Director of More in Common Luke Tryl joins Laura to dive into voting at 16 and how it might impact future elections. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oli was on Newsnight. Ed was on holiday. The pair reunite to talk Diane Abbott, the Labour rebels, and far-right activity in Epping. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oli and Ava are joined by South-East Londoner, journalist, and teacher-in-training Jack Beaumont to hear about his experience working in a SEND school ahead of Labour's projected education reforms. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Thursday. Ava is joined by JOE's national reporter Tom Usher to talk steroids, body image, and men's mental health. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the eve of parliamentary recess, Keir Starmer has just purged his party. Ava and Laura report and react to the news as it unfolds. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed, Oli, and Ava sit down to react to the final PMQs before parliament enters recess. Kemi and Keir's last dance, if you will. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ava is joined by MP for Liverpool West Derby Ian Byrne to talk about the Hillsborough Law, which was blocked in parliament last week. He also speaks to his experience being a progressive Labour MP in an era of welfare cuts. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Monday morning. Oli and Ava talk Wimbledon, Donald Tusk's dinner, and Ed Miliband reminding the Commons that climate change exists. All this and Mapgate, an exclusive scoop from the West Midlands broken by Oli's dad. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Elder is global spokesperson for UNICEF. He came by the studio to speak to us about what he has seen on the ground in Gaza since Israel's violent campaign against the Palestinians began nearly two years ago. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Green leader candidate and self-declared eco-populist Zack Polanski joins us to talk wealth taxes, a new direction for the Greens, and how he can beat Farage. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's PMQs analysis Ava and Oli debut their new segment: Lickarse of the Week. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.