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Third day in the Tent of Shame this week. Parliament will hold a series of indicative votes this evening to figure out what kind of Brexit they want. We speak to John Rentoul, Conservative MPs Andrew Mitchell and Michael Fabricant, Labour MP Owen Smith, and former MP and Special Advisor Nick de Bois. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back in the Tent of Shame as MPs claim to have taken back control of Brexit. Theresa May was defeated once again last night when Letwin's amendment passed. Alberto Costa was one of the Conservative MPs who defied the whip. So did Labour MP Ronnie Campbell. We also speak to Lib Dem Sir Vince Cable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the first day of the week in which we didn't leave the EU! It's sunny in College Green but cloudy with a chance of forced resignation inside the Palace of Westminster. Will Theresa May still be here at the end of the week? Who knows. We speak to MPs Crispin Blunt and George Freeman, Chair of the Brexit Select Committee Hilary Benn, and former Director of Communications for the PM Katie...

Did Theresa May achieve anything in Brussels last night? Why do some people want a people's vote? And will pubs be able to keep affording to play recorded music? All the answers in today's podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A report claims that the Home Office has utterly failed on immigration detention, we speak to Stuart McDonald. A British Museum curator joins us to tell us why Edvard Munch's The Scream might not depict a man screaming after all. And is Lorraine Kelly an actress performing a version of herself? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Erdogan of Turkey has threatened to send his country's enemies home in coffins. We speak to Chair of the Public Accounts Select Committee Meg Hillier about EastEnders' £87m new set. And would you call your child Lucifer? Lorna Marsh from BabyCentre joins us to go through the list of the strangest baby names. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We speak to Education Secretary Damian Hinds about his plans to boost quality of post 16 qualifications. A study claims that our brains are not fully grown-up until we reach 30, And, of course, Brexit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Pryor from the Adam Smith Institute joins us to try to explain why our politicians seem to hate junk food so much these days. Columnist for The New European Paul Connew weighs in on whether David Lammy is to blame for Comic Relief's £8m decline in donations. And why should you tell your children to smell lemons while they're revising? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

We're back in the talkRADIO studio and we're joined by journalist Caroline Criado Perez to discuss whether there's an appetite for a second Brexit referendum. We talk about Bloody Sunday with Professor of International Conflict Analysis Fergal Cochrane. And Producer Cornelius brings us the Perriors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sun finally comes out in Westminster but not for Theresa May as some of her own ministers defied the three line whip and vote to rule out a no-deal Brexit last night. We speak to MPs Alberto Costa, John Mann, Caroline Lucas and Tim Farron to see what they make of the whole thing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the Tent of Shame as we look ahead to tonight's vote on whether to rule out a no-deal Brexit. Today we speak to talkRADIO Political Editor Ross Kempsell, Labour MP Peter Dowd, Conservative MP George Freeman and Angela Smith from The Independent Group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back in the tent of shame as Theresa May faces yet another Meaningful (?) Vote on her Brexit deal. She has secured legally binding changes to the deal but will that be enough for it to get through the Commons? We speak to Andrew Bridgen, David Davies, Paul Scully, Tom Brake, Owen Smith and Steve McCabe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will there be another vote tomorrow? Where did Spaghetti Bolognese come from? And do all hipsters look the same? We speak to Marcus Fysh MP, chef Aldo Zilli and comedian Mark Dolan to try to answer all these questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It turns out that bags for life are worse for the environment than we thought. We ask Paul Foulkes-Arellano from A Plastic Planet whether the solution is to switch to paper. Are siestas good for your health and your blood pressure? We talk to Dr Neil Stanley and a Spanish siesta expert. And make sure you don't miss the Perriors this week as Mike wins too many! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

On today's show we're joined by The Sun's Royal Correspondent Emily Andrews to explain why Prince William is being criticised after a visit to Blackpool. Why is Sadiq Khan spending £62m on staff while police go short? And Consumer Journalist Harry Wallop was charged £15 for a single cup of coffee. Has the world gone mad? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emmanuel Macron says we need a new European Renaissance to beat Brexit. Former Chief of Communications for No10 Katie Perrior tells us why Theresa May said 'simples' in Parliament to win a bet. And we speak to talkSPORT's Racing Correspondent Rupert Bell about the new Ascot dress code. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We need to tackle the knife crime epidemic urgently, but how? We speak to campaigner Barry Mizen MBE, whose son was killed in South East London 11 years ago in a knife attack. Ruth Smeeth if the Labour MP for Stoke-On-Trent North and joins us to give us her thoughts on Theresa May's £1.6bn bribe to poorer towns in exchange for votes for her Brexit deal. And we pay tribute to The Prodigy's Keith Fl...

Members of Parliament are getting a pay rise, but do they deserve it? We get the thoughts of former MP George Galloway. We rubbish the claims that Brexit will lead to looting and public unrest. And James Max helps us get our heads around social media etiquette. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the last day of February and we're talking to Dr Laurence Gerlis about the NHS as it seems that half of doctors want to quit over the next five years. Royal Butler Grant Harold joins us to talk about laundry lessons. And why are the residents of Notting Hell fed up with instagrammers? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we kick off with Jasmine Birtles looking at payday loans. David Wooding from The Sun on Sunday explains what it is that MPs are voting on tonight (yes, again). And Dr Chris Steele of This Morning fame encourages us all to get more Vitamin D. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show we're joined by Alastair Campbell to try to make sense of Brexit. Gemma Collins has dumped her boyfriend for posting a video of her snoring and it has been described as the showbiz split of the decade! And new parents face up to six years of sleep deprivation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know that Mike has just come back from a week in America? Friend of the show George Pascoe-Watson helps him catch up with everything that's going on with what we call The TIG Group. Why is Sadiq Khan banning adverts for junk food on the Tube? And is it your fault that your pets are grumpy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dozens of jihadi brides want to return home and the taxpayer could face the costs, we talk to Will Geddes to find out the security risks. Thousands of pupils have gone on strike to protest against climate change. And the entrance to hell has been found... in Nottinghamshire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the Bethnal Green schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to fight with ISIS now wants to come back to the UK, but it's not that easy. How is it possible that London has spent £53m on the garden bridge that was never built? And Happy Valentine's Day to you all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike is joined by Cllr Peter Fleming to discuss waste disposal, a food safety expert to discern when you should throw away your milk, and a psychologist to learn when we're happiest in our lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.