Why the Left Fails to Connect With People
Ash Sarkar meets Jimmy The Giant
How I escaped the alt-right pipeline.
Independent MPs Shame Lobby Journalists for Not Doing Their Jobs in the Face of Genocide
Harriet Williamson
‘Gaza has been a test for our mainstream media.’
Reform 10 Points Ahead of Labour in Poll
Keir Starmer is touting his trade deal with Donald Trump as a political victory, but is it really just damage limitation? Plus: James Butler on the new pope; and David Wallace-Wells on Bill Gates’ swipe at Elon Musk. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Reform Is the Political Arm of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Harriet Williamson
A handful of oil execs in a trench coat.
Trump Announces “Comprehensive” Trade Deal With UK
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump both claim victory over the new US-UK trade deal. Plus: An interview with Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer on why she’s not running in the next leadership contest. With NoJusticeMTG and Steven Methven.
A New Era for the World’s Billion Catholics
Richard Hames Meets Matthew Sitman
An American Pope!?
Apple Organising Drive Spreads to England in Face of Union-Busting ‘Playbook’
Polly Smythe
An Apple a day keeps the union at bay.
Pakistan Threatens Retaliation Over India Missile Strikes
We spoke to Waqas Ahmed to make sense of India’s attacks on Pakistan; Jonathan Portes about the UK-India trade deal; Sir David King on new experimental geoengineering projects; and Jeanine Hourani on a new report investigating the UK sending arms to Israel. With Michael Walker, Waqas Ahmed, Jonathan Portes, David King and Jeanine Hourani.
Ministers Accused of ‘Lying’ About Arms Exports to Israel
Simon Childs
The exports include 150,000 bullets.
Israel Destroys Yemen’s Main Airport
Israeli strikes have shut down Yemen’s Sanaa airport. Plus: Labour is weighing up a u-turn on the winter fuel allowance cut; And Friedrich Merz becomes the first German politician to lose a parliamentary vote to be chancellor. With Aaron Bastani and Kieran Andrieu.
Here’s How Reform Will Betray Its Voters
Steven Methven
Just you wait.
63: Do People Just Want to Be Told What to Do?
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
Moya has a big theory about our susceptibility to authoritarianism.
Israeli Cabinet Approves Plan to “Capture All of Gaza”
The Israeli government has unanimously approved a plan to capture the whole of Gaza and occupy it indefinitely. Plus: Interviews with Zack Polanski and John Curtice. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Gen Z’s Search for Meaning
Ash Sarkar meets Lamorna Ash
Is Christianity Back?
Farage’s Reform Blows Apart Two Party System
Reform UK appear to have broken the hold of the two-party system on English politics. Plus: A ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza has been bombed; and Mark Zuckerberg on the future of friendship. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Local Election Results Reaction With Aaron + Michael
Aaron and Michael share their first thoughts on the 2025 local election results.
Was Prison Worth It?
Episode 4
The series concludes with a burning question for Just Stop Oil cofounder Roger Hallam.
What’s It Like to Love a Political Prisoner?
Clare Hymer
‘I’m not going to sit in limbo forever.’