Are we doing Iraq 2.0?
In what could be described as a loose record, Ed and Ava touch on recent developments in the Middle East, Labour's threatened proscription of Palestine Action, and are joined by Fawaz Gerges, Professo...
23 Jun 20251h
Another round: How Trump destroyed his own legacy
Author of The Big Short Michael Lewis swing by JOETowers to chat to Oli about "who" actually is government. His new book Who is Government? is out now. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https:/...
21 Jun 202542min
Why there are no "geniuses" anymore
Helen Lewis swung by JOETowers to chat if anyone is actually a genius - and what who we label "geniuses" tells us about society. She argues that "genius" is a romanticised idea: the notion that extra...
20 Jun 202535min
What we saw at the terrorism trial of KNEECAP
After reporting from the scene of Mo Chara's court hearing and its surrounding protest yesterday, Seán and Laura dive into what they saw and why the British state are really going after KNEECAP.Suppor...
19 Jun 202530min
Big Ange and Philpch have it off at PMQs
On today's 'tight' record, Ed and Oli discuss the illustrious Deputy Prime Minister's Questions, Robert Jenrick's dark arts, and school uniforms.Support PoliticsJOE's journalism: https://www.patreon.c...
18 Jun 202549min
What’s controversial about the mass rape of children?
After Yvette Cooper's statement in the Commons yesterday responding to the findings of the Casey report, Seán, Oli, and Laura delve into what's really going on with grooming gangs.Support PoliticsJOE'...
17 Jun 202540min
On the ground in Ballymena
Ed returns to the studio to discuss his Journalism in Northern Ireland, where he was on the ground reporting on the Ballymena riots. Oli joins him to create the platonic ideal of a podcast.Support Pol...
16 Jun 20251h 2min
How Trump changed the world with Anne Applebaum
Ava is joined by journalist and historian Anne Applebaum on the release of the paperback of her book Autocracy Inc. They discuss Trump, authoritarianism, and the failure of liberal democracies and wor...
14 Jun 202538min
