Quiet Riot

Charlie Kirk, Peter Mandelson and two drunk raccoons feature as we try to balance the grim with some giggly for your listening pleasure. In the US, the Kirk story is moving to its next phase with t...

14 Sep 202555min

Why is Putin provoking Poland, and how bad could this get? In this Quiet Riot special, Kenny Campbell is joined by Behind The Lines host and geopolitics specialist Arthur Snell to look at Russia's ...

13 Sep 202534min

Poland and Qatar are being dragged into conflict, while some of the West dithers and some falls apart. Is there a way back from the brink. PLUS - Decoding populism: Groundbreaking new reasearch that ...

11 Sep 20251h 3min

Are Graham Linehan and Lucy Connolly the right pin-ups for an issue as important as Freedom of Speech? Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou discuss whether absorbing a universal right into a polarised culture...

7 Sep 202556min

They finally got her. But Rayner's departure triggers a wider reshuffle that nobody expected. Is this panic or is it - finally - grip? Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou discuss a huge day in Westminster. ...

6 Sep 202538min

If we do not defend a working class woman like Rayner, against this onslaught by a media that loathes her, we condemn our politics to be the pursuit of only rich men. PLUS Why we need proportional re...

4 Sep 20251h 14min

Trump's presidency reaches the 'Is he dead?' stage, Angela Rayner is pilloried yet again for not breaking the law, and a big tub of sand helps Finland stay warm. It's an unusually generous helping of...

31 Aug 20251h 1min

The Labour government is talking about Europe, attacking the opposition, and putting forward some positive ideas. Could the new school year be better for them? Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and special ...

29 Aug 20251h 2min