336 Episodes

  1. Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 1. There's something in the water

    Published: 8/1/2025

  2. Dead Ringers: Ep 6. Super-injunctions, Superheroes, and, er, Diane Abbott.

    Published: 7/25/2025

  3. Dead Ringers: Ep 5. Man of Steel, Woman of Salt Path

    Published: 7/18/2025

  4. Dead Ringers: Ep 4. Welfare woes and Wimbledon

    Published: 7/11/2025

  5. Dead Ringers: Ep 3. Glastonbury, Benefits, and Bombs.

    Published: 7/4/2025

  6. Dead Ringers: Ep2. De-escalation and nuclear proliferation

    Published: 6/27/2025

  7. Dead Ringers: Ep1. Greta, Trump and Eau de Farage

    Published: 6/20/2025

  8. The News Quiz: Ep 8. Musk and Trump Break Up

    Published: 6/13/2025

  9. The News Quiz: Ep 7. Tariff Turmoil

    Published: 6/6/2025

  10. The News Quiz: Ep 6. Big Deals

    Published: 5/30/2025

  11. The News Quiz: Ep 5. An Island of Strangers

    Published: 5/23/2025

  12. The News Quiz: Ep 4. Conclave Concluded

    Published: 5/16/2025

  13. The News Quiz: Ep 3. Power Outrage

    Published: 5/9/2025

  14. The News Quiz: Ep 2. Elections (Local and Papal)

    Published: 5/2/2025

  15. The News Quiz: Ep 1. Space, Steel and Strikes

    Published: 4/25/2025

  16. The Naked Week: Ep6. Tariffs, Theme Parks, and Twister.

    Published: 4/18/2025

  17. The Naked Week: Ep5. Tariffic Trump retaliation, and Woop Woop - it's the sound of the Thought Police.

    Published: 4/11/2025

  18. The Naked Week: Ep4. Performing, Potholes, and Paddington.

    Published: 4/4/2025

  19. The Naked Week: Ep 3. Benefits, Borders, and a game of Truss or Towers.

    Published: 3/28/2025

  20. The Naked Week: Ep 2. Brick Walls, Dead Wood, and Charlie.

    Published: 3/21/2025

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