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Pod Save the UK

Pod Save the UK is your weekly fix of political news, big ideas and a shot of inspiration. Each week hosts, comedian Nish Kumar and journalist Coco Khan are joined by politicians, experts, and famous friends to unpick the latest news, look for solutions, and inspire action. From Crooked Media – the creators of Pod…

185 episodes tracked

Pod Save the UK

Russell Brand, David Walliams: media’s misogyny problem. Plus, ‘pragmatism’ and climate villains w/ Greenpeace

Reparations, immigration reform, and regulating a ‘common good economy’ w/ Mariana Mazzucato

Baked beans and bank tax: Healey’s ‘boring’ budget? Plus, Brazil boots Bolsonaro 2.0

Pod Save…the world? Global justice w/ Thomas Piketty and ‘Changing Gender’ w/ Susan Stryker

The Brexit Cinematic Universe w/ Anand Menon, and Premier League pitfalls ft. Man City

It’s Conference season: ideology, Iron Domes and independence. Plus, why is Burnham “hypocritical and insulting”? w/ Lara Bird MP

Burnham’s barnstormer - ‘Hope Again’ for Labour? Plus, ‘the most dangerous story ever told’: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on ‘End Times Fascism’

“The world is a casino”: polling, politics & Palantir w/ Galen Druke

Good Men, Bad Algorithms w/ Jordan Stephens. Plus, The Future of the Union: Is Westminster’s Time Coming to an End?

‘Radicalised, organised, and thick as s**t’: Nish has had it with far-right protests. Plus - why Cory Doctorow is waiting for the AI bubble to burst.

Nish is Back - and Keir’s Off! Plus ‘The Shafted Majority’: Racism and Resistance w/ Taj Ali

Britain’s Rotting Barrel: it’s time to use the ‘C’ word w/ Robert Barrington

The Nuance Drought: False Binaries and Critical Friends w/ Natasha Devon

What happens if no one votes in the Clacton s**tshow? And what's Nish's favourite pizza? Question Time - PSUK-style

The Exxon Heatwave: Climate Crisis & Denial w/ Simon Clark. Plus, Save Our Humanities!

Burnham’s Britain & Cabinet Pic ‘n’ Mix w/ Anoosh Chakelian

Wildfires, World Cup Football and Women’s Aid w/ Farah Nazeer

‘The Sleaze By-Election’: Farage Resigns…and Runs Again?! Plus, World War Three is here w/ Hannah Lucinda Smith

No10 in the North: Andy Burnham’s Manchester mission... Plus, is ‘free speech’ just a free pass for tech bros?

Starmer Resigns! Listen up, Labour: Lessons learned from the Trump trap w/ Ben Rhodes

Makerfield decides, Labour holds its breath…Plus, Palestine Action & Social Media bans w/ Akiko Hart

Hasan Piker: “Not Conducive to the Public Good”?

The Mandelson Files: Chaos Inside Labour? Plus: Sabah Choudrey on the Culture War over Public Spaces

We Read Tony Blair So You Don’t Have To. Plus: Who Really Owns Britain? w/Hettie O’Brien

Starmer clings on, Burnham steps up w/ MP Nadia Whittome

Starmer’s Survival Week w/NoJusticeMTG, plus Mo Gawdat

Last orders for Labour? Starmer’s election nightmare and Westminster’s booze problem w/Will Hayward and Zoë Grünewald

Mandelson, May Elections & Rosie Jones Mayhem

Trump's Jesus Meme Chaos w/ Tommy Vietor

Can AI really be your friend? w/Jamie Bartlett

Truth, Lies and Donald Trump w/ Stewart Lee

Can Britain’s myth and magic challenge the far right? w/ Zakia Sewell

Farage’s Wild Week: Energy bill stunts and questionable Cameo videos

The Mandelson Files Are Out

“No Winston Churchill”: is the special relationship over?

Are we stuck in never-ending political scandal? w/Ash Sarkar

Can she fix it? Hannah the plumber and politician on tackling Reform

McSweeney: the man who made Starmer and his ties to Mandelson

Will Mandelson be Starmer’s downfall?

Will Starmer’s control freakery deliver victory to Reform?

Starmer’s new Trump headache and making comedy under occupation

Grok AI Scandal: should we treat Big Tech like Big Tobacco? w/ Rutger Bregman

Trump’s explosive start to 2026 - will Starmer find a backbone?

Why does the Left make it so f***** hard? Question Time - PSUK-style

2025 in British politics: from Starmer’s flop-flops to AI slop

Trump blasts Europe and Sadiq Khan - but will his strong man act backfire?

Will cutting juries fix our maggot-ridden courts?

Reeves’s make-or-break budget: should the rich have paid more?

Mahmood’s Moral Mission: Copy Reform’s homework

Much a-coup about nothing? Labour take all the wrong notes from the Tories

What can the left learn from Zohran Mamdani’s win?

Britain’s prison and asylum meltdown. Plus - the Renters’ Rights Act w/ Vicky Spratt

Pod Save the Truth w/ Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales

Why can’t the UK get over Thatcher? Plus - “Your Party” infighting is Definitely Maybe over…

Solidarity in the face of hatred: how to unite after the Manchester attack

Decency or division: Starmer takes aim at Reform

Your loss, Zack’s gain? Polanski’s vision for the UK

Anger, Rage and Love - Trump’s visit to the UK and Tommy Robinson’s far right rally

Liberated from Labour: Zarah Sultana and Bimini Bon-Boulash - Live!

Stop The Genocide! w/ Wael Al-Dahdouh, Jen Brister and Alexei Sayle

Friends of PSUK - Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club

Does the UK have a gambling problem? Out and about w/ Dawn Butler

Is the government inflaming protests on the left and right?

Is criticism of the Online Safety Act actually right wing?

Is the new left party what the UK needs?

PSUK’s Green Leadership Debate: The Friendliest FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT You’ve Ever Heard

Live! One year of Keir - how can we fix the mess? - with Gary Stevenson and Oliver Coppard

[Moral] Panic on the streets of Glastonbury

Does Trump know what the F#@! he’s doing?

U-turn after U-turn: who is the real Keir Starmer?

Is Labour finally being Labour?

How to protect abortion rights from the far-right

Babies, Benefits and Black Lives Matter

Gaza and Benefits: is Starmer changing course?

Pod Save an Island of Strangers

How Labour should (but probably won’t) reset after Reform’s big win

The UK Supreme Court ruling and the fight for trans rights

Nish and Coco spill the tea: your questions answered

Trump’s Tariffs: are you feeling liberated?