Iain Dale talks to Chichester MP Gillian Keegan about her life and career in and outside politics, and her role as Minister for Apprenticeships & Skills. They trawl back through her upbringing in Liverpool and business career as well as indulge in a lot of laughs and very amusing anecdotes towards the end!
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast Iain talks to broadcaster Jane Garvey about her life and her radio career on BBC local radio, 5 Live and Radio 4 as well as the impact of the Fortunately podcast.
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep 91•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to Conservative Party Agent Andrew Kennedy about the job and challenges of being a party agent. Andrew grew up in a working class community on Merseyside and with brief sojourns on HMS Canberra and in Sydney he has been an agent for thirty years. He talks about being gay in the political world and the challenges of running seven different Conservative Associations in Kent.
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast This is a pilot episode of a podcast called ‘On the Couch’, hosted by mental health professional and counsellor Richard Sefton. It gets quite emotional as Iain talks about his life experiences and mental health.
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast Iain talks to political journalist, broadcaster and author Michael Crick about his life and career in the media, and what might have been if he had gone into politics.
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to former FBI Director James Comey about his new book Saving Justice.
Jan 19, 2021•31 min•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale interviews standup comedian, broadcaster, interviewer, impressionist and all round funny guy Matt Forde. They also talk about his book Politically Homeless.
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to Peter Dickson, the country’s leading voiceover artist and the voice behind X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent. He has had an extraordinary career in radio and TV and has just published a memoir, “Voiceover Man”. He started life in Northern Ireland before moving to London to work on Radio 1 and Radio 2 before moving into the world of voiceovers. A man with a wonderful voice and brim full with anecdotes about personalities like Steve Wright and Simon Bates, Peter Dickson is one o...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast A collection of the best All Talk interviews from 2020.
Dec 30, 2020•2 hr 26 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to the Labour MP for Ilford North and Shadow Schools Minister, Wes Streeting. In a wide ranging and very personal conversation Wes talks about his background, his education, his unconventional family, the extent of his political ambition, and how his sexuality has been impacted by his faith.
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to former Labour MP Caroline Flint about her life and political career. In an intensely personal conversation she talks about how she’s coped with losing her seat, her family background, her ministerial career and how political friendships have been shattered over Brexit.
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to trade unionist Paul Embery about his time with the Fire Brigades Union, why Labour has lost its working class roots, and his new book DESPISED: WHY THE MODERN LEFT LOATHES THE WORKING CLASS.
Dec 09, 2020•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to LibDem Peer and former chief of staff to Nick Clegg in the Coalition years, Jonny Oates, now Lord Oates about his book I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN. He talks movingly about running away to Addis Ababa as a 15 year old, his work in Zimbabwe and South Africa and his career as a public affairs consultant. He discusses how the coalition came into being, what it was like working for Nick Clegg, and where the Liberal Democrats go from here.
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to former Government Special Advisor Peter Cardwell about his life as a special advisor to four cabinet ministers and his new book THE SECRET LIFE OF SPECIAL ADVISERS.
Nov 25, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast In an intensely personal conversation Iain Dale talks to Chris Bryant about his life, career, motivations, reputation and books. They spend the last part of the interview discussing his new book ‘The Glamour Boys’. This is one you won’t want to miss.
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain talks to transport journalist and activist Christian Wolmar about his journalism, influences and career, and his campaign to be Mayor of London in 2016, during which he and Christian had a falling out.
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale achieves one of his lifetime ambitions and interviews Sit Cliff Richard for a whole hour. They discuss his life, career, music and the allegations that nearly ruined his life, but fought back against. They discuss his religion, and how he intends to spend the rest of his life. Let’s get ‘Wired for Sound’…!
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to Sir Vince Cable about his life, politics, being LibDem leader, his fascination with ballroom dancing and his new book CHINA ENGAGE.
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to Austin Mitchell who served as Labour MP for Great Grimsby from 1977 to 2015. They talk about his political and broadcasting careers, his love of photography and his new book on J B Priestley’s wartime broadcasts.
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain talks to the former New Statesman editor about his career in journalism and his new book WHY THE GERMANS DO IT BETTER.
Oct 21, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to Conservative MP for Wycombe, Steve Baker, about his life in politics, why he became an MP, the Brexit debate and his role in it, his period as a Brexit Minister, his religious faith, his love of skydiving and his near death experience, and whether he would accept a ministerial job in a reshuffle and who his political heroes are.
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a deeply personal conversation, Iain Dale talks to former Conservative MP Margot James about her life, career in politics, sexuality and whether there’s life after leaving Parliament.
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to one of the country’s most eminent historians, Sir Richard Evans, who also happened to be Iain’s history tutor at university. He is the country’s leading authority on the Nazis and has written a new book on Nazi conspiracy theories, THE HITLER CONSPIACIES: The Third Reich and the paranoid imagination. They venture far and wide in a warm and personal conversation.
Sep 30, 2020•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain is joined by Pop Idol winner Will Young, who talks about his career, takes calls from listeners and discusses his new book 'To be a gay man'
Sep 16, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to the writer Douglas Murray about his life, career, books and beliefs
Sep 09, 2020•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast The 3rd episode of a digital edition of Iain Dale: All Talk at the Edinburgh fringe, Iain is in conversation with Gyles Brandreth - writer, broadcaster, actor, former MP and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the second of 3 All Talk episodes as part of an Edinburgh digital fringe, Iain Dale talks to Alastair Campbell and covers topics from Brexit, to Coronavirus, mental health and leadership. Also, Alastair reveals his sleeping habits, why he wants to be fluent in German and the reasons he hasn’t rejoined Labour.
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the first of 3 All Talk episodes as part of an Edinburgh digital fringe, Iain Dale talks to David Davis and covers topics from the government handling of the Coronavirus pandemic, to David's career in Theresa May's cabinet. Also, what happened when David & Iain flew in a helicopter and the pilot let David take the controls...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Daniel Forrester is an American entrepreneur and political commentator. He also happens to be Iain Dale’s best friend. They talk about the power of friendship, meeting your heroes, their relationships with their fathers and how they’ve stayed friends despite rarely seeing each other. It’s the kind of emotional and personal conversation that only best friends can have. Expect a few revelations, a lot of laughs and also a few tears (from both of them) along the way.
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Iain Dale talks to top columnist and commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown about her life, views and career. She’s in a very reflective mood. They talk at length about her violent and difficult childhood in Uganda, what Britain means to her, how she deals with social media abuse and much more besides. It’s Yasmin as you’ve never heard her before.
Aug 05, 2020•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast