Life after Italy's lockdown
Matt Chorley speaks to Tom Kington, who was on the streets of Venice, about tourism, loan sharks and the rising price of coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 21, 2020•23 min
Politics Unpacked
Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times.
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Episodes
Pulling polls apart
Matt Chorley speaks to Deborah Mattinson (Gordon Brown's former pollster), James Johnson (Theresa May's former pollster) and YouGov's Chris Curtis about the shifting public attitude towards the government and opposition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 19, 2020•34 min
Pienaar's politics
Matt Chorley speaks to John Pienaar about the impact of coronavirus on politics and the media, and his new Times Radio show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15, 2020•29 min
Disunited Kingdom
As the four nations go their own way on coronavirus, Matt Chorley speaks to political journalists in Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast about the differing politics and policies, and what it means for the Union. The panel includes: Kieran Andrews, Scottish political editor of The Times Jennifer Williams, politics editor of the Manchester Evening News Sam McBride, political editor of the Belfast Newsletter Will Hayward, political editor of Wales Online Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
May 12, 2020•38 min
PMQs: Courtroom drama
Matt Chorley and Esther Webber watch as Sir Keir Starmer cross-examines Boris Johnson for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 06, 2020•40 min
Is this the way out?
Matt Chorley speaks to Tom Whipple, The Times' science editor, about what we know (and what we don't know). Plus specialists Rosemary Bennett, the education editor, Graeme Paton, the transport correspondent, and Richard Fletcher, the business editor, on the effect of the lockdown on schools, travel, the economy, and life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 05, 2020•39 min
Can Biden win from his basement?
Matt Chorley speaks to Henry Zeffman, The Times’ Washington correspondent, about the trouble for Trump and how his Democrat rival is inching ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2020•34 min
Who is in charge here?
The politicians say they are following the science, the scientists say politicians must decide. Matt Chorley is joined by Chris Smyth, The Times' former Health Editor and now Whitehall Editor, to discuss where mistakes have been made, and columnist Rachel Sylvester on how the virus might have changed the PM, and politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 28, 2020•36 min
Did Starmer storm it?
Matt Chorley and Esther Webber watch the Labour leader make his PMQs debut during a very weird virtual Commons sitting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 22, 2020•44 min
No pink shorts in parliament
As parliament returns in virtual form, Matt Chorley asks Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Commons Speaker, about video question time will work, and what MPs should wear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2020•21 min
The language of a lockdown
From quarantine crisis to unprecedented panic, the news is full of alarming new words and phrases. Matt Chorley speaks to Julia Samuel, a psychotherapist, about the effect of bad news on us all, while The Times' Ian Brunskill and Daniel Clark describe the impact on the way the paper reports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2020•29 min
No, everything hasn't changed forever
Life might have been turned upside down, but Matthew Parris tells Matt Chorley we will be desperate to go back to our old ways. PLUS James Johnson on Britain going from being divided to united, and Lucy Fisher on the madness gripping the Labour Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2020•37 min
Greatest political TV shows
With a lot of us having time on our hands to watch shows about when politics was more normal, Matt Chorley asks Hugo Rifkind, The Times' columnist and TV critic, what should win our World Cup of Political TV Shows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 06, 2020•31 min
Becoming leader when nobody cares
As Labour picks its leader, Matt Chorley talks to William Hague about taking charge when "people are utterly uninterested in what you think and do". He covers PMQs, reshuffles, speeches and gives advice to Sir Keir Starmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 02, 2020•35 min
Labour. Remember them?
As the opposition prepares for a new leader, Matt Chorley asks Janice Turner and Daniel Finkelstein how to make a first impression. PLUS Gabriel Pogrund on Sir Keir Starmer's planned purge of the Corbynistas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2020•34 min
Greatest political movies ever
Matt Chorley asks Kevin Maher, The Times chief film critic, to separate the ballot box blockbusters from the low-turnout turkeys. PLUS: Esther Webber on how parliament dealt with the 1918 Spanish Flu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2020•28 min
Communicating a crisis
Matt Chorley speaks to Alastair Campbell and James Johnson about mixed media messages, plus Rachel Sylvester on politics turned upside down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 24, 2020•36 min
Introducing Stories of our times; Has the government done enough?
Today an edition of our new daily podcast - Stories of our times. Our new free daily news podcast takes you to the heart of the stories that matter, with exclusive access and reporting. Published for the start of your day, it is hosted by Manveen Rana and David Aaronovitch. If you want to hear more please search for Stories of our times and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Today; What's going on behind the scenes at Number 10 to tackle coronavirus? And is the government moving fast enou...
Mar 23, 2020•23 min
Reasons to be cheerful
After a grim week, Matt Chorley, Esther Webber and Daniel Finkelstein discuss how to cope at home, and glimmers of hope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2020•21 min
Eurovision of misery
Holed up at home, Matt Chorley speaks to Times colleagues across Europe and the world to see what quarantine is like, including filling forms, dodging dog's mess and hamster shopping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 17, 2020•49 min
How to build a budget
From the scorecard and Commons speech to the red box and wardrobe malfunctions, Matt Chorley speaks to George Osborne, Ed Balls, Norman Lamont and Poppy Trowbridge about how to avoid disaster on the chancellor's big day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 10, 2020•34 min
How is Biden back from the dead?
Two weeks after Joe Biden was written off, he is now the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. Matt Chorley asks Henry Zeffman, The Times Washington correspondent: What the hell is going on? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 05, 2020•24 min
Is everything getting worse?
Matt Chorley is joined by ex-No10 adviser Will Tanner, who has new research on tears in our social fabric. Plus: columnist Rachel Sylvester on a warning for Downing Street from Aesop's Fables, and comedian Matt Forde on Labour's comic star, Richard Burgon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 03, 2020•28 min
What do you see?
Matt Chorley is joined by ex-spad Jason Stein, who lifts the lid on the shadowy Whitehall unit which polices propriety, Matthew Parris explains why the government is like a Rorschach inkblot year where different people see different things, and Janice Turner on the left tearing itself apart on gender politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2020•39 min
Who should Trump fear?
As the Democrats struggle to find a candidate, Matt Chorley asks The Times' US team David Charter, Henry Zeffman and Ben Hoyle who has momentum, who could take the White House and what they miss from home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 18, 2020•40 min
Big fish in a small reshuffle
Matt Chorley is joined by James Starkie, a former special adviser to Priti Patel, Dominic Raab and Michael Gove, who explains what is like inside government in reshuffle week. Plus Kieran Andrews, The Times Scottish political editor, on who might be Sturgeon's successor, and Esther Webber, Red Box reporter, on John Bercow not getting a peerage, which isn't funny at all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2020•35 min
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a Dom
How powerful is the PM’s adviser? Matt Chorley is joined by Steven Swinford, The Times deputy political editor, to assess the waning influence of Dominic Cummings. Plus Matthew Moore, the media correspondent, on crisis at the BBC and Alice Thomson on getting the railways back on track. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 04, 2020•30 min
Back to the future
Matt Chorley and Tim Shipman revisit their predictions made on the morning after the Leave vote in June 2016, and reflect on what came next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2020•39 min
Could Johnson turn out to be good?
Matt Chorley asks Iain Martin why he now thinks Downing Street might know what it is doing, Lucy Fisher explains why the Huawei decision is so controversial, and Jenni Russell warns of the coming crisis in Universal Credit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2020•43 min
Armando Iannucci
Matt Chorley asks the comedy genius about bringing back The Thick of It, sneaking into the US State Department, and his new space tourism series Avenue 5. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 23, 2020•29 min
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