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- 🇬🇧GB · Politics#26100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · Politics#1165K to 30K
- 🇩🇪DE · Politics#1715K to 30K
- 🇰🇷KR · Politics#2130K to 100K
- 🇯🇵JP · Politics#3830K to 100K
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Andy Burnham: our next Prime Minister?
Jun 19, 2026
Unknown duration
How will the under-16s social media ban work?
Jun 15, 2026
Unknown duration
Can politicians bring calm to Belfast?
Jun 12, 2026
33m 15s
The defence secretary quits with ‘blistering’ criticism of Starmer
Jun 11, 2026
12m 14s
Zelenskyy: Putin is ‘playing games’ with Trump
Jun 9, 2026
25m 58s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/19/26 | Andy Burnham: our next Prime Minister? | Andy Burnham will return to Westminster as an MP, and potential challenger to Keir Starmer, after decisively beating Reform UK to win the Makerfield byelection. Kiran Stacey and Jessica Elgot chat through what happens next. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod | — | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | How will the under-16s social media ban work? | Keir Starmer has announced his social media ban for under-16s. The proposals are tougher than expected, and include a ban on major apps such as TikTok, Instagram, X, Snapchat, YouTube and Facebook. Plus, the Makerfield byelection is on Thursday. How will team Starmer be preparing for a potential Andy Burnham win?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | Can politicians bring calm to Belfast?✨ | Belfastpolitics+3 | Jessica Elgot | The Guardian | Belfast | Belfastpoliticians+4 | — | 33m 15s | |
| 6/11/26 | The defence secretary quits with ‘blistering’ criticism of Starmer✨ | defencepolitics+3 | Kiran Stacey | The Guardiangovernment | — | defence secretaryresignation+5 | — | 12m 14s | |
| 6/9/26 | Zelenskyy: Putin is ‘playing games’ with Trump✨ | UkraineRussia+4 | Volodymyr Zelenskyy | The Guardian | EuropeLondon | ZelenskyyPutin+6 | — | 25m 58s | |
| 6/8/26 | Is Keir Starmer in his ‘legacy’ era?✨ | Keir Starmerpolitical legacy+4 | — | EUThe Guardian | — | Keir Starmerlegacy+4 | — | 17m 16s | |
| 6/4/26 | On the byelection campaign trail with Andy Burnham✨ | byelectionLabour party+4 | Andy Burnham | Labour partyThe Guardian | MakerfieldWigan+1 | byelectionAndy Burnham+5 | — | 30m 18s | |
| 6/1/26 | New Mandelson files: how embarrassing are they?✨ | Mandelson filesUK politics+3 | — | The Guardian | — | Mandelsonemails+4 | — | 21m 19s | |
| 5/28/26 | Tony Blair and the battle for Labour’s soul✨ | Labour PartyTony Blair+4 | Luke Tryl | More in CommonLabour | Makerfield | Tony BlairLabour leadership+4 | — | 31m 32s | |
| 5/25/26 | The byelection, Wes Streeting and Europe: your questions answered✨ | byelectionpolitics+4 | Kiran Stacey | ReformEU | MakerfieldUK | byelectionAndy Burnham+7 | — | 23m 55s | |
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| 5/24/26 | Stateside with Kai and Carter – Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished✨ | abortionUS Supreme Court+3 | Carter ShermanDr Angel Foster | Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access ProjectThe Guardian | US | abortion pillsUS Supreme Court+3 | — | 42m 35s | |
| 5/22/26 | Wes Streeting: ‘Andy Burnham doesn’t live rent free in my head’ – podcast✨ | politicsLabour party+3 | Wes Streeting | Keir StarmerLabour+1 | — | Wes StreetingAndy Burnham+5 | — | 39m 04s | |
| 5/18/26 | Andy Burnham’s first election hurdle: Brexit | Andy Burnham may already be facing a tricky obstacle in his push to return to Westminster. Past comments about rejoining the EU have come back to haunt him, particularly given that the Makerfield constituency voted overwhelmingly to leave in the Brexit referendum. Plus, Wes Streeting has confirmed he will stand in any leadership contest, raising fresh questions about where all this leaves Keir Starmer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod | — | ||||||
| 5/17/26 | NEW: Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ – Stateside with Kai and Carter | The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when they ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states can’t consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase majority Black districts, sparking chaos for the midterm elections. Kai Wright talks with Stacey Abrams, voting rights activist and former Georgia house minority leader, about the fallout from the decision, and why, even now, she thinks the way forward is still through engaging more voters to participate in democracy: “They have fractured communities and said we’re going to scatter these seeds. Our job is to grow.”. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod | — | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | Is Andy Burnham about to return to Westminster? | Andy Burnham has announced he will attempt to return to Westminster after the Labour MP Josh Simons said he will vacate his Makerfield seat in order for Burnham to run in a byelection. It follows a day of breaking news in which the health secretary, Wes Streeting, resigned, saying he has lost confidence in the prime minister, and Angela Rayner announced she had been cleared by the HMRC. Where does this leave Keir Starmer, the leadership of the Labour party, and the country?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod | — | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | Labour plotters v stubborn Starmer: will he resign? – Today in Focus: The Latest | Tensions are running high in Westminster as Keir Starmer has told his cabinet he’s not going anywhere. But with several ministers quitting the government, and more than 80 MPs calling for him to go, how much longer has he got? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod | — | ||||||
| 5/11/26 | A messy day for Starmer: is Labour ungovernable? | Keir Starmer kicked off the day with a speech aimed at persuading MPs against launching any kind of leadership challenge. By lunchtime, Angela Rayner was speaking at the CWU conference calling for Andy Burnham to return. In the afternoon the list of MPs calling on him to resign was slowly creeping up but no challenge has materialised. Why is the Labour party in such a muddle over Starmer?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod | — | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | Reform UK gains at Labour’s expense in local elections✨ | local electionsLabour Party+4 | — | LabourReform UK+2 | London | local electionsLabour+5 | — | 33m 29s | |
| 5/4/26 | Can the Greens and Reform win big in London? podcast✨ | local electionspolitical parties+4 | — | The Guardian | HackneyBromley | GreensReform UK+5 | — | 34m 02s | |
| 4/30/26 | Will Reform dominate the local and devolved elections?✨ | local electionsdevolved elections+5 | Prof Rob Ford | LabourGreens+1 | EnglandLondon+2 | local electionsdevolved elections+8 | — | 34m 14s | |
| 4/27/26 | Will this be another nightmare week for Keir Starmer?✨ | Keir StarmerLabour Party+3 | — | LabourThe Guardian | — | Keir StarmerMorgan McSweeney+5 | — | 33m 01s | |
| 4/23/26 | Has Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins backfired?✨ | politicsUK government+4 | Kiran Stacey | The Guardian | — | Keir StarmerOlly Robbins+4 | — | 35m 08s | |
| 4/20/26 | Judgment day for Starmer?✨ | Keir StarmerPeter Mandelson+3 | — | The Guardian | UKUS | Keir StarmerPeter Mandelson+3 | — | 25m 40s | |
| 4/16/26 | Is Keir Starmer ‘complacent’ on defence?✨ | defence fundingLabour Party+3 | — | LabourThe Guardian | — | Keir Starmerdefence funding+5 | — | 30m 11s | |
| 4/13/26 | Hormuz, Hungary and the UK shifting closer to the EU✨ | Hungary politicsUK-EU relations+4 | — | The Guardian | HungaryUK+2 | Viktor OrbánKeir Starmer+6 | — | 20m 04s | |
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Chart Positions
43 placements across 38 markets.
Chart Positions
43 placements across 38 markets.