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Why does Andy Burnham want to move part of Downing Street?
Jun 25, 2026
Unknown duration
Why does the Putney Pusher remain anonymous?
Jun 18, 2026
Unknown duration
What’s driving disorder in Belfast?
Jun 11, 2026
34m 40s
Who can actually afford to go to the World Cup?
Jun 4, 2026
36m 13s
Why is Pope Leo against AI?
May 28, 2026
32m 28s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/25/26 |  Why does Andy Burnham want to move part of Downing Street? | Why might Andy Burnham move part of the Downing Street operations to Manchester? What happened to maternity care across Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust? And can we adapt our cities to extreme heat?Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Ben Zaranko, Jessy Parker-Humphreys and Evan Moffitt as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day. **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok@theobserveruk.bsky.social on bluesky To find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  Why does the Putney Pusher remain anonymous? | Why are UK voters so anti-establishment? Why can’t we name the Putney Pusher suspect? And why is the government banning teenagers from having AI relationships? Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer’s Sarah Dear, Stephen Armstrong and Cat Neilan as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day. **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok@theobserveruk.bsky.social on bluesky Host: Jeevan VasagarProducer: Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Matt RussellTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 |  What’s driving disorder in Belfast?✨ | Belfast disorderWorld Cup entry issues+3 | John SimpsonHannah Schuller+1 | The Observer | BelfastUS+2 | BelfastWorld Cup+3 | — | 34m 40s | |
| 6/4/26 |  Who can actually afford to go to the World Cup?✨ | World Cupsports+4 | George SimmsJessica Hayden+1 | FIFA | IranUS | World CupFIFA+6 | — | 36m 13s | |
| 5/28/26 |  Why is Pope Leo against AI?✨ | AI dangersyouth issues+3 | John SimpsonJessy Parker Humphreys+1 | The ObserverAcast+1 | Britain | Pope LeoAI+5 | — | 32m 28s | |
| 5/21/26 |  Why has Married at First Sight UK been pulled off air?✨ | reality TVsafeguarding+5 | James TapperMadeleine Parr+1 | Married at First Sight UKThe Observer+1 | — | Married at First Sight UKsafeguarding+5 | — | 29m 29s | |
| 5/14/26 |  Who might challenge Keir Starmer’s leadership?✨ | Labour leadership contestKeir Starmer+5 | Stephen ArmstrongCat Neilan+1 | The ObserverAcast | — | Keir StarmerWes Streeting+6 | — | 37m 35s | |
| 5/7/26 |  How worried should we be about hantavirus?✨ | hantavirusUK politics+3 | Jon Ungoed-ThomasPoppy Bullard+1 | The Observer | EnglandWales+1 | hantavirusUK elections+5 | — | 27m 49s | |
| 5/1/26 |  How will Britain respond to a rise in anti-semitic terror attacks?✨ | anti-semitic violenceterror attacks+3 | Jeevan VasagarJess Hayden+1 | The ObserverAcast | Golders Green | anti-semitic terrorGolders Green+4 | — | 44m 00s | |
| 4/23/26 |  Is this the worst hay fever season yet?✨ | hay feverclimate change+3 | James TapperPoppy Bullard+1 | The Observer | IranUS+1 | hay feverclimate change+3 | — | 32m 32s | |
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| 4/16/26 |  Why are Trump and the Pope feuding?✨ | TrumpPope+5 | Cat NeilanJohn Simpson+1 | Pope LeoPresident Trump+2 | HungaryIran | TrumpPope+5 | — | 25m 56s | |
| 4/9/26 |  How dangerous is Anthropic’s new AI?✨ | AIspace exploration+4 | Patricia ClarkePhoebe Davis+1 | The ObserverAnthropic+2 | — | AnthropicAI model+5 | — | 32m 18s | |
| 4/2/26 |  Antisemitism and the return of Kanye West✨ | antisemitismKanye West+4 | Jessica HaydenAda Barumé+1 | NASAThe Observer+1 | — | antisemitismKanye West+5 | — | 31m 35s | |
| 3/27/26 |  How did a woman sue Meta and Google and win?✨ | AI chatbotsviolence against women+4 | Patricia ClarkeAndrew Butler+1 | MetaGoogle+1 | Ipswich Town | AIMeta+5 | — | 35m 22s | |
| 3/23/26 |  Who’s behind the arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances?✨ | arson attackanti-semitic attacks+4 | Stephen ArmstrongAda Barumé+1 | The ObserverAcast | UKIran+1 | arsonJewish charity+5 | — | 29m 20s | |
| 3/19/26 |  Does the US have plans for Cuba?✨ | CubaUS relations+3 | Evan MoffitElaine McCallig+1 | The Observer | CubaUS+1 | Cuba blackoutUS conflict+4 | — | 20m 17s | |
| 3/16/26 |  What’s behind the mass displacement of people in Lebanon?✨ | mass displacementLebanon+5 | Stephen ArmstrongHannah Schuller+1 | The ObserverNATO | LebanonIran+2 | Lebanondisplacement+6 | — | 27m 44s | |
| 3/12/26 |  What’s in the Mandelson files?✨ | Mandelson filesEpstein+5 | Vanessa ThorpeJon Ungoed-Thomas+1 | The ObserverLabour government | Dubai | MandelsonEpstein+5 | — | 33m 58s | |
| 3/9/26 |  Who is the new supreme leader of Iran?✨ | Iranoil prices+4 | Poppy BullardStephen Armstrong+1 | The ObserverPresident Donald Trump | Iran | supreme leaderIran+5 | — | 27m 06s | |
| 3/5/26 |  How is Shabana Mahmood shaking up the immigration and asylum system? | Why has the Home Secretary banned student visa applications for people from Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Cameroon? How will the recent conflict between the US and Iran impact the Men’s Football World Cup? How are senior members of the US army using religious language to bolster support for the conflict with Iran?Jasper Corbett is joined by The Observer’s Andrew Butler, Erica Wagner and Hannah Schuller, as they battle it out to see who can pitch the story that should lead the news.**We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok@theobserveruk.bsky.social on bluesky Host: Jasper CorbettProducer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Matt Russell and Jasper Corbett To find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/2/26 |  What’s next for Iran? | In this episode we discuss the US and Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend. How did the situation unfold and what are the wider ramifications for the region?Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s International Editor Steve Bloomfield, Narrative Editor Chloe Hadjimatheou and Middle East expert and author Jotam Confino. Subscribe to our newsletters HERE for a wide array of digital stories and columns straight from The Observer newsroom.Listen to Chloe Hadjimatheou’s Slow Newscast documentary on ‘The hunt for Iran's next Supreme Leader’ HERE.**We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok@theobserveruk.bsky.social on bluesky Host: Giles Whittell Producer: Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Casey MagloireTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/27/26 |  Who are the men taking their looks to dangerous extremes? | Politicians broke away from tradition and discussed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in Parliament this week - does this signal the end of deference? The number of people living in asylum hotels has dropped, but what’s behind this trend? Popular influencer Clavicular is the face of a growing community of looksmaxxers who are taking over the internet. What is looksmaxxing and why is it so popular? To battle out who can pitch the story that should lead the news, Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Whitehall Editor Cat Neilan, and two newcomers; writer, journalist and host of Sky News’ Trevor Phillips on Sunday, Sir Trevor Phillips, and award-winning documentary maker and journalist, Benjamin Zand. Read ‘Clavicular didn’t invent ‘looksmaxxing’ – gay men have been at it for a long time’ on The Observer website HERE.**We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok@theobserveruk.bsky.social on bluesky Host: Giles Whittell Producer: Casey Magloire and Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Casey MagloireTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/23/26 |  Has Russia launched World War 3? | What does a bomb explosion in the Ukrainian city of Lviv tell us about where Russia’s war in Ukraine might be going? How will the UK be affected by President Donald Trump’s new 15% global tariff? And what might be behind the killing of El Mencho, the most-wanted cartel boss in Mexico?Jasper Corbett is joined by The Observer’s Poppy Bullard, Elaine McCallig and Bex Sander as they battle it out to see who can pitch the story that should lead the news.Please come and see us this Thursday, the 26th of February, for the next The News Meeting Live: https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-8 **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok@theobserveruk.bsky.social on bluesky Host: Jasper CorbettProducer: Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Casey MagloireTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/19/26 |  The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor | Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew the Duke of York, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.In this episode, Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Political Editor Rachel Sylvester, Home Affairs Editor John Simpson and Professor of the History of Monarchy at City, University of London, Anna Whitelock. They discuss the details of the arrest, possible fallout and impact on the Monarchy. Join us at the next The News Meeting Live on Thursday, the 26th of February: https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-8 **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok@theobserveruk.bsky.social on bluesky Host: Giles Whittell Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Jasper CorbettTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/16/26 |  Did Russia poison opposition leader Alexei Navalny? | Why are Britain and its European allies backing the conclusion that the Kremlin poisoned Alexei Navalny? What’s driving a growing measles outbreak in London? And why is the UK’s top military official framing rearmament as a moral necessity?Jasper Corbett is joined by The Observer’s Hannah Schuller, Phoebe Davis and Francisco Garcia as they battle it out to see who can pitch the story that should lead the news.Please come and see us at the next The News Meeting Live on Thursday, the 26th of February: https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-8 **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok@theobserveruk.bsky.social on bluesky Host: Jasper CorbettProducer: Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Casey MagloireTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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