Where Politics Meets History
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169. Paperback Fighter
Oct 16, 2026
56m 39s
168. Oil Be Back
Oct 13, 2026
1h 00m 08s
167. Rage de France
Oct 9, 2026
1h 05m 10s
166. Kemistry
Oct 6, 2026
47m 26s
165. Once, Twice, Three Times a Lock
Oct 1, 2026
1h 09m 31s
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- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · PoliticsHOME#3713K to 68K
- 🇸🇦SA · Politics#68256 to 1.4K
- 🇩🇰DK · Politics#12364 to 337
- 🇮🇪Ireland · Politics#12958 to 305
- 🇹🇭TH · Politics#12958 to 305
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45K to 239K🇬🇧96%🇸🇦2% - Active Followers
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25K to 131K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/16/26 | 169. Paperback Fighter | Iain and Tessa speak about Sally Rooney's books being withdrawn from the UK over her Palestine Action support, whether the SNP will be able to secure a second independence referendum, President Trump's online posting and more!Stay connected with us on Instagram @WherePoliticsMeetsHistory and on X @WherePolitics. You can also follow @IainDale and @DrTessaDunlop. | 56m 39s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 | 168. Oil Be Back | Iain and Tessa talk Andy Burnham rethinking our relationship with the EU, what President Trump is up to with Russian diesel, Russian interference in our politics and more! | 1h 00m 08s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 | 167. Rage de France | Iain and Tessa talk Kemi Badenoch's speech, Iain's experiences in Birmingham, protests in France and more! | 1h 05m 10s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 | 166. Kemistry | Iain and Tessa talk Tory conference and Kemi's 'right way', the Greens voting that Zionism is racism, French protests and more.Stay connected with us on Instagram @WherePoliticsMeetsHistory and on X @WherePolitics. You can also follow @IainDale and @DrTessaDunlop. | 47m 26s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 | 165. Once, Twice, Three Times a Lock | Iain and Tessa dive into Andy Burnham's speech, (Tessa makes a comparison with Winston Churchill!), the death penalty and Christa Pike - and they get a little introspective. Do they argue too much? | 1h 09m 31s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 | 164. When the Orange Order Goes Marching In | Iain and Tessa have a special guest in the first section of the podcast: Tessa's long suffering Mum! They discuss the marching crisis in Portadown, the Republic of Ireland's football match with Israel, the Labour Party conference and a likely election. Plus a spectacular row breaks out over GDP figures! | 1h 03m 42s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 | 163. I'm All Piers | Iain and Tessa discuss Piers Morgan suing Earl Spencer, Trump vs the media, anti-migration protests... and what Tessa found in her boxes of champagne! | 56m 24s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 | 162. Don't Lose Your Ed (Sheeran) | Iain and Tessa talk Ed Sheeran being dragged into politics, King Charles vs Earl Spencer, who's followed Tessa on Twitter and more!Stay connected with us on Instagram @WherePoliticsMeetsHistory and on X @WherePolitics. You can also follow @IainDale and @DrTessaDunlop. | 45m 46s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 | 161. Let's Spence the night together | It's Spencer vs Windsor in this week's episode of the pod! With the palace alleging Earl Spencer has been BLINDED by grief, Tess has a different assessment...Also on the menu: Could Canada join the EU? Is Ed Sheeran in a fuss over nothing? Meghan Markle's whatsapp chats?Plus Iain and Tessa even manage to make it a whole segment without bickering, isn't that nice. Not to mention the 104 year old woman who spent the night with Tessa, and of course Iain banging on about another speaking engagement or something. | 49m 53s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | 160. Gordon Brown, never a frown | Tessa and Iain discuss Gordon Brown's ideas around civic duty, Reform UK's record-breaking £72 million donations - and whether childcare really should be funded by the state.And - Iain will discover what is really in Tessa's surprise box.Stay connected with us on Instagram @WherePoliticsMeetsHistory and on X @WherePolitics. You can also follow @IainDale and @DrTessaDunlop. | 54m 20s | ||||||
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| 9/10/26 | 159. The Chatanooga Gee Pee Tee | ChatGPT is coming for our jobs, Ed Milliband causes uproar in Israel and Iain has been in bed with Vanessa Feltz! See if you can count how many times Tessa threatens to replace Iain with AI...WARNING: Iain has also been given his driving license back, do stay safe out there listeners.Stay connected with us on Instagram @WherePoliticsMeetsHistory and on X @WherePolitics. You can also follow @IainDale and @DrTessaDunlop. | 56m 51s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | politicshistory+3 | — | Reform partyAfD+1 | — | politicshistory+3 | — | 52m 50s | ||
| 9/4/26 | Bayeux Tapestrypolitics+3 | — | Bayeux Tapestry | HolbornSt Pancras | Bayeux TapestryZia Yusuf+5 | — | 43m 54s | ||
| 9/1/26 | politicspopulism+5 | — | Germany’s AfDDolly Parton | LondonEast Germany | Kemi BadenochJames Cleverly+5 | — | 54m 22s | ||
| 8/28/26 | businessfood industry+3 | Wilfred Emmanuel Jones | The Black Farmer | Russia | NEETssalmonella+3 | — | 49m 34s | ||
| 8/25/26 | defectorsU-turns+3 | — | Where Politics Meets HistoryInstagram | — | defectorsU-turns+3 | — | 43m 11s | ||
| 8/21/26 | Harry and MeghanJason Arday+3 | — | Reform UK | — | HarryMeghan+5 | — | 53m 27s | ||
| 8/18/26 | Carer's Allowancesocial care+3 | — | — | — | Carer's Allowancesocial care sector+3 | — | 53m 53s | ||
| 8/14/26 | FarageClacton+4 | — | Reform UK | Clacton | FarageClacton+5 | — | 39m 31s | ||
| 8/11/26 | Edinburgh Fringeprisons problem+3 | — | — | EdinburghEdinburgh Fringe | EdinburghFringe+5 | — | 1h 01m 10s | ||
| 8/7/26 | controversypolitics+3 | — | CambridgeTory Crewkerne | Welsh | Jason ArdayCambridge+3 | — | 52m 31s | ||
| 8/4/26 | 148. In the (Farage) Navy | Iain and Tessa talk Jacqui Smith's wedding, the political crisis over migrants arriving in Ceuta, the Danube river drying out (and its history) and more!Stay connected with us on Instagram @WherePoliticsMeetsHistory and on X @WherePolitics. You can also follow @IainDale and @DrTessaDunlop. | 47m 25s | ||||||
| 7/31/26 | 147. Drought and About | Iain and Tessa talk wildfires, climate anxiety, reservoirs, Kemi Badenoch's views on net zero and more!Stay connected with us on Instagram @WherePoliticsMeetsHistory and on X @WherePolitics. You can also follow @IainDale and @DrTessaDunlop. | 1h 09m 40s | ||||||
| 7/28/26 | 146. Social Careless Whisper | Tessa's on holiday - Natasha Clark's back! Iain and Natasha mull over how Andy Burnham might change the social care system, attempts from recent history to change that system, how sacked Cabinet ministers are feeling about the new government, whether the new PM can cut welfare - and more!Stay connected with us on Instagram @WherePoliticsMeetsHistory and on X @WherePolitics. You can also follow @IainDale and @DrTessaDunlop. | 49m 43s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 | 145. Who Wants to Tax a Millionaire? | Iain and Tessa discuss the millionaires wanting to pay more tax, ministers moving up north, reusing your shower water... and more!Stay connected with us on Instagram @WherePoliticsMeetsHistory and on X @WherePolitics. You can also follow @IainDale and @DrTessaDunlop. | 51m 05s | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | politicshistory+3 | — | Downing Street | — | Andy BurnhamDowning Street+3 | — | 58m 38s | ||
| 7/17/26 | FalklandsKeir Starmer+4 | — | — | Falklands | FalklandsKeir Starmer+4 | — | 50m 49s | ||
| 7/14/26 | murder investigationpolitical friendship+4 | — | — | — | Ann Widdecombemurder investigation+3 | — | 50m 01s | ||
| 7/10/26 | politicshistory+3 | — | Mail | — | FarageCount Binface+5 | — | 53m 24s | ||
| 7/7/26 | politicscurrent events+3 | — | — | EnglandMexico | Nigel FarageEngland+4 | — | 42m 47s | ||
| 7/3/26 | America at 250Nigel Farage+3 | Tessa Dunlop | — | America | AmericaNigel Farage+5 | — | 1h 01m 40s | ||
| 6/30/26 | politicstaxation+3 | — | — | — | Andy Burnhamtax returns+3 | — | 59m 11s | ||
| 6/26/26 | climate changepolitics+3 | — | — | — | climate changeKemi Badenoch+3 | — | 59m 35s | ||
| 6/23/26 | Keir Starmerresignation+3 | — | — | — | Keir Starmerresignation+3 | — | 1h 01m 29s | ||
| 6/19/26 | politicselections+4 | — | — | MakerfieldTudor England | Andy BurnhamMakerfield+5 | — | 55m 55s | ||
| 6/11/26 | interviewNorthern Ireland unrest+3 | Rory Stewart | BBC | Northern IrelandEngland | Rory StewartNorthern Ireland+3 | — | 59m 42s | ||
| 6/9/26 | historypolitics+3 | — | BBC | — | MalthusBill Clinton+4 | — | 54m 57s | ||
| 6/5/26 | social divisionpolitics+4 | — | — | CanadaBritain+3 | Nigel FarageElon Musk+6 | — | 56m 48s | ||
| 6/2/26 | drones in warfareUkraine war+3 | — | Reform UKMandelson | Ukraine | droneswarfare+4 | — | 57m 53s | ||
| 5/29/26 | youth joblessnesspolitical conversation+3 | — | — | — | youth unemploymentTony Blair+3 | — | 46m 36s | ||
| 5/26/26 | SNP scandalpolitical history+3 | — | SNP | — | SNPPeter Murrell+5 | — | 1h 00m 38s | ||
| 5/22/26 | net migrationUK history+3 | — | — | UK | migrationUK+3 | — | 59m 48s | ||
| 5/19/26 | Brexit debateUK politics+3 | — | — | — | BrexitWes Streeting+3 | — | 58m 07s | ||
| 5/15/26 | politicscurrent events+3 | Natasha Clark | — | — | BurnhamStreeting+4 | — | 48m 21s | ||
| 5/12/26 | local electionsKeir Starmer+3 | Duncan Dunlop | — | Scotland | Keir Starmerlocal elections+3 | — | 56m 15s | ||
| 5/8/26 | election resultspolitical analysis+4 | — | — | Britain | election resultsNigel Farage+4 | — | 31m 32s | ||
| 5/8/26 | politicshistory+4 | — | Plaid Cymru | — | Nigel FarageChristopher Harborne+4 | — | 1h 04m 28s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Twitter anticsliberalism+3 | — | — | — | Zack PolanskiTwitter+4 | — | 50m 45s | ||
| 4/30/26 | King's state visitJewish community safety+2 | — | SNP | United StatesUK | Kingstate visit+3 | — | 1h 02m 40s | ||
| 4/27/26 | King's safetyWhite House Correspondent's dinner+3 | Tessa | — | Washington | King's safetyWhite House Correspondent's dinner+3 | — | 58m 36s | ||
| 4/24/26 | Westminster psychodramapolitical history+3 | — | Labour | — | Westminsterpsychodrama+5 | — | 1h 00m 49s | ||
| 4/21/26 | Keir StarmerMandelson+3 | — | — | — | Keir StarmerMandelson+3 | — | 54m 36s | ||
| 4/17/26 | political crisisreading decline+3 | — | — | Westminster | politicsMandelson+4 | — | 49m 25s | ||
| 4/14/26 | wargender+4 | — | — | Strait of HormuzHungary | wargender+5 | — | 1h 00m 17s | ||
| 4/10/26 | ceasefireIran+3 | — | — | HungaryIran | ceasefireIran+4 | — | 52m 43s | ||
| 4/7/26 | Trump's social mediaPutinism+3 | — | — | — | TrumpPutin+3 | — | 50m 52s | ||
| 4/3/26 | US visitIran war+3 | — | — | US | KingUS visit+3 | — | 56m 41s | ||
| 3/31/26 | HouthisBBC+3 | — | BBCHouthis | — | HouthisBBC+3 | — | 59m 21s | ||
| 3/27/26 | enthronementPope Joan+4 | — | — | IranAsia | Dame Sarah MullallyPope Joan+5 | — | 57m 35s | ||
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Chart history for Where Politics Meets History
Peaked at #37 in United Kingdom, currently #37 in United Kingdom.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| SA | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #85 | #85 | — |
| HK | — | #114 | #114 | — |
| AE | — | #119 | #119 | — |
| Denmark | — | #123 | #123 | — |
| Ireland | — | #129 | #129 | — |
| TH | — | #129 | #129 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #172 | #172 | — |
| South Africa | — | #190 | #190 | — |
Chart Positions
10 placements across 9 markets.
Chart Positions
10 placements across 9 markets.