On the Couch

About On the Couch

Love politics? And psychology? And relationships? Then lie back and listen to Politics On the Couch, where broadcaster and psychotherapist Lucy Beresford chats to senior figures from the world of politics and international current affairs, for a deep dive into the relationships making the headlines today and to explore the psychology of political life.

Publisher

Politics On the Couch

Category

news · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 May 2022

Latest episode

2 May 2024

Latest episodes

1 of 48 episodes have a transcript.

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   2 May 2024TRANSCRIPT

   On the Couch: Steve Baker

   On this episode, Lucy Beresford speaks to Steve Baker MP about his mental health, the current dangers facing MPs in their constituencies and what the government can do to improve the nation's mental health.

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   21 Dec 2023

   On the Couch: Ali Miraj

   Lucy speaks to Ali Miraj, financier and political commentator, about 2023, what went wrong for Rishi Sunak and why he needs to stand up to the right of the party.

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   7 Dec 2023

   On the Couch: Dawn Neesom

   On this episode, Lucy speaks to Dawn Neesom, GB News presenter and former editor of the Daily Star, about the Covid inquiry and the stories we tell ourselves about what happened during the pandemic.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

63,506

Score snapshot 3 Jul 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 18 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

1

Social presence

0

YouTube

63

Engagement

27

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