The New Statesman Podcast

The New Statesman Podcast

Hosted by Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn · The New Statesman

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65Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
1,493
Episodes
638
Transcribed
932
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2013
First episode

About The New Statesman Podcast

Helping you make sense of politics – every week. Anoosh Chakelian and the New Statesman team bring you sharp reporting, clear analysis and thoughtful conversations to help you understand what’s really going on in Westminster and beyond. The New Statesman is Britain’s leading source of news and commentary on politics and culture with a progressive perspective. On The Politics Show, our journalists and expert guests cut through the noise of the headlines to explain the forces shaping our world. From the battles inside the Labour Party to the future of the Conservatives, from the rise of Reform UK to the debates that dominate Parliament, we provide the clarity you need to follow UK politics. -- START HERE: ▶︎ Kemi Badenoch isn't working | Cover Story with Tom McTague (https://pod.fo/e/300fc1) ▶︎ Do billionaires really benefit the UK? (https://pod.fo/e/2cce68) ▶︎ One year of Labour rule: can things still only get better? (https://pod.fo/e/2f536d) -- LISTEN AD-FREE: 📱Download and subscribe in the New Statesman app (https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp) to enjoy all our episodes without the ads. -- MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN: ❓ Ask a question (https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us) - we answer them on the podcast every Friday ⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter (https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe) in your inbox every morning ✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing (http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe) via email every Saturday -- Hosts: Anoosh Chakelian Regular contributors and co-hosts: Tom McTague, Editor-in-chief Ailbhe Rea, Political editor Production team: Senior podcast producer: Catharine Hughes Podcast and video producer: Rob Le Mare Assistant producer: Biba Kang Executive producer: Chris Stone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher
The New Statesman
Category
news · news · society & culture
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
2 Apr 2013
Latest episode
6 Nov 2026
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638 of 1,493 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Nigel Farage is losing the far right

  2. 5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Burnham's Ten-Year-Plan

  3. 4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    US midterms: Democrats flip the House and Senate

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Nigel Farage is losing the far right

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah. So can we let's just briefly sort of can you just sum up for for people who are watching this? You know, what do you think is the kind of the fundamental ideology of restore and how does it differ then from reform? Is it simply... this question of deportations or is it something sort of broader? […]

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Who has been a guest on The New Statesman Podcast

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  • Ailbhe Rea
  • Tom Mctague
  • Ashley Koning
  • Ben Walker
  • Oli Dugmore

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4.5 / 5
84 ratings
Spotify
4.5 / 5
848 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

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Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn host the show. Published by The New Statesman.

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The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does The New Statesman Podcast take guests?

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