Pod Save the UK
By Crooked Media
Pod Save the UK is your weekly fix of political news, big ideas and a shot of inspiration. Each week hosts, comedian Nish Kumar and journalist Coco Khan are joined by politicians, experts, and famous friends to unpick the latest news, look for solutions, and inspire action. From Crooked Media – the creators of Pod Save America – in partnership with Reduced Listening, tune in to new episodes of Pod Save the UK every Thursday wherever you pod.
Latest episode
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Nish and Coco spill the tea: your questions answered
As Parliament sits for Easter Recess, Nish and Coco dive into the PSUK mailbag to answer your burning questions. -
Trump’s Tariffs: are you feeling liberated?
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Waiting For The Apocalypse: tariffs, food security and the right to protest
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Austerity 2.0: can Reeves cut her way to growth?
First the good news: we might just manage to build a lot of new houses. And the bad news? Millions of people will be worse off and about fifty thousand children will be pushed into poverty by welfare reform. Nish and Coco unpack Rachel Reeves’ Sprin… -
Welfare cuts: are Labour copying Tory homework?
After weeks of speculation, Liz Kendall has confirmed what benefits are to be axed in order to save £5 billion from the welfare bill - but at what cost for sick and disabled people? Keir Starmer says the rising benefit bill is “devastating for publi… -
A true story of money, Mafia & the Vatican (Shadow Kingdom Episode 1)
Today we're excited to bring you the first episode of Shadow Kingdom: God's Banker. In the summer of 1982, the Vatican’s top money man was found dead. Roberto Calvi was at the center of a prolific money laundering scheme that put him in the crosshair… -
Welfare, Warehouses and Playlist Diplomacy
We’ll start with the good news - Reform UK appears to be imploding. Nigel Farage has had a wildly public fallout with (now former) Reform MP Rupert Lowe, who was stripped of his whip and investigated by the police over alleged workplace bullying and … -
Keir Starmer - the unlikely leader of the free world?
A shouting match in the Oval Office probably should have been on everyone’s Trump 25 bingo card - but the extraordinary breakdown in relations between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy shocked the world. Keir Starmer rolled up his sleeves and spen… -
Dear Donald: Can Starmer Tame Trump? w/ Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey
War - what is it good for? Absolutely nothing. But this week we found out that defending the UK from it is going to cost us a lot of money. And the losers will be the world's poorest people - the money for Britain's boosted defence budget will come f… -
Trump’s plan for “Peace” in Ukraine only pleases Putin + The Politics of Modern Love
As Europe looks on in disbelief, Donald Trump has been throwing his geopolitical weight around. A monumental meeting with Russia to discuss ending the war in Ukraine was held without Ukraine or Europe.Trump then branded Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zel…