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This is the Dad Bod Pod hosted by Matt & Jamie featuring special guests from Fantasy Football league Dad Bods. Special thanks to: Zach, our editor, for helping us get great content out the door each and every week. Our listeners (the best in the world) for their continued support and feedback. Ideas for future pods always carefully and gratefully considered. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dad-bod-pod/support
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Comedian, Broadcaster (and former political adviser) Matt Forde presents The Political Party, the show where renowned politicians and experts open up and give their most honest, revealing and often hilarious answers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Not So Nice! Theatre Company presents To Be Taboo! With Matthew Attwood, Grace Baker and Eleanor Tate. Come and take a peak into the hectic lives of three friends trying to make it in the industry... and podcasting. It's a process guys.
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Darren Jones - Budget Special This is a cracker. A full Budget briefing from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury which includes some excellent breakfast chat. SEE Matt at on tour until March 2025, including his extra dates at The Bloomsbury Theatre: https://www.mattforde.com/live-shows 2024 6 November: Exeter, Phoenix 8 November: Tunbridge Wells, T…
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One of our most gifted political writers reflects on the death of Alex Salmond and the current state of Scottish politics. This is engrossing from the very first second. SUBSCRIBE to the Ponsonby and Massie podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ponsonby-and-massie-podcast/id1749779794 SEE Matt at on tour until March 2025, including his…
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Sir Graham Brady What's it like telling a Prime Minister their time is up? Sir Graham chaired the 1922 Committee throughout the tenure of five Conservative Prime Ministers. In this entertaining interview he tells us what those private moments with them were like and how each of them used their power differently. This is the thrilling inside account…
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Thangam Debbonaire Thangam is one of the brightest stars of the Labour movement. As Shadow Culture Secretary she was all set to command the brief in government. But things didn't go to plan. On 4 July, Thangam lost Bristol Central to the Green Party. A classically trained cellist. Thangam has a range of life experience. She's one of the most charis…
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Pam Duncan-Glancy Pam is the Shadow Education and Skills Secretary in Scotland. She's only been an MSP for four years but has already made a huge impact. Her life story is fascinating, as is her route into politics. As the first permanent wheelchair user in Holyrood, she has to overcome daily challenges in order to do her job. Pam is an optimist an…
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To the IR: The League of Extraordinarily Injured Gentleman
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The pod returns and the commish dishes on the state of the state, everyone being injured, a surprising number of vasectomies, and the cutting edge new sidecar guillotine league. Everyone can still make the playoffs! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dad-bod-pod/support…
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Iain McNicol This. Is. Class. Iain was General Secretary of the Labour Party from 2011 to 2018. He tells us what it was like having to run the party during the most tumultuous time in its history. You'll be hanging on his every word. SEE Matt at on tour until March 2025, including his 2 extra dates at The Bloomsbury Theatre: https://www.mattforde.c…
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S02 EP1: Alright I ate someone else's dinner!
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Not So Nice! Theatre Company presents To Be Taboo! With Matthew Attwood, Grace Baker and Eleanor Tate. Come and take a peak into the hectic lives of three friends trying to make it in the industry... and podcasting. It's a process guys. We're back for Season 2! On this episode we talk about Grace's dinner etiquette, Matt cruising in the 'Shaggin' W…
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Siobhan Baillie What's it like to lose your seat after one term, when your political career was really starting to flourish? Siobhan was the MP for Stroud and had worked hard to do the job properly. But that experience was cut short in July. As well as opening up about the emotional impact of losing the seat, Siobhan has clear ideas about what impr…
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Emma Revell What does a Thatcherite think tank do when the Tories are out of office? Emma Revell from the Centre for Policy Studies briefs us on what's next for one of Britain's most influential organisations. Plus... why being a Lib Dem first is becoming a right of passage... SEE Matt at on tour until March 2025: https://www.mattforde.com/live-sho…
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Oh no. God no. Anything but that. Jamie drops a solo pod. Look what you made me do. We can only hope this never happens again. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dad-bod-pod/support
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Murdo Fraser - Scottish Conservative Leadership Special What's next for the Conservatives in the UK and in Scotland? Murdo Fraser wants to lead the party into the Holyrood election in 2026. But what's a realistic ambition for them and how do they make a case for conservative values and policies at such a challenging time? PLUS... a brilliant story …
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Jamie and Seth give the league post-draft grades as a final content drip until our football drought is over. Chiefs vs Ravens tomorrow. Let's go! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dad-bod-pod/support
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Show 353. Sarah Brown: LIVE at the Edinburgh Festival
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Sarah lived in Downing Street for the entirety of the last Labour government. What is the role of a political spouse? Why doesn't the UK formalise the role? More importantly, what was Sarah and Gordon's first date like? This is the hilarious inside story of what it was like living on Britian's most famous street for 13 years. WATCH the goal that Go…
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Coming to you live from Cville, Matt & Jamie drop a little draft teaser to kick off season 7. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dad-bod-pod/support
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Show 352. Jacob Rees-Mogg: LIVE at the Edinburgh Festival
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Jacob Rees-Mogg: LIVE at the Edinburgh Festival After an earthquake of an election for Jacob and the Conservatives, what does the future hold? Jacob Rees-Mogg opens up on why the Tories lost, how they can win again and whether he'll stand next time. Plus... how does he stay so trim? His diet tips may surprise you... SEE Matt on tour until March 202…
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Show 351. Anas Sarwar: LIVE at the Edinburgh Festival
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After Labour's stunning general election victory. Anas Sarwar is on the brink of becoming First Minister. But what would Labour do if they won in Scotland? And more importantly, will Anas be getting a makeover? SEE Matt at the Edinburgh Festival in August and on tour until March 2025: https://www.mattforde.com/live-shows 2024 31 July - 25 August: E…
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James Frith JUST ANNOUNCED: Come and see The Political Party LIVE at the Edinburgh Festival with the following guests: 13 August: Anas Sarwar 18 August: Jacob Rees-Mogg 19 August: Sarah Brown Tickets: https://www.mattforde.com/live-shows James won the Bury North seat for Labour in 2017. He lost it in 2019 by just 105 votes. A few weeks ago James wo…
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Toby Perkins Toby won his Chesterfield seat for the fifth time at the recent general election. But how did he retain his seat throughout Labour's darkest years when colleagues around him were losing theirs? One of the most likeable MPs in the Commons was a Shadow Minister but didn't get appointed to the frontbench after the election. He talks openl…
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Jovan Owusu-Nepaul Jovan is already a political star and he's only in his 20s. A former Labour staffer, he tells the inside story of what it was like standing against Nigel Farage in Clacton. This is about so much more than what happened in one seat. This is about what sort of country we want to be and how we get there. You are listening to someone…
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Shama Tatler Shama was the Labour candidate in Chingford and Woodford Green and almost unseated Iain Duncan Smith just a few weeks ago. Had it not been for an independent candidate standing in the seat, Shama would almost certainly have won. Shama describes her experience in full, including the abuse she faced and the misinformation spread about he…
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Anthony Mangnall Anthony was one of the stars of the Election 24 Series. A former adviser to William Hague, he'd been the Conservative MP for Totnes since 2019. On 4 July he lost his seat to the Lib Dems. In this candid and hilarious interview, he reflects on defeat and reveals what advice he gave his successor. SEE Matt at the Edinburgh Festival i…
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Election 24 Special, Finale with Lauren Edwards
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Election 24 Season Finale with Lauren Edwards It's all over, but how did all our guests do? You're about to find out with the Political Party Results Service. We couldn't end the series without catching up with one of our guests, so let's grab a pint of CAMRA approved real ale and a big back of pork scratchings and sit down with Lauren Edwards, who…
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Election 24, Episode 32 It's Polling Day! Soak up the final day of the election in style with one last tour of the campaign. Today's candidates are: Ian Murray, Labour, Edinburgh South @IanMurrayMP https://linktr.ee/ianmurraymp Tom Tugendhat, Conservative, Tonbridge @TomTugendhat https://www.tomtugendhat.org/ Uma Kumaran, Labour, Stratford and Bow …
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Election 24, Episode 31 It's Political Christmas Eve! One of the most magical days in the political calendar. The Battlebus picks up pace as we sprint towards the finish. Today's candidates are: Jonathan Ashworth, Labour, Leicester South @JonAshworth https://www.facebook.com/JonAshworth Abi McGuire, Independent, Wells and Mendip Hills @Abi4MP https…
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Election 24, Episode 30 It's a passionate and energetic day on the podcast as Polling Day becomes visible on the horizon. Enjoy a refreshing glass of rosé but remember, no smoking on the Battlebus! Today's candidates are: Danielle Newson, Lib Dem, Sussex Weald @LibDemDanielle https://www.wealdenlibdems.org.uk/ Julie Marson, Conservative, Hertford a…
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Election 24, Episode 29 Today's episode is best enjoyed with some fine wine. And a pint of ale. And a Sunday roast. Today's candidates are: Steve Reed, Labour, Streatham and Croydon North @SteveReedMP https://www.stevereedmp.co.uk/ Tom Pridham, Conservative, Battersea @tom_pridham https://www.wandsworthconservatives.co.uk/people/tom-pridham Helen B…
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Election 24, Episode 28 We're trying to collect them all! The political Pokémon challenge continues with four more candidates: Oliver Ryan, Labour, Burnley @OliverRyanUK https://www.oliverryan.org.uk/ Sharmen Rahman, Green, Leicester South @sharmen_r https://leicester.greenparty.org.uk/ Lauren Edwards, Labour, Rochester and Strood @LaurenREdwards h…
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