Best Andy Bungay Chiminea Productions Podcasts (2024)

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26: Graham Stevens on Farage, Social Media, Art, Therapy... 46:42

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With Leonie and Mal elsewhere , Graham and I started with Farage's pitch to Gen Z , which has also been the focus of dietary fixation and a national sports week , and a broader discussion about those bits of experience where politics gives way to art and therapy but lingers. More on Graham's work : https://www.centrepompidou.fr/fr/offre-aux-profess…

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25: Saturday 16th June: Elections Special ? 59:44

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This weekends' News Review is is now up considerign the week in the hustings, how energy policy might fare in the next parliament/s, the Euro and French elections and the return of Yosser Hughes (in the week of a critical report about the state of the gig economy)By Andy Bungay@Chiminea Productions

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24: Election 2024, Paula Vennells, Deliveroo, Childrens' Cities of The Future 1:06:57

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Mal assesses the prospects for political culture with a Sunak legacy and a Starmer pitch, which , as Graham joins us, to look at thek Deliveroo workers' protest at the corporate AGM, Paula Vennells at the Post Office/ Horizon enquiry , Kenneth Clarke and the retrospective blood scandal and how things might be better run and overseen in the future- …

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23: April 27th - Frank Field, London Mayor 24, Nightlife/Daylife and Nimbys... 58:37

2M ago58:37

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Mal Grimston & Graham Stevens on underdog champion Frank Field (RIP), the London Mayoral debates and prospect, DJ Fat Tony in the Evening Standard on Nimbyism in Soho & elsewhere, Thames Water, AI and of course Gaza.By Andy Bungay@Chiminea Productions

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22: Saturday 20th April ft Graham Stevens 56:43

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While Leonie and Mal are away, Graham and I dug into some of the nat phil and ethics in this weeks' stories- George Monbiot on the possible deportation of Climate Change protestor Marcus Decker , https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/19/victimise-people-protest-britain-destroy-families-not-in-my-name ,Brian Feeney in the Irish News cas…

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21: Gaza/UK Law Lords, Facial Recognition, Paul Marshall @GB News and beyond 26:12

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A briefer conversation this time with Mal Grimston on the Lords /Law Lords/ Defence Contractors and International Law (vide Lord Nicholas Soames pictured here) , a report on our patch from SW Londoner on a first public deployment of Facial Recognition in Wandsworth & Prospect Magazine's investigation into Paul Marshall's sizeable reach and ambition…

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20: March 23rd - The Garrick Club, Leo Vradkar, Air Quality, We Deserve Better/ Peoples ' Primaries 1:08:40

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Leonie Cooper is away until until early May- in her absence we attempt to tackle the position of all-male bastions like The Garrick Club where right-on denizens were called onto recuse themselves this week. Leo Varadkar resigned as a united Ireland looks a bit more feasible , Owen Jones resigned from Labour in favour of pressure grouping from the L…

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19: 16th March - Mal and Graham on Dianne Abbott, Frank Hester ,Lee Anderson, Political Psychology 1:03:39

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This week we arrived at Wandsworth's crowning as Borough of Culture for 2025 and started with Lee Anderson's shift to Reform UK , La Mordaunt hovering, Frank Hester and Gove on Extremism. All of which feed our deep dive this week via a recent Psychology paper by Graham's friend Bernard Burgoyne.By Andy Bungay@Chiminea Productions

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18: George Galloway, Gaza, Biden's State of the Union, Boroughs of Culture 56:53

4M ago56:53

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After some tec kerfuffles we're back , and so in another part of the forest is George Galloway. Biden does his State Of The Union Address partly ion the campaign stump amid Ceasefire Now flags in the chamber. Hunt lays out the Spring Budget, and Wandsworth and Merton throw their hats inthe ring to be 2025 Borough of Culture (this was recorded among…

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17: Saturday 20th Jan- Leonie Cooper AM 41:54

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It's 'taters guv in London town - meanwhile over-the-shoulder Sunak and 'small boats' meets a first lamentable-circumstances challenge - Polly Toynbee in The Grauniad speculating that defeat of the new Rwanda Bill in the Lords might be calculated to play to the gallery .Elsewhere in Immigration some EU nationals can stay, some have to go - que pasa…

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16: 13th January - Gaza at the ICJ, Left-field Mayoral bids, Indie Venues, House of Lords 1:02:06

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Leonie (plus hounds Bertie and Toby) and Mal met up with Andy for breakfast at their old haunt in Wandsworth : up for discussion, of course, the ICJ proceedings in The Hague , some left-field candidates for London Mayor ( similar types in By-Election Corner) , the welcome crowdfunded reprieve for The Sound Lounge in Sutton and Labour's position on …

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15: Saturday 6th January - Emotional Intelligence and New Year messaging 57:34

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Many Thanks to Leonie for stepping in to chair as I had mic problems- I chip in an afterword. This week Graham's citation of Daniel Goleman in The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/daniel-goleman-why-societys-emotional-intelligence-is-under-threat-v0kw9lvzj frames a discussion about The Post Office as portrayed in 'Mr bates vs' on ITV this p…

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14: News Review 23rd December- Driving Home for Christmas ? 1:01:57

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A busy Political week but we take stock through the prisms of Levelling Up (or Down) via Gove : Khan and Housebuilding, Motorists monitored under the Criminal Justice Act, Zelensky, Trump and more. A Very Happy Christmas and and New Year all., CBy Andy Bungay@Chiminea Productions

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13: 16th December- Bibby Stockholm, David Cameron, Election 2024... 1:09:37

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The Braverman legacy continues to unfold with the passing of the Rwanda Bill at first reading and a death on the Bibby Stockholm. John Crace in The Grauniad sees a government in '...Narcisistic death spiral' while Cameron steers a path or two, Tufton Street (reports Byline Times) quietly launches toward the Red Wall and By-Elections are counting ..…

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13: 16th December- Bibby Stockholm, David Cameron, Election 2024... 1:09:37

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The Braverman legacy continues to unfold with the passing of the Rwanda Bill at first reading and a death on the Bibby Stockholm. John Crace in The Grauniad sees a government in '...Narcisistic death spiral' while Cameron steers a path or two, Tufton Street (reports Byline Times) quietly launches toward the Red Wall and By-Elections are counting ..…

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12: 9th December ft Ian Tattum- Cost of Living, Braverman, Johnson on Covid, Barbados... 1:02:46

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This week saw the launch of an important report into London' Costs of Living , Wandsworth Cost of Living Commission - Wandsworth Borough Council Braverman' twilight address to the Commons, Johnson at the Covid Enquiry, and HRH on Reparations, plus a potentially significant by-election.By Andy Bungay@Chiminea Productions

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11: Saturday 2nd Dec- Alastair Darling, Henry Kissinger, COP 26 and London ... 1:04:25

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This week in the UK saw the passing of Alastair Darling, he of the 2008 crash steerage , whom Leonie got to know- she it transpires is also addressing COP 28 for the London Asembly . We consider the legacy of Henry Kissinger - not the Messiah but a very naughty boy? Plus of course Mal's election corner and various important sidebars. I append some …

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10: 18th November - Reshuffle, Autumn Statement, Starmer, Gaza... 1:02:01

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The week in politics thought through with nutritous sidebars and irreverence.By Andy Bungay@Chiminea Productions

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9: Saturday 11th November - Braverman / Gaza 48:22

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A nudge too far from Braverman? And reflections on the week in Gaza with some important sidebars.By Andy Bungay@Chiminea Productions

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8: Saturday 4th November - COVID enquiry , Gaza , By -Elections under the radar, Eric Cantona and Third Acts 1:10:28

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The Covid Enquiry reaches Module 5 and the usual suspects (Larry is already on 6 of course) , Gaza continues in (?) intractable tragedy, UK By-Elections yield some surprises under the radar, and Eric Cantona and young Roman Kemp diversify in the public eye as the other young turks become the old guard , where might they go ?…

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7: Sir Humphrey AD2023, Planners' Zeitgeist, Hamas/Putin, Steve Bell... 1:05:53

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The Drake report on the churn in the Civil Service First Division under Johnson, who got another international gong this week , leads us to look at their importance and what happens in their absence- 'Yes Minister' is a crucial point of reference. Planning and Building regulations past and future come up a we ponder the pressures upon a potential S…

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6: 21st October- Labour wins, Gaza War continues 1:10:31

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Leonie braved a nasty cold, Mal stayed up most o the night with Psephology, Graham as ever sage on the optics and the legal underpinnings.By Andy Bungay@Chiminea Productions

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5: Gaza, Labour Conference 1:07:53

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The Al Aqsa Flood was a few hours old just as I had posted last weeks' conversation with Graham . We survey what we know about the Gaza War ( there remains imho the possibility that some of the findings have been gruesomely staged ) , and begin with the Labour Conference at which Leonie was a delegate.…

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4: 30th September: Braverman, HS2, Cost of Living, By-Election Corner 1:02:27

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We return after a tec hiatus with amongst other things Bravernan getting team up in NYC, HS2 going nowhere fast and office returners facing the ramp-up of childcare costs and in some cases going nomadic. Plus Mal's By-Election Corner.By Andy Bungay@Chiminea Productions

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3: News Review 26th August-Prighozin, UK Primaries and more 1:06:32

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2: Parky, David Lammy in Brazil, Trump, By-Elections UK, Geopolitics... 1:16:12

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The UK's illustrious answer to Johnny Carson et al passed away this week , so a tribute- David Lammy on a prequel trade mission to Brasil (and later India), Trump rattling around, By-Election Corner and Geopolitics behind the egregious flames.By Andy Bungay@Chiminea Productions

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1: London Tories, Bibby Stockholm, Maui, Sheila Hancock on 'Hospitality' 1:19:13

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Leonie, Mal and Graham on Eddie Lister's review of the Tories' ways and means in London, what it might signal for Sunak's dog days (Rafael Behr in The Grauniad), Maui, Mal's By-Election Corner and Sheila Hancock on British, er, HospitalityBy Andy Bungay@Chiminea Productions

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26: Graham Stevens on Farage, Social Media, Art, Therapy... 46:42

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25: Saturday 16th June: Elections Special ? 59:44

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24: Election 2024, Paula Vennells, Deliveroo, Childrens' Cities of The Future 1:06:57

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23: April 27th - Frank Field, London Mayor 24, Nightlife/Daylife and Nimbys... 58:37

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22: Saturday 20th April ft Graham Stevens 56:43

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21: Gaza/UK Law Lords, Facial Recognition, Paul Marshall @GB News and beyond 26:12

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20: March 23rd - The Garrick Club, Leo Vradkar, Air Quality, We Deserve Better/ Peoples ' Primaries 1:08:40

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19: 16th March - Mal and Graham on Dianne Abbott, Frank Hester ,Lee Anderson, Political Psychology 1:03:39

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18: George Galloway, Gaza, Biden's State of the Union, Boroughs of Culture 56:53

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17: Saturday 20th Jan- Leonie Cooper AM 41:54

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16: 13th January - Gaza at the ICJ, Left-field Mayoral bids, Indie Venues, House of Lords 1:02:06

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15: Saturday 6th January - Emotional Intelligence and New Year messaging 57:34

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14: News Review 23rd December- Driving Home for Christmas ? 1:01:57

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13: 16th December- Bibby Stockholm, David Cameron, Election 2024... 1:09:37

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13: 16th December- Bibby Stockholm, David Cameron, Election 2024... 1:09:37

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12: 9th December ft Ian Tattum- Cost of Living, Braverman, Johnson on Covid, Barbados... 1:02:46

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11: Saturday 2nd Dec- Alastair Darling, Henry Kissinger, COP 26 and London ... 1:04:25

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10: 18th November - Reshuffle, Autumn Statement, Starmer, Gaza... 1:02:01

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9: Saturday 11th November - Braverman / Gaza 48:22

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8: Saturday 4th November - COVID enquiry , Gaza , By -Elections under the radar, Eric Cantona and Third Acts 1:10:28

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7: Sir Humphrey AD2023, Planners' Zeitgeist, Hamas/Putin, Steve Bell... 1:05:53

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6: 21st October- Labour wins, Gaza War continues 1:10:31

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5: Gaza, Labour Conference 1:07:53

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4: 30th September: Braverman, HS2, Cost of Living, By-Election Corner 1:02:27

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3: News Review 26th August-Prighozin, UK Primaries and more 1:06:32

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2: Parky, David Lammy in Brazil, Trump, By-Elections UK, Geopolitics... 1:16:12

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1: London Tories, Bibby Stockholm, Maui, Sheila Hancock on 'Hospitality' 1:19:13

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