Oh God, What Now‪?‬ Podmasters

As the Johnson Rebellion fails to materialise and backbench rebellions over Northern Ireland fizzle, are we finally, finally seeing the end of the Brexit Wars? Plus: Humza Yousaf wins the SNP leadership. Can he put the party back together? How does Dominic Cummings still cast such a baleful shadow over the Tories? And Paris is burning. Can Macron put out the fire? Or is he l’allume-feu déformé? 



“The ERG WhatsApp saga shows you that yes, there’s a friends group… but there’s always the inner friends group that you’re not part of.” – Yasmeen Serhan



“Did Cummings bring Johnson down? No, Johnson brought Johnson down.” – Arthur Snell 



“Netanyahu’s in trouble. Either he pauses his reforms and loses his government – or he pushes his country into civil war or worse.” – Yasmeen Serhan



“Westminster reporting is a shadow of what it was… SubStack matters because you can’t attach yourself to a paper any more.” – Hannah Fearn





Written and presented by Alex Andreou with Hannah Fearn, Arthur Snell and Yasmeen Serhan. Audio producer: Alex Rees. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Theme music by Cornershop. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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Our Monday morning mini-cast for Patreons… Any fan will know – we like a good pun. The art of the headline matters to us here at Oh God, What Now? And the duo behind most of them is Jacob and Andrew. This week, the pair discuss what makes a snappy title and how they discovered their writing superpowers.

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Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Lead producer: Jacob Jarvis. Audio production by Jade Bailey. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT ELSE? is a Podmasters production

SPECIAL EARLY RELEASE! THE GREASED PIGLET IS OUT OF THE PEN...
It’s his party and he’ll lie if he wants to… Boris Johnson finally, finally goes before the Privileges Committee. How did his tactic of sneering, blustering and lying go over? And is it finally sausage time for the Greased Piglet? Plus as the horrific Casey Report excoriates the Met, does London’s police force have to be dismantled? And in the Extra Bit, what’s the weirdest thing that’s ever happened to our panelists?



“Johnson’s defence is ‘I am too stupid to understand the rules I myself set’.” – Geri Scott



“Steve Baker is now a card-carrying member of the Europhilic wokerati. He’s noshing on his tofu right now.” – Naomi Smith



“His argument is ‘Nobody told me not to do the bad thing that I was on telly every night telling you plebs not to do’.” – Ayesha Hazarika




Written and presented by Ros Taylor with Naomi Smith, Ayesha Hazarika and Geri Scott. Audio producer: Alex Rees. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Theme music by Cornershop. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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Boris Johnson is stealing the limelight from Rishi Sunak yet again as he faces a four-hour grilling from furious MPs. We look ahead to the greased piglets latest trial. Plus, the panel reflects on the Iraq War, 20 years on. How has it warped our politics? Then, in the extra bit for Patreon backers, we look to the skies and discuss who should occupy the moon base – and whether we really need one. 


“It will be glorious – it has the outward architecture of farce already.” – Tom Peck 

“His defence will be, ‘I’m sorry your honour, I’m very stupid.’” – Marie Le Conte 

“What’s best for Sunak is Johnson goes away and shuts up – but that is something he doesn’t want to do.” – Tom Peck 


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Presented by Andrew Harrison with Alex Andreou, Tom Peck and Marie Le Conte. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Alex Rees. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz Audio production by Alex Rees. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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It’s a soundclash on our Monday minicast for Patreon people… Alex Andreou loves the drama and extravagance of opera. Andrew Harrison enjoys mind-cancelling techno music. Will they each find something to enjoy in the other’s favourites? There’s only one way to find out…

Alex recommended that Andrew try Puccini’s ‘Turandot’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDwKqLoBoyw, especially Act III with ‘Nessun Dorma’ that starts at about 1’57”.

Andrew got Alex to listen to ‘Bytes’ by Black Dog Productions, https://open.spotify.com/album/3bVlfmSsqAhusT3IIyfHCW?si=7GO5d_b9S4CiHuQnKgKQVA (WARP Records, 1993).

Get Oh God, What Else? every Monday (and the main show too) straight to your favourite podcast app. Just follow these instructions to access your personal RSS feed, which you can add to your app.  

Audio production by Jade Bailey. Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT ELSE? is a Podmasters production

Jeremy Hunt’s bland Budget offers little hope – but hey, at least we avoided a technical recession. The panel picks apart the Chancellor’s pledges. Plus, as Rishi Sunak lets his MPs duke it out – is he above the fray, or asleep at the wheel? Polly Mackenzie, chief social purpose officer at UAL and formerly director of Demos, is this week’s guest. 


“The post-purge Tory party keeps on drifting to the right… it’s a significant problem.” – Ian Dunt 


“Is Sunak someone who actually wants to make things work or does he just want to set things on fire?“ – Ian Dunt 


“Most people of working age have only ever experienced the retirement age going up. We’re creating a nation of nihilists.” – Ian Dunt


“We need to nuance the boundary between work and retirement. C’mon, life doesn’t end at 70.” – Polly Mackenzie




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Presented by Ros Taylor with Ian Dunt and Hannah Fearn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz Audio production by Alex Rees. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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