Pod Save the UK

4.4 (718)
POLITICS
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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.

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Introducing Pod Save the UK (4th of May)

Pod Save the UK is your fresh weekly fix of UK political news, big ideas and a shot of inspiration. Comedian Nish Kumar and journalist Coco Khan find out what's going on, what's going wrong and how we can fix it. Produced in partnership between Reduced Listening and Crooked Media, the company behind Pod Save America. New episodes out Thursdays starting the 4th of May. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19/04/2023

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3 min

Pod Save America is a no-b******t conversation about politics hosted by former Obama aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor. It cuts through the noise to break down the week’s news and helps people figure out what matters and how they can help. They’re regularly joined by journalists, activists, politicians, entertainers, and world leaders. You can watch on YouTube or listen to new episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe to Friends of the Pod! Your subscription makes Crooked’s work possible and gives you access to ad-free episodes of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World, plus exclusive content and a lively Discord community. Learn more and subscribe at crooked.com/friends or on Apple Podcasts. For a transcript of an episode of Pod Save America, please email transcripts@crooked.com.

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Is the internet slowly breaking our brains, and if so, what can we do about it? Offline with Jon Favreau is a place where you can take a break from doom-scrolling and tune in to smarter, lighter conversations about the impact of technology and the internet on our collective culture. Intimate interviews between Pod Save America host Jon Favreau and notable guests like Stephen Colbert, Hasan Piker, Chimamanda Adichie, ContraPoints, Margaret Atwood, and Rachel Maddow spark curiosity and introspection around the various ways our extremely online existence shapes everything from the ways we live, work, and interact with one another. Together we’ll figure out how to live happier, healthier lives, both on and offline. New episodes drop every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts and on the Offline YouTube channel. Subscribe to Friends of the Pod! Your subscription makes Crooked’s work possible and gives you access to ad-free episodes of Offline with Jon Favreau, Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, and Lovett or Leave It, plus exclusive content and a lively Discord community. Learn more and subscribe at crooked.com/friends or on Apple Podcasts.

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On New Year’s Eve 1969, Jock Yablonski, a union hero, is mysteriously gunned down in his bed. Jock’s son is convinced the head of the United Mine Worker’s Union is behind it. But why, and can he prove it? Decades later, lawyer Nicolo Majnoni embarks on a journey to find out who killed Jock and uncovers a conspiracy at the heart of the union. Shadow Kingdom is a series from Crooked Media and Campside Media. Each season starts with a crime, and as the layers are peeled back to find out who did it, a larger system at play is revealed. Get early access to the full season by joining Crooked’s Friends of the Pod at crooked.com/friends.

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Nish Kumar

Host
Coco Khan

Host
Rhun ap Iorwerth

Guest
Zoë Grünewald

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Simon Opher

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Anoosh Chakelian

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Chris Bryant

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Ellie Chowns

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Zack Polanski

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Abigail O'Connor

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4.4

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718 Ratings

Unsubscribed

22 May

DavidJC76

Have been a regular listener almost since it started but the shouting and swearing from Nish in the episode dated 22/05/25 was so vile and appalling I have unsubscribed. At least through this I have been introduced to pod save America and pod save the world. Robust discussion is fine but not what ever that was, unlistenable.
Great Podcast

22 Sept

Ferrismouse

There’s almost definitely been some sort of brief to flood these type of podcasts with bad reviews recently (or maybe emboldened roundabout painters, idk). It’s so immature. Nish, Coco, you’re great hosts. It’s a great podcast. Long may it continue (and I’m sure it will).
Verbal diarrhoea a plenty

1 Sept

superb show

PodsavetheUK is the smug echo chamber of Britain’s professional hand-wringers — less podcast, more group therapy for people addicted to outrage. It fetishises problems, sneers at dissent, and offers no solutions beyond “more government, more taxes, more control.” Every episode is a sermon to the converted, marinated in BBC-style sanctimony. If you’re after fresh thought, balance, or even a half-decent debate, you won’t find it here. It’s ideological junk food: salty, cheap, and leaves you feeling queasy.
Too one sided

19 Aug

Great Carts

I am a dual citizen living in the UK. Compared to Pod Save America/World I find Coco and Nish far too opinionated on what we should think. While I am a left in principle I feel I am being lectured, rather than informed. The US crew are far more even handed and credible given their experience, which feels lacking here. I listen to the US podcasts religiously but find myself turning this off more often than not I’m afraid.

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.