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Making sense of our political hell every Tuesday and Friday! Oh God, What Now? is the no-bulls**t politics podcast, making the unbearable bearable with top quality guests and analysis, plus poor quality jokes. 
Regulars include: Dorian Lynskey, author of The Ministry Of Truth: A Biography of Orwell’s 1984 and host of Origin Story • Alex Andreou, writer, commentator, cook, actor, secret agent • Writer and commentator Ros Taylor • Rachel Cunliffe of the New Statesman • Writer and host of This Is Not A Drill Gavin Esler • Hannah Fearn of the i paper • Comedian Matt Green • New Statesman policy and politics corresponent Zoë Grünewald • Group Editor Andrew Harrison • Journalist Marie Le Conte • Podmasters Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis
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Making sense of our political hell every Tuesday and Friday! Oh God, What Now? is the no-bulls**t politics podcast, making the unbearable bearable with top quality guests and analysis, plus poor quality jokes. 
Regulars include: Dorian Lynskey, author of The Ministry Of Truth: A Biography of Orwell’s 1984 and host of Origin Story • Alex Andreou, writer, commentator, cook, actor, secret agent • Writer and commentator Ros Taylor • Rachel Cunliffe of the New Statesman • Writer and host of This Is Not A Drill Gavin Esler • Hannah Fearn of the i paper • Comedian Matt Green • New Statesman policy and politics corresponent Zoë Grünewald • Group Editor Andrew Harrison • Journalist Marie Le Conte • Podmasters Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis
Sign up and get ad-free shows earlier than anyone else: patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow.
Oh God, What Now? is a Podmasters production

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    Here comes The Sun, Little Starmer

    Here comes The Sun, Little Starmer

    Is The Sun newspaper starting to pivot towards supporting Keir Starmer? Will any of the rest of the Tory press follow suit? And does political endorsement from a newspaper even matter any more? Plus, double outrage as shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves acknowledges that Margaret Thatcher was, you know, quite a big deal. Was she right to do so and why can't we stay level-headed around the Iron Lady?

    • “I think there’s an acknowledgment from the papers that you can’t ignore Labour anymore.” – Rachel Cunliffe
    • “Any papers who don’t want to back Labour just won’t back ANYONE…” – Hugo Rifkind
    • “The Thatcher of now might be hosting a TV show on GB News, who knows?” – Hugo Rifkind

    We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow 

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    Presented by Alex Andreou with Rachel Cunliffe and Hugo Rifkind. Producer: Chris Jones and Jacob Jarvis. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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    • 48 min
    #OhGodWhatElse? Put to the Text – Ros and Hannah on studying English Literature

    #OhGodWhatElse? Put to the Text – Ros and Hannah on studying English Literature

    Our Monday morning mini-cast for subscribers… This week: Ros Taylor and Hannah Fearn discuss their time studying English Literature, how the education system has changed and some of their favourite pieces of writing.

    • “I think some of the joy has been taken out of English literature. You have to come to it with a certain set of views and values, something I pushed back against in my studies.” – Ros Taylor

    • “My pattern of reading has gone through stages. After reading loads in my teens, university put me off it for a while.” – Hannah Fearn



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    Assistant Producer: Adam Wright. Audio production by Jade Bailey. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT ELSE? is a Podmasters production

    Failure to Relaunch

    Failure to Relaunch

    Rishi Sunak is going for yet another relaunch. Will it work? (Probably not…) Plus, plucky newcomer Vladimir Putin has won the Russian presidential election with a massive landslide of 87% which is DEFINITELY legitimate. What have we learned from this sham election and what does it mean for Russia? Dr Ben Noble is an associate professor of Russian politics at UCL and chats with Alex Andreou. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, will Aaron Taylor-Johnson kick ass as the new James Bond, or will he bomb quicker than a bullet train? 
     
    • “Sunak might be breathing a sigh of relief at today’s inflation figures but I think he knows that’s not going to magically change things on the doorstep.” – Zoe Grunewald
    • “The Russia of 2024 is not the Russia of 2018.” – Dr. Ben Noble
    • “It does seem likely that the only way Putin stops being President is by dying.” – Dr. Ben Noble
     
    We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow
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    Presented by Alex Andreou with Seth Thevoz, Zoe Grunewald, and guest Dr. Ben Noble. Producer: Chris Jones and Jacob Jarvis. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Banging Your Head Against a Red Wall

    Banging Your Head Against a Red Wall

    Why are we so obsessed with ‘The Red Wall’? What does it mean and are the Tories about to lose all of those seats in the North? Plus, new research shows the government’s levelling-up project has not worked… at all. Only 10% of the approved fund has been spent by councils. Why? And were the government’s missions ever achievable? 

    • “The red wall are actually voters who should’ve been Tory for quite a long time.” – Marie Le Conte
    • “It was more of an F YOU to the whole system.” – Hannah Fearn
    • “It’s quite fun to have a lot of nutters.” – Marie Le Conte
    • “Rather than levelling-up, everybody is in a worse situation.” – Hannah Fearn

    We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow 

    And Andrew’s Introduction to Microdisney: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5xAQv7A4imZLX5pkBtuYk9?si=jFp0aVJGRAyahhjyAvDMIA&pi=e-pUunf_m0QuaQ 

    Andrew’s Escape Route: Microdisney — The Clock Comes Down The Stairs on iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001x9fs/the-story-of-microdisney-the-clock-comes-down-the-stairs 

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    Presented by Andrew Harrison with Yasmeen Serhan, Marie Le Conte and Hannah Fearn. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
     
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    • 55 min
    #OhGodWhatElse? Face the music – Andrew and Jarv on artists with bad politics

    #OhGodWhatElse? Face the music – Andrew and Jarv on artists with bad politics

    Our Monday morning mini-cast for subscribers… This week: Music has been a huge part of Andrew Harrison and Jacob Jarvis’ lives, but as society and culture has changed some of those artists haven’t quite kept up with the times. Join as they discuss the music they loved and if they can separate the art from the artist.

    • “I was a huge huge Morrisey and The Smiths fan and whilst I’m still a huge Smiths fan I cannot listen to Morrisey anymore” – Andrew Harrison
    • “When I was younger I thought punk music was all very ‘f*ck the system’ in a very left wing way – and as I’ve grown up I discovered that isn’t quite the case.” – Jacob Jarvis

    Assistant Producer: Adam Wright. Audio production by Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT ELSE? is a Podmasters production

    The End of the Tories as We Know Them (and I Feel Fine?)

    The End of the Tories as We Know Them (and I Feel Fine?)

    As the Tories face another racism row, we imagine a world where the Conservative Party simply didn’t exist. Would that be for the best for everyone? Plus, according to new research, only Uzbekistan is more miserable than the UK. What does this tell us about the British psyche? And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, is Kate Middleton just bad at Photoshop or is there a darker conspiracy at play? (PS. It’s definitely the first one.)

    • “There are certain trends that are making Conservative MPs really worried.” – Rachel Cunliffe
    • “I think that Anderson is being consistent in one thing – and that’s that he’s always been a tw*t.” – Jacob Jarvis
    • “I think what could come in the Tories’ place could be even worse.” – Matt Green
    • “We find being cynical quite sexy in the UK – what is that?” – Ava Santina

    We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow 
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    Presented by Jacob Jarvis with Rachel Cunliffe, Matt Green and Ava Santina. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn and Jade Bailey. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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    • 52 min

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