Double Take

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Double Take

Each week we’ll be revisiting one of our favourite comment pieces. The author will be coming into the studio to read their piece, and we’ll be catching up with them about what happened after we clicked publish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Aidan Harper - Why the UK needs a four day work week

    12/22/2017

    Aidan Harper - Why the UK needs a four day work week

    Aidan Harper joins Kirsty Major to read and discuss his piece: Robots are going to make England’s north-south divide even worse - that's why we need the four day work week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18 min
  2. Yas Necati - I'm queer and trans, stop debating my existence

    12/14/2017

    Yas Necati - I'm queer and trans, stop debating my existence

    Yas Necati joins Kirsty Major to read and discuss their piece: Should queer people be allowed to exist or should we all just be forced to 'convert'? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    20 min
  3. Mary Dejevsky - A united Ireland is the only solution to Brexit

    12/07/2017

    Mary Dejevsky - A united Ireland is the only solution to Brexit

    Kirsty Major is joined by Indy columnist and former foreign correspondent Mary Dejevsky to read and discuss her piece "A united Ireland is the only practical solution to Brexit" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  4. Richard Power Sayeed - 1997: Things can only get worse

    11/30/2017

    Richard Power Sayeed - 1997: Things can only get worse

    Kirsty Major is joined by Richard Power Sayeed author of 1997: The Future that Never Happened, a look at why the Blair years have led to our current malaise. And on the other side of the ring, is our in-house Blairite John Rentoul, author of Tony Blair: A Prime Minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min
  5. Sean O'Grady - Millennials don't deserve handouts from Hammond

    11/24/2017

    Sean O'Grady - Millennials don't deserve handouts from Hammond

    Kirsty Major is joined by Sean O'Grady to read and discuss his piece: 'This Budget shouldn’t have given millennials a thing - why on earth should I subsidise their houses and railcards?' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min
  6. Matthew Norman - This is how Trump could be ousted

    11/02/2017

    Matthew Norman - This is how Trump could be ousted

    Kirsty Major is joined by Matthew Norman to read and discuss his piece: There’s only one way out of the Russia probe for Donald Trump before he’s forced to quit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
  7. Grace Dent - Why women, not men, can joke about sexism

    10/26/2017

    Grace Dent - Why women, not men, can joke about sexism

    Kirsty Major is joined by journalist, author, and broadcaster Grace Dent to read and discuss her piece: James Corden, women can joke about sexual assault but you can’t – and this is why Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
  8. Mark Steel & Shappi Khorsandi - Theresa May should do some time on the comedy circuit

    10/19/2017

    Mark Steel & Shappi Khorsandi - Theresa May should do some time on the comedy circuit

    Indy columnists and comedians Mark Steel and Shappi Khorsandi chat about why a stand up comedian never would have fluffed a speech like Theresa May. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
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Each week we’ll be revisiting one of our favourite comment pieces. The author will be coming into the studio to read their piece, and we’ll be catching up with them about what happened after we clicked publish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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