In The News This Week (the Have I Got News For You podcast)

In The News This Week (the Have I Got News For You podcast)
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While the TV show is on break, this pod brings you a tasty edit of the news items that would have made it onto the programme – as a quartet of some of the creatives behind the scenes at the show discuss what makes each item Have I Got News For You worthy. Hosted by Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment. A Hat Trick Podcast

  1. Operation Epic Fury, The Bye Keir Election & Butter Sommeliers

    3D AGO

    Operation Epic Fury, The Bye Keir Election & Butter Sommeliers

    In Round One, the team discuss the latest escalation in the Middle East, America’s questionable branding strategy (“lethalitymaxxing”) and the political fallout at home as Reform UK’s supposedly unstoppable rise proves… very stoppable in the Gorton and Denton by-election. In Round Two, we celebrate 30 years of Pokémon (and discover there are now 1,025 of them, including one that is literally a bag of rubbish), before heading to Mayfair where an exclusive members club is hiring a butter sommelier, sports “czar” and a charismatic person willing to ‘work late’… In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we hear why Scotland fans are celebrating before the World Cup has even begun, how an Irish MP’s gone viral for unexpected reasons and why an Egyptian tour guide ended up in serious trouble after getting creative on a 4,000-year-old pyramid… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your host is Marko Ferenc… or Mike Rayment? Honestly can’t tell…With Jack HarrisQueenie Miller And Emerald Paston, back next week!  The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

    32 min
  2. Andrew Arrested, New Trump Tariffs & The Fly-Tipping Dog

    FEB 25

    Andrew Arrested, New Trump Tariffs & The Fly-Tipping Dog

    In Round One, the team discuss the arrests of Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson, the viral “sweating” photo, calls to remove Andrew from the line of succession and Donald Trump’s tariff plans being struck down by the US Supreme Court. In Round Two, we hear about the Sheffield Co-op going viral for the symphonic hum of its freezer aisle and the Catford residents who installed (and then mourned) their own fake speed camera. In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we discover which British football insult a Swedish politician used in parliament, why a Sicilian dog has been fined for fly-tipping and the Birmingham man who stunned scientists after his death… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Queenie Miller Emerald Paston And Jack Harris, back next week! The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

    32 min
  3. Obama’s Alien Slip, Liz Truss Trump Pic & Openly Gen Z Stoats

    FEB 18

    Obama’s Alien Slip, Liz Truss Trump Pic & Openly Gen Z Stoats

    In Round One, the team discuss Barack Obama ‘breaking the internet’ by suggesting aliens are real, Liz Truss finally managing to snag a photo with Donald Trump, and Keir Starmer being accused of running a “zombie government” after yet more U-turns — from delaying local elections to the Palestine Action proscription row, plus some properly murky Westminster briefing wars. In Round 2, we dive into the Winter Olympics’ lost property box (including a suspiciously fast condom shortage, sold-out Gen Z stoat mascots and a fugitive with a love of ice hockey) before meeting the Manchester United fan refusing to cut his hair until the club wins five games in a row – a vow that’s somehow become a national sporting curse. In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we hear what RFK Jr’s nutrition chatbot thinks you should be inserting where, what wildlife enthusiasts spotted bobbing in the Thames and what’s happened every single day in the UK so far in 2026… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Jack HarrisQueenie Miller Emerald Paston  The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

    42 min
  4. Starmer Under Pressure, Sarwar Speaks Out & Crime-Fighting Llamas

    FEB 11

    Starmer Under Pressure, Sarwar Speaks Out & Crime-Fighting Llamas

    In Round One, the team unpack the latest in Keir Starmer’s leadership wobbles, how Morgan McSweeney’s taken the fall and who could be the next knife-wielder? Angela Rayner? Wes Streeting? Or the UK’s answer to Zohran Mamdani, Ed Miliband…  In Round Two, we hear about Australia’s commemorative coin that somehow makes the late Queen look like Wayne Rooney in fancy dress, and the Armenian party proposing a “Ministry of Sex” to “solve” female dissatisfaction one sexist podcast at a time.  In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we learn why Sharon Osbourne is eyeing up a go in politics, what bum-related incident caused a French hospital evacuation and how a would-be thief in Derbyshire was taken down by a herd of crime-fighting llamas. If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Jack HarrisQueenie Miller And Emerald Paston, back next week! The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

    37 min
  5. More Epstein Files, Starmer's Football & Almond Moms

    FEB 4

    More Epstein Files, Starmer's Football & Almond Moms

    In Round One, the team discuss the fallout from 3 million more Epstein Files being released and the potential implications for Peter Mandelson, Prince Andrew and Bill Gates. In Round 2, we learn about the exorcist who makes his job sound mundane and the museum that revels in personal failure.  In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we hear about how a ‘big baby’ boxer was recently embarrassed in the ring, what Keir Starmer gave to President Xi as a gift and what ‘Almond Moms’ are… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Queenie Miller Emerald PastonAnd Jack Harris, back next week!  The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

    36 min
  6. Burnham’s Ban, Kemi’s Quotes & Camels Causing Chaos

    JAN 27

    Burnham’s Ban, Kemi’s Quotes & Camels Causing Chaos

    The team discuss Keir Starmer’s controversial decision to block Andy Burnham from running as an MP, reportedly over fears it could threaten his leadership, before playing the ‘King of the North’ game. They then cover Kemi Badenoch’s appearance on Desert Island Discs, Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform and Labour’s plans to create a UK police body similar to the FBI. In Round 2, we learn more about policing matters but this time it’s with the Official Marathon Time Integrity Unit calling out suspicious running influencers followed by a story about Alex Honnold, the unflappable climber who scaled a 101-floor skyscraper in 91 minutes. Finally, in the missing words round, they tackle a penis-related scandal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, camels causing chaos in Australia and what to do if you’re still hungry after a meal. If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Jack HarrisEmerald Paston And Queenie Miller who is back next week! The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

    42 min
  7. Starmer on hold, Jibes at Jenrick & Shrunken Bull Balls

    JAN 20

    Starmer on hold, Jibes at Jenrick & Shrunken Bull Balls

    With Donald Trump continuing to campaign for total control of Greenland and now threatening tariffs on the UK, the team ask the question: Is Starmer tough enus? Meanwhile, they also discuss Kemi Badenoch’s biggest moment yet to sack Robert Jenrick before his defection to Reform and Nigel Farage’s likeness to a duck.  In round 2, Jack reveals how one renaissance artist’s paintings had to be censored due to body parts potentially causing offense and Queenie introduces Mike and Jack to ‘dog poo picking videos’ as a genre on TikTok and how it’s making one man a lot of money.   And finally, in the missing words round, we learn about the latest developments in snooker and The Masters, how one woman’s prayers may not have been answered by who she thought and why a student was arrested over some university artwork… Your host is Mike RaymentWith Jack HarrisQueenie Miller And Emerald Paston returning next week!  The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

    33 min
  8. Greenland, GROK & The Return of the Great Asparamancer

    JAN 14

    Greenland, GROK & The Return of the Great Asparamancer

    The team kicks off the new year and new series by taking a look at Donald Trump’s attempts to establish his new world order, prompting an ambitious plan to thwart him involving Jupiter, King Charles and a fake spaceship. They also talk about Grok, the AI companion on Elon Musk’s social media site ‘X’, before the team assess Labour’s latest U-turn triggered by furious pub landlords, Jeremy Clarkson and Rick Astley... Elsewhere, the asparagus foretells carnage, a virologist invents a beer-based vaccine, and in the Missing Words Round we learn how to stop crime with wooden clappers, why Emily in Paris has boosted nun-based tourism, and how feeding pigeons can land you in handcuffs… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your host is Mike RaymentWith Queenie Miller And Emerald PastonJack Harris will be back next week!  The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

    33 min
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While the TV show is on break, this pod brings you a tasty edit of the news items that would have made it onto the programme – as a quartet of some of the creatives behind the scenes at the show discuss what makes each item Have I Got News For You worthy. Hosted by Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment. A Hat Trick Podcast

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