Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

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Based on his live one-man show Rock & Roll Politics, the broadcaster and author Steve Richards takes a weekly behind-the-scenes tour of UK politics and the media that shapes the way we view the epic political dramas. The future is ridiculously unpredictable and the past is so easy to misread. Subscribe to your weekly guide through seismic times.

  1. Rock & Roll Politics Live at Kings Place - The final show of 2024

    4 DAYS AGO

    Rock & Roll Politics Live at Kings Place - The final show of 2024

    • Give or get 20% off a year’s Patreon support for the pod in our Black Friday sale.  Here’s a recording of the final live show of 2024, recorded at Kings Place, where we tried to make sense of the epic politics of 2024. Including excellent questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative. Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts, and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free.  Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 35m

  2. 18 DEC • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Patreon exclusive! Audio from last night’s live Zoom

    Thanks to everyone who came to the live Zoom last night! We really enjoyed it. Special thanks to everyone who came up with great questions – and everyone who was brave enough to enter the video window and ask theirs in person. Here’s the audio. Video coming soon… Live Zoom written and presented by Steve Richards. Co-hosted by Andrew Harrison for Podmasters.

    1h 3m
  3. Why Nigel Farage is not as formidable as he appears to be

    17 DEC

    Why Nigel Farage is not as formidable as he appears to be

    • Give or get 20% off a year’s Patreon support for the pod in our Black Friday sale.  Farage is a formidable campaigner but the UK has a party based system, and running a party is a nightmare after the early euphoria of making waves has passed. Here’s why. Plus, the co-operative’s never ending debate on assisted dying, the future of Starmer and much more. Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts, and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free.  Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    54 min
  4. What happens if thousands flee Syria?

    10 DEC

    What happens if thousands flee Syria?

    • Give or get 20% off a year’s Patreon support for the pod in our Black Friday sale.  What happens if thousands flee Syria? Where do they go? Can borders be ‘closed’ when asylum demands rise? The movement of people is the second crisis of the global economy after the financial crash, but there has been no global response.  Plus brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative and important assembly notices. Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts, and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free.  Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    55 min
  5. Will Keir Starmer’s ‘relaunch’ make a difference?

    3 DEC

    Will Keir Starmer’s ‘relaunch’ make a difference?

    • Give or get 20% off a year’s Patreon support for the pod in our Black Friday sale.  Keir Starmer will make a big speech on Thursday that is being perceived as a ‘relaunch’, though Number 10 are keen to insist it is nothing of the sort. But is this a government with a clear sense of purpose? And if so, do voters know what that purpose is? Plus brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative and important assembly notices. Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts, and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free.  Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    49 min
  6. Is Starmer Moving Closer to Europe?

    26 NOV

    Is Starmer Moving Closer to Europe?

    • Give or get 20% off a year’s Patreon support for the pod in our Black Friday sale.  The government is advertising for a senior civil servant to work on a detailed ‘reset’ of the UK’s relations with the EU. Can the changes be of any significance? Will Trump be a factor in limiting the government’s ambitions? And how far will the government dare to go? Plus brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative and important assembly notices. Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place this Wednesday 27th of November for the last show of 2024. There’s only a handful of tickets left, get yours here.  Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts, and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free.  Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    50 min
  7. What’s Wes Streeting up to?

    19 NOV

    What’s Wes Streeting up to?

    • Give or get 20% off a year’s Patreon support for the pod in our Black Friday sale. Wes Streeting has enjoyed a high profile under Keir Starmer so far. Recently he made a significant intervention in the debate over assisted dying, while announcing the first Alan Milburn inspired NHS reforms. What will the consequences be? Plus brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative – and important assembly notices. Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on November 27th for the last show of 2024, the year of Trump, Starmer and Badenoch. There’s a lot to make sense of.  Tickets here. • Subscribe to Patreon here for bonus podcasts and much more. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    53 min
  8. Can Starmer connect with “the left behind”?

    12 NOV

    Can Starmer connect with “the left behind”?

    • Give or get 20% off a year’s Patreon support for the pod in our Black Friday sale.. Increasing numbers of voters feel disconnected from what happens in Westminster, Washington D.C, and most places where democratic politics is played out, leaving space for populists to feed off the angry indifference. Can the likes of Keir Starmer address the ‘people’s revolt’? Plus brilliant questions from the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative and important assembly notices. Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on November 27th for the last show of 2024, the year of Trump, Starmer and Badenoch. So there’s a lot to make sense of.  Tickets here. • Subscribe to Patreon here for bonus podcasts and much more. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    58 min
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Based on his live one-man show Rock & Roll Politics, the broadcaster and author Steve Richards takes a weekly behind-the-scenes tour of UK politics and the media that shapes the way we view the epic political dramas. The future is ridiculously unpredictable and the past is so easy to misread. Subscribe to your weekly guide through seismic times.

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  • Creator
    Steve Richards
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    355
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Steve Richards / Podmasters 2020
  • Provider
    Anmama Ltd

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