Oh God, What Now?

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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: Guardian writer Rafael Behr • Rachel Cunliffe of the New Statesman • New Statesman columnist Jonn Elledge • Writer and host of This Is Not A Drill Gavin Esler • Social affairs journalist Hannah Fearn • Comedian Matt Green • The Lead's Westminster Editor Zoë Grünewald • Group Editor Andrew Harrison • Comedy writer Jason Hazeley • Podmasters Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis • Journalist Marie Le Conte • Writer and commentator Ros Taylor 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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Oh God, What Now?

Episodes

How Soon is Mao? The weird rebirth of communism – with Paul Mason

Yes, you CAN do something about the Climate Crisis

Jason Arday and the Information Crisis

Emergency Clactoncast! – Trash defeats Bin, with Steve Richards

Bin Day

Welcome to Veto Britain… where you can only drink lying down

Hot Fear Summer – Why is politics ignoring the climate crunch?

Shock as new Labour government… quite good?

Care vs Scare – Can Burnham get social care past the “Death Tax” die-hards?

Burnham Derangement Syndrome

Can Burnham master the A.I. Revolution? – with the TUC’s Paul Nowak

Emergencycast! – Andy Burnham and The Cabinet of Mystery

Burnham Begins

Coronation Street – What lies waiting for Burnham?

Farage, Reform and the killing of Ann Widdecombe

Binface vs. the Has-Bin

Emergencycast! – Farage opts for by-election martyrdom

Nigel’s Got Money Troubles – Is Farage about to flame out?

Manchesterism rave on – Should YOU support Andy Burnham?

Talking ’bout a Devolution – Will Burnham’s big bet pay off?

The Mancunian Candidate – Burnham’s northern exposure

The Referendum ten years on – Can we escape the vote that broke Britain?

Tears for Keir – How Starmer ran out of road

Makerfield Emergencycast! – The Andy Man Can

From Russia with Hate – Putin’s shadow war comes to Starmer’s door

TikTok You Don't Stop – Labour vs social media with Bridget Phillipson MP

Belfast and the Far-Right – The Bottomless Buffet of Bullshit

“Brexit? It wasn’t our job to have a plan” – What the BBC’s jaw-dropping doc reveals

Farage’s riot act — How the right is exploiting Henry Nowak’s murder

Who votes Reform and why? – with Sir John Curtice

Blair: “Modern Life is Rubbish”

The Count of Dodgy Crypto

The Brexit Bus is coming (and Andy Burnham’s jumping)

Slash’n’Burnham – Makerfield is already getting nasty

Where the Streets has no shame

Get Starmer

Emergency Localscast! – What Labour’s walloping REALLY means – with Steve Richards

Zack’s Appeal – Are the Greens a one-man band?

Lifestyles of the rich and heinous

Monarchy in the USA – Has Charles outfoxed Trump?

Trump’s Ballroom Blitz – Reform’s Tragical History Bore

Emotional Support Leadership Candidate

Return of the Mandel-Scandal

The End is Nige – What happens if Reform win?

Viktor is a Loser – Hungary’s brilliant revolution

For Whom The Booth Tolls – or, Strait to Hell

Why is Keir Starmer so hated?

Shake your money-maker – Why you’re getting Capitalism wrong

Has Trump destroyed Trumpism?

Have we reached Peak Reform?