Podmasters|777 - How Soon is Mao? The weird rebirth of communism – with Paul Mason
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Published25 Aug 2026
Duration1:00:35
Episodes
777-
How Soon is Mao? The weird rebirth of communism – with Paul Mason
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25 Aug 2026
776-
Yes, you CAN do something about the Climate Crisis
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21 Aug 2026
775-
Jason Arday and the Information Crisis
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18 Aug 2026
774-
Emergency Clactoncast! – Trash defeats Bin, with Steve Richards
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14 Aug 2026
773-
Bin Day
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13 Aug 2026
772-
Welcome to Veto Britain… where you can only drink lying down
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11 Aug 2026
771-
Hot Fear Summer – Why is politics ignoring the climate crunch?
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07 Aug 2026
770-
Shock as new Labour government… quite good?
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03 Aug 2026
769-
Care vs Scare – Can Burnham get social care past the “Death Tax” die-hards?
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31 Jul 2026
768-
Burnham Derangement Syndrome
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28 Jul 2026
767-
Can Burnham master the A.I. Revolution? – with the TUC’s Paul Nowak
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24 Jul 2026
766-
Emergencycast! – Andy Burnham and The Cabinet of Mystery
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21 Jul 2026
765-
Burnham Begins
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21 Jul 2026
764-
Coronation Street – What lies waiting for Burnham?
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17 Jul 2026
763-
Farage, Reform and the killing of Ann Widdecombe
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14 Jul 2026
762-
Binface vs. the Has-Bin
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09 Jul 2026
761-
Emergencycast! – Farage opts for by-election martyrdom
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07 Jul 2026
760-
Nigel’s Got Money Troubles – Is Farage about to flame out?
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07 Jul 2026
759-
Manchesterism rave on – Should YOU support Andy Burnham?
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03 Jul 2026
758-
Talking ’bout a Devolution – Will Burnham’s big bet pay off?
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30 Jun 2026
757-
The Mancunian Candidate – Burnham’s northern exposure
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26 Jun 2026
756-
The Referendum ten years on – Can we escape the vote that broke Britain?
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23 Jun 2026
755-
Tears for Keir – How Starmer ran out of road
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22 Jun 2026
754-
Makerfield Emergencycast! – The Andy Man Can
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19 Jun 2026
753-
From Russia with Hate – Putin’s shadow war comes to Starmer’s door
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18 Jun 2026
752-
TikTok You Don't Stop – Labour vs social media with Bridget Phillipson MP
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16 Jun 2026
751-
Belfast and the Far-Right – The Bottomless Buffet of Bullshit
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12 Jun 2026
750-
“Brexit? It wasn’t our job to have a plan” – What the BBC’s jaw-dropping doc reveals
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09 Jun 2026
749-
Farage’s riot act — How the right is exploiting Henry Nowak’s murder
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05 Jun 2026
748-
Who votes Reform and why? – with Sir John Curtice
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02 Jun 2026
747-
Blair: “Modern Life is Rubbish”
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29 May 2026
746-
The Count of Dodgy Crypto
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27 May 2026
745-
The Brexit Bus is coming (and Andy Burnham’s jumping)
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22 May 2026
744-
Slash’n’Burnham – Makerfield is already getting nasty
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19 May 2026
743-
Where the Streets has no shame
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14 May 2026
742-
Get Starmer
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11 May 2026
741-
Emergency Localscast! – What Labour’s walloping REALLY means – with Steve Richards
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08 May 2026
740-
Zack’s Appeal – Are the Greens a one-man band?
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07 May 2026
739-
Lifestyles of the rich and heinous
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06 May 2026
738-
Monarchy in the USA – Has Charles outfoxed Trump?
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01 May 2026
737-
Trump’s Ballroom Blitz – Reform’s Tragical History Bore
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28 Apr 2026
736-
Emotional Support Leadership Candidate
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24 Apr 2026
735-
Return of the Mandel-Scandal
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21 Apr 2026
734-
The End is Nige – What happens if Reform win?
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17 Apr 2026
733-
Viktor is a Loser – Hungary’s brilliant revolution
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14 Apr 2026
732-
For Whom The Booth Tolls – or, Strait to Hell
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10 Apr 2026
731-
Why is Keir Starmer so hated?
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02 Apr 2026
730-
Shake your money-maker – Why you’re getting Capitalism wrong