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Sinopsis
This is the podcast for anyone looking for forward-thinking pragmatism in today's political climate. Join Fran and Katy every week for analysis of the US and UK's biggest political stories, as they trek through the best and worst of both sides of the Atlantic.
Episodios
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11: Winifred Clive-Hall-Jones & the Egg Custard Tart
08/04/2019 Duración: 38minWe're back! We're trialling a new episode structure, so we're talking aaaaall about Brexit, egg custard tarts, and Katy's holiday. Enjoy! Find out more on the Desert Politics website.
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10: Rage Against the Brexit Machine
28/03/2019 Duración: 25minDesert Politics is back! Katy is away on holiday this week, so Fran's back to rage against the Brexit machine and chat about the People's Vote March. Enjoy! Find out more on the Desert Politics website.
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9: Can Theresa May tell the time? (E)
20/03/2019 Duración: 15minMissed Theresa May's statement? Don't worry, it was crap. Instead, here are our reactions to it in live time, with the speech accompaniment, and some of the best immediate Twitter responses. Katy and Fran get so mad about the speech that it drives both of them to swear, so fair warning of strong language. Find out more on the Desert Politics website.
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8: Low Energy Katy
11/03/2019 Duración: 56minIn the style of Low Energy Jeb, Katy and Fran are back, and talking all kinds of fun and games: Trump signing Bibles, Paul Manafort, Brexit, Chris Grayling, Amber Rudd, and Karen Bradley. We also talk about Lent, how much Katy misses coffee, and how Fran loves a goat's cheese ball. Enjoy! Find out more on the Desert Politics website.
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7: Did you put your name in the Goblet of Fyah?
06/03/2019 Duración: 59minWe're back! It's another Desert Politics pod, and we're on typically stellar form. We chat Brexit, party conferences, North Korea and Otto Warmbier, Michael Cohen's testimony, AND identity politics in the run up to 2020. We also talk about the Oscars, and some great books, and there's even a surprise appearance from Michael Gambon!* *there isn't, it's Fran pretending to be Dumbledore Find out more on the Desert Politics website.
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6: Harry Potter and the State of Labour
26/02/2019 Duración: 01h18minIT'S A BUMPER POD. Fran and Katy are back after a week off! Katy has the plague and we chat about Paul Manafort, the national emergency, and Bernie Sanders, before tackling Labour, antisemitism and The Independent Group. There's a lot of Harry Potter and Lemsip discussion. We disagree? We're still friends? This is what politics COULD be? Find out more on the Desert Politics website.
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10 Minute Takes #4 - What's the Deal with the Border?
24/02/2019 Duración: 08minBaby pod is back! This week, Fran gives a few personal reflections about the border in Northern Ireland, and what the deal is with it. Tune in to hear her take! Find out more on the Desert Politics website.
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10 Minute Takes #3 - What Constitution?
17/02/2019 Duración: 08minDesert Politics is back! PLOT TWIST: the news this week from America got too juicy that Katy couldn't fit all the stuff about impeachment into a 10 Minute Take, so in lieu of that, here's an overview of the American constitution and why it matters! Find out more on the Desert Politics website.
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5: Does Cory Booker still live with his mum?
11/02/2019 Duración: 52minWe're on the second month of Desert Politics! This week, we talk all about Brexit, Donald Tusk's "special place in Hell" remarks, the Supreme Court ruling on the Louisiana abortion law, Cory Booker and presidential candidates, and the raging bin fire that is the state of Virginia. We're low mood and the Orange Order are playing outside Katy's house - join us! Find out more on the Desert Politics website.
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10 Minute Takes #2 - A Second Referendum?
06/02/2019 Duración: 09minBaaaaaaaaby pod, doo doo doo doo doo doo.* Fran is back with our second 10 Minute Take, this time covering all you need to know about the case for a second Brexit referendum. Listen and learn! *Yes, sing this to the Baby Shark song. Find out more on the Desert Politics website.