Quiet Riot
by Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith, Kenny Campbell
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Quiet Riot, the politics podcast with more passion, less shouting and lots of laughter
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- Burnham's Brussels shouts · 1 h 3 min · Season 3 Episode 130Could we be on the verge of genuine progress on the EU-UK front? In a few days, Andy Burnham will be in Brussels for the delayed 2026 summit with Ursula Von der Leyen. Naomi and…
- B-Side: Is The Populist Fever Breaking? · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 129As the US - and the world - begin to absorb the magnitude and consequences of the midterms humiliation of Trump at the polls, second-order questions begin to emerge: What does it…
- Sunday School: There Will Be Blood Pressure · 1 h 5 min · Season 3 Episode 128Let joy be unconfined! Naomi is back and she joins Alex as they poke the ashes of an epic MAGA and Manosphere meltdown, following Donald Trump's Midterm humiliation, Russell…
- We're not in Kansas any more · 1 h 7 min · Season 3 Episode 127Flipping Nora. We are still surfing the wave of incredulity (and, let's face it, unbridled joy) after those US midterm results. We are also running on fumes, because we all…
- B-Side: House of Discards - Your Guide to the US Midterms · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 126Welcome to the US midterms. This time, they are game-changers for all of us so here's everything you need to know about what's happening. Alex and Kenny talk you through the…
- Sunday School: The Next Generation · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 125Today we look to the young voters of Serbia and Brazil, who have helped achieve quite remarkable political results, and also back to the late Patrick Stewart, whose politics were…
- No rabbits were harmed in the making of this Budget · 1 h 9 min · Season 3 Episode 124And so to John Healey's Budget which went... pretty well as predicted. Horses were not scared, rabbits were not pulled from hats and Healey was, well, pretty dogged. Alex and…
- B-Side: Exposing the Covid care home scandal · 1 h 0 min · Season 3 Episode 123'An afterthought' – that is the damning description of how Government treated care homes during the pandemic, according to a coruscating report from the independent Covid 19…
- Sunday School: Robot Reboot – good machine v bad machine · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 122It's all kicking off on planet AI again this week – Britain is about to spend £100m on an AI biosecurity lab, yet more jobs are being replaced by AI and some investors are making…
- It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world · 1 h 7 min · Season 3 Episode 121Chaos. As Trump and Putin keep grabbing stuff for themselves, and Trump fantasises about meeting with Putin and Xi, are we already in a 'everyone-and-everything' war? Alex and…
- B-Side: The Last of First Past The Post? · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 120The team is joined by Labour MP Alex Sobel to discuss whether Britain's outdated method of electing MPs may finally be getting a shake-up. Alex is MP for Leeds Central and…
- Sunday School: Revolting Door Policy · 1 h 10 min · Season 3 Episode 118If these are the sort of recruits you get when you don't apply diversity and equality policies, maybe Nigel Farage and Donald Trump should rethink their notion of a meritocracy…
- The politics of science · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 117In this special episode, celebrating the recent Nobel prize winners, we look at the state of science in Britain with Financial Times Science Editor Michael Peel. Kenny is asking…
- Back to the fEUture · 1 h 2 min · Season 3 Episode 116Blimey, did the last 10 years not happen? Andy Burnham announces the next UK-EU summit. In Westminster Hall, a debate takes place about the UK joining the EU. Russian…
- Sunday School: Zack's the way the cookie crumbles · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 115Middle East politics is an unusual topic to dominate a UK by-election but here we are. So, what can Zack Polanski and his Greens take from the debacle that overshadowed their…
- B-Side: Élysée-come, Élysée-go · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 114French students have decided to lightly flambé the republic and things have rapidly got incontrôlable. We're joined by Quiet Riot's favourite Chevalier, Olivier Morel, to disect…
- Kemi-detached · 1 h 4 min · Season 3 Episode 113Conference season finally gets around to the Tories which means it's Kemi Badenoch's turn to preach to the choir. Alex, Naomi and Kenny look at policy, presentation and polling…
- Sunday School: 24-Hour Party Conference People · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 112Andy Burnham's arrival has seemingly rejuvenated not only Labour, but all British politics. Maybe competition does work in some sectors! Naomi and Alex look at Zack Polanski's…
- B-Side: Handle with Care · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 111Andy Burnham's biggest announcement – in a conference speech littered with the things – was his ambition to create a National Care Service, which he said would be as significant…
- Burnham: Straight fom the heart · 1 h 2 min · Season 3 Episode 110Andy Burnham's big speech to Labour was big on ambition, big on ideas and big on emotion. If you liked what you heard, then there's a good chance you think it was the best such…
- Sunday School: Never Mind The Ballots · 1 h 2 min · Season 3 Episode 109A snap General Election? No way, says Andy Burnham. Do we believe him? Is it a smart call? Does anyone outside of the Westminster bubble actually want a General Election any…
- B-Side: Carry On Cymru · 1 h 10 min · Season 3 Episode 108Reform UK have had such a heroic meltdown in Wales, we had to do a special on it ... and we couldn't keep up. Join Alex and Kenny as our Welsh expert Will Hayward looks on in…
- When Andy Met Donny · 1 h 2 min · Season 3 Episode 107***SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD…
- Sunday School: Canadian Club anyone? · 1 h 3 min · Season 3 Episode 106It's been a big week for Europe and Canada, with Mark Carney's historic appearance at the European Parliament, and a political love-in between him and Ursula von der Lyen. Naomi…
- B-Side: Passport to Piddington · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 105***SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE COOLER HEADS PODCAST FAMILY - How Do You Solve A Problem Like Everything? on Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, or wherever you get your…
- The Big Bung Theory · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 104***SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE COOLER HEADS PODCAST FAMILY - How Do You Solve A Problem Like Everything? on Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, or wherever you get your…
- Sunday School: CTRL-GRIFT-DELETE · 1 h 0 min · Season 3 Episode 103***SUPPORT US ON KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD…
- B-Side: German lessons · 1 h 2 min · Season 3 Episode 102***OUR 102nd EPISODE THIS YEAR! REMEMBER TO SIGN UP ON KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD…
- Fashdance · 60 min · Season 3 Episode 101***OUR 101st EPISODE THIS YEAR! REMEMBER TO SIGN UP ON KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD…
- Sunday School: Das Schadenfreudefest · 1 h 11 min · Season 3 Episode 100***OUR 100th EPISODE THIS YEAR! REMEMBER TO SIGN UP ON KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD…
- B-side: States of flux · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 99***SIGN UP ON KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD…
- Andy B Indahouse · 57 min · Season 3 Episode 98***SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD…
- Sunday School: YES EUCan! · 1 h 3 min · Season 3 Episode 97Mark Carney is about to become the first foreign head to attend the EU's flagship State Of The EU speech. He likes Europe; Europe likes him; Canadians like Europe. So... Naomi…
- B-Side: Read All About It · 1 h 5 min · Season 3 Episode 96Is print media making a comeback? Has Gen Z done what those before couldn't and made print trendy again? Naomi, Alex and Kenny are joined by Cal Roscow, the founder and…
- How to Lose a War in 10 Ways · 60 min · Season 3 Episode 95The gang plus special guest, Behind The Lines' Arthur Snell, dive into a US-Iran war that seems to be fought in reverse - from military action, backwards to economic sanctions…
- Sunday School: Like Prats in A Sack · 1 h 5 min · Season 3 Episode 94***SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD…
- B-Side: The Last Housing on The Left · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 93Housing has been in a state of crisis, it seems, forever. Can Labour actually move the dial on this huge and complicated challenge? Alex, Naomi and Kenny are joined by Labour…
- A tragedy, in black & white · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 92The profound fallout from of Professor Jason Arday’s untimely death continues to ripple outwards and shine a spotlight on some deeply unpleasant truths. Naomi, Alex and Kenny…
- Sunday School: Pier and Loathing · 1 h 5 min · Season 3 Episode 91Join Alex and Kenny as they paddle through Farage's coastal Clacton claptrap, and try to make sense of what actually happened on a night when an intergalactic waste receptacle…
- B-Side: Penal Enlargement or Correctile Dysfunction? · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 90It's that time of the year when Britain throws its hands in the air over the prisons system. Newsflash: it is still creaking at the seams, just like it has been creaking for many…
- No Drought About It · 1 h 3 min · Season 3 Episode 89If you're reading this south of Hull, then you're in a drought. Elsewhere, it's probably hot. If you're in the Highlands, take your chances. We're running out of water and that…
- Sunday School: The Thetford strifes · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 88East Anglia's right-leaning politics are on show again with this week's immigrant baiting in Thetford. Naomi and Kenny have a look at the latest disturbing developments from…
- B-Side: Rabat Punch · 1 h 0 min · Season 3 Episode 87In a matter of days, Ceuta went from being a place few had heard of, and fewer still could find on a map, to the centre of Europe's migrant debate. Naomi, Alex and Kenny are…
- World of Warcraft · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 86Transfer windows are closing, new stars are being brought in and the world of geopolitics is primed for a new season. Alex, Naomi and Kenny are joined by geopolitics pundit…
- The Authoritarian Playbook LIVE: Part 2 feat. Count Binface! · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 85Yes, Count Binface DOES rock up to this show! Part 2 of Naomi and Alex doing their LIVE thang with Byline Times and the Lincoln Project, at London's Leicester Square Theatre…
- The Authoritarian Playbook LIVE: Part 1 · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 84Naomi and Alex do their LIVE thang with Byline Times and the Lincoln Project, at London's Leicester Square Theatre. For one night only, and with many of you fab Quiet Riot…
- B-Side: Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 83Zack Polanski has got himself in some French Revolution-adjacent bother thanks to an ill-advised Insta interaction. How big a faux-pas was this, should the police be involved…
- We Need to Talk About Social(ist) Care · 1 h 4 min · Season 3 Episode 82• LAST CHANCE TO GET TICKETS TO OUR LIVE SHOW!!! Our London round table on authoritarianism, with the Lincoln Project and Byline Times, is tonight (Thursday) – the few remaining…
- Sunday School: Andy B's A Busy Bee · 58 min · Season 3 Episode 81• LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Our London round table on authoritarianism, with the Lincoln Project and Byline Times, is on Thursday – get your tickets HERE! Andy…
- B-SIDE: Farage Unmasked · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 80• LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Tickets to our London round table on authoritarianism, with the Lincoln Project and Byline Times, are selling fast – get yours HERE! Nigel…
