Why the Home Office is ‘dysfunctional’ - Sacked immigration chief speaks out

Amol and Nick ask David Neal why he thinks he was really fired as immigration chief.

• 41 mins

Revolt on the right! Reform, Rishi and (Red) Wall-to-Wall Chaos

Amol (and Nick) look at what impact Lee Anderson’s defection will have in the red wall.

• 41 mins

Alastair Campbell on the changing face of Starmer’s Labour

Amol speaks to Alastair Campbell about what’s in Starmer’s arsenal.

• 52 mins

Why should you have to pay for the BBC?

Amol and Nick explore the future of the BBC and how it should be paid for.

• 56 mins

Tragedy in Gaza: Will this week’s events change anything?

Nick analyses two big events in the Middle East with former spy chief Sir Alex Younger.

• 48 mins

Where’s the money coming from?

Nick asks whether politicians are being honest about the state of the national finances.

• 60 mins

Smoke-free generation: Is this Sunak’s legacy?

Amol and Nick on what the major intervention on smoking says about Sunak’s premiership.

• 53 mins

Q&A – lightweight politicians, interviews that made you blush… Ft Esther Rantzen & Stephen Fry

Amol and Nick tackle questions from listeners and friends of the pod.

• 38 mins

Could an MP present the Today programme?

Nick looks into a question about which programmes MPs should be allowed to present.

• 44 mins

AI and humanity’s future: chilling or thrilling?

Amol & Nick take on Stephen Fry’s challenge & look at what the future of AI might entail.

• 68 mins

Cutting through the spin – elections bonus ep

Amol and Nick give their take on the election results in this bonus pod.

• 33 mins

Hung parliament or thumping majority? And why do we all feel so skint?

Amol looks into the local election results and asks why so many people feel so hard up.

• 54 mins

What does Keir Starmer really believe in?

Amol and Nick on what a fresh set of pledges say about defining Starmerism.

• 57 mins

Election announcement special

Amol and Nick discuss why the PM has called an election now.

• 23 mins

Rishi Sunak Talks to Today

Amol and Nick on the first set-piece interview of the election campaign.

• 50 mins

Starmer, Socialism & Diane Abbott - whose side is he really on?

Nick looks at the dividing lines developing during the first days of Election 2024.

• 50 mins

Sunak and Starmer go head to head

Amol and Nick look ahead to the TV election debates.

• 35 mins

Sunak squares up, Farage steps in

Amol and Nick on two possible election game-changers.

• 52 mins

Manifesto week, political earthquakes and interview tactics

Amol and Nick discuss manifesto week here and look at the European election results.

• 43 mins

The Today Podcast: Live!

Get Amol and Nick’s take on the election campaign so far – recorded with a live audience.

• 59 mins

Extra! The Today Podcast Live! Bonus episode ft. James May

More from Amol and Nick in the second part of The Today Podcast live show.

• 37 mins

Farage’s non-manifesto, should Corbyn have stood for the Greens and where’s Boris Johnson?

Amol and Nick look at the state of the campaign as postal votes begin to drop.

• 38 mins

Growing pains: how to grow an economy and get young people voting

Amol and Nick look at whether pledges on economic growth are likely to be delivered.

• 55 mins

Bonus Q&A – Why do politicians use big numbers and why do we vote with pencils?

Amol and Nick answer your questions in this bonus episode.

• 28 mins

Sunak’s betting crisis, Starmer’s gender row and Farage takes on the Mail

Amol and Nick on the last full week of the election campaign.

• 39 mins

Newscast x The Today Podcast x When It Hits The Fan

In this mash up of BBC pods Amol looks at the role of the media in the election.

• 38 mins

Should we trust the polls?

Amol and Nick on whether we should be sceptical of polls predicting a ‘supermajority’.

• 57 mins

It’s election week!

Amol and Nick on the parties’ get-out-the-vote messages.

• 41 mins

Bonus Q&A – 'None of the Above' on ballot papers & election night cliché bingo.

Amol and Nick answer your questions in this election-week bonus episode.

• 26 mins

Election Night Fever and the Challenge across the Channel

Amol and Nick guide you through election night and reflect on the campaign.

• 54 mins