News Review of the Year

Amol and Nick review the big stories of 2023 and pick their favourite Today interviews

• 51 mins

The Moments In History Amol and Nick Wish They’d Covered

Our hosts answer your questions, like what do they do when guests make outrageous claims?

• 28 mins

Is democracy dying?

Amol and Nick explore why young people are turning to strongman leaders.

• 47 mins

Does Starmer need Scotland to win the general election?

Amol and Nick on whether Labour need to win Scotland to take the keys to No 10.

• 45 mins

How do we deal with President Trump (again)?

Amol and Nick on a possible return to power for Trump, featuring broadcaster Megyn Kelly.

• 51 mins

Does nanny (state) know best?

From smoking to sugar, what’s the problem with a bit of nanny now and then?

• 49 mins

Why we need to talk about cancer ft. Stephen Fry

Amol and Nick ask people affected by cancer why it’s so important to talk about it.

• 56 mins

How did the culture wars take over? Ft Jon Ronson

Amol and Nick look at the impact the culture wars are having on our lives.

• 44 mins

Disgrace! Why are MPs playing politics with the Middle East?

Amol and Nick discuss the chaos in the Commons over a ceasefire vote.

• 52 mins

Mob rule: Where should we draw the line on protest?

Amol and Nick on protests, prejudice and why many Tories won’t call out Lee Anderson.

• 45 mins

By-election bonus: Rochdale, Galloway, Gaza… what now?

Amol and Nick look at what the result in Rochdale tells us.

• 25 mins

Hunt’s Budget - will it make a difference?

Amol and Nick ask whether the Budget will help change the political and economic weather.

• 38 mins

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