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Feb 27, 2019 · 48 min
Payday Loans, Another Vote, And Vitamin D
Today we kick off with Jasmine Birtles looking at payday loans. David Wooding from The Sun on Sunday explains what it is that MPs are voting on tonight (yes, again). And Dr Chris Steele of This Morning fame encourages us all to get more Vitamin D.
Feb 26, 2019 · 46 min
Alastair Campbell, Gemma Collins, And Sleepless Parents
On today's show we're joined by Alastair Campbell to try to make sense of Brexit. Gemma Collins has dumped her boyfriend for posting a video of her snoring and it has been described as the showbiz split of the decade! And new parents face up ...
Feb 25, 2019 · 47 min
The TIG Group, Junk Food Adverts, And Grumpy Cats
Did you know that Mike has just come back from a week in America? Friend of the show George Pascoe-Watson helps him catch up with everything that's going on with what we call The TIG Group. Why is Sadiq Khan banning adverts for junk food on the Tu...
Feb 15, 2019 · 48 min
Jihadi Brides, Climate Change, And Hell
Dozens of jihadi brides want to return home and the taxpayer could face the costs, we talk to Will Geddes to find out the security risks. Thousands of pupils have gone on strike to protest against climate change. And the entrance to hell has been found...
Feb 14, 2019 · 51 min
The ISIS Schoolgirl, A Garden Bridge, And Valentine's Day
One of the Bethnal Green schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to fight with ISIS now wants to come back to the UK, but it's not that easy. How is it possible that London has spent £53m on the garden bridge that was never built? And Happy Valentine...
Feb 14, 2019 · 41 min
Milk, Bins, and Happiness
Mike is joined by Cllr Peter Fleming to discuss waste disposal, a food safety expert to discern when you should throw away your milk, and a psychologist to learn when we're happiest in our lives.
Feb 12, 2019 · 42 min
Traffic, Stolen Cars, And Tinder For Cows
Traffic is so bad in this country that in some places it is faster to cycle than to drive and, as you would expect, Mike is outraged! We talk to Chief Features Writer at The Sun Oliver Harvey to find out how easy it is to steal a car. And we find out w...
Feb 11, 2019 · 43 min
Grammar Schools, Commonwealth Soldiers, And Insects
There will be 3,000 more grammar school places in the next three years. We speak to Michael Pyke, who campaigns against them. Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Tugendhat joins us to talk about Commonwealth soldiers who can't bring their f...
Feb 8, 2019 · 51 min
Jeremy Corbyn, Equine Flu, And A Hotel Nobody Wants
After Jeremy Corbyn seems to have divided Labour over Brexit, we ask John Rentoul if this is the end of the party. Equine Flu has stopped all horse racing just weeks away from Cheltenham. Tavistock is opposed to a new hotel. And find out whether Produc...
Feb 7, 2019 · 41 min
Borders, NHS Fraud, And Fish And Chips
How do we sort out the Irish border problem after Brexit? According to The Times Policy Editor Oliver Wright, technological solutions might be possible but by no means simple. £1.25bn are stolen from the NHS every year. We learn about it with CEO of th...
Feb 6, 2019 · 48 min
Deportations, Fatbergs, And Cuban Food
Should we deport convicted criminals? Mike thinks so but our guest doesn't agree with him. Wprk begins to remove a monster fatberg in Sidmouth. When will we learn not to flush wipes down the toilet? And the Duchess of Cornwall is worried about an ...
Feb 5, 2019 · 51 min
Social Media, Carers, And Flat-Pack Furniture
Minister Margot James has announced a crackdown on social media giants after spare of suicides and inaction on self-harm posts. We speak to the CEO of The Prince's Trust to find out whether this is enough. More than 600 carers a day are forced to ...
Feb 4, 2019 · 43 min
Japanese Cars, Cleaning Cloths and Road Rage
Nissan is taking the production of some of its cars from Sunderland to Japan but, as James Max points out, it's not because of Brexit. Former Royal Butler Grant Harold joins us to talk about a cleaning cloth that has sold out after having been pro...
Feb 1, 2019 · 47 min
Self-checkouts, Snowmaggedon, and Bingo
People are shoplifting more and self-checkouts are partly to blame. We go live to Bristol airport to find out how they're coping with Snowmaggedon. Why are millennials so into bingo? And Producer Cornelius delivers the worst Perrior Awards ever.
Jan 31, 2019 · 34 min
Brussels, Cleaning and Champagne
As the UK awaits the EU's rebuttal to May's new Brexit deal, Mike speaks to Tory MEP Daniel Hannan about what to expect. Caller Vicky makes a strong display worthy of being sent to Brussels to negotiate the deal herself, Mike learns about how...
Jan 30, 2019 · 51 min
The Coldest Meeting, The Backstop, And Unicorns
Theresa May is going back to Brussels with a unicorn. Well, not quite. But she is going to ask the EU to remove the backstop from the Withdrawal Agreement. We speak to our Political Editor Ross Kempsell, Conservative MP Dr Phillip Lee, CEO of Shout Out...
Jan 29, 2019 · 42 min
Super Tuesday, Polls, And The talkRADIO Tent Of Shame
We're disappointed we didn't get snow but excited because it's Super Tuesday and today Parliament gets to vote on lots of amendments to Theresa May's Brexit deal. So we're back in the talkRADIO Tent of Shame trying to predict w...
Jan 28, 2019 · 44 min
College Green, The Freezing Cold, And A Meaningless Vote
Here we are once again in the talkRADIO Westminster tent of shame. It's freezing cold and we're looking ahead to what Mike Graham calls the meaningless vote that will take place tomorrow evening. We're joined by former newspaper editor N...
Jan 25, 2019 · 39 min
A Stiff Upper Lip, The Queen, And Burns Night
Prince William is not a big fan of the stiff upper lip, but what's wrong with it? The Queen wants us to unite over Brexit. And it's Burns Night so we taste a haggis burger live in the studio. Happy Friday!
Jan 24, 2019 · 38 min
Antibiotics, Fracking, And The Best B&B In The World
The government is going to pay for companies to create new antibiotics capable of killing superbugs, Helen Stokes-Lampard from the Royal College of GPs tells us why. Energy expert Malcom Grimston argues that fracking might not be as bad as some people ...