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Dec 17, 2018 · 39 min
Traffic, Christmas food, and Panto
Brace yourselves as travelling in the Christmas period is going to be absolute chaos. How can you save money on your Christmas food? And we talk to Mr Panto.
Dec 14, 2018 · 40 min
The EU, General Elections, and Fake Twitter Accounts
Theresa May has been told by the EU that the Brexit deal is not negotiable. Are we heading towards a General Election? Some of our listeners think so,and some others believe we talk Brexit too much. In the meantime Wetherspoon's have gone to court...
Dec 13, 2018 · 27 min
College Green, Confidence, and Plumbers
Live from College Green, Mike speaks to Charlie Mullins, Peter Bone, and Wes Streeting
Dec 12, 2018 · 23 min
MPs, Votes and Counts
Live from College Green, Mike speaks to John Whittingdale, John Rentoul and takes your calls
Dec 11, 2018 · 36 min
Brexit, Deals and a Missing Mace
Mike heads down to Parliament to see what all the fuss is about. Crispin Blunt tells Mike that's being going on with Brexit. The MP who tried to take something from the chamber explains himself. And Neil in Macclesfield sticks up for Theresa May.
Dec 10, 2018 · 46 min
Brexit Vote, Crossrail, and Scottish Infowars
Katie Perrior chats to Mike about what is going to happen to Theresa May´s Brexit vote in Parliament. Transport journalist and author of ´The Story of Crossrail´ Christian Wolmar talks about the sorry state of the railways in Britain. talkRADIO´s Polit...
Dec 7, 2018 · 51 min
Theresa May, Cash Machines, and The Perriors
Not long now until the Parliamentary vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal. David Davies, Conservative MP for Monmouth, tells MG how he thinks it will all pan out. Plus, former Met Police officer Peter Bleksley talks about gangs of cash machine thieve...
Dec 6, 2018 · 45 min
Facebook, Posh People, and Toast
Scott McGready chats to MG about Facebook snooping on your calls and texts, big corporations who harvest your data, and what is happening with O2's network. Comedian Mark Dolan laments the death of common sense after hospital warn their staff not ...
Dec 5, 2018 · 44 min
Legal Advice, Cinema Tickets, and Long Index Fingers
Matt Kelly, editor of The New European, discusses the publication of the full Brexit legal advice. Independent retail expert Claire Bailey tells MG why paying £40 for a ticket to see a film at the new Odeon cinema in Leicester Square isn't that ba...
Dec 4, 2018 · 42 min
Article 50, Family Trees, and YouTube
A top advisor to the European Court of Justice has said today that the UK can stop Brexit by revoking Article 50. Francis Grove-White from Open Brexit joins Mike to discuss this. George and Larry Lamb visit to talk about ancestry and how a third of us ...
Dec 3, 2018 · 55 min
Brexit, Career Advice, and Vegan Idioms
Should phrases like 'bringing home the bacon' be changed to please vegans? MG chats to Andrew Walker about this. Also, author Robert Winder talks about the Home Office's Windrush blunder.
Nov 30, 2018 · 50 min
Europe, Earthquakes, and the Perriors
Katie Perrior is reunited with Mike to discuss the G20 Summit in Buenos Aries. Ian Stimpson of Keele University talks about a mysterious earthquake that has scientists across the world baffled. Plus, former producer Cornelius Mendez returns to present ...
Nov 29, 2018 · 49 min
McDonald's, Leigh-on-Sea, and Mead
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that when it comes to managing staff, the NHS could learn a thing or two from McDonald's. Dr Louise Irvine and Professor Sir Robert Lechler discuss this with MG. Also, Leigh-on-Sea in Essex (note: not Sunderl...
Nov 28, 2018 · 45 min
Migrants, Trains, and Charity Shops
Sajid Javid wants a rescue ship to save stranded migrants in the English Channel. David Davies, Conservative MP for Monmouth, chats with MG about this. Also, Mike discusses the state of British railways Bruce Williamson from Rail Future, and Robin Oste...
Nov 27, 2018 · 49 min
Money, Mars, and Mackems
Mike talks to Sarah John, Chief Cashier at the Bank of England, about who should be on the new £50 note. Lucinda Offer from the Mars Society discusses the new probe that has landed on the red planet, plus the latest revelation from Elon Musk and Tesla....
Nov 26, 2018 · 50 min
Pubs, the NHS, and Sunderland
Mike Smith talks to MG about the current state of the NHS. David Wilson from the British Beer and Pub Association tells us why pubs are closing and why new coffee shops are opening. Plus, talkSPORT's Andy Dawson isn't best impressed with MG...
Nov 23, 2018 · 48 min
Black Friday, Only Children, and Wool
Professor Ellis Cashmore fron Aston University tells us why there is an increase in single child families. Mike speaks to Councillor Laura Miller and Dr Paul Cavill about PETA's campaign to change the name of Wool in Dorset to Vegan Wool. Plus, Gi...
Nov 22, 2018 · 37 min
Roadblocks, Climate Change, and the UAE
A group of MPs have said that Britain should sever ties with the United Arab Emirates following the Matthew Hedges incident. Mike chats to Crispin Blunt MP about this story. Also, George Barda from Extinction Rebellion explains why his protest group is...
Nov 21, 2018 · 36 min
Google, God, and Gender
Should Zakir Naik, the outspoken owner of Islamic satellite TV station Peace TV, be allowed to broadcast his controversial opinions on British airwaves? Is God male, female, or neither? And should you be using online search engines to diagnose illnesses?
Nov 20, 2018 · 33 min
Police Officers, Alcohol, and Television
Front-line police officers could disappear soon if the public aren't willing to help them catch criminals. Would you step in to help a police officers confront a violent thug? Also, could watching more than two hours of TV a day make you die earli...