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This Might Be The News

News & Politics Podcasts

A comedy podcast about the week's biggest stories. Hopefully.

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Description:

A comedy podcast about the week's biggest stories. Hopefully.

Language:

English

Contact:

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Episodes

S4 Ep22: The President and the Pandemic

4/13/2020
We take a look across the pond on this week's podcast to assess how bad things really are in the USA and what President Trump has been doing to take on Coronavirus.

Duration:00:39:48

S4 Ep21: Quarantine Queen

4/6/2020
In a mad 24 hours of news, Boris Johnson has been hospitalised, the Scottish Chief Medical Officer has resigned and the Queen has entered the scene. Listen to our round up of what's been going on.

Duration:00:37:03

S4 Ep20: Corona Arrives at No. 10

3/28/2020
The UK's top team has been taken down, with Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock both testing positive for Coronavirus. Rory and Lauren chat through the latest news.

Duration:00:32:04

S4 Ep19: Celebs Going Viral

3/25/2020
Rory chats with Will about the celebrities embarrassing themselves over Coronavirus, as well as the ones making things a bit better.

Duration:00:35:32

S4 Ep18: Lockdown Actually

3/24/2020
After a historic announcement from Boris Johnson, Rory catches up with his old pal Ed to chat about what the new set of restrictions actually mean for the British public.

Duration:00:29:16

S4 Ep17: Time To Call The Doctor

3/22/2020
Today we’re chatting with Rory’s doctor pal Gwyn about how Coronavirus is affecting NHS workers.

Duration:00:30:33

S4 Ep16: Boris Bans The Boozers

3/21/2020
Coronavirus has changed British life for the foreseeable future and the most recent development is Boris closing down all the pubs, restaurants, cafes and gyms. Rory and Sophie check in to see what's been happening.

Duration:00:32:14

S4 Ep15: The Boris Review

3/9/2020
Boris Johnson is 3 months into the job so Rory and Lauren give him a performance review. We also talk about coronavirus and the weird trend it's caused...

Duration:00:36:00

S4 Ep14: Get Megxit Done

3/1/2020
It's Harry and Meghan's final week in the job so we're chatting about how Megxit happened and what's coming up next for the Royal Family. There's also the Twitter tale of Yorkshire Tea.

Duration:00:35:57

S4 Ep12: How To Pick A Labour Leader

2/23/2020
Rory is joined by his pal Ed to discuss the Labour leadership contest. We also look at the biggest issues from this week's copy of the Lympstone Herald.

Duration:00:37:16

S4 Ep11: Cummings and Goings

2/16/2020
Westminster had all the drama this week thanks to a major Boris reshuffle. We try to work out what actually happened on this week's podcast. Plus there's McDonalds! And Rod Stewart!

Duration:00:42:28

S4 Ep10: A Whistle Stop Special

2/9/2020
With so much news to cover, Rory and Lauren take a whistle stop tour of the week's biggest stories, including Storm Ciara, the Oscars and Philip Schofield.

Duration:00:38:36

S4 Ep9: Don't Huawei, Be Happy

1/31/2020
It's a China special this week with Rory and Sophie investigating the start of the coronavirus outbreak and looking at both sides of the Huawei debate. Plus some important news for fans of hot beverages.

Duration:00:46:05

S4 Ep8: The Tory Takeover

12/15/2019
The results are out and we're looking at a Boris government for the next five years, after a dismal performance from Labour. We reflect on the results of the election this week's episode.

Duration:00:58:21

S4 Ep7: Election Reflection

12/9/2019
It's nearly polling day! Rory and Sophie take a moment to sit back and reflect on the past month of general election shenanigans.

Duration:00:28:55

S4 Ep6: A Thanksgiving Impeachment

12/1/2019
Rory and Lauren turn their attention to across the pond and investigate the Donald Trump impeachment story. Rory is then joined by Alex Matthews from the Brexit Party to see how the general election is going.

Duration:00:44:57

S4 Ep5: Manifesto Mayhem

11/24/2019
In a big week for the UK General Election, we're chatting TV debates and manifesto launches - plus Rory is joined by Conservative candidate, Andrew Baker.

Duration:00:59:33

S4 Ep4: The Pizza Party Prince

11/17/2019
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, is in hot water this week after a Newsnight interview about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal - Rory and Sophie investigate the story. Plus we are joined by the Liberal Democrat candidate for Camberwell & Peckham, Julia Ogiehor, to chat about the general election. And there's a story about drug stealing pigs!

Duration:00:51:19

S4 Ep3: Climate Change: How F*cked Are We?

11/10/2019
Rory is joined by his friend James and Dr Vishal Chauhan from Extinction Rebellion to discuss climate change and finds out how bad things really are for the planet. Plus there's general election chat and a bizarre story about some wrestlers in Saudi Arabia

Duration:00:57:15

S4 Ep2: A Very Festive Election

11/3/2019
The General Election is go go go! This week we're chatting about the perils of a Christmas campaign and the likely winners and losers of #GE2019. Rory then dives into the world of showbiz, plus there's alien abductions and thrill-seeking grannies.

Duration:00:54:48