The News Agents Podcast
1) 2025 Awards: Rising stars, resignations, and the moments that defined the year
It was a year of White House stand-offs, viral kiss cams, shock resignations, and the rise of the far right.From rising stars to jaw dropping moments, we look back at the defining stories of 2025 and ...Show More
2) Q&A: The case for Keir, 2026 elections, and is Britain ungovernable?
It's the final Q&A edition of 2025 and Jon and Lewis answer your questions - including the elections to look out for next year, whether algorithms are making the UK impossible to lead, plus - is there...Show More
3) What the Hell just happened at MAGA-con?
The Turning Point USA conference in Phoenix was supposed to be a tribute to the work and legacy of Charlie Kirk, the influential conservative influencer who was assassinated in September. But it turne...Show More
4) Jess Phillips on the battle of her political life
As parliament wound down to a close, Jess Phillips ended 2025 with one of the government's boldest announcements to date. In the Commons, she declared a "national emergency: over the prevalence of vio...Show More
5) Will America stop Europe from bailing out Ukraine?
This week, the head of the British army warned the public that "more families will know what sacrifice for our nation means", given the increasing threats to the UK. European leaders are meeting today...Show More
6) The bombshell interview that's rattled MAGA
Vanity Fair may be contenders for this years 'scoop of the year' after securing a series of interviews with Trump's closest White House ally, Susie Wiles. The candid interviews provide a rare window i...Show More
7) Trump v The BBC: who will the British public back?
Overnight came Trump's ten billion dollar lawsuit against the BBC. It claims malicious intent in the edit of his speech in the Panorama documentary. And it claims the programme would have been viewed ...Show More
8) The Bondi Massace and the rise of anti-semitism
As the sun was setting on the first night of Hanukah, a father and his son opened fire on Jewish people celebrating on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. 16 people were left dead - forty remain in hospital, includ...Show More
9) What America's first dictator could teach Keir Starmer
Although some Labour MPs are still fawning over Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York, they may be better off looking to a very different sort of American politician if they want lessons they can draw ...Show More
10) Trump - Pirate of the Caribbean?
Trump has attacked a huge oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela - and when asked what would happen now to the oil responded “we will probably keep it". Is there actual strategy behind the piracy? Will...Show More