The Pod Delusion Podcast
1) Undercover Inside The Far-Right
We speak to a Hope Not Hate activist who infiltrated a far-right group... and then in a slightly more uplifting segment, we speak to a software engineer who has developed an incredible algorithm that ...Show More
2) The Oldest Material On Earth
This week we talk to the scientist who discovered the oldest known material on Earth which, at between 5 and 7 BILLION years old, is even older than the Earth itself. Plus! CLASSIC VLAD: We dig into w...Show More
3) The Second Worst Foreign Policy Disaster Since WW2
This week we calibrate our worries about the potential for World War 3 by talking to former Middle East minister and Chair of the Intelligence Committee Kim Howells - who tells us about his personal e...Show More
4) Happy Xmas (Labour Is Over)
Ho, ho, ho! A festive Winterval special where we, umm, go in deep on the election result and - horrifyingly - learn why it could be even worse next time. We speak to pollster Matt Singh and political ...Show More
5) What Britain Can Learn About Referendums From Papua New Guinea
This week we steer clear of the general election - so this podcast won't go out of date! Instead, we talk about a referendum that took place on the other side of the world, on the island of Bougainvil...Show More
6) Is A Narwhal Tusk An Effective Weapon?
This week we tackle the most important question raised by the London Bridge attack: We ask two of the world's most eminent narwhal scientists if their tusks make good weapons. Plus! We dig into a new ...Show More
7) How To Survive An Interview With Andrew Neil
This week we speak to Tom Hamilton, a former advisor to Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn on how a politician can go into an interview with the likes of Andrew Neil or Emily Maitlis and come out alive. We...Show More
8) How To Abolish The Monarchy
This week we fast-forward to the results of the 2022 Monarchy referendum, in which Britain votes to dump King Charles and turn Britain into a Republic. But how easy is it going to be? What are the com...Show More
9) Dodgy LibDem Bar Charts And Some Surprisingly Good News About Climate Change
This week we finally go all Jeremy Paxman on the Liberal Democrats and their questionable use of bar charts by holding Mark Pack, who is running for the party's Presidency, to account. We also had a l...Show More
Dodgy LibDem Bar Charts And Some Surprisingly Good News About Climate Change
1:05:59 | Nov 14th, 2019
10) Roll Up, Roll Up, Please Bring Some Insulin, It's The Festival Of Brexit!
This week we explore the government's plan to host a big "Festival of Brexit", to celebrate the biggest foreign policy disaster since World War 2, and figure out how the terror threat level is actuall...Show More