25 Best London Political Podcasts

1. Red Box Politics Podcast

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Join Matt Chorley as he guides you through what really matters in British politics. Formerly the Red Box podcast, he brings together the best interviews, smartest analysis and funniest panel discussions from his Times Radio show, Politics Without The Boring Bits.Listen live on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at http://www.thetimes.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Patrick Maguire, Adam Boulton, Hugo Rifkind
Producer/Network The Times
Email ****@thetimes.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 4.9KTwitter 30.8K Avg Length 34 min Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Oh God, What Now?

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Making sense of our political hell every Tuesday and Friday! Oh God, What Now? is the no-bulls**t politics podcast, making the unbearable bearable with top quality guests and analysis, plus poor quality jokes. MORE Hosts Ros Taylor, Rachel Cunliffe, Jacob Dylan Jarvis
Producer/Network Podmasters
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 3.1KTwitter 48.7K Avg Length 69 min Get Email Contact

3. Politics Weekly UK

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Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week's political news. For US Politics with Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, make sure to search 'Politics Weekly America' wherever you get your podcastsMORE Hosts John Harris, Jonathan Freedland, Pippa Crerar, Kiran Stacey, Gaby Hinsliff
Producer/Network The Guardian
Email ****@theguardian.com
Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 8.9MTwitter 10.7MInstagram 5.9M Avg Length 30 min Since Oct 2017 Get Email Contact

4. Today in Parliament

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News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
Hosts Susan Hulme, Sean Curran, Alicia McCarthy
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 1.2MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 180.3K Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact

5. Sunday Supplement

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Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round-up of the Sunday papers with our guest reviewers.
Host Vaughan Roderick
Producer/Network BBC Radio Wales
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 1.2MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 180.3K Avg Length 56 min Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

6. Westminster Hour

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The big political stories with lively discussion and expert comment and analysis from politicians and journalists, 10pm every Sunday on BBC Radio 4.
Host Benjamin Wright
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 3.9/5Facebook 8.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 5.9M Avg Length 50 min Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

7. Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

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Based on his live one-man show Rock & Roll Politics, the broadcaster and author Steve Richards takes a twice-weekly behind the scenes tour of UK politics and the media that shapes the way we view the epic political dramas. The future is ridiculously unpredictable and the past is so easy to misread. Subscribe to your weekly guide through seismic times.MORE Host Steve Richards
Producer/Network Steve Richards
Email ****@icloud.com
Apple Rating 4.5/5Twitter 62.8K Avg Length 55 min Get Email Contact

8. INSIDE BRIEFING with Institute for Government

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These are tumultuous times in UK politics. Government is under strain, the civil service is under pressure, and ministers are grappling with the fallout of Covid, the impact of Brexit and an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis. So where is government working well and what is it doing badly? What can be done to make No10, the Treasury and the rest of government function more effectively? And as a general election draws ever nearer, what are the key political and policy dividing lines and what do they mean for the way this country is run? MORE Host Hannah White
Producer/Network Institute for Government
Email ****@instituteforgovernment.org.uk
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 3.4KTwitter 66.3KInstagram 1.6K Avg Length 45 min Get Email Contact

9. Podlitical

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Politics chat with the latest goings on at Holyrood and Westminster through the eyes of BBC Scotland journalists.
Hosts Nick Eardley, Lynsey Bews, Rajdeep Sandhu, Philip Sim, Lucy Whyte
Producer/Network BBC Radio Scotland
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 8.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 5.9M Avg Length 29 min Since Sep 2018 Get Email Contact

10. Coffee House Shots

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Instant political analysis from the Spectator's top team of writers, including Fraser Nelson, Isabel Hardman, Katy Balls, James Heale and many others.
Producer/Network The Spectator
Email ****@spectator.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 208.6KTwitter 269.5KInstagram 758 Avg Length 19 min Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

11. Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

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Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
Host Nick Robinson
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 45 min Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

12. House of Lords Podcast

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Have you ever wondered what the House of Lords does, how it works and who makes up its membership?Subscribe to our new podcast and be the first to hear from members and staff of the House of Lords as we explore what is happening and what it is like to be a part of the UK Parliament.MORE Host Alexander Fleming
Producer/Network House of Lords
Email ****@parliament.uk
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 40.9KTwitter 329.4KInstagram 45.7K Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

13. Breaking Britain

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Breaking Britain is a podcast produced by the Europe's Borderlands Research Group at the European and International Studies Department in King's College London. Hosted by Russell Foster and Alex Clarkson, it will explore the pressures unravelling the unity of Britain and reopening the future of the island of Ireland in a European context. In each episode we will discuss the challenges reshaping a disunited kingdom as well as a wary republic with scholars and commentators who can provide expert insight into political faultlines within the nations of Britain and the island of Ireland.MORE Producer/Network Breaking Britain Podcast
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 388.7KTwitter 347 Avg Length 52 min Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

14. Sophy Ridge on Sunday

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Sky News' Sophy Ridge analyses the best of her agenda-setting political interviews. Every Sunday, Sophy examines how decisions made in Westminster affect all our lives around the country. This podcast features the best of her interviews, with analysis from Sophy, and her team.MORE Host Sophy Ridge
Producer/Network Sky News
Email ****@sky.uk
Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 15.4KTwitter 109.3KInstagram 29.8K Avg Length 43 min Since Jan 2017 Get Email Contact

15. UCL Uncovering Politics

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The podcast of the School of Public Policy and the Department of Political Science at University College London. Through this podcast we plan to explore key themes of contemporary politics and spotlight some of the fantastic research that takes place within our department.MORE Host Alan Renwick
Producer/Network UCL Political Science
Email ****@ucl.ac.uk
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 4.8KTwitter 10.2KInstagram 6.3K Avg Length 37 min Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

16. The A Level Politics Show

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Welcome to The A Level Politics Show, your one-stop shop for revision. We focus on UK and US politics and examine political ideologies, including liberalism, socialism, conservatism, and feminism. While this show is geared towards A-level politics students, it will also appeal to anyone interested in current affairs. Enjoy! Oh, and if you do, try subscribing to The A Level Politics Show PLUS PLUS PLUS, which gives you TWO additional podcasts each month, and access to the full back catalogue.MORE Host Nick De Souza
Producer/Network Nick de Souza
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 23 min Since Jul 2019 Get Email Contact

17. The Green Alliance Podcast

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The latest ideas, debate and insights on UK environmental policy and politics. Brought to you by Green Alliance - the charity and think tank focused on achieving ambitious leadership for the environment.MORE Producer/Network Green Alliance
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 2.3KTwitter 40.6K Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact

18. London Politica Podcast

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We cover emerging and prominent trends in political risk analysis. Run by international, fresh perspectives, we explore the landscape-changing developments needed in the business, civic, and governmental arenas.London Politica is a unique political risk advisory run by international, fresh perspectives. Rooted in the London School of Economics, we have access to some of the world's best talent, tools, and talks.MORE Producer/Network London Politica
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 702Twitter 557Instagram 1.4K Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact

19. Partly Political Broadcast

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Partly Political Broadcast is a weekly comedy podcast dissecting the previous week's political news. Every show has in-depth looks at issues, interviews with people who know things, and top-level satirical commentary from comedian Tiernan Douieb who doesn't understand politics all that much.MORE Producer/Network Tiernan Douieb
Email ****@tiernandouieb.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 3.4KTwitter 2.1KInstagram 2.1K Avg Length 45 min Since Jan 2016 Get Email Contact

20. The Political Party

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Comedian, Broadcaster (and former political adviser) Matt Forde presents The Political Party, the show where renowned politicians and experts open up and give their most honest, revealing and often hilarious answers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Matt Forde
Producer/Network Avalon
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 63 min Get Email Contact

21. The Week in Westminster

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Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 1.2MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 180.3K Avg Length 29 min Since Nov 2009 Get Email Contact

22. The Right Dishonourable Podcast

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This podcast is as truthful as resources permit
Hosts Jimmy Nicholls, Jazza John
Producer/Network The Right Dishonourable Podcast
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 413 Avg Length 63 min Since May 2021 Get Email Contact

23. The Ballpark podcast

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The Ballpark is the LSE US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States. Through features and interviews with academics from the LSE and elsewhere, The Ballpark looks more closely into what's going on behind the headlines.MORE Producer/Network London School of Economics and Political Science
Email ****@lse.ac.uk
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 753.7KTwitter 304Instagram 471.9K Avg Length 41 min Since Feb 2016 Get Email Contact

24. The Moggcast

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A fortnightly look at the latest political news with Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Producer/Network ConservativeHome
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 4.7KTwitter 108.1K Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact

25. The CapX Podcast

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CapX editor John Ashmore interviews the most interesting people in politics
Producer/Network CapX
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 19.4KTwitter 32.8K Avg Length 22 min Get Email Contact