Coco Khan
@cocobyname.bsky.social
Host, Pod Save the UK; freelance writer (mostly Guardian). Books: The Good Immigrant (and more). Repped by: Aitken Alexander(📚) and Soho Agency (🎤🎬)
Musings on a progressive alliance, via… chicken www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Am I a chicken-shop lefty? Here's what a French fast food row taught me about politics | Coco Khan
Feathers are flying over the halal chicken chain Master Poulet opening a branch in gentrified Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine – it’s an issue of wealth and class we know only too well, says writer and podcaster ...
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So excited to have Hasan Piker on @podsavetheuk.crooked.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Quu... on @cocobyname.bsky.social and Nish excellent discussion
Hasan Piker: “If you don’t like it, leave” | Pod Save the UK
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Had a blast on @podsavetheuk.crooked.com with @mrnishkumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social! We chatted about what the latest Peter Mandelson files mean for Labour and unpacked Alan Milburn’s major report on youth unemployment 🔗 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/448S...
"Coco, Nish and comedian Rosie Jones discuss how the number of public toilets in England have fallen by 14% in a decade. This has additional impacts on people who need to use accessible loos." Public toilets is a recurring theme with Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social @podsavetheuk.crooked.com
Thanks to brilliant pod duo @mrnishkumar.bsky.social + @cocobyname.bsky.social for having Nerve columnist Stewart Lee as their guest on @podsavetheuk this week. It was a fascinating conversation covering the media -including a chat about the Nerve - misinformation & big tech. Link to full ep ⏬
ICYMI, Imperfect Women airs this Weds. My interview w Kerry Washington - one of the leads - alongside Kate Mara and Elisabeth Moss, is here: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
OPINION TODAY featured podcast — This week, @aiannucci.bsky.social is joined by @rialina.com and @cocobyname.bsky.social to look at the political language around anxiety. How do we engage with difficult headlines? Is AI starting to feel as anxious as us? opiniontoday.substack.com/i/190815157/...
really must start using this platform more before I am truly brain damaged by X. So let’s start with something jolly - any PSUK listeners have any guest suggestions for our Xmas / NY episodes? Who would you love to hear from?
Can you end racism by giving ground to racists? Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood seems to think so. New PSUK out now - we explore Labour’s cruel new immigration plans, continued Your Party chaos + more. Link in bio! #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK
Late to post but had fun covering for the inimitable Arwa Haider this week www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Also just want to point out my original piece said bedhead hair could be getting out of bed and giving it a quick brush, not no brush at all. That is frankly madness
We were on the brink of a big bush revival - then Kim K released her pubic hair thong | Coco Khan
The beauty industry has mastered selling us back an ersatz version of our own nature for enormous profit. Never has this been clearer than in the case of a sold-out modern-day merkin, says Coco Khan
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blown away to have received a British podcast award, thank you to everyone who listens xxx
Make sure you set aside some time to watch @podsavetheuk.crooked.com w @cocobyname.bsky.social and Nish Kumar www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUrJ... as they cover djt horrific visit
Anger, Rage and Love - Trump’s visit to the UK and Tommy Robinson’s far right rally
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Pissed off with Politics? Our headline panel at @forwardsbristol.bsky.social, Aug 24th. Carol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social Zarah Sultana @zarahsultana.bsky.social Coco Khan (host) @cocobyname.bsky.social It’s us against the billionaires.
Has Donald Trump been snubbed? Listen to @MrNishKumar.bsky.social and @Cocobyname.bsky.social chatting about the US President's upcoming UK state visit, where he won’t be able to address Parliament. New Pod Save the UK out tomorrow morning! #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #News #UK #NishKumar #Trump
Really enjoyable live episode of @podsavetheuk.crooked.com to finish ‘Crossed Wires’ Festival. @garyseconomics.bsky.social excellent and spot on - Tax Wealth Not Work! 🎯 Oliver Coppard representing South Yorkshire well @mrnishkumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social very funny hosts. 👌🏼
My pitch to get the ‘what a sad little life Jane’ guy on the new banknotes - from yesterday’s Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What quintessentially British images should go on the new banknotes? Our panel has some ideas | Athena Kugblenu and others
The Bank of England is redesigning money with new themes. So how about Lincoln Cathedral, the London Marathon … or wheelie bins, suggest Athena Kugblenu, David Reynolds, Coco Khan, Connor Myers and He...
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Is the government trying to end civil disobedience? MPs have voted in favour of banning Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. @MrNishKumar.bsky.social and @Cocobyname.bsky.social discuss what a move like this says about Labour's values. #Politics #News #UK #Trending #PalestineAction #Gaza
Really lovely chat with @mrnishkumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social today recording @podsavetheuk.crooked.com After the chaos of the vote, I worry I do very much sound like a woman who was still drunk from last night’s bender. But for the record: I was just high on codeine. Out tomorrow!
Still tickets for our live show in Sheffield! Come down for a pint of Nish Kumar themed beer (I kid you not) and some top chat with @garyseconomics.bsky.social and Mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard crossedwires.live/podcast/pod-...
Pod Save the UK — Crossed Wires Festival 2025
Pod Save the UK is coming to Sheffield! Join hosts Nish Kumar and Coco Khan alongside special guest Gary Stevenson for a live podcast recording full of sharp political insight, humour and hope. The UK...
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We are delighted that PSUK won the Best Podcast at the @BASW_UK Social Work Journalism Awards 2025 - supported by the Social Workers Union @SWU_UK! The winning episode featured care experienced campaigners @RebekahPierre92 and @sissaylemn. Listen here: tinyurl.com/hzszyzsk
Give @Cocobyname.bsky.social a platform and she'll use it! Jeremy Hunt wasn’t convinced by her passion for tax - but @GarysEconomics is. Catch PSUK live at Crossed Wires festival on 6th July to hear radical ideas for fixing our broken system. It'll be good! #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UK #NishKumar
Former First Minister of Scotland @humzayousaf.bsky.social shares the daily reality of staying in touch with his partner's family in Gaza,. Listen to the full conversation with @MrNishKumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social now. #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #News #UK #FYP #Trending #Gaza
On tomorrow’s episode we talk abortion with @stellacreasy.bsky.social and reunite with @humzayousaf.bsky.social to discuss Gaza, and the rise of the right in 🏴. Subscribe subscribe and get it while it’s hot 👆🖱️
Pod Save the UK@podsavetheuk.crooked.com · last yr.Bodily autonomy is under threat, Labour MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social warns @Cocobyname.bsky.social and @MrNishKumar.bsky.social this week. But, there’s an opportunity for positive legal change. Full conversation out tomorrow, wherever you get your podcasts. #Politics #UK #Trending #Abortion
Nigel Farage thinks the laws around abortion needs to change. @cocobyname.bsky.social and @MrNishKumar.bsky.social have some strong feelings about his "pro choice" attitudes. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts. #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UK #News #Trending #NishKumar
David Lammy accuses Labour MP Zarah Sultana of "click baiting" after she quizzed him on continued arms exports to Israel. Is it click bait to hold the government to account or is it just doing your job as an elected representative? @Mrnishkumar.bsky.social @cocobyname.bsky.social
This week, @Mrnishkumar.bsky.social heads to Westminster to witness democracy in action, @cocobyname.bsky.social discusses plans to fix youth unemployment, and the Government's language on Gaza has finally shifted. Interviews: Alison McGovern MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social
Is Starmer playing to the far right? The PM's incendiary language intentionally or otherwise has evoked the ghost of Enoch Powell. Listen to @Mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @cocobyname.bsky.social tomorrow on Pod Save the UK #PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #CurrentAffairs #Trending #Starmer
🧹ICYMI🧹 From ‘cleanfluencers’ to home gurus, the ideal of a spotless home has never been so aspirational. But why are women still being told that inner peace is only a bottle of disinfectant away? @cocobyname.bsky.social discusses with @emmahcasey.bsky.social ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod
