🎙️ This week's Big Pod is out across all platforms. Sal and Don took a slightly different take on Burnham's conference speech. And we got into the RAF Fairford stuff as well as the impending fuel crisis. Check it out now. Links below. 👇
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Politics unpacked with Sal & Don. Breaking the news … before the news. A twice-weekly roundup of UK and global politics, with regular features and special guests along the way. Claim to fame — James O'Brien stole our Reform Roundup™ format.* *maybe not!
Our new intermittent Fash Watch Minisode, FashEnders debuts this week with a look at the ludicrous far-right poster boy, Danny Tommo. AKA: Vasco de Gammon, Captain Thugwash and Sir Francis Fake. Check it out here and don't forget to give us a follow. youtu.be/5YLkWh4cRdw
FashEnders — A Week with Danny Tommo
Our new intermittent Fash Watch Minisode, FashEnders debuts this week with a look at the ludicrous far-right poster boy, Danny Tommo. AKA: Vasco de Gammon, Captain Thugwash and Sir Francis…
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A new minisode over on YouTube is ready for you. In which we look over the past week in Labour. Including Trump, Yemen and Wes Streeting’s new Space Force. Labour Weekly Report Card — Team Andy Visits New York. youtu.be/sSBQ21o7620
Labour Weekly Report Card — Team Andy Visits New York
How did things go for Andy Burnham and his entourage in NYC yesterday? Did he stand up to Trump? Anything about Israel? We also covered the decision to send the air force to the world's 8th largest…
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🎙️ This week's BIG Pod is out across all your favourite platforms. Sal and Don chatted about the RNLI, Trump's ongoing disasters, Labour's awful comms again and loads of other stuff. Check it out on YouTube and Spotify for video and everywhere else for audio. Links below. 👇
You don't know why Jeremy Vine is a problem?! Check it out, this is wild business! I filled in @donmcgowan.bsky.social on @noholdspod.bsky.social You wouldn't think the most secure amongst us would be psychologically questionable, but turns out they're worse than anybody. youtu.be/ypDuBeO_Ez0?...
Jeremy Vine Minisode
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This week's Big Pod™ is out across all platforms. Sal and Don chatted about more Labour backtracks, Arron Banks being a gigantic racist and some of America's latest craziness. Including Trump lying about 9/11. Links below. 👇
As the ludicrous far-right clown, Danny Tommo tries to hold the Daily Mail to ransom by <checks notes> shouting at their front door, join us for our chat about the protests at the weekend in Dover and Portsmouth. Far-right or fascist? You decide. youtu.be/ZgcIOnXtHHo
Far-Right Protests Minisode
We chatted in this minisode about the protests that occurred in Dover and Portsmouth over the last weekend. Was the Dover one coordinated by a higher power? Does Danny Tommo really have a 1,000 men?…
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The Reform UK party conference didn't disappoint for political watchers, but it was marred by truly horrific scenes of violence doled out by Farage's acolytes on young women in the audience. We covered the whole weekend, but Friday was when it all kicked off. youtu.be/MmJ-v2wTbto
WEEKLY REFORM ROUNDUP — Party Conference Special
The Reform UK party conference didn't disappoint for political watchers, but it was marred by truly horrific scenes of violence doled out by Farage's acolytes on young women in the audience. We…
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ICYMI — Over the weekend we released a full pod Ep, our roundup of the Reform UK corruption scandal AND a minisode about Jeremy Vine's attacks on the disabled community. Check them all out on YouTube and give us a follow while you're there. 😉 youtu.be/2WhCl1D6-eI
Burnham Backtracks and Farage Fibs | Russia. Reform. America’s Rusty Ships | EP 104
We recorded this episode before the news of the Reform corruption scandal erupted. Check back later for our special episode on that. Reform Roundup included many, many lies and faux pas, Jenrick…
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ICYMI — Over the weekend we released a full pod Ep, our roundup of the Reform UK corruption scandal AND a minisode about Jeremy Vine's attacks on the disabled community. Check them all out on YouTube and give us a follow while you're there. 😉 youtu.be/2WhCl1D6-eI
Burnham Backtracks and Farage Fibs | Russia. Reform. America’s Rusty Ships | EP 104
We recorded this episode before the news of the Reform corruption scandal erupted. Check back later for our special episode on that. Reform Roundup included many, many lies and faux pas, Jenrick…
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ADHD: Not a Social Construct Episode 14 of our Discussions series is out. We invited our first return guest back to talk about ADHD, in the light of the horrific Channel 4 documentary last week. James speaks expertly and with incredible knowledge about ADHD. Links below. 👇
The origin of our latest No Holds Barred Pod episode title with Louise Raw. Fascism: Showbiz for Ugly People. 😂 Check it out on Spotify and drop us a follow: open.spotify.com/episode/2Fy6...
Fascism: Showbiz for ugly people! Episode 13 of our Discussions series is out. The absolutely fabulous Louise Raw joined Sal and Don for a chat about the far-right, fascism, history and Madame Blavatsky 🤷♂️😃. We laughed A LOT. Links below. 👇
Our weekly Reform Roundup is now available on YouTube. Longer this week as we had to cover all of Zia Yusuf's craziness alongside the usual bizarre Reform UK happenings. Check it out here. youtu.be/oASmdHCtRL8
Weekly Reform Roundup — Zia's BAD Week
Reform are busy making hay while the other parties are on their holidays so it's been a very busy week in Reform UK World. Zia Yusuf went rogue and sacked Tim Montgomerie, he made up some odd…
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New episode out now. Sal and Don tackled the difficult story of Jason Arday’s tragic death, Burnham’s pubs obsession and Reform’s freewheeling descent into the void of political pointlessness. And water surge pricing. 🤬 🔗 Links below. 👇
New episode out now. Sal and Don tackled the difficult story of Jason Arday’s tragic death, Burnham’s pubs obsession and Reform’s freewheeling descent into the void of political pointlessness. And water surge pricing. 🤬 🔗 Links below. 👇
Our weekly Reform Roundup is now on YouTube. Sal and Don took the Clacton By-Election to task and delivered their verdicts on the entire circus. Check it out: youtu.be/Zf-DYsRppYA
Weekly Reform Roundup — Clacton By-Election Special
This week, there is only one topic to discuss — the Clacton by-election. Farage won comfortably, but Binface managed almost 30% of the vote, which is pretty huge. Farage-Fest boasted open fire pits…
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A new episode of our Discussions series is out. John Stevens is standing in the Clacton by-election against Farage, and he kindly gave us an hour of his busy schedule. We chatted Clacton, fascism and Lowe among loads of other topics. 🔗 Links below. 👇
A new episode of our @noholdspod.bsky.social Discussion series is out. John Stevens is standing in the Clacton by-election against Farage, and he kindly gave us an hour of his busy schedule. We chatted Clacton, fascism and Lowe among loads of other topics. @therejoineuparty.com 🔗 Links below. 👇
A new episode of our @noholdspod.bsky.social Discussions series is out. John Stevens from @therejoineuparty.bsky.social is standing in the Clacton by-election against Farage, and he kindly gave us an hour of his busy schedule. A very interesting & wide ranging discussion youtu.be/VD4qQp3pC2s?...
“Farage will win Clacton” — DISCUSSIONS with John Stevens | EP 12
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A new episode of @noholdspod.bsky.social is out now across YouTube and all good pod apps. It's only me this week as @badassmutha.bsky.social is feeling unwell, so if you fancy half an hour of me wittering about Reform, Burnham and BP taking the absolute piss, links are below. Links 🔗 👇
A new episode is out now across YouTube and all good pod apps. It's only @donmcgowan.bsky.social this week as @badassmutha.bsky.social is feeling unwell, so if you fancy half an hour of Don wittering about Reform, Burnham and BP taking the absolute piss, links are below! Links 🔗 👇
A little update from @noholdspod.bsky.social with @donmcgowan.bsky.social on the much mooted benefits bills, including ALL the facts. Not just the selective talking points MSM stick to😤 youtu.be/dL_dqC5iuAQ?...
Welfare Cuts Continue
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🎙️ Your Saturday dose of political honesty has arrived with EP 98 with @badassmutha.bsky.social and @donmcgowan.bsky.social. We chatted Burnham, Farage and Clacton, plus a tweet by @liamcunningham1.bsky.social inspired Don to dig into water and energy usage by data centres. 🔗 Links below. 👇
🎙️ If you fancy some light Sunday listening/watching, Episode 96 is out now. Burnham people pleasing and Farage's performative resignation plus the breaking news, as we recorded, about Ann Widdecombe's murder. @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social 🔗 Links below. 👇
A new EP of our Discussions series. Dan Hatton is the founder of a news platform called News Agency. A tech powered daily briefing that removes all bias and provides the top stories without any influence. It's very cool. @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social Links below. 👇
This is a really excellent episode of Sally and Don's podcast. I urge you to listen to it and subscribe, you won't regret it. Sally and Don are each equipped with a working moral compass & a social conscience who brilliantly articulate almost exactly how I feel about the issues we face today. 1/2
Don McGowan@donmcgowan.bsky.social · 3mo ago🎙️ EP 94 of @NoHoldsPod — Winter is Coming Burnham sweeps in from THE NORTH and promises to take us back to Madchester. The Reform UK house of cards is wobbling and about to topple. James Murray did what Streeting never could — a deal with junior doctors. @badassmutha.bsky.social 🎧 Links below. 👇
🎙️ EP 93 Solo Sal this week – Don's house is too hot for his laptop. 😅 @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social Brexit is ten. Reform is fracturing. Trump's health is a talking point. And Burnham's already wobbling. Sal's speech at the National Rejoin March. 🎤 🎧 Links below. 👇
Did Farage return from the wilderness only to jump on board the return train far quicker than he'd hoped? open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...
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🎙️ EP 92 – BY-ELECTION BLUES Three by-election losses for Reform UK in one night. But the media? Barely a peep. Farage, Pochin's faux-pas, Burnham, Meloni & Trump. Serious. Hilarious. No filter. @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social 🎧 Links below 👇 #ReformUK #ByElection #UKPolitics
