The News Agents
GlobalEmily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents. They’re not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news – and a healthy dose of scepticism and the ability to laugh at it all when needed. Episodes are available every weekday afternoon. You can lis... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 1254 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Daily NewsNewsPolitics | |||
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Andy Burnham clearly likes talking about Brexit. This weekend, he said he would welcome an "honest discussion" about the prospect of returning to freedom of movement with the EU. Yesterday, he was reiterating that he'd like to see us rejoining in his... more
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Next week some 7 million Israelis will go to the polls to decide the future of their country and whether to boot out Benjamin Netanyahu - a man who has dominated their country for nearly three decades. It’s the first election since the massacre of Oc... more
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Apple Podcasts1Lord Frosty Frost
United Kingdom7 days ago - Trump's kompromat
Good chat but like so many commentators, they are trying too hard to understand a man who is so obviously under the thumb of Putin who would have been stupid not to have filmed Trump behaving inappropriately in his suite with YOUNG ‘women’ during his Miss World event in Moscow. Who really
believes this high profile American, with a very low moral bar, behaved like a monk ? Everyone is free game for Trump, except Putin.. Come on people, grow up, the naivety is deafening! Or is everyone pretendi... more
Apple Podcasts5YAK KITI YAKUnited Kingdom8 days ago - Israel blind spot
Losing faith in The News Agents due to their inability to separate Zionism from Anti Semitism. Really disappointed but not at all surprised by their dissing of Polanski too. All part of the same narrative
Apple Podcasts1EllieByrne
Ireland10 days ago - So pro isr@el
I stopped listening to this podcast because Jon and Emily are ignoring the genocide of Gaza children and have been unquestionably supporting the apartheid state of Isr@el.
Apple Podcasts1Sara Adam123United Kingdom11 days ago - Progressive reporting - but gratuitously sweary.
Ever since Emily and Jon left the BBC it was clear that they both felt confined by trying to be even handed, especially when reporting the far right.
I generally enjoy the episodes - but then I agree with them on most subjects. They are progressive, pro Labour, pro Palestine and anti-Trump. Like me.
Reviews here that blame the presenters for being pro-Israel are just wrong. (Are they all Jewish as one reviewer attests? Honestly, I’d never have known that - and so-what anyway?)
I do find ... more
Apple Podcasts4CoffeeinthesquareUnited Kingdom13 days ago
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Apple Podcasts | #53 |  United States/News/Daily News |
YouTube | #33 | United Kingdom/Popular Podcasts |
Spotify | #11 | United Kingdom/Top Podcasts |
Spotify | #3 | United Kingdom/News |
Spotify | #26 | United Kingdom/Trending |
Apple Podcasts | #3 | United Kingdom/Top Podcasts |
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A fast-paced, analysis-forward daily news show led by three seasoned UK journalists who unpack not just what happened, but why it matters. Episodes frequently blend frontline reporting with historical context, exploring politics, policy, and global events through sharp questions, diverse guests, and a healthy skepticism toward easy narratives. The format leans into high-stakes topics, often featuring interviews with politicians, journalists, and industry experts to illuminate complex issues—from international conflict and policy reform to economics and media ethics—making it a strong pick for listeners who want informed, candid discussion alongside the day's headlines.
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2. Ayala Panievsky
3. Christian Horner
4. Miles Taylor
5. Jacob Weisberg
6. Mike Tapp
7. Tim Montgomery
8. Kurt Volker
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