Politics Unpacked
Times RadioHugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times.
You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at www.thetimes.com/
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| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 1950 | Founded | 13 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsPolitics | |||
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- Know Your Enemy
I listen to this to know what the entitled establishment think. Significant arrogant twattishness is prevalent here.
Apple Podcasts3Rhysie Babes
United Kingdom14 days ago - More of Stephan/Stefan across the board pls
He’s got a bit of edge, and an improvement on Theo and Lara who were a bit dry.
Apple Podcasts5thorpe_jdUnited Kingdoma month ago - Sometimes vacuous contributors
Ie Alice Thomson and Trevor Phillips. So uninformed and frankly pointless. Just seemingly toeing the Times line.
Apple Podcasts2SaoifreUnited Kingdom2 months ago - Varies wildly in quality
Hugo is a good captain but sometimes he has to ferry an odious stench across the river.
Apple Podcasts3❤️Radio4Comedy
Netherlands3 months ago - Wednesday’s Podcast
Can we have the columnists section of the radio show rather than PMQ and the associated discussion. The former is much more informative. Maybe drop PMQ to a separate podcast.
Apple Podcasts4Highkick96649United Kingdom4 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #16 | United Kingdom/News/Politics |
Apple Podcasts | #36 | United Kingdom/News |
Apple Podcasts | #78 |  Australia/News/Politics |
Apple Podcasts | #152 |  Italy/News/Politics |
Apple Podcasts | #238 |  France/News/Politics |
Apple Podcasts | #14 |  Hong Kong/News/Politics |
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