The Truth (In My Opinion)

Comedian Kiran Saggu is our correspondent this week bringing some incredibly important headlines. In a podcast first, we have a Vogue headline and it's a strong one. Was Love Island star Jasmine Gaziza Müller vilified for being a confident brown girl? We also discuss a rise in domestic violence directly linked to the World Cup in our second headline which might be triggering for some listeners, so do skip that story if so. Finally ...

'Donald Trump is selling Truth Social posts?!'  Yup, you read that right! Donald Trump is selling his 'market moving' Truth Social posts to anyone willing to pay the $100,000 price tag. Which as you can imagine has attracted some really ethical customers!

Andy Burnham has announced 70,000 new social and affordable houses will be built in the next 10 years. But is this good enough when 1.3 million people are currently on a ...

Comedian Nish Kumar is our correspondent this week, with 3 very topical heaadlines in our FIRST EVER LIVE SHOW!!! We discuss establishment candidate Count Binface and the fallout from his by-election stand off with Nigel Farage. There's passionate conversation about Exeter University and the cuts they're making to humanities jobs. Plus do you know the unusual animal that could help avert future wildfire emergencies?

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'Have the media learnt nothing?.' Last week professor Jason Arday was found dead after resigning from his post at Cambridge University. He'd been at the centre of a plagarism row which built into an unnecessary media pile on. Cody and Becky reflect on the media's role in this and their disbelief that it felt like a homogeneous, unnuanced response.

And Darwin is right again, this time about tickling. Plus Mark Zuckerberg had...

Comedian Sarah Keyworth is our correspondent this week, with 3 sensationally stuuuupid headlines. There's news of a Bronze Age women being mistaken for a stout man, must we really insert men into every story? And a shop in Nantucket has come under fire from influencers after putting a 'no influencers' sign in their window, the influencers are VERY upset. And finally, Wesminister council is threatening to ban standing up drinking in...

'Scrapping human rights is Reform UK's flagship policy.' With the imminent incoming result of the Clacton by-election, Cody outlines one of the main right wing hot policies of the moment - scrapping the Human Rights Act.

Kissing is back, baby! And you should be doing it in public! According to a new study that suggests couples who kiss outside are more emotionally connected. Plus the protection of Dobby's (fictional) grave...

*Trigger warning* This episode includes conversation that mentions rape and sexual assault. Please skip headline 2 if this topic might be triggering.

Presenter Harriet Rose is our correspondent this week, bringing the horrifying news of an adult doing an poo at a gig in New Zealand. She also discusses the nuance needed in consent and how media companies don't always have the interest of women's safety as a priority when reportin...

'I'd vote for anything if I was drunk!' It's a fair statement from Producer Becky but perhaps not one you'd want to be related to the issue of MPs voting on laws that affect real people.

An investigation into the drinking culture of MPs whilst on the job leaves Cody and Becky wondering why the f*** MPs are allowed to drink on the bloody job if literally no one else is! We learn that Charli XCX's new album Music, Fashion, Film co...

Comedian Kemah Bob is our correspondent this week, bringing the story of blatant and targeted racism by a literal neo-nazi in a powerlifting competition. But will there be consequences? She also revisited a headline that whilst not currently in the news cycle, is a difficult one for Kemah to forget now she's been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain. Will Nigel Farage's Reform actually strip people of their right to remain if they ge...

'If AI is here, at least let it do some nice things!' It's a difficult statement and one that Cody and producer Becky try and get to the bottom of in this episode.

The number of data centres in the UK is increasing, with the threat of some being built in some beautiful rural areas like Devon. But what would this actually mean for the local environments and how do we make companies responsible for their own sustainability? Plus a...

Comedian Chris Cantrill is our correspondent this week, bringing us the story of an Airbnb guest experience that is either the result of next-level hosting or just plain creepy behaviour.

He also brought us news of a brand new monkey with bright orange lips that has been discovered, plus research suggesting that humans prefer walking anticlockwise. But is that only true in the Northern Hemisphere? Plus an especially excellent he...

'Have white supremacists gone woke?' It's a difficult question and one that Cody and producer Becky try and get to the bottom of in this episode.

The right wing nutters have stepped it up a level and have started letting girls in on their weird shenanigans, but the real question is does this make them woke? We also can't ignore the chasm in salaries at the BBC, spotlighted by new information that before he was sacked Scott Mills...

Comedian Dom McGovern is our correspondent this week bringing us news of Clavicular, a famous 'looksmaxxer', failing to pick up Parisian women whilst live streaming his efforts. He also highlights a fantastically interesting theory regarding the Brazil football team and their shift from being a majority Catholic team to a majority Pentecostal team. Plus we have the podcasts first book review... and it's not good!

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'Do you know the real reason robots haven't taken over the world?' It's a difficult question and one that Cody and producer Becky try and get to the bottom of in this episode.

Donald Trump is back to doing what he does best... being Donald Trump. With the war in Iran back on, Greenland back on his agenda and tarrif drama taking over the headlines, it seems Trump 2.0 is here. Also there is one reason why robots haven't taken over...

Broadcaster and journalist Jamie East is our correspondent this week bringing us news of millionaire Bryan Johnson - the man who uses his sons blood to try and live forever - receiving an incurable diagnosis that involves his stomach eating itself. We also hear word of a breaktrhough in pancreatic cancer research that could see tumours self destruct. And Jamie is particularly peturbed by the new addition of Oasis's Wonderwall to th...

'Nigel Farage resigned to protect the billionaires.' It's a fair statement and one that Cody and Producer Becky dive into this week.

With Nigel Farage resigning, Cody breaks down what it could mean for his future, why he's ended up here and which billionares he's fighting to protect. We also talk through a scandalous tale that somehow links hedgehogs to author of erotic novel The Fermata, Nicholson Baker.

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Comedian Bella Hull is our correspondent this week bringing us news of Phoebe Bridgers no phone tour announcement, whilst reminiscing on the iconinc British tale of Cat Bin Lady. Plus an exclusive but sensational headline for our Patreons.

Bella is heading to the Edinburgh Fringe with her show Mad Cow Disease. Get tickets here: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/bella-hull-mad-cow-disease

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'Why did Conor McGregor go on Jimmy Fallon?' It's a fair question and one that neither Cody or Producer Becky really know the answer to.

This episodes covers new Superpuff planets, the diabolical decision of Jimmy Fallon interviewing Conor McGregor and what the f*** is looksmaxxing?

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Comedian Olga Koch is our correspondent this week bringing us news of the tartan army take over of Boston, all to the tune of Olivia Rodrigo's number one album. Plus an exclusive but sensational headline for our Patreons.

Olga is heading to the Edinburgh Fringe with her show Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise. Get tickets here: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/olga-koch-fat-tom-cruise

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