Journalist Giles Edwards joins us to discuss what presidents and prime ministers do once they retire. From rubbing shoulders with Nelson Mandela to getting involved in the charity sector, the answer is quite a lot...

Pre-order Giles' book here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ex-men

Music

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We talk to Labour pollster Deborah Mattinson about the 2019 general election, the abandoned towns that switched from voting Labour to voting Conservative, and why Boris Johnson is enjoying a reputation as a modern-day James Bond.

Music

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown joins us in the virtual Biteback studio to talk about her new book, Ladies Who Punch,  incredible women  who have shaped today's society and her past as a (literal) bra-burning feminist...

Ladies Who Punch is out now! Take a look at it here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/ladies-who-punch

Music

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Take a journey behind the doors of Buckingham Palace as former MP and cabinet minister Norman Baker discusses where the royal family's finances come from, the method behind the honours system and the fate of a certain Prince Andrew...

Norman's book, ...And What Do You Do? is out in paperback on 8 September. Take a look at https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/and-what-do-you-do! 

Music

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How do you catch a drug smuggler who's famous for escaping captivity?

New York Times journalist Alan Feuer dives into the murky world of El Chapo in this chat about his upcoming book, El Jefe, featuring wiretapping, corruption, and a fair amount of double-crossing...

Music

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw talks about his time in office, getting the timing right during a Commons debate, and the idiosyncrasies of Iran in this week's Biteback podcast.

Music

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Journalist and author Eliane Glaser talks to us about defending the idea of liberalism, the defunding of the arts and the 'real elites' who are behind it.

Music

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Former barrister and judge Inigo Bing joins us to talk about the relationship between the government and the law, how the public's trust in our judiciary is failing, and the astonishing fact that the UK doesn't have a written constitution...

Inigo's book, Populism on Trial, is out on 20th August. Pre-order it on bitebackpublishing.com!

Music

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Professor of Journalism and former BBC journalist Kurt Barling takes the mic to chat about his book The R Word, his experiences of racism and the ways in which the UK should confront its history.

Music

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sit down for a tale of deceit, ruthlessness and greed...

We chat to Christopher Othen, the author of The King of Nazi Paris. Chris's book is about one of the most notorious gangs in French history, and we talk about its charismatic leader, Henri Lafont, the realities of wartime Paris and just what it took to blackmail a Nazi.

Music

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/