Byline Times Podcast

By Adrian GoldbergNews Government Politics

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August 03 Gaza: "Nowhere Is Safe"
Adrian Goldberg hears from Dr James Smith, deputy director of the humanitarian policy and practice programme at UCL, London. Dr Smith is volunteering in Al Mawasi – a coastal region of Gaza – which has become homes to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the conflict with Israel; and where people are waiting anxiously to see if a ‘peace plan’ announced last week by President Trump will become a reality.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham, UK.

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27 min
July 29 Trump's 'Forever War' In Iran
Having promised to end 'forever wars,' is US president Donald Trump now at risk of becoming embroiled in one in Iran? Adrian Goldberg hears from
Scott Lucas is professor of international politics at the Clinton Institute, University College, Dublin.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham.

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42 min
July 28 Burnham's Burning Questions
What will the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham do differently to Keir Starmer? Can he really get the economy growing in a way that eluded his predecessor…? Is his dream of reindustrialisation a reality?

Adrian Goldberg discusses Burnham's big questions with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and David Bailey, an industrial strategy expert a professor at Birmingham Business School.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham.

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36 min
July 27 France And The Far Right
Adrian Goldberg hears from Enda O'Doherty, author of The Dark Side Of France, which traces the history of the French far right.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham.

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36 min
July 20 Putin Persecution Leaves Ukrainians In Limbo
In this episode, Adrian Goldberg hears from Ukrainians left in limbo after fleeing Putin’s persecution. Following Russia’s full scale invasion in 2022 the UK – like many other European countries – opened its arms to those displaced by the fighting and more than 200,000 live here now.

But unlike refugees from other countries, Ukrainians don’t have a pathway to permanent residence in Britain. The're expected to head back home whenever the conflict ends, despite having built newlives here.

In the meantime, rules around visas and qualifications mean they are being denied jobs and educational opportunities. There are stories of doctors working as cleaners.

Adrian hears from Natalia Kogut who fled Ukraine with her two children and Professor Sara Jones at Birmingham University, who has been
researching the plight of Ukrainians in the UK.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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29 min
July 17 Burnham's Priority "Must Be Council Housing"
Adrian Goldberg talks to ITV's Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt about the dire state of Britain's social housing stock. Dan is the author of "Left To Rot - How Governments Have Betrayed Us And How We Fix It" is out now via Bristol University Press.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham.

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30 min
July 14 Andy Burnham: In His Own Words
Andy Burnham discusses his political beliefs and the events that shaped them in this in depth interview with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu, recorded in July 2025 at the Byline Festival, Keele University.
At the time, Burnham was Mayor of Greater Manchester and had no inkling that withing 12 months he'd become PM. The result is an unusually revealing conversation.

Video - Sean Byrne Roberts.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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39 min
July 10 James Orr: Reform's Cambridge Kingmaker
Adrian Goldberg highlights a brilliant Byline Times investigation by Nafeez Ahmed and Peter Jukes which exposes the links between Cambridge University, Reform UK and the Trump-supporting US tech billionaire Peter Thiel…
The individual who connects all three is James Orr – who is both
an associate professor of Divinity at Cambridge AND Head of Policy at Reform. He’s been described as Nigel Farage’s kingmaker.
Orr runs a postgraduate compound in Cambridge , which has hosted
various controversial figures including Peter Thiel himself, his protégé, US
vice-president JD Vance, Dutch anti-Islam campaigner Ayaan Hirsi Ali and
Canadian anti woke activist Jordan Peterson.
Nafeez and Peter raise serious questions about student safeguarding, the funding of Orr’s operation and, ultimately, foreign influence in UK politics.
Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White In Birmingham.

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46 min
July 08 Farage Does A Trump
Adrian Goldberg and Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov discuss Nigel Farage's decision to resign from parliament and force a by-election of his own Clacton seat.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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28 min
July 06 Under Fire In Kherson: Ukraine War Latest
Adrian Goldberg discusses Russia's latest onslaught on Ukraine with Byline Times correspondent Zarina Zabrisky, who is based in Kherson. As you will hear, Zarina recorded the interview as nearby buildings came under attack.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham.

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32 min