In The News This Week (the Have I Got News For You podcast)

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In The News This Week (the Have I Got News For You podcast) episodes

March 18 Trump’s European Plea, Morrissey’s Meltdown & Blub the Goldfish
In Round One, the team discuss Donald Trump’s plea for
military help from Europe with Iran, his deteriorating relationship with Keir Starmer and his secretary of war’s wife’s new nickname.
In Round 2, we hear what recent event Morrissey will take a “year
to recover” from, why Winston Churchill might be replaced by a beaver and how modern-day treasure hunters still exist.
In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we learn about a the 79-year-old
paperboy who refuses to retire, what happened to the man who took himself to hospital because his skin turned blue and how a goldfish set a Guinness World Record…

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Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
And Emerald Paston, back next series!

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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36 min
March 11 Blair Wades In, ‘Ice Barbie’ Let Go & Land-Grabbing Gnomes
In Round One, the team discuss the UK government’s response to the escalating conflict between the US and Iran, Tony Blair’s latest intervention in Middle Eastern politics and whether Keir Starmer’s stance could really be his “Love Actually moment”.
In Round Two, we hear about the spectacular downfall of former US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, from luxury deportation jets to a $50k Rolex in a super-prison, before heading to Brussels to learn about the EU’s new ban on “meaty” words for plant-based foods.
In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we find out why firefighters had to rescue a man trapped in a Manchester phone box, how a Surrey couple tried to claim their neighbour’s land with an unconventional means and why a camel beauty contest has been rocked by scandal…
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Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
And Queenie Miller, back next week!
The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George
In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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42 min
March 04 Operation Epic Fury, The Bye Keir Election & Butter Sommeliers
In Round One, the team discuss the latest escalation in the Middle East, America’s questionable branding strategy (“lethalitymaxxing”) and the political fallout at home as Reform UK’s supposedly unstoppable rise proves… very stoppable in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
In Round Two, we celebrate 30 years of Pokémon (and discover there are now 1,025 of them, including one that is literally a bag of rubbish), before heading to Mayfair where an exclusive members club is hiring a butter sommelier, sports “czar” and a charismatic person willing to ‘work late’…
In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we hear why Scotland fans are celebrating before the World Cup has even begun, how an Irish MP’s gone viral for unexpected reasons and why an Egyptian tour guide ended up in serious trouble after getting creative on a 4,000-year-old pyramid…
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Your host is Marko Ferenc… or Mike Rayment? Honestly can’t tell…
With Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
And Emerald Paston, back next week!
The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George
In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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34 min
February 25 Andrew Arrested, New Trump Tariffs & The Fly-Tipping Dog
In Round One, the team discuss the arrests of Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson, the viral “sweating” photo, calls to remove Andrew from the line of succession and Donald Trump’s tariff plans being struck down by the US Supreme Court.
In Round Two, we hear about the Sheffield Co-op going viral for the symphonic hum of its freezer aisle and the Catford residents who installed (and then mourned) their own fake speed camera.
In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we discover which British football insult a Swedish politician used in parliament, why a Sicilian dog has been fined for fly-tipping and the Birmingham man who stunned scientists after his death…
If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!
For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].
Your host is Mike Rayment
With Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Jack Harris, back next week!
The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George
In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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34 min
February 18 Obama’s Alien Slip, Liz Truss Trump Pic & Openly Gen Z Stoats
In Round One, the team discuss Barack Obama ‘breaking the internet’ by suggesting aliens are real, Liz Truss finally managing to snag a photo with Donald Trump, and Keir Starmer being accused of running a “zombie government” after yet more U-turns — from delaying local elections to the Palestine Action proscription row, plus some properly murky Westminster briefing wars.
In Round 2, we dive into the Winter Olympics’ lost property box (including a suspiciously fast condom shortage, sold-out Gen Z stoat mascots and a fugitive with a love of ice hockey) before meeting the Manchester United fan refusing to cut his hair until the club wins five games in a row – a vow that’s somehow become a national sporting curse.
In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we hear what RFK Jr’s nutrition chatbot thinks you should be inserting where, what wildlife enthusiasts spotted bobbing in the Thames and what’s happened every single day in the UK so far in 2026…
If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!
For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].
Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George
In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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44 min
February 11 Starmer Under Pressure, Sarwar Speaks Out & Crime-Fighting Llamas
In Round One, the team unpack the latest in Keir Starmer’s leadership wobbles, how Morgan McSweeney’s taken the fall and who could be the next knife-wielder? Angela Rayner? Wes Streeting? Or the UK’s answer to Zohran Mamdani, Ed Miliband…
In Round Two, we hear about Australia’s commemorative coin that somehow makes the late Queen look like Wayne Rooney in fancy dress, and the Armenian party proposing a “Ministry of Sex” to “solve” female dissatisfaction one sexist podcast at a time.
In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we learn why Sharon Osbourne is eyeing up a go in politics, what bum-related incident caused a French hospital evacuation and how a would-be thief in Derbyshire was taken down by a herd of crime-fighting llamas.
If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!
For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].
Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
And Emerald Paston, back next week!
The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George
In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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39 min
February 04 More Epstein Files, Starmer's Football & Almond Moms
In Round One, the team discuss the fallout from 3 million more Epstein Files being released and the potential implications for Peter Mandelson, Prince Andrew and Bill Gates.
In Round 2, we learn about the exorcist who makes his job sound mundane and the museum that revels in personal failure.
In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we hear about how a ‘big baby’ boxer was recently embarrassed in the ring, what Keir Starmer gave to President Xi as a gift and what ‘Almond Moms’ are…
If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!
For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].
Your host is Mike Rayment
With Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Jack Harris, back next week!
The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George
In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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38 min
January 27 Burnham’s Ban, Kemi’s Quotes & Camels Causing Chaos
The team discuss Keir Starmer’s controversial decision to block Andy Burnham from running as an MP, reportedly over fears it could threaten his leadership, before playing the ‘King of the North’ game. They then cover Kemi Badenoch’s appearance on Desert Island Discs, Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform and Labour’s plans to create a UK police body similar to the FBI.
In Round 2, we learn more about policing matters but this time it’s with the Official Marathon Time Integrity Unit calling out suspicious running influencers followed by a story about Alex Honnold, the unflappable climber who scaled a 101-floor skyscraper in 91 minutes.
Finally, in the missing words round, they tackle a penis-related scandal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, camels causing chaos in Australia and what to do if you’re still hungry after a meal.
If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!
For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].
Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
And Queenie Miller who is back next week!
The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George
In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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44 min
January 20 Starmer on hold, Jibes at Jenrick & Shrunken Bull Balls
With Donald Trump continuing to campaign for total control of Greenland and now threatening tariffs on the UK, the team ask the question: Is Starmer tough enus? Meanwhile, they also discuss Kemi Badenoch’s biggest moment yet to sack Robert Jenrick before his defection to Reform and Nigel Farage’s likeness to a duck.
In round 2, Jack reveals how one renaissance artist’s paintings had to be censored due to body parts potentially causing offense and Queenie introduces Mike and Jack to ‘dog poo picking videos’ as a genre on TikTok and how it’s making one man a lot of money.
And finally, in the missing words round, we learn about the latest developments in snooker and The Masters, how one woman’s prayers may not have been answered by who she thought and why a student was arrested over some university artwork…
Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
And Emerald Paston returning next week!
The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George
In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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35 min
January 14 Greenland, GROK & The Return of the Great Asparamancer
The team kicks off the new year and new series by taking a look at Donald Trump’s attempts to establish his new world order, prompting an ambitious plan to thwart him involving Jupiter, King Charles and a fake spaceship.
They also talk about Grok, the AI companion on Elon Musk’s social media site ‘X’, before the team assess Labour’s latest U-turn triggered by furious pub landlords, Jeremy Clarkson and Rick Astley...
Elsewhere, the asparagus foretells carnage, a virologist invents a beer-based vaccine, and in the Missing Words Round we learn how to stop crime with wooden clappers, why Emily in Paris has boosted nun-based tourism, and how feeding pigeons can land you in handcuffs…
If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!
For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].
Your host is Mike Rayment
With Queenie Miller
And Emerald Paston
Jack Harris will be back next week!
The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George
In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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35 min

About In The News This Week (the Have I Got News For You podcast)

From the publisher's feed

While the TV show is on break, this pod brings you a tasty edit of the news items that would have made it onto the programme – as a quartet of some of the creatives behind the scenes at the show discuss what makes each item Have I Got News For You worthy.