It's the NonCensored Christmas special! This week, Harriet, Producer Martin and Eshaan Akbar exchange gifts - but each one has to sum up a news story from 2024. Why has Eshaan got Martin some jeans? What weird gift did Martin get Harriet to symbolise their working relationship? And did Harriet get Martin and Eshaan anything?

Thanks to Katy Chaffs for signing up to our Patreon this week. She'll be getting early, ad-free episodes, full videos of every segment, and bonus podcasts, at Patreon.com/NonCensored, as well as simply supporting the show. We've also filmed some exclusive content that won't be part of the podcast, which is coming out over December - so hop on over if you want to see out interviews with disgraced TV chef Craigg Rommit, Doctor Professor Doctor Jordan B. Petersen, PhD, and, this week, A Comedian Who Isn't Allowed To Do Comedy Any More Because Of Woke. Thanks to al our Patreons for their support through the year - we'll see you in 2025.

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, and Ed Morrish.

Extra thanks to all the people who’ve worked on the show this year: Sooz Kempner, Paul Dunphy, Will Sebag-Montefiore, Marcus Brigstocke, Alex Kealey, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Bethany Black, Joz Norris, John-Luke Roberts, Kelechi Okafor, Nat Tapley, Mark Steel, Athena Kugblenu, Davina Bentley, Gareth Gwynn, Tom Mayo, Oliver Izod, Susan Harrison, Sanjeev Kohli, Rajiv Karia, Lewis MacLeod, Mark Davison, Larry Budd, Luke Kempner, Rufus Hound, Esyllt Sears, Horatio Gould, Matt Tedford, Marek Larwood, John Robertson, and Rob Gilroy.

Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now.

Brendan is taking his show, Buffy Revamped, on tour all over Britain, and you can see dates and buy tickets here.

Eshaan has a stand-up special on YouTube, The Pretender, and he is going on tour next year with his show Yum.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing.

Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.

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Harriet and Producer Martin are joined by Tressie Law, co-host of the Truthful Crime podcast, who explains why true crime podcasters can't get enough of Luigi Mangione, the alleged CEO killer. They also speak to Lee Anderson, who has got a lot of attention for himself this week, about what he's been doing in the supermarket; and Eshaan Akbar rates the South Korean president's non-apology for imposing martial law, and asks: has democracy had its day?

You can get early, ad-free episodes, full videos of every segment, and bonus podcasts, at Patreon.com/NonCensored, where you'll also be supporting the show. We've also filmed some exclusive content that won't be part of the podcast, which will be coming out over the next few weeks - so hop on over if you want to see out interviews with disgraced TV chef Craigg Rommit and, soon, Doctor Professor Doctor Jordan B. Petersen, PhD, who tells us about his new book Wrestle Me, Jesus.

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Sooz Kempner, Will Sebag-Montefiore, and Ed Morrish.

Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now.

Brendan is taking his show, Buffy Revamped, on tour all over Britain, and you can see dates and buy tickets here.

Eshaan has a stand-up special on YouTube, The Pretender, and he is going on tour next year with his show Yum.

Sooz has gigs coming up in Falkirk, Manchester and London, and you should go and see her live. Tickets available here.

Will mainly does his videos for Instagram now, so pop over there, check them out, and subscribe.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing.

Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.

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Harriet and Producer Martin are joined by The New Statesman's Tim Dalton, who explains why Keir Starmer still has a phone contract with One2One and broadband from both Virgin and Sky. They also speak to Spotify's Daniel Elk, taking a peek behind the data-harvesting scenes to find out how their 2024 Wrapped works, and Eshaan Akbar asks: Is Money Woke?

You can get early, ad-free episodes, full videos of every segment, and bonus podcasts, at Patreon.com/NonCensored, where you'll also be supporting the show, just like new(ish) supporter Jamie Hudson is (thank you). We've also just filmed some exclusive content that won't be part of the podcast, which will be coming out over the next few weeks - so hop on over if you want to see that.

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Gareth Gwynn, Tom Mayo, and Ed Morrish.

Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now.

Brendan is taking his show, Buffy Revamped, on tour all over Britain, and you can see dates and buy tickets here.

Eshaan has a stand-up special on YouTube, The Pretender, and he is going on tour next year with his show Yum.

Gareth co-presents the podcast I'm So Not Over It with Esyllt Sears, and you should listen to it.

Tom improvises with Shoot From The Hip, and there are details of their live shows, livestreams and YouTube clips on their website.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing.

Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.

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Harriet and Producer Martin are joined by the man who started the petition calling for a General Election, who explains why he set it up, and which exciting new petitions he's started since then. They also speak to the founder of the Don't Let Unspecified People Die campaign, Veronica De'Ath, about why she's against the Assisted Dying Bill, and Eshaan Akbar explains why PETA is coming for the Great British Pub.

You can get early, ad-free episodes, full videos of every segment, and bonus podcasts, at Patreon.com/NonCensored, where you'll also be supporting the show, just like new supporter Derran Brown is (thank you).

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Will Sebag-Montefiore, Sooz Kempner, and Ed Morrish.

Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now.

Brendan is taking his show, Buffy Revamped, on tour all over Britain, and you can see dates and buy tickets here.

Eshaan has a stand-up special on YouTube, The Pretender, and he is going on tour next year with his show Yum.

Will has a podcast called Legitimate Likes which is legitimately funny. He also posts funny videos on his Instagram.

Sooz does a podcast called Mystery On The Rocks with Chris Stokes and Masud Milas which they solve mysteries and drink cocktails. You can also find her on X: The Everything App and Bluesky.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing.

Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.

NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production

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Harriet and Producer Martin are joined by a random woman they met on the farmer's protest, who explains why she was marching, and what she'll do if she's forced to pay inheritance tax like the rest of us. They also speak to commentator The Telegraph's Siobhan Connery about the dead-on-arrival social media website "Bluesky", and Eshaan Akbar says we should celebrate hustlers who know how to make money - like the late Sir Captain Sir Tom Sir Moore.

You can get early, ad-free episodes, full videos of every segment, and bonus podcasts, at Patreon.com/NonCensored, where you'll also be supporting the show (thank you).

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Davina Bentley, Bethany Black, and Ed Morrish.

Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now.

Brendan is taking his show, Buffy Revamped, on tour all over Britain, and you can see dates and buy tickets here.

Eshaan has a stand-up special on YouTube, The Pretender, and he is going on tour next year with his show Yum.

Davina posts very funny sketches on Instagram, and has a 'video podcast' with Freya Mallard called Binks & Hebrides Whine Time.

Bethany is a brilliant stand up and you can buy her show Unwinnable for £5 from Go Faster Stripe.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing.

Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.

NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production

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Harriet and Producer Martin are joined by the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who explains how he's been cosying up to Trump - and regular listeners might recognise some of his tactics. They also speak to commentator Mike Staple about Gary Lineker's impending departure from Match of the Day, and Eshaan Akbar looks into the decline in the fortunes of X: The Everything App.

You can get early, ad-free episodes, full videos of every segment, and bonus podcasts, at Patreon.com/NonCensored, where you'll also be supporting the show (thank you).

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Joz Norris, Rob Gilroy, and Ed Morrish.

Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now.

Brendan is taking his show, Buffy Revamped, on tour all over Britain, and you can see dates and buy tickets here.

Eshaan has a stand-up special on YouTube, The Pretender, and he is going on tour next year with his show Yum.

Joz is crowdfunding for a new sitcom, The Happiness Chain. Take a look and, if it seems like something you'd like to exist, feel free to chip in.

Rob does very funny character comedy videos on his YouTube channel.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing.

Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.

NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production

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Harriet and Producer Martin are joined by the band new leader of the opposition (and next Prime Minister!) Kemi Badenoch, who explains why Starmer should fear her and why she isn't fiddling with things in the back end. They also speak to podcaster Rory Stewart about his pre-election prediction of a Harris landslide, and Eshaan Akbar weighs in on the reason Harris lost.

You can get early, ad-free episodes, full videos of every segment, and bonus podcasts, at Patreon.com/NonCensored, where you'll also be supporting the show (thank you).

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Kelechi Okafor, Joz Norris, and Ed Morrish.

Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now.

Brendan is taking his show, Buffy Revamped, on tour all over Britain, and you can see dates and buy tickets here.

Eshaan has a stand-up special on YouTube, The Pretender, and he is going on tour next year with his show Yum.

All of Kelechi's content can be found on her website, including podcasts, newsletters and videos.

Joz is crowdfunding for a new sitcom, The Happiness Chain. Take a look and, if it seems like something you'd like to exist, feel free to chip in.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing.

Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.

NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production

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This week it's a budget special, as we give you all the analysis you need. Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin are joined by "Red Rachel", Rachel Reeves, who explains why this new budget proves that she is further to the left than Stalin. For more sensible anlysis we're joined by Greg Mustard from the Independent Foundation For the Independently Independent Analysis Of Money, who explains why the budget is further to the left than Stalin. And finally, former banker Eshaan Akbar offers up an alternative budget that makes more sense, and we find out who the British Elon Musk is.

You can get early, ad-free episodes, full videos of every segment, and bonus podcasts, at Patreon.com/NonCensored, where you'll also be supporting the show (thank you).

With thanks to Rosie Holt (@RosieisaHolt), Brendan Murphy (@notmurphy), Eshaan Akbar (@eshaanakbar), Davina Bentley (@davinabentley), Paul Dunphy (@mrpauldunphy), and Ed Morrish.

Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now.

Brendan is taking his show, Buffy Revamped, on tour all over Britain, and you can see dates and buy tickets here.

Eshaan has a stand-up special on YouTube, The Pretender, and he is going on tour next year with his show Yum.

Davina posts very funny sketches on Instagram, and has a 'video podcast' with Freya Mallard called Binks & Hebrides Whine Time.

Paul does sketches with Larry Budd as Larry & Paul, so check out their Broken News sketches every week on their YouTube channel.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing.

Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.

NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production. 

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This week Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin are joined by a Democratic activist, Allison Shelby, who explains how noted election-winner, Labour's Jonathan Ashworth, has been helping in the American election; The Daily Australian's columnist Kent Packer-Murdoch gives us an Australian's eye on Senator Lidia Thorpe's heckling of HRH Sir King Prince Charles; and with Commonwealth nations putting reparations for slavery on the agenda, the Foreign Office's Simon Briefcase explains why the British government would rather look forward, or to the side, or perhaps just shut their eyes.

You can get early, ad-free episodes, full videos of every segment, and bonus podcasts, at Patreon.com/NonCensored, where you'll also be supporting the show (thank you).

With thanks to Rosie Holt (@RosieisaHolt), Brendan Murphy (@notmurphy), Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK), John Robertson (@Robbotron), Will Sebag-Montefiore (@wsebag) and Ed Morrish.

Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now.

Brendan is taking his show, Buffy Revamped, on tour all over Britain, and you can see dates and buy tickets here.

Sooz is on tour all over the UK with her acclaimed show Class Of 2000, so get tickets to that while you can.

John will be at Comicon this weekend with his live show, The Dark Room. Go to his website for details of all his upcoming appearances, including Twitch streams.

Will has a podcast called Legitimate Likes that you should listen to.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing.

Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.

NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production.

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Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin are joined by a real doctor, Dr. Junpier Mangals, who is a real doctor so can explain why Wes Streeting's plan to get overweight people back to work is so brilliant; journalist Dave Milk tells us why his coverage of Keir Starmer's freebie scandals is so important; and Eshaan Akbar presents the first real, tangible Brexit Benefit: stealing German football managers.

You can get early, ad-free episodes, full videos of every segment, and bonus podcasts, at Patreon.com/NonCensored, where you'll also be supporting the show (thank you).

With thanks to Rosie Holt (@RosieisaHolt), Brendan Murphy (@notmurphy), Eshaan Akbar (@eshaanakbar), Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK), Marek Larwood (@MarekLarwood) and Ed Morrish.

Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now.

Brendan is taking his show, Buffy Revamped, on tour all over Britain, and you can see dates and buy tickets here.

Eshaan has a stand-up special on YouTube, The Pretender, and he is going on tour next year with his show Yum.

Sooz is on tour all over the UK with her acclaimed show Class Of 2000, so get tickets to that while you can.

Marek's YouTube channel is brilliant, go and watch his videos.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing.

Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.

NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production.

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