Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin speak to former Number 10 Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney about why he quit Downing Street; we also hear from Health Secretary Wes Streeting about what how he isn't friends with Peter Mandelson; and Eshaan Akbar has a very debatable Hot & Spicy Takeaway Of The Week.

Thank you to Lukas Bell-Dereske for signing up to our Patreon this week. He's making it possible for us to pay our guests, because lord knows the ad revenue doesn't cover that. This week he - and all our Patreons - will be getting a bonus interview with podcaster Liz Truss, who also used to be Prime Minister. They will also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of all our interviews, as well as the Patreon-exclusive monthly Time For Questions podcast - so get over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for one or two pounds a week to support the show if you can.

Please follow our new, bespoke social media accounts!

Instagram: @noncensoredpodcast

TikTok: @noncensoredpod

And, man, wouldn't it be so random if you filled in this survey ha ha: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Seán Burke, James Barr, Susan Harrison and Ed Morrish.

Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds.

Brendan's show, Buffy ReVamped, will be touring America soon!

Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube.

Seán has a podcast called How To Steal A Penguin, and is also on tour in March and April - tickets available from his Linktree.

James has just launched a podcast called What If People Find Out?, and is on tour in Australia and London in March and April - go to his website for ticket details.

Susan is taking part in the Pleasance's 50-hour Improvathon from the 27th Feb-1st March, and is performing her solo show, Should I Still Be Doing This?, at the Soho Theatre on the 24th and 25th April.

Ed has just launched Smelt, a store where you can buy scripted audio comedy that doesn't exist yet, from people like Andy Hamilton, Ian Martin, Larry & Paul and Deborah Frances-White. To get involved, go to leadmojo.co.uk/smelt

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 speak to Dead Paeodophile Correspondent Eshaan Akbar for a look at who isn't in the Epstein files; we also hear from Lord Bertie Cuthbert on why having a law that kicks you out of the House of Lords if you're mates with a convicted sex trafficker is "going too far"; and the policeman in charge of investigating the former Andrew Former Mountbatten Former Windsor, PC Bob Hancock, is having a really tough time, guys.

Our Patreons will also get an interview with the host of the smash hit podcast Diary Of A She-E-O, Stephanie Bartlett, which will never appear on the main feed. They will also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of all our interviews, as well as the Patreon-exclusive Time For Questions podcast - so get over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for one or two pounds a week to support the show if you can. They are also making it possible for us to pay our guests because lord knows the ad revenue doesn't cover that.

Man, wouldn't it be so random if you filled in this survey ha ha: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Paul Dunphy, Susan Harrison, Will Sebag-Montefiore and Ed Morrish.

Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds.

Brendan is currently on tour with his show, Buffy ReVamped.

Eshaan has an hour-long special, The Pretender, available to watch on YouTube.

Paul does sketches with Larry, as "Larry & Paul", mainly on YouTube these days.

Susan is taking part in the Pleasance's 50-hour Improvathon from the 27th Feb-1st March, and is performing her solo show, Should I Still Be Doing This?, at the Soho Theatre on the 24th and 25th April.

Will has a show on Fubar Radio called Privacy Settings and you can listen to it here.

Ed has just launched Smelt, a store where you can buy scripted audio comedy that doesn't exist yet, from people like Andy Hamilton, Ian Martin, Larry & Paul and Deborah Frances-White. To get involved, go to leadmojo.co.uk/smelt

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin speak to Chinese government spokeswoman Blank Peng about how Sir Keir Starmer's trip is going; Skeletor explains why he's defected to Reform; and Deputy Diversity Correspondent Athena Kugblenu dives in with a Hot & Spicy Takeaway Of The Week about Hampstead Ponds.

Our Patreons will also get an interview with the woman behind TikTok's algorithm, Poppy Ticktock, which will never appear on the main feed. They will also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of all our interviews, as well as this month's Patreon-exclusive Time For Questions podcast - so get over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for one or two pounds a week to support the show if you can. They are also making it possible for us to pay our guests because lord knows the ad revenue doesn't cover that.

Why the hell haven't you filled in this survey? Do you hate us?: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Blank Peng, Ralph Jones, Susan Harrison, Athena Kugblenu and Ed Morrish.

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

Brendan is currently on tour with his show, Buffy ReVamped.

Eshaan has an hour-long special, The Pretender, available to watch on YouTube.

Blank posts clips and tour dates on her Instagram page.

Ralph is launching a new character comedy night on the 30th January, and Rosie is on the first bill. Tickets and future dates are available at this link.

Sue is taking part in the Pleasance's 50-hour Improvathon from the 27th Feb-1st March, and is performing her solo show, Should I Still Be Doing This?, at the Soho Theatre on the 24th and 25th April.

Athena's kids book, Britain's Most Epic Fails, is available at this link.

Ed has just launched Smelt, a store where you can buy scripted audio comedy that doesn't exist yet, from people like Andy Hamilton, Ian Martin, Larry & Paul and Deborah Frances-White. To get involved, go to leadmojo.co.uk/smelt

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin speak to Britain's most patriotic columnist, The Daily Telegraph's Tim Quisling about what's just right for American is just great for Britain; Royal Correspondent Nicola Witchell updates us on the feud that's tearing apart Britain's most famous family; and Eshaan Akbar has a Hot & Spicy Takeaway Of The Week about, well, a load of crap...

Thanks to Charlotte Skardon, who signed up to our Patreon this week. She, like all our Patreons, got this episode early and without adverts, and access to the full video of the interviews, as well as bonus segments and podcasts such as Time For Questions - we're recording another of those on Wednesday 28th January, so get over to Patreon.com/NonCensored, sign up for one or two pounds a week, and get your questions in!

Thanks to all our Patreons for making it possible for us to pay our guests.

Make your new years' resolution to fill in this survey: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Will Sebag-Montefiore, Alex Kealey, Sooz "50 Appearances" Kempner and Ed Morrish.

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

Brendan is currently on tour with his show, Buffy ReVamped.

Eshaan has an hour-long special, The Pretender, available to watch on YouTube.

Alex's tour dates are here, on his website.

Sooz has a new podcast with her boyfriend Michael Balazo called Long Distance, Bit Weird, which you can hear in your preferred podcast app or on their Patreon.

Ed has just launched Smelt, a store where you can buy scripted audio comedy that doesn't exist yet, from people like Andy Hamilton, Ian Martin, Larry & Paul and Deborah Frances-White. To get involved, go to leadmojo.co.uk/smelt

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin speak to AI Producer Martin, who now works for Grok, about what's going on at X: The Everything App; we speak to the third-shortest-serving Chancellor in British history, Nadhim Zahawi, about how he definitely didn't ask for a peerage; and Eshaan Akbar has a Hot & Spicy Takeaway Of The Week about repressive regimes - but only after a surprise ApologyWatch....

Thanks to Grace Thomas, who signed up to our Patreon this week. She, like all our Patreons, will also hear an interview with punctuality expert Lucy Clockman - but you can only hear that by going to Patreon.com/NonCensored and signing up for just £4/£8 month. She'll also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of the interviews and podcasts, as well as bonus segments. Thanks to all our Patreons for making it possible for us to pay our guests.

Make your new years' resolution to fill in this survey: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Will Sebag-Montefiore, Sami Abu Wardeh, Sally Hodgkiss and Ed Morrish.

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

Brendan is currently on tour with his show, Buffy ReVamped.

Eshaan has an hour-long special, The Pretender, available to watch on YouTube.

Will has a show on Fubar Radio called Privacy Settings and you can listen to it here.

Sami has a play on at the Park Theatre, Palestine: Peace De Resistance, from the 29th January to the 7th Feb. He does sketches on his Instagram.

Sally never replied to our email about what to plug, but her website is here.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, another improvised sketch comedy podcast.

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin speak to Latin American Correspondent Jeremy Byrne about the reaction on the streets of Caracas to Donald Trump's liberation of Venezuela; we also get an immediate reaction on that, as well as America's plans for Greenland, from Sir Keir Starmer; and Eshaan Akbar has a Warm & Cuddly Takeaway Of The Week about ZSL's 200th anniversary stocktake.

Our Patreons will also hear an interview with an AI Actress - but you can only hear that by going to Patreon.com/NonCensored and signing up for just £4/£8 month. You'd also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of the interviews and podcasts, as well as bonus segments.

Make your new years' resolution to fill in this survey: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Will Sebag-Montefiore, Joz Norris, Sally Hodgkiss and Ed Morrish.

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

Brendan is currently on tour with his show, Buffy ReVamped.

Eshaan has an hour-long special, The Pretender, available to watch on YouTube.

Will has a show on Fubar Radio called Privacy Settings and you can listen to it here.

Joz's excellent, critically-acclaimed show, You Wait. Time Passes, is going on tour in 2026. Get your tickets here.

Sally STILL hasn't replied to our email about what to plug, but her website is here.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, another improvised sketch comedy podcast.

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this end of year special, Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin "unwrap" (play) some "presents" (voicenotes) from regular contributors Sir Keir Starmer, the Telegraph's Siobhan Connery, Lord Evans, General Dick Terrific of the 3rd US Airborne Tariff Division, chair man Jonathan Gullis and royal correspondent Nicola Witchell and her spiritual companion The Ghost Of Princess Diana.

Our Patreons will also hear an interview with a Non-Ethical Non-Monogamist - but you can only hear or see that by going to Patreon.com/NonCensored and signing up for just £4/£8 month. You'd also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of the interviews and podcasts, as well as bonus segments and bonus podcasts.

All we want for Christmas is for you to fill in this survey: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Joz Norris, Bethany Black, Larry Budd, Will Sebag-Montefiore, Tom Mayo, Sooz Kempner, Sally Hodgkiss and Ed Morrish.

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

Brendan is currently on tour with his show, Buffy ReVamped.

Eshaan has an hour-long special, The Pretender, available to watch on YouTube.

Joz's excellent, critically-acclaimed show, You Wait. Time Passes, is going on tour in 2026. Get your tickets here.

Beth would like you to visit her TikTok account.

Larry does sketches with Paul on the Larry & Paul YouTube channel.

Will has a show on Fubar Radio called Privacy Settings and you can listen to it here.

Tom's in Shoot From The Hip Impro.

Sooz is hosting her fourth annual End Of The World NYE Party on Twitch on New Year's Eve: twitch.tv/soozkempner, and has a gig to raise fund for vocal rehab, which she needs following a vocal haemorrhage, on the 30th January at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Tickets available here. She's also on Instagram.

Sally still hasn't replied to our email about what to plug, but her website is here.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, another improvised sketch comedy podcast.

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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin speak to Scottish Correspondent Nicola Cromerty about Sandie Peggie's complete and total victory over NHS Fife; we hear from the man behind the Great British Railways rebrand about his fast-moving flags; and Eshaan Akbar has a Hot & Spicy Takeaway Of The Week about truth - or does he? We've also thrown in last year's interview with Spotify's Daniel Elk about how Wrapped works as a little Christmas bonus for you.

Thanks to Priya for singing up to our Patreon last week. She, like all our Patreons, will also hear an interview with tradwife influencer - but you can only hear that by going to Patreon.com/NonCensored and signing up for just £4/£8 month. You'd also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of the interviews and podcasts, as well as bonus segments.

All we want for Christmas is for you to fill in this survey: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Eleanor Morton, Dan Mersh, Tom Mayo, Sally Hodgkiss and Ed Morrish.

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

Brendan is currently on tour with his show, Buffy ReVamped.

Eshaan has an hour-long special, The Pretender, available to watch on YouTube.

Eleanor has a podcast with Alasdair Beckett-King, Eleanor & Alasdair Read That, where they revisit classic children's books.

Dan has a sketch podcast with Kathryn Haywood called The Ministry Of Club and a sketch podcast, POTOm, on Patreon.

Tom's in Shoot From The Hip Impro.

Sally didn't reply to our email about what to plug, but her website is here.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, another improvised sketch comedy podcast.

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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's no regular show this week, so here's the Time For Questions we made for our Patreons a few weeks ago, where Harriet, Producer Martin and Eshaan Akbar we answer our Patreons' questions:

• What would you like to apologise for saying at school?
• Which British politicians could rizz up Donald Trump?
• Is Die Hard a "Christmas movie"?

...and more!

To see the episode in full video, as well as to unlock all the other bonuses you get every week, head over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for £5 or £10/month.

Thanks to all our Patreons for making this episode possible.

Recorded at Streamline Studios, Deptford.

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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin speak to Chancellor Rachel Reeves about the similarities between this week's budget and the Communist Manifesto; Producer Martin goes undercover to expose two members of the House Of Lords who are willing to lobby - and more - for cash; Eshaan Akbar asks if Marjorie Taylor Green... is Woke?

Thanks to Jon Blyth for singing up to our Patreon this week. He, like all our Patreons, will also hear an interview with a man who suffers from Replytis, a devastating condition that prevents you from shutting up online - but you can only hear that by going to Patreon.com/NonCensored and signing up for just £4/£8 month. You'd also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of the interviews and podcasts, as well as bonus segments.

All the cool kids are filling in this survey: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey. You don't want to be an uncool kid, do you?

With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Davina Bentley, Larry & Paul, Cody Dahler and Ed Morrish.

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

Brendan is currently on tour with his show, Buffy ReVamped.

Eshaan has an hour-long special, The Pretender, available to watch on YouTube.

Davina does sketches on Instagram, and is doing a work-in-progress at the Bill Murray in January, in a double bill with Rosie.

Larry & Paul put their best work on their YouTube channel, these days.

Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, another improvised sketch comedy podcast.

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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.