Oh God, What Now?

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September 08, 2023Schools and Hard Knocks – plus guest Barry Gardiner MP
There’s concrete evidence the Tories have messed up again – literally. School roofs are crumbling, but the Government is bragging at least most are fine… Plus, the PM says he cares about Net Zero, but does he really? And in the extra bit for subscribers, hot mic moments can reveal more than a whole interview. But are they ethical? That’s Oh God, What Now? With very special guest, Labour MP for Brent North, Barry Gardiner.
“It’s a perfect physical manifestation of 13 years of the Tories being in charge, in every conceivable way.” – Alex Andreou
“This is Sunak’s f*ck up as much as anyone else’s.” – Alex Andreou
“Every time it’s this generation of kids that have faced up to the problems created by this government.” – Barry Gardiner
“We will only borrow to invest, we will not borrow to consume.” – Barry Gardiner
“Why are the poorest people in our society having to subsidise those energy companies? It is simply wrong!” – Barry Gardiner

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Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Alex Andreou and Hannah Fearn. Producer: Chris Jones. Assistant Producer: Adam Wright. Social Media Producer: Jess Harpin. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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59 min
September 05, 2023Every Day I'm Shufflin'
As Rishi Sunak wrangles with the school cement fiasco, he’s also been forced into a timid reshuffle. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer has also tweaked his top team. Who’s in, who’s out and who cares? And Penny Mordaunt wants to give young people National Service (but not really) to increase "resilience and pride". Out of touch? Or is this a scheme that could actually work?
“It’s not so much mismanagement as it is the entire Conservative approach.” – Ros Taylor
“It really is the epitome of everything a government SHOULDN’T be doing.” – Zoë Grünewald
“I think it’s really important to give young people something other than ‘finish these exams or you're screwed’ which it does now.” – Ros Taylor

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Presented by Jacob Jarvis with Ros Taylor, and Zoë Grünewald. Producer: Chris Jones. Assistant Producer: Adam Wright. Social Media Producer: Jess Harpin. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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55 min
September 01, 2023Crime Week and Punishment
Suella Braverman’s told the police to get tougher on crime – but do they have the resources? She’s also keen to get people back on the Bibby Stockholm and hasn’t ruled out putting tags on migrants. Plus, what slogan should Labour use next? The panel answers your questions. And, for subscribers only, a search for the Loch Ness monster has just taken place – the panel reveals the mysteries they were obsessed with as youngsters.
“I think Braverman has come out of this Summer with her position in real danger … even in her own faction.” – Alex Andreou
“What are you going to do? Keep people indefinitely in prison because you can’t process them?!” – Alex Andreou.
“The best I could come up with is: repair, rebuild, renew.” – Alex Andreou.

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Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Alex Andreou, Seth Thevoz and Naomi Smith. Producers: Alex Rees & Chris Jones. Assistant Producer: Adam Wright. Social Media Producer: Jess Harpin. Audio production by: Alex Rees. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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1 hr 13 min
August 30, 2023Dorries Seems to be the Hardest Word – plus guest Stella Creasy MP
Nadine Dorries has finally gone (we think), but her behaviour will stick in our minds forever. She’s not the only Tory MP to have let us all down over the last 13 years. So why are the parliamentary standards of this government so abysmal? Plus, a closer relationship with Europe could be key to the UK’s future. So how does Labour go about that, especially when it persists with its messaging that it will ‘make Brexit work’? That’s Oh God, What Now? with special guest, Labour MP for Walthamstow, Stella Creasy.
“This government has made it easier for people to be sacked… but not in Parliament.” – Stella Creasy.
“All the rules changes, in terms of MP’s behaviour, are changed reactively.” – Marie Le Conte.
“You can’t make Brexit work. The only thing you can do is to repair the problems it has created.” – Stella Creasy.

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Presented by Alex Andreou with Matt Green, Marie Le Conte and guest, Labour MP for Walthamstow Stella Creasy. Producers: Alex Rees & Chris Jones. Assistant Producer: Adam Wright. Social Media Producer: Jess Harpin. Audio production by: Alex Rees. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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1 hr 5 min
August 25, 2023Is Britain a poor country?
Are we the sick man of Europe? We’ve got all the symptoms: broken economy, falling living standards, we could go on. Does anyone have the remedy to get us back up and running again? Plus, it’s nearly the bank holiday, so let’s look on the bright side. The panel discusses who in politics they admire. And in the extra bit for subscribers, what’s the BEST summer you’ve ever had? That’s Oh God, What Now? With guest We Are History’s John O’farrell.
“It’s not just the poor who are poorer, it’s the middle class as well.” – Ros Taylor.
“People are going to have huge expectations for change, and the money just isn’t there for Labour.” – John O’Farrell.
“I have seen lots of people who I thought were sensible go further and further to extreme views because they are pushed that way.” – John O’Farrell.
“George Orwell could’ve been a real dick on Twitter.” – Dorian Lynskey.

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Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor, Rachel Cunliffe and We Are History’s John O’Farrell. Producers: Alex Rees & Chris Jones. Assistant Producer: Adam Wright. Social Media Producer: Jess Harpin. Audio production by: Alex Rees. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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59 min
August 22, 2023Back to the 50s — Is Britain stuck in a time warp?
Living standards are falling to the lowest standards since the 1950s, so why is this government shouting about the so-called success it’s had? Plus, we need to build more homes - pure and simple. But how, and how can it be done? Hannah Fearn has 4 points Labour needs to hit if it gets into government.
“This politics of nostalgia pretends that it can fix problems by going back to times before they existed.” – Tom Peck.
“We have moved on, we just have a government that’s going nuts because it’s near the end.” – Andrew Harrison.
“‘You could leave your door open’, well yeah, because there was nothing to steal!” – Matt Green.
“I die whenever I hear politicians talk about housing, because you know nothing’s ever going to happen.” – Tom Peck.

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Jonty Bloom’s piece: https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-britain-is-back-in-the-1950s/

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Presented by Group Editor: Andrew Harrison with Hannah Fearn, Tom Peck and Matt Green. Producers: Alex Rees & Chris Jones. Social Media Producer: Jess Harpin. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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55 min
August 18, 2023Have the Tories found their next Brexit?
The Tories have been way behind in the polls for a long time. But could a comeback be on the cards? The data shows that a Labour government isn’t guaranteed after 2024’s general election. What does Keir Starmer need to do? And has Sunak found the next Brexit in the European Court on Human Rights. Not many people fully understand what it is, but perhaps that plays into the Tory’s hands. Could they take us out? And in the extra bit for subscribers, our panel recounts the worst paid jobs they’ve ever had. That’s Oh God, What Now? with special guest, chair of human rights charity EachOtherm Adam Wagner.
“I think a lot of people know that a new Labour government wouldn’t be a magic bullet to solve the cost of living crisis.” – Zoë Grünewald.
“When you talk about reform over spending it’s just not as sexy, so selling that will be a big challenge for Labour.” – Zoë Grünewald.
“Sometimes they’ll say the idea of human rights is completely unBritish and unnecessary.” – Adam Wagner.
“What underlies this all is that it’s not all about sovereignty, it’s also about the fundamental ideas of these rights … protecting refugees.” – Adam Wagner.

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Written and Presented by Ros Taylor with Zoë Grünewald, Marie Le Conte and guest Adam Wagner. Producers: Alex Rees & Chris Jones. Social Media Producer: Jess Harpin. Audio production by: Alex Rees. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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59 min
August 15, 2023Boaty McVolte-Face
“Small Boats Week” was a horrific failure. Why do the Tories keep getting it so horrendously wrong? Plus, are politicians playing up to the cameras to gain viral popularity? We unpack whether our politicians are more camera conscious ever as they chase online moments. We discuss with this week’s guest Ed Campbell from PoliticsJOE.
“The further we strip real human lives out of this, the more we avoid an actual human solution.” – Yasmeen Serhan
“The problem is that Braverman does know how to throw red meat to Tory activists.” – Seth Thévoz
“If you think about the younger Prime Ministers, they’re all gifts to cartoonists - and they all played that up.” – Seth Thévoz
“The problem with online content compared to a party political broadcast is that you’re competing against every other piece of online content.” – Ed Campbell

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Presented by Alex Andreou with Seth Thévoz, Yasmeen Serhan and PoliticsJOE’s Ed Campbell. Producers: Alex Rees & Chris Jones. Assistant Producer: Adam Wright. Social Media Producer: Jess Harpin. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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58 min
August 11, 2023Bibby Stockholm syndrome
The Tories have ramped their anti-immigration rhetoric up to eleven – can it help their election fortunes? With Lee Anderson going all in with belligerence and asylum seekers being moved on to the Bibby Stockholm barge, we pick apart the Government’s motives. Plus, who are the elite? Is it you? Is it us? Is being elite bad now? The panel tries to unpack it all. And in the extra bit for subscribers, is doing things by yourself always empowering?
“I think the Tories have decided that they want to make immigration their focus of the next election campaign.” – Rachel Cunliffe
“This stigmatisation is completely central to their electoral campaign.” – Seth Thévoz
“The government certainly is not signalling openness and tolerance with any of its messaging.” – Padraig Reidy
“Elite used to be a good thing, right?” – Rachel Cunliffe

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Presented by managing editor Jacob Jarvis with Rachel Cunliffe, Seth Thévoz and Padraig Reidy. Producers: Alex Rees & Chris Jones. Assistant producer: Adam Wright. Social Media Producer: Jess Harpin. Audio production by: Alex Rees. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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1 hr 5 min
August 08, 2023Top of the populists
We’ve been governed by populism for over a decade now, as has a lot of Europe. Will it ever blow over? Or are we stuck with it forever? Well, there is one ray of hope and that’s Millennials. Statistics show they're becoming more liberal and overtaking the older right-wing generation in number. But how long could that take? And how could this millennial invasion REALLY impact British politics?
“There is this deeply believed thing that the arch of history leads toward progress, and I don’t know if I believe that now.” – Alex Andreou.
“Unless we get really strong governance that is able to say “you may not love this, but it has to happen” we are in a world of shit.” – Alex Andreou.
“I think the problem is people don’t see Sunak as a Tory right-wing populist.” – Marie Le Conte.
“I think what you've seen is a generation growing up with a little bit of hope and seeing it get trashed again and again.” – Zoe Grunewald

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Presented by Andrew Harrison with Alex Andreou, Zoe Grunewald and Marie Le Conte. Producers: Alex Rees & Chris Jones. Assistant producer: Adam Wright. Social Media Producer: Jess Harpin Audio production by: Alex Rees. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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Making sense of our political hell every Tuesday and Friday! Oh God, What Now? is the no-bulls**t politics podcast, making the unbearable bearable with top quality guests and analysis, plus poor quality jokes.