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  • Rishi Sunak, tax liar – The Times: Save Germany’s nudists! – Could YOU marry a toff?

    We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Careful with that tax… Sunak’s claims about Labour’s plans for a £2,000 tax rise fall to pieces, plus the Lib Dems are having a lovely time. Totes Nackt. The Times investigates the endangered German Nudist community. Plus – Want to live in real-life Bridgerton? Are these Britain's most eligible bachelors? 

     

    Alex von Tunzelmann is joined by journalist and author Jonn Elledge and comedian and host of the How Was It For You podcast Marcus Brigstocke. 

     

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    Written and presented by Alex von Tunzelmann. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Production. Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production. 

     

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    34 min
  • Sunak vs. Starmer debate: Who was the winner? – The new horrible TikTok shopping trend – Mind the age gap? It’s time to talk about cougars

    We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: It was Starmer vs Sunak in the first TV debate and we’re all scarred by the televised shouting match. Meat and six veg? The TikTok food shopping trend that nobody wanted. Plus – Lost in translation? Is it the age of the cougar blockbuster? 

     

    Miranda Sawyer is joined by American Friction podcast host Jacob Jarvis and comedian and Ghastly Woman podcast host Esther Manito. 

     

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    Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production 

     

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    32 min
  • Oh no, Farage is back – Nadine Dorries: Ghost Whisperer? – How to spot a voice note w*nker

    We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Farage against the election. Nigel Farage in another U-turn as he announces he will be running at the General Election. Who you gonna call? Nadine Dorries tells the Daily Mail about her paranormal activity. Plus – Speak Never! The FT’s guide to voice note etiquette. 


    Alex von Tunzelmann is joined by journalist Holly Thomas and comedy writer Fergus Craig.


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    Written and presented by Alex von Tunzelmann. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Production. Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production


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    30 min
  • Sunak Vs Starmer: Let's get ready to rumble – Rupert Murdoch gets hitched (again) – Meet Britain’s most ‘terrifying’ journalist

    We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Handbags at dawn. Fleet Street gets us up to speed on Sunak and Starmer’s battle plans ahead of their first TV debate. Something old, something new. The Daily Mail tells us all about Rupert Murdoch’s latest nuptials. Plus – Kay it ain’t so The Times interviews Britain's most feared reporter… Kay Burley? 

    Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalist Coco Khan and comedian Gráinne Maguire. 

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    Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Simon Williams. Production. Liam Tait. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production

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    29 min
  • Trump: Guiltiest man on earth – Is Will Smith a bad boy for life? – Want to ignore the election? Watch sh*t TV!

    We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Crooked Donald Trump. The former president is found guilty on all 34 counts in New York hush money case. I make this look good. The Guardian investigates Will Smith’s PR rehabilitation. Plus – Feels so good to be bad. Why shit TV is getting us through it all.

    Jacob Jarvis is joined by journalist and author Jonn Elledge and comedian and host of The Way They Were Chantal Feduchin-Pate.

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    Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis. Audio production: Simon Williams. Production. Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production

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    34 min
  • The Diane Abbott clusterf*ck – Cardi G! Southgate cardigan mania hits – Meet the judgiest Gen Z person EVER

    We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Confusion in North London. Diane Abbott says she’s been barred from standing as a Labour MP but Starmer disagrees. Cardies are the new Black. England gaffer Gareth Southgate has donned a cardigan and the press are obsessed. Plus – The Generation Shame. What Gen Z really think of you, according to The Mail.

    Alex von Tunzelmann is joined by TLDR News lead writer Ben Blissett and comedian and host of Welcome to Hell Daniel Foxx.

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    Written and presented by Alex von Tunzelmann. Audio production: Simon Williams. Production. Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production

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    31 min
  • Victory is sweet for Angela Rayner – Robert de Niro calls out Donald Trump – Stop working old-school comedians to death!

    We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Rayn-ing on the parade. The Angela Rayner council house case evaporates, and the Tories decide they hate university students. Don vs the Don. Robert De Niro’s dire warnings outside Trump’s New York trial. Plus – Who’s on last? Why stand-up comics from the 70s and 80s have to keep working or go skint. 

    Andrew Harrison is joined by journalist Holly Thomas and master impressionist Jan Ravens.

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    Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production and music: Simon Williams. Production. Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production

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    35 min
  • Is Sunak trying to lose the election? – Tech bros and Tradwives: Meet the world’s worst parents – Broken Holmes! Eamonn and Ruth split

    We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: California Dreaming. Has Sunak already mentally checked out of No.10? Honey, I Disrupted the Kids. Meet the cottagecore tech bros and gals who hit their kids. Plus – Eamonn my own again. The nation is in mourning after Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford split news. 

     

    Alex von Tunzelmann is joined by LBC Host Natasha Devon and comedian Gráinne Maguire. 

     

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    Written and presented by Alex von Tunzelmann. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Production. Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production. 

     

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    34 min
  • Sunak’s latest campaign blunders – “Oh no! Mum’s on Ket!” – Yeehaw! Inside country’s 2024 comeback

    We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: F*ck-up in a brewery. The Prime Minister kicks off the general election campaign terribly in a Welsh brewery. Ready, ket, go! Horse tranquiliser ingestion gives us an early contender for Mum of the year in The Daily Mail. Plus – You’ve had some right cowboys in here. The Guardian investigates why we’re all suddenly country music fans.

     

    Miranda Sawyer is joined by Political Editor at PoliticsJOE Ava Santina and author of the Queer Bible and host of the podcast Queerphoria Jack Guinness.

     

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    Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Production. Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production


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    29 min
  • Where’s brolly? Soggy Sunak calls a Genny Lecs – Bloomin’ Hell: inside the Chelsea Flower Show – Greatest albums list annoys everyone

    We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Raining Champ? Sunak is just a (very wet) boy, standing in front of a country, asking for a general election. Flower Power. The Chelsea Flower Show is here the papers love it. Plus – The “Miseducation” all right! Apple Music’s top 100 albums of all time are out and we are deeply confused.

    Miranda Sawyer is joined by political sketch writer for The Critic Rob Hutton and comedian Sikisa.

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    Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Simon Williams. Production. Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Kieron Leslie. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production

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    33 min

About Paper Cuts

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Have you SEEN the state of the papers today? PAPER CUTS has. In our thrice weekly podcast, some of Britain’s sharpest commentators and funniest comedians come together to look at the madness, the strangeness, the obsessions, and – occasionally – the brilliance of our national press.

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