Foreign aid needs aid

Adam, Finn and Maddie break down one of the most commonly scapegoated issues in politics, foreign aid. We discuss: what it is, why it's so important and why cutting it is – generally – bad.

*Be warned of minor audio issues.

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Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.

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Rookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright, Madeleine Gwynne Hughes and Finn Lawrence Knight. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach and Matt Hollenbeck. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production.

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Rookie Recap Week of 24th March

Matt, Maddie and Adam break down Türkiye's democratic crisis, the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeve's Spring statement and the snap election news out of Canada and Australia.

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Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.

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Rookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright and Matt Hollenbeck. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach, Finn Lawrence Knight and Madeline Gwynne Hughes. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production.

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'The news' isn't necessarily 'the facts'

The media is the way we consume news, political and otherwise, but can you trust it? Adam, Matt and Finn break down what bias is, the differences between the newspapers and TV news, the importance of media literacy and whether or not you can trust us!

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Welcome to Rookie Politics, accessible politics for the underdog. We break down the issues you should care about.

Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.

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Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe Firefly

Rookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright, Madeleine Gwynne Hughes and Finn Lawrence Knight. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach and Matt Hollenbeck. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production.

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Welcome to the Rookie Recap, break downs of last week’s biggest political stories all in 15 minutes. No excuse not to be informed.

Rookie Recap Week of 17th March 2025

Matt and Adam discuss the wave of sectarian violence in Syria, and Hungary's banning of LGBTQ+ pride marches.

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Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.

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Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe Firefly

Rookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright and Matt Hollenbeck. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach, Finn Lawrence Knight and Madeline Gwynne Hughes. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production.

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Welcome to Rookie Politics, accessible politics for the underdog. We break down the issues you should care about.

Is the UK right, alright?

We discuss why no one's heard from the UK Conservative party since the election, profile their new leader Kemi Badenoch, and break down the Reform UK infighting and what it all means.

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Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.

Subscribe to the Rookie Politics PT to get accessible politics delivered to your inbox for free, every Thursday!

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Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe Firefly

Rookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright and Finn Lawrence Knight. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach, Madeleine Gwynne Hughes and Matt Hollenbeck. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Matt Hollenbeck. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production.

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Welcome to the Rookie Recap, break downs of last week’s biggest political stories all in 15 minutes. No excuse not to be informed.

Rookie Recap Week of 17th March

Did Keir Starmer just abolish the NHS? Who is Canada's new leader? and what's going on with this North Korean submarine?

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Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.

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Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe Firefly

Rookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright and Matt Hollenbeck. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach, Finn Lawrence Knight and Madeline Gwynne Hughes. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production.

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Welcome to Rookie Politics, accessible politics for the underdog. We break down the issues you should care about.

Happy (belated) International Women's Day!

Adam, Emma and Maddie discuss why we still need a women's day, and how women's experiences in STEM and Sports need to be talked about more.

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Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.

Subscribe to the Rookie Politics PT to get accessible politics delivered to your inbox for free, every Thursday!

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Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe Firefly.

Rookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright, Madeleine Gwynne Hughes and Emma Leach. Thanks to the rest of our team, Finn Lawrence Knight and Matt Hollenbeck. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production.

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Welcome to the Rookie Recap, break downs of last week’s biggest political stories all in 15 minutes. No excuse not to be informed.

Rookie Recap Week of March 3rd - 9th

Adam and Matt discuss Europe uniting behind Ukraine, and the Tate brothers travel ban being lifted as they fly to Florida.

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Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.

Subscribe to the Rookie Politics PT to get accessible politics delivered to your inbox for free, every Thursday!

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Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe Firefly

Rookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright and Matt Hollenbeck. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach, Finn Lawrence Knight and Madeline Gwynne Hughes. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production.

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Welcome to Rookie Politics, accessible politics for the underdog. We break down the issues you should care about.

We’re a current affairs podcast now?!

There's been an enormous amount of news over the last few weeks. We break down some of the biggest news stories, from what Trump's been up to so far, a rant about that Trump Zelensky meeting, the European leaders summit, Starmer's cuts to foreign aid, and why the UK's new online safety bill is annoying Musk and Zuckerberg.

Trump Zelensky Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkXWNiTQbV0

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Rookie Politics is all about making politics more understandable. Every week join our team as we dive deep into a political issue you should care about.

Subscribe to the Rookie Politics PT to get accessible politics delivered to your inbox for free, every Thursday!

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Follow us on Instagram (@rookie_politics).

Disclaimer: The Podcast Artwork is AI Generated by Adobe Firefly

Rookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright, and Emma Leach and Matt Hollenbeck. Thanks to the rest of our team, Finn Lawrence Knight and Madeleine Gwynne Hughes. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is a Push! Media production.

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Welcome to Rookie Politics, accessible politics for the underdog. We break down the issues you should care about.

What just happened in Germany?

On February 23rd 2025, the German people voted in record numbers. We break down the results, and what they mean for Europe and the rest of the world.

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Rookie Politics is the University of Bath's flagship student-led Politics Podcast. Every week join Adam Wright, a final year politics and international relations student at the University of Bath as well as fellow students and professors to investigate a political issue you should care about.

Subscribe to the Rookie Politics PT to get accessible politics delivered to your inbox for free, every Thursday!

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Rookie Politics is written and hosted by Adam Wright, Madeleine Gwynne Hughes and Matt Hollenbeck. Thanks to the rest of our team, Emma Leach and Finn Lawrence Knight. Intro Music: Sport Rock Workout by Infraction ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1IWkhrKfk). Post production by Adam Wright. Rookie Politics is an independent production.

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