Former governor of Wormwood Scrubs, Vanessa Frake-Harris responds to the prisons crisis. Reader Ed Poole explains why the Barnett formula is not as bad for Wales as once thought. Rob Parry from the Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru illustrates the challenges ahead for new NRW chair Neil Sachdev. Dr Hannah Hughes is at COP 30 in Brazil and following Nancy Pelosi's announcement that she plans to retire from Congress, her former employee, Cai Wilshaw talks about her influence over US politics over four decades.

Clare Hudson and Ellis Smith review the papers.

Guests include royal biographer Catherine Mayer; former SNP MP Ian Blackford; political historian Sam Blaxland; international law expert Dr Nada Ali, Dolgarrog Community Council Chair Jackie Ley and reader in physical geography Dr Hywel Griffiths. Reviewing the papers Jennifer Burke, Cabinet Member for Culture, Sport & Parks at Cardiff Council and Auriol Miller who's the Chief Executive of Cynon Taf Community Housing group.

Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood, Professor John Curtice and Labour's Alun Davies MS analyse the Caerphilly by-election result. Ann Davies MP tells us how coal tips are still not safe, 59 years after the Aberfan disaster. And Lord Peter Hain talks about his new book, Liberation and Corruption: Why Freedom Movements Fail.

Sam Bennett and Claire Vaughan review the papers.

Vaughan Roderick with political news, discussions and analysis, plus a review of the Sunday papers.

The former Labour MP and Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister for the Middle East Dr Kim Howells discusses the chances of the on-going peace process in the Middle East delivering for both the Palestinian and Israeli people. Plaid Cymru's leader at Westminster, Liz Saville Roberts MP looks back at her party's conference - the last before next May's Senedd elections. Paris-based commentator Nabila Ramdani assesses the prospects of France's new PM - who is the same as the old one - bringing political stability to the Republic. And the the UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Eleanor Lyons looks back at 10 years of the Modern Slavery Act

Neuroscientist Dr Emma Yhnell and Conservative Senedd candidate Adam Robinson review the papers.

Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy and physiotherapist Rachel Moses OBE discuss two years of conflict in Gaza. Children's Commissioner Rocio Cifuentes is asking all the parties to commit to five priorities to improve children's lives in Wales, Darren Millar MS is in Manchester for the Conservatives' UK Conference. Former head of the First Minister's office explains how important EU funding was to Wales and Professor Laura McAllister tells us why there's been such a rise in the number of podcasts on Welsh politics.

Colegau Cymru's Rachel Cable and the Vale of Glamorgan's Council Leader Lis Burnett review the papers.

Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies joins us from Labour's conference in Liverpool. Jane Frankland CEO of Knewstart discusses cyber security. Emma Pinchbeck, CEO of the Climate Change Committee explains what went well and what went badly after the last blast furnace closed in Port Talbot. Mark Serwotka joins us to tell us all about new left-leaning 'Your Party' in Wales and Sir Deian Hopkin remembers the 1968 Caerphilly by-election.

Tessa Marshall and Karl Davies review the papers.

After Jeremy Miles' shock announcement that he's standing down, we have guardian columnist, podcaster and newsletter writer Will Hayward mulling over Labour's situation in Wales. Former UN Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry and BBC correspondent Wyre Davies recently returned from the Middle East discuss the latest in the Gaza-Israel war. After Jimmy Kimmel's show was cancelled in the US, journalist Cai Wilshaw discusses free speech in America. It's the Liberal Democrat's UK conference this week and Welsh leader Jane Dodds joins us fresh from Bournemouth. And Aled Eirug talks about his new biography: Dafydd Elis Thomas: Nation Builder.

The RCN's Helen Whyley and Plaid Cymru's Baroness Carmen Smith review the papers.

Journalist and author of the unauthorised biography of Peter Mandelson, Paul Routledge explains how the Ambassador's sacking was inevitable.

Professor Kate Thirlaway and Cllr Calum Davies review the papers

Kitty Donaldson, Chief Political Commentator at The i Paper discusses Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's resignation and the reshuffle that followed, newly elected leader of the Greens Zack Polanski has been to Cardiff and talks about his hopes for his party, Fin Wilson from Impact Wales tells us how literacy could be improved in Wales and Caroline Jones joins us from Reform's conference in Birmingham.

ERS Director Jess Blair and Cardiff Council Leader Huw Thomas review the Sunday papers.