James O'Brien - The Whole Show Podcast: Latest Episodes

American voters are comfortable with fascism - unless it's expensive 04 Nov 2026

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The liars wont grow to like you, Home Secretary 03 Nov 2026

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Why is Labour making policy designed to appease stupid people? 02 Nov 2026

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$6.3bn has just been stolen...is this question too stupid to ask? 30 Oct 2026

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A tale of two extremes in the media today 29 Oct 2026

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What did the budget ever do for us? 28 Oct 2026

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Everybody thinks pensioners have it too easy 27 Oct 2026

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Is freedom of movement back on the table? 26 Oct 2026

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Welcome to James O'Brien Plus 26 Oct 2026

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I'm going to start prepping for a crisis 23 Oct 2026

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What has AI ever done for us? 22 Oct 2026

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Should we be extracting more gas from the UK? 21 Oct 2026

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The mother of all privatisation disasters 20 Oct 2026

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The French attack France 19 Oct 2026

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Go to bed with a racist, wake up next to a misogynist 16 Oct 2026

Want to know what Putin wants? Watch Donald Trump 15 Oct 2026

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Trump has posted footage from the tiger enclosure 14 Oct 2026

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I think this is brilliant politics from Andy Burnham 13 Oct 2026

Why Brexit was in Russia's interests 12 Oct 2026

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The U.S. government wants to livestream an execution by firing squad 09 Oct 2026

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Kemi feels sorry for people inheriting multimillion pound properties 08 Oct 2026

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Is inheritance tax morally wrong? 07 Oct 2026

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What makes business people special? 06 Oct 2026

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The Israeli government is racist - that doesn't mean Zionism is 05 Oct 2026

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Possibly the best phone-in about prisons we've ever had 02 Oct 2026

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Andy Burnham recognises how foolish Brexit was 01 Oct 2026

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I think Andy Burnham stole my material 30 Sep 2026

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What's unfair, unsustainable, and costs £15bn a year? 29 Sep 2026

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Can Andy Burnham really pull this one off? 28 Sep 2026

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White collar jobs are disappearing 25 Sep 2026

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Children leading "let them drown" chants 24 Sep 2026

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What is the point of the Liberal Democrats? 23 Sep 2026

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Andy Burnham is about to meet Donald Trump for the first time 22 Sep 2026

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What it's like living in a British tourist town 21 Sep 2026

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The bravest people in this country are being terrorised by the biggest cowards 18 Sep 2026

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The cleverest mathematicians are ringing alarms on AI 17 Sep 2026

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Is the Piddington row about racism or maleness? 16 Sep 2026

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If I was Scottish, I'd be pro-independence 15 Sep 2026

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£72m from crypto billionaires is not at all like union donations 14 Sep 2026

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How 9/11 changed the world 11 Sep 2026

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I'm not sure what "social class" means 10 Sep 2026

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Ed Miliband is seeking an ethical foreign policy on Israel 09 Sep 2026

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Israel's President wants dialogue and no action 08 Sep 2026

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Violence against women breaks out on the floor of the Reform conference 07 Sep 2026

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If you want Farage as PM, you're either a mug or a billionaire 04 Sep 2026

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Is this the beginning of the end for Reform? 03 Sep 2026

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Do you blame Thatcher and Brexit for the UK's problems? 02 Sep 2026

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You tell me why you're optimistic about Andy Burnham 01 Sep 2026

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Why Middlesborough is such a dangerous place to live 28 Aug 2026

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How will AI change human existence? 27 Aug 2026

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