Listeners' Strong Messages
Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language.This week, Helen and Armando are delving into the email inbox to find out which politi...
2 Jan 202524min
Words of the Year
In a year where Labour secured a 'loveless landslide' in the UK and Trump sealed his return to the White House, Helen and Armando will be 'laser-focused' on their 'mission' to skewer the use and abuse...
20 Dec 202430min
The Tepid Bath of Managed Decline
Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language.This week, Helen and Armando are having a splash around in the tepid bath of managed d...
19 Dec 202429min
Reset, NOT Relaunch
Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language.This week, following Keir Starmer's 'Plan for Change', Helen and Armando look at what ...
12 Dec 202432min
Becoming a Distraction
Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language.Following Louise Haigh's resignation and Matt Gaetz's withdrawal from his Attorney Gen...
5 Dec 202432min
I Make No Apology For...
Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language.This week, we get into the world of political apologies. Why does Starmer keep insisti...
28 Nov 202428min
The Deep State
Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language.This week, Helen and Armando spend some time trying to understand the 'deep state', an...
21 Nov 202429min
In Listening Mode
Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language.This week, as the Democrats lick their wounds, and Kemi Badenoch looks to rebuild her ...
14 Nov 202428min
