For the Sake of Transparency (with Natalie Haynes and Michael Gove)
Armando is joined by Natalie Haynes and Michael Gove to discuss the true meaning of transparency.With his experience as both a politician and a journalist, Michael Gove gives his insight into how tran...
19 Feb 34min
Psychodrama (with Stewart Lee)
Stewart Lee joins Armando to examine the language around political pyschodramas. We've discussed political language becoming maximalist, but it also gone into warp speed?Looking at whether 'stumbling'...
12 Feb 28min
You've Let Your Country Down (with Emily Maitlis)
Has a man once described as 'teflon' finally run out of spin? Peter Mandelson suggests he needs to run an investigation into himself, but to do an investigation into his language, Armando is joined by...
5 Feb 31min
Are You a Stupid Person? (with Natalie Haynes)
Was Andy Burnham blocked from running in the Gorton and Denton by-election because Labour need to save resources for elections they ‘must have’? Was the Tory briefing that referenced the defecting Sue...
29 Jan 28min
U-Turns and Turncoats (with Stewart Lee)
With the backdrop of tariffs and territorial land grabs, Stewart and Armando look at the political language of U-turns and turncoats.With politicians having to advocate for a position they used to be ...
22 Jan 30min
Elections Aren't Won on Twitter (with Phil Wang and Marianna Spring)
Is Keir Starmer stuck in 2016? BBC's Social Media Investigations Senior Correspondent Marianna Spring joins Phil Wang and Armando to look at the evolving language of social media.How do politicians na...
15 Jan 30min
Regime Change (with Natalie Haynes)
New Year, and Venezuela is under new management. The fallout from the "extraction" of Maduro has thrown up some interesting political language. Why aren't the US calling it 'regime change'? Why is Sta...
8 Jan 29min
Listeners' Strong Messages (with Stewart Lee)
It's New Year's day, so Armando and Stewart are dipping into the very real, physical listeners' mailbag.In a loose and end-of-term episode, with some adult humour, we talk about the misuse of the phra...
1 Jan 36min
