Professor Bobby Duffy of Kings College London joins Martin and Steve to talk about his research on polarisation in UK politics and the role of generational divides. Listen on Podbean, Spotify and Itunes.

Labour Cllr and data analyst Christabel Cooper join Martin and Steve to talk about the prospects of the Labour party and the state of local government and politics. Listen on Podbean, Spotify and Itunes.

Former Conservative MP and minister David Gauke joins Martin and Steve to reflect on politics since the 2019 election and talk about the prospects of Labour making inroads in Tory southern seats — the Blue Wall. Listen on Podbean, Spotify and Itunes. PS here is David’s article in the NewStatesman, which we discuss in-depth.

Steve is joined by Roiflield Brown to talk about President Biden’s first 100 days in office. We cover approval ratings, the stimulus package, Mexico border and police reform — and go on to talk about the GOP and the difference between local government in the US and UK. Listen on Podbean, Spotify and Itunes. (Recorded 10 May). You can find more from Roifeild on Clubhouse, Twitter and his webpage.

IPPR Executive Director Carys Roberts joins Martin and Steve to talk about the future of capitalism, the green revolution, economic justice and more. Listen on Podbean, Spotify and Itunes.

Martin and Steve welcome Prof John Denham back to the podcast to discuss the recent controversies around Labour’s attempts to be more patriotic in the context of debates about Keir Starmer’s leadership. We also cover how the politics of England fit into this debate. Listen on Podbean, Spotify and Itunes.

Science writer Tom Chivers joins Martin and Steve to talk about covering the scientific twists and turns of the pandemic and what impact it has had on how the media and wider society think about science. Listen on Podbean, Spotify and Itunes. More from Tom here: https://unherd.com/author/tom-chivers/

Akash Paun, of the Institute for Government, joins the podcast to talk about devolution in England and the other nations of the UK. We also touch on the shocking events in Washington DC and review a harrowing year. Listen on Podbean, Spotify and Itunes. You can follow Akash on @AkashPaun.

Martin and Steve are joined by Professor Jonathan Portes, of UK in a Changing Europe, to discuss the economic fallout post-pandemic, look at the chances of a last-minute Brexit deal and discuss what the consequences of deal or no deal might be. Listen on Podbean, Spotify and Itunes. More about Jonathan here.