Oh God, What Now?
Episodes
Election ’24: The Calm Before The Starm
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
• Watch our FREE all-night Election Livestream on YouTube from 10pm til early on July 4. • Watch our Election Night Live Special on Zoom when yo...
What if… the Tories won the Election?
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
• Watch our FREE all-night Election Livestream on YouTube from 10pm til early on July 4. • Watch our Election Night Live Special on Zoom when yo...
Election ‘24: Sunak’s Last Gasp
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
• Don’t forget our Election Night live show, streaming to Patreon backers. Rishi Sunak told Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday that life in Britain is be...
Election Week 5: The Beginning of the End – with Gavin Esler and Ros Taylor
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest bonus edition, Ros Taylor and Gavin Esler talk us through another week on the campaign trail. What was the point of the debate? Who care...
Election ’24: Starmer – A New Hope?
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
• Don’t forget our Election Night live show, streaming to Patreon backers. Have Tory governments depleted all of our optimism – or could a Star...
Election bonus: Can we trust the polls? – with special guest Prof. John Curtice
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest bonus edition, polling guru Professor John Curtice talks Jacob Jarvis through the latest numbers – and tells us how much faith to have...
Election ’24: The Wagers of Sin
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
• Don’t forget our Election Night live show, streaming to Patreon backers. What are the ODDS the Conservatives would be in the woeful position...
Election Week 4: Sunak’s bringing tetchy back – with guest John Crace
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
• Watch our Election Night Live Special on Zoom when you back us on Patreon. • Keep an eye out for daily editions Tue-Fri in the run-up to the ...
Election '24: Electric Landslide
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
According to Grant Shapps, Labour is in danger of winning a “supermajority” - which means literally nothing in British politics. We prefer ‘mega...
Election ’24 Update – Stella Creasy on Labour’s tightrope walk
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest Election update: If Labour are set for a massive majority, why are they still so cautious on policy? Labour’s Stella Creasy tells Andr...
Election ’24: Three Liars on a Shirt
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
• Watch our Election Night Live Special on Zoom when you back us on Patreon. • Keep an eye out for daily editions Tue-Fri in the run-up to the ...
Election Bonus: The Shakespearean Tragedy of Rishi Sunak – with guest Steve Richards
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Politics podcast presenter Steve Richards talks to Jacob Jarvis about the Shakespearean downfall of Rishi Sunak, the gilded youth who finds he’s not...
Election ‘24: No Dish Rish
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sky-deprived youngster Rishi Sunak announced the Tory manifesto at Silverstone on Tuesday, claiming that the UK economy “is turning a corner”. Eve...
Saving Private Lyin’
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak’s gaffe over last week’s D-Day memorial service may not be the last big event he leaves early. How badly will this impact his election...
Election ’24: The UK Farage Revival
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chief milkshake-wearer and wannabe MP Nigel Farage is making the Tories think hard. Has his decision to run trapped Sunak and his party? Plus, Labour ...
Election Debate Reaction: The Great British Shout Off
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first Sunak vs. Starmer TV debate was as enraging as you might expect. Sunak shouted about tax, while Starmer was more polite – but also too slo...
Election ’24: What’s the story? Mourning Tories
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Come to the OGWN Election Night LIVE special at The Tabernacle, London W11. Tickets here. Genny Lex 2024 is heating up as Starmer and Sunak hit the ...
Is Rishi No-Mates the Tories’ human shield?
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak is clearly terrible at politics, as the Election campaign is showing. Will his lack of ability give the Tory Party a smokescreen for their...
Bothers in Arms – the national service fiasco
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak says he’ll bring back national service for all you IDLE YOUTH in his latest raft of randomly selected policies. Will putting teenagers i...
Election ’24 Update: Sunak and Starmer Square Up
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It seems like a lifetime ago that Rishi Sunak called the General Election – even though it’s only been a couple of days. So, how has it gone in th...
Election 2024: Things Can Only Get Wetter
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak has only gone and done it – a General Election will finally happen on July 4. Why now? In a super speed podcast put together in the afte...
Live in London Part 2: Who was the worst PM of the last 14 years?
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And here’s Part 2 of our live show in London. Strap in as the panel discuss the thorniest question in politics – who was REALLY the worst PM of th...
Live in London Part 1 with special guest Jan Ravens
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join the regulars plus our special guest, doyenne of impressionists Jan Ravens, for OGWN: It’s Grim Up North London at the King’s Head Theatre in ...
Cleaning up the Commons, driving out the loons
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is Parliament’s vote to ban alleged sex pest MPs the first step towards restoring some respect to the Commons? Plus the Tories are spouting conspira...
“Vote for me or it’s World War 3”
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak’s speech on Monday was one step short of giving the British public a very dreary ultimatum – vote Tory or else. But with Natalie Elphi...
Starmer vs. The Green Machine
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tory failure at the locals was obvious – but the rise of Greens and independents was less clear in advance. What does this mean for Labour and the g...
The Wrath of Khan
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Tories got trounced at the locals – we unpack the winners and losers. Plus, we question how the media covered the races, including those who sai...
Extra: A taster of American Friction
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The brand new podcast from the makers of The Bunker. Bewildered by the US Presidential Election? Don’t worry, American Friction has got you. Every F...
Emergency Localcast – How bad was it for Sunak?
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Labour takes Conservative seats across the UK and in the Blackpool South constituency, Ros Taylor joins Jacob Jarvis to work out what it all means....
Scorn in the USA – The Biden-Trump countdown begins
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The US Election is just six months away. How come snoozy Trump still leads in several states, even though he’s in court every day? We’re launching...
Who’ll stop the Rayner?
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The right wing press’s feverish attempts to take down Angela Rayner seem to be failing. What’s the secret of Rayner’s appeal and what does the f...
Rwanda endgame, Local Elections: The Tory collapse is here
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sunak is still adamant his Rwanda plan will ‘stop the boats’. Will it? We unpack the latest in Tory failure and cruelty. Plus, the local elections...
Sunak Pulls a Sickie
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak has found a new target to pick on – the sick. He claims Britain needs to get rid of its ‘sick note culture’ and he wants work and he...
Liz Truss: Tip of the Iceberg
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
• Join us for OGWN: It’s Grim Up North London live in Islington on Mon 20 May. Tickets onsale now. Liz Truss’ new book 10 Years To Save the We...
Iran/Israel – What can Britain do?
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Middle East is on the verge of all-out war after Iran fired missiles and drones into Israel. Where does Britain stand on this latest escalation –...
Reform UK – Inside the fear factory
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reform UK’s candidates have proven to be controversial, to say the least. But, unfortunately, the party seems to be doing ok in the polls. What does...
Sunak: The Errors Tour
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Britain is the second most powerful country in the world… according to Sunak’s latest desperate brag anyway. You probably saw the weird collage th...
A Federation of Ungovernable Cults
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What have fourteen years of Conservative rule done to Britain?, asks Sam Knight in that mega-piece by the New Yorker’s baffled readers. You might we...
Turn That Crown Upside Down
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Royal Family are experiencing their worst year in decades. Is it time we wound down the Monarchy not just for our sake but for their sake too? Or ...
Taster: Best of Paper Cuts!
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While you wait for the next episode of Oh God, What Now? Why don't you give our sister podcast PAPER CUTS a try? PAPER CUTS is the modern press revie...
They're mad as hell and we don't want to take it anymore
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What on earth were they thinking? The Conservative Party’s weird, dystopian, GOP-style attack ad on Sadiq Khan shows just how much the party has los...
Here comes The Sun, Little Starmer
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is The Sun newspaper starting to pivot towards supporting Keir Starmer? Will any of the rest of the Tory press follow suit? And does political endorse...
Failure to Relaunch
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak is going for yet another relaunch. Will it work? (Probably not…) Plus, plucky newcomer Vladimir Putin has won the Russian presidential...
Banging Your Head Against a Red Wall
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why are we so obsessed with ‘The Red Wall’? What does it mean and are the Tories about to lose all of those seats in the North? Plus, new research...
The End of the Tories as We Know Them (and I Feel Fine?)
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the Tories face another racism row, we imagine a world where the Conservative Party simply didn’t exist. Would that be for the best for everyone?...
30p Lee: You Can’t Fire Me, I Quit!
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Anderson has thrown a strop and joined Reform UK. What is this political journeyman trying to do – other than seek a load of attention? And, the...
Kicking the Budget
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Hunt’s budget has arrived. We unpack the good, bad and ugly – and ask: “Are we all going to be much richer now?” Short answer: No. Also...
Is Galloway the game-changer he thinks he is?
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is Galloway’s victory in Rochdale quite the seismic event that Gorgeous George claims it is? With even Mail readers more likely to vote Labour than ...
Sunak, Bigotry and 30p Lee
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Lee Anderson and Suella Braverman’s recent outbursts, why are the Tories so scared of the word Islamophobia? And how deep does this issue run ...
Man Behaving Bad Lee
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
30p Lee has shown his real worth by claiming that Islamists have “got control” of Sadiq Khan. Suella Braverman, however, says they’re already in...
David Cameron – Best of the Worst of the Worst?
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We can’t believe we’re asking this, but is David Cameron showing some competence in his role as foreign secretary? Or is he just the best of a ter...
Stop Talking Britain Down, Brexiteers!
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why do the right-wing intelligentsia keep talking Britain down? Didn’t they get all they ever wanted when we left the EU? And who are the worst culp...
EmergencyCast: You Only Lose Twice
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Tories have been trounced in the latest by-elections – who’d have guessed that would happen?! Sunak’s colleagues blamed a low turnout for th...
New Labour Derangement Syndrome
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labour has disowned its candidate for the upcoming Rochdale byelection – how has Keir Starmer handled this? And has this turmoil over Azhar Ali’s ...
Backtrack to the Future?
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been called “the mother of all U-turns”, but is Labour’s backtracking on its £28bn green policy pledge justified? And should we stop moa...
Episode 500! The Brexit Bunch – These We Have Loved To Hate
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 500th episode since we started as Remainiacs! To mark the occasion we’ve highlighted 10 of the worst Brexit bad guys we love to hate… b...
Can We Fix It? We're Not Sure!
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, we know the Tory party has made an absolute mess of the country – but can Labour do anything to fix it? And if it can, in which areas will it f...
Jumping on the ban wagon
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Disposable vapes, XL bullies, and nitrous oxide – this government loves banning things. Has that always been the case? Do we secretly love living in...
Brexit: New ways for it to ruin everything!
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brexit Fourth Birthday Special! As new import regulations come in to make meat, cheese and flowers more expensive, why can’t we face up to the Dumbe...
Is Britain fundamentally conservative?
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is Britain a conservative nation at its core – or is it time to dispel that myth? And the Tories haven’t been too good at picking party leaders of...
Attack of the ‘Will of the People’!
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get the political cliché klaxon ready – Rishi Sunak has invoked the so-called “will of the people” as he boosts his Rwanda rhetoric. Does he ha...
Rebels without a clue
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Anderson and his pals have thrown their toys out of the pram – we unpack the latest Tory fallout. Plus, Houthi rebel strikes across Red Sea ship...
🔊 BONUS 🔊 Secrets of Podmasters’ ‘Audio Island’
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘Oh God, What Else?’ is our Monday morning extra edition for Patreon backers. This week’s episode is a bit special so we thought we’d make it ...
The Tory mob turns on Sunak
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another tough week for Rishi Sunak as a new poll suggests the Tories are set for 1997-style obliteration. But, are the results all they seem? A...
Hate Mail: Post Office scandal boils over
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An ITV drama throws the Post Office scandal back into the public eye. Why was it ignored – and what other scandals should we be discussing more? Plu...
Are you ready for the Tories’ alternative reality?
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When is a vote not a vote? Billions of people will go to the polls around the world this year but in Britain and the US, will the elections cover up d...
2024 preview: A pint of wine with friends
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2024 and Rishi Sunak is up to his old tricks. The panel discusses what lies ahead for the year, plus all you might have missed over the festive...
End of Year Special: The 12 Absolute Worst People of 2023
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What have Donald Trump, Suella Braverman, and 495 voters in Uxbridge and South Ruislip all got in common? That’s right, they’re all terrible. For ...
Confessions of a Bra Baroness
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Mone admits lying to the media about her PPE links – but hey, that ain’t a crime! What will the repercussions be of her belated honesty? ...
Do they know it’s Rishmas time? Part Two – Live at London’s Comedy Store
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ho Ho Ho God, What Now? It’s part two of the OGWN Christmas live show as Dorian, Ros, Alex and special guest James O’Brien return for a half-time...
Do they know it’s Rishmas time? Part One – Live at London’s Comedy Store
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
O come all ye tofu-eating wokerati… It’s part one of the OGWN Christmas live show with Dorian, Ros, Alex and special guest James O’Brien, LBC’...
Sunak feels the walls closing in
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Sunak squirms in the Commons and the COVID Inquiry, we wonder what will sink him first. His defence of Eat Out To Help Out The Virus? Or his own im...
EmergencyCast: Sunak's Week from Hell – Plus, Johnson's COVID Inquiry Shame-Fest.
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak’s week from hell really got into full swing after our last recording – so here we are with an emergency podcast. Alex Andreou joins Ja...
Braverman goes full Rivers of Blood.
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poor James Cleverley. Can’t a guy just announce his psychotically cruel migration policy without Braverman heckling that it isn’t fashy enough in ...
How to endure Sunak's dying government
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You might have noticed how terrible Rishi Sunak’s government is on basically everything, yet, if you listen to his cabinet you might think it’s al...
ExtraCast! – Matt Hancock bullsh*ts the Covid Inquiry
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Hancock has been giving evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry and frankly he’s not done himself any good. Alex Andreou has been locked in to the ses...
Israel/Hamas ceasefire: What's changed and what's next?
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first ceasefire deal in the Israel/Hamas conflict has been signed and hostages have been released. How will the war continue after this pause ends...
James and the Giant Screech
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Net migration is at a record high in the UK, and as you might expect the Tories are tearing their hair out over it. After the failure of the Rwanda pl...
Mini-Budget ’23: Get Back in Your Red Box
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hold tight for the white-hot excitement of the Autumn Statement! Why is Jeremy Hunt cutting taxes when public services are in the toilet? And what’s...
Rwanda: Carry On Deportin’?
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Rwanda plan is in tatters but when did that ever stop the Government from ploughing on mindlessly? Plus, is it hard to wage war on the House of Lo...
After All, You’re My Rwanda-Wall
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Complete our listener survey for a chance to win an OGWN t-shirt or mug: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92531764 The Supreme Court throws out the Gover...
Revolting Doors: The Cruella and Cameron Show
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Complete our listener survey for a chance to win an OGWN t-shirt or mug: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92531764 Suella Braverman’s out (finally) an...
Charlie and the Bullsh*t Factory
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Complete our listener survey for a chance to win an OGWN t-shirt: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92531764 Imagine waiting 73 years to become King and ...
Bills and no mates
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Watch this space” said Rishi Sunak ahead of the King’s speech – well we have been watching it and it’s been catastrophic so far. Apart from...
F**k-pigs and Englishmen
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic Cummings gave a colourful account of life in Downing Street at the Covid inquiry this week. Other than him describing people as “morons” a...
Britain’s Not Got Talent? Plus Labour’s response to war in Gaza
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
War in Gaza is getting worse by the day. How is Labour and the rest of Europe dealing with the conflict between Israel and Hamas? TIME writer Yasmeen ...
Inside the Great Water Rip Off – With Special Guest Feargal Sharkey
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After being battered by two byelections, where could the Tories possibly turn next? That’s right more of the same – no wonder the votes of no conf...
Rishi Sunak and the One-Year Itch
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two disastrous by-election losses have sent the Tories into crisis as Rishi Sunak approaches a year in office. What can we expect next from this flail...
Emergency By-Election Gloatcast – What Mid-Beds and Tamworth mean
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SPECIAL EDITION: You’ve made your Mid-Beds, now lie in it. As Labour register stupendous victories in the former constituencies of tragic never-to-b...
Can Europe handle another Trump presidency?
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Israel-Hamas conflict is as intense as ever – but who can we trust to tell us what we need to know? The panel discusses the latest. Plus, the pr...
Gross and Grosser Negligence: Inside The COVID Inquiry
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The second leg of the Covid Inquiry is very much underway and Johnson’s government looks evermore like a "terrible, tragic joke". They’re not our ...
Can Starmer Get Back to the Future?
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Labour Party Conference is over – Keir Starmer glittered, but did he shine? We’ve got reaction from Labour MP Stella Creasy, Rock and Roll Pol...
Hope in Liverpool, horror in Israel
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Labour’s Conference in Liverpool is rammed and optimistic but Starmer is desperate not to look triumphalist. What must he do this week to seal the d...
The Tories Finally Lose Their Minds
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We really didn’t think things could get much worse, then Rishi Sunak took to the stage. His Tory conference speech was almost indescribable in terms...
In Manchester, So Much To Answer For
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If Rishi Sunak hoped the Tory conference might be a gathering of friendly faces he must be very disappointed. The constant HS2 controversy is bogging ...
The Great Train Robbery
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Forget HS2, the current systems of public transport we have barely work. Other countries can manage it, so why can’t we? Are transport issues going ...
If I Only Had a Train
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HS2 was greenlit over a decade ago and now the Manchester extension seems doomed. What does that say about Sunak’s priorities? Does he even have a m...
ExtraCast: Murdoch He Wrote
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert Murdoch has finally retired… kind of. He’s stepping down as Fox and News Corps chairman. His son, Lachlan, will now take on the role, how w...
Green Goblin Sunak is Hostile to the Environment
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's sponsor is the Disorder Podcast - listen here: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod Rishi Sunak disappoints again on the environment – the pan...
No Money for Old Blokes
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's sponsor is the Disorder Podcast - listen here: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod As Liz Truss defends tanking the economy, the Government is ...