Oh God, What Now?
Episodes
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 ...
Calm Before the Starm
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With unions gathering for the TUC conference, parties are setting out how to engage with workers. Will Sunak change, and how will Starmer deal with th...
Chalk It Up to Experience
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s no escape for Justice Secretary Alex Chalk as he faces questions over the state of our justice system. Daniel Khalife’s runner from HMP Wa...
Schools and Hard Knocks – plus guest Barry Gardiner MP
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s concrete evidence the Tories have messed up again – literally. School roofs are crumbling, but the Government is bragging at least most ar...
Every Day I'm Shufflin'
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Rishi Sunak wrangles with the school cement fiasco, he’s also been forced into a timid reshuffle. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer has also tweaked his to...
Crime Week and Punishment
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Suella Braverman’s told the police to get tougher on crime – but do they have the resources? She’s also keen to get people back on the Bibby Sto...
Dorries Seems to be the Hardest Word – plus guest Stella Creasy MP
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nadine Dorries has finally gone (we think), but her behaviour will stick in our minds forever. She’s not the only Tory MP to have let us all down ov...
Is Britain a poor country?
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are we the sick man of Europe? We’ve got all the symptoms: broken economy, falling living standards, we could go on. Does anyone have the remedy to ...
Back to the 50s — Is Britain stuck in a time warp?
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Living standards are falling to the lowest standards since the 1950s, so why is this government shouting about the so-called success it’s had? Plus,...
Have the Tories found their next Brexit?
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Tories have been way behind in the polls for a long time. But could a comeback be on the cards? The data shows that a Labour government isn’t gu...
Boaty McVolte-Face
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Small Boats Week” was a horrific failure. Why do the Tories keep getting it so horrendously wrong? Plus, are politicians playing up to the camera...
Bibby Stockholm syndrome
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Tories have ramped their anti-immigration rhetoric up to eleven – can it help their election fortunes? With Lee Anderson going all in with belli...
Top of the populists
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been governed by populism for over a decade now, as has a lot of Europe. Will it ever blow over? Or are we stuck with it forever? Well, there ...
The Great Rishi Sunak Swindle
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Were we all conned by Calm, Collected, Competent Sunak? Have oil, cars, migration and woke-bashing revealed him to be the most right-wing PM since Mar...
One Man and His Smog
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sunak is turning climate change policy into the next frontier of his party’s neverending culture war. Why have the Tories lost their minds over gree...
Appetite for Construction
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Tories are failing on their housing promises. Quelle surprise. Up steps Michael Gove to save the day – or is he? Are his newly announced plans a...
An Uxbridge Too Far
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week’s by-elections left the Tory party wounded, with Labour and the Lib Dems on the front foot. Or are they? The Tories JUST held onto Uxbridg...
By-elections EmergencyCast: Don’t Believe the Tripe
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Tories clutch at a straw marked “ULEZ” but can’t hide the fact that they got an absolute hiding in three by-elections. What’s the truth be...
Two Kids on the Block
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is keeping the Tory two-child benefit cap Starmer’s biggest mistake? We look at Labour’s trade-off between maintaining deadly seriousness on the e...
Nasty party to get nastier
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will the UK’s new trade deal with the CPTPP fill the massive, gaping hole that Brexit left? No, probably not. So why are the Tories framing this as ...
Is Britain begging for boring?
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Labour’s policies aren’t exciting or even that clear. But is boring what Britain needs right now? Or is it ultimately leading to a lack of confide...
Break Class in Case of Emergency
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Keir Starmer announces plans to break the Class Ceiling. Will inequality be the big issue in the next election? And WTF is “oracy” anyway? As tick...
Miriam Cates and her Horrible Mates
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet this week’s Tory game-changer: Miriam Cates and her New Conservatives. Will their wizard scheme to kick out foreign care-home workers and stamp...
Suell-Air Flight 666 to Rwanda is cancelled
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Supreme Court grounds Braverman’s Rwanda plan, what will the Tory Right try to pull us out of next? The ECHR, the continent of Europe, or thr...
Don't Look Back in Wagner
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Hancock appears before the COVID inquiry – can he ever be forgiven? And Prigozhin has been exiled to Belarus – but how has his Wagner mutiny ...
Conflict of Interest
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Interest rates have reached the highest level for 15 years but don’t worry because Rishi Sunak says he’s: “totally, 100% on it”. Is he? Or is ...
The Seven Year Itch
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been seven years since the Brexit vote. Are you surprised we’re still speaking about it? We’re not. Speaking of votes, there are three by-ele...
The Party's Over: Boris Johnson-free edition!
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Covid inquiry is well underway but we won’t get the findings well-after 2026 and THEN some. Too long? Suella Braverman’s wish to increase powe...
EmergencyCast! – Johnson is Finally, Finally, Finally Finished
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Boris Johnson was in for trouble. But, bloody hell – the report is worse than even we imagined. So, we’re back to tear through the details in anot...
Boris Johnson’s Lying Circus
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded before the Privileges Committee report landed. We thought the whole point of resigning was to shut up and go away? On his way out, ex-MP John...
The Too Much News Edition
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnson quits! Trump indicted! Berlusconi dies! Telegraph for sale! Sturgeon nicked! Dorries does… whatever it was she did! This one’s got it all...
EmergencyCast! – The Pathetic End of Boris Johnson
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnson quitting as an MP caused a stir in the Oh God, What Now? group chat – and it quickly dawned upon us it was EmergencyCast time. So, here we g...
Negative Energy
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The horrifying dam destruction in Ukraine has ruined countless lives and sparked disgust the world over. Will this war crime go unpunished? And how is...
Spot the Difference: Labour and Tory Special – with guest Marina Purkiss
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Labour might be leading the polls over the terrible Tories, but maybe the two are more similar than most of us think. Have we seen the return of 1950s...
It’s the End of the World and A.I. Feels Fine
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So, we’re in the future I guess – and apparently A.I. threatens bringing an end to humanity. With top scientists sounding the alarm – should we ...
Succession Finale: Goodbye to the Beastie Roys
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So it be, so it is – Succession has come to an end. We’re all obsessed with the HBO drama, so we thought why not give it the Oh God, What Now? tre...
Redaction Man
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Boris Johnson’s in hot water…again. The former PM has thrown an epic tantrum over the COVID inquiry wanting unredacted WhatsApp messages. What wil...
Tories of Future Past – Live in London Pt. 2
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Part Two of our latest live outing: Who will be the Conservative Corbyn for their impending wilderness years/psychological meltdown? Our panel pond...
A Multitude of Sins – Live in London Pt. 1
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of our latest live outing: When we look back upon this Government… it’s always with a sense of blame. Join us live in London as we go ...
Never Did Me Any Harm
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now that cheese sandwiches, Heinz beans and swimming in poo-free water are officially luxuries, have we reached Peak We Had It Hard When I Were A Lad?...
The Anti-Nat C League: Inside the far right's Glastonbury for wingnuts
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There were some frankly bizarre statements made at the National Conservatism Conference. Now it’s over, we’re left asking: what was the point of i...
Rats in a Sack: The Tory civil war is a go
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Tories are at each other’s throats…again. Both Suella Braverman and Priti Patel took a pop at the party’s leadership at recent conservative ...
The Great British Bog Off
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Government’s Illegal Migration Bill is “morally unacceptable” according to the Archbishop of Canterbury. But since when did that stop the Co...
Republic Enemy: The Met’s arrest scandal
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The republicans doth protest too much, according to the Met police. Can the force change? And does it really want to? Speaking of change, should the T...
Localscast: ‘Stop the Small Votes’ Fails
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the Tories’ best efforts at damage control they still got utterly trounced at the locals. Stopping boats didn’t work (in any way whatsoeve...
Never Mind the Monarchs
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Coronation weekend and Charles “invites” you to pledge your allegiance to the crown. A wholesome tradition? Or just a bit much? And should ...
The Secret Civil War
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Whitehall bust up is underway with Sue Gray and Simon Case clashing over the former’s appointment as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. Is this a wi...
Book of Revelations
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More details of Johnson’s chaotic reign have emerged in Anthony Seldon’s new book Johnson at 10. He might now be in the history books but have we ...
Karate Kid Gets the Chop
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
That’s a Raab! Karate guru Dom has lost several Cabinet jobs after an investigation into bullying allegations. What fallout can we expect? Plus, the...
Rishi Sunak’s Theatre of the Absurd
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak promised an end to sleaze after the dark days of Johnson. But has his faux competency made us take our eyes off the ball? Plus, it’s not...
Is Keir Starmer Blowing It?
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Labour is ahead in the polls but questions are still being raised over Keir Starmer’s leadership. Could he really be blowing it? Plus, is Suella Bra...
Britain’s Brain Drain, Dunt’s New Book and Succession Shocker
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Government dishes out fresh lessons in doggedness – does the strike stalemate risk a brain drain for Britain? We discuss health workers ditch...
Sunak’s Long Road to Nowhere
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sunak is expected to cling on until Autumn 2024 for a general election. Why, when there’s clearly no plan of action? And as we creep closer, we unpa...
Illegally Blonde
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has had his (first) day in court. How will this alter the course of US politics to come? Plus, Brexit promises are falling short again, q...
Pot Hole Sun
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sunak was apparently turning it around but now he’s firmly black on the course to oblivion. Should he stop staring at potholes and realise he’s he...
Anti-Social Justice Warriors
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s with the Tories’ crackdown on anti-social behaviour? And what’s meant to be so wrong with people hanging about in parks? Plus, with prote...
Whatever happened to the Brexit Wars?
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Johnson Rebellion fails to materialise and backbench rebellions over Northern Ireland fizzle, are we finally, finally seeing the end of the Bre...
Hog Roast for Greased Piglet
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SPECIAL EARLY RELEASE! THE GREASED PIGLET IS OUT OF THE PEN... It’s his party and he’ll lie if he wants to… Boris Johnson finally, finally goes...
Check Your Privileges
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Boris Johnson is stealing the limelight from Rishi Sunak yet again as he faces a four-hour grilling from furious MPs. We look ahead to the greased pig...
Getting Off on a Technicality
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Hunt’s bland Budget offers little hope – but hey, at least we avoided a technical recession. The panel picks apart the Chancellor’s pledg...
Own Goal of the Month
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lineker versus the BBC ends 1-0 to the football legend. What does the ding-dong battle tell us about the broadcaster’s shortcomings? And why did the...
Cruel Intentions
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Braverman and Sunak’s callous and dehumanising “stop the boats” push is the latest moral shame bestowed upon us by this Government. Plus, we ask...
WhatsApp, Doc?
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
OK, Matt Hancock entrusting his WhatsApp messages to the world’s least trustworthy woman is pretty funny. But is the Telegraph using them to rewrite...
How many times can they get Brexit done?
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Won’t somebody think of the Brexiters? Sunak’s “Windsor Framework” sucks all the anger out of the Northern Ireland border issue, so what is Bo...
The Way You Make Me Deal
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak got Brexit done again – but will it be enough to satisfy the headbanging Leave die-hards who want to rule the Conservative Party? We dis...
Backseat Skiver
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Boris Johnson drags us back to 2018 with his NI protocol meddling we discuss the latest Brexit wranglings (yes, again…). Plus, a year on from Put...
It’s Grim Up Islington North
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Keir Starmer casts Jeremy Corbyn out, the panel discusses what this means for the Labour Party, its former leader and wider politics. Could this se...
Rejoiniacs? – Live in London Part Two
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second half of our latest live outing, the panel discusses hope for the future and the prospect of rekindling the old EU flame… Is it time to...
Tales of the Unexpected – Live in London Part One
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To listen to this week's live show in its entirety before everyone else, join us from just £3 a month: www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow What a differen...
A pint at The Rejoiners Arms
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gove convenes a stealth conference on how to make Britain work better with the EU. Is the time ripe to start talking about Britain rejoining? Is the T...
New podcast: Mugshots with Michael Crick
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New series preview: How much do we really know about the people who make the headlines? In a provocative new series the acclaimed journalist Michael C...
It's a dirty job (and nobody wants to do it)
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak shuffles his Cabinet pack and comes up with a couple of dog-eared former junior ministers plus 30p Lee. Is there any talent left in the To...
Lettuce Pray
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Truss is back and Johnson never went away – what are they angling for? And can Sunak avoid these two figurative icebergs? Plus, the yob narrative is...
Weekend at Rishi’s: Can anyone bring the Tories back from the dead?
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Conservative Party is dying. Can anyone resurrect it? Our panel, begrudgingly, looks at the challenges they’ll have to face if they’re ever to...
Have the Tories Just Given Up?
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the PM and his party on the back foot – have they just given up? Our panel picks apart Sunak’s dither and delay in his sacking of Nadhim Zaha...
Rage Against the Nadhim
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Tories are on the Zahawi to hell as briefing wars break out over sleaze scandals as Johnson lurks on the sidelines. Plus, voter ID is rolling out ...
Careless (Not Deliberate) Whisper
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the nation feels the squeeze, the Tories revel in sleaze. We get down to brass tacks on Nadhim Zahawi’s taxes. And while they ditch levelling up,...
I Fought EU Law
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Law, huh, what is it good for? According to the Tory Brexiteers, not a lot, as they move to scrap thousands of EU regulations. The panel discusses wha...
The Invisible Government
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’d think Rishi Sunak would be pushing ministers to take the flack amid the current crises – but they’re remarkably quiet. Where are the rest ...
TEASER - Jam Tomorrow, the brand new series from Podmasters
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special preview of our new series - search for Jam Tomorrow in your favourite podcast app or visit https://kite.link/JTS1 How did Britain’s dream...
Tell me what UK wants, what UK really, really wants
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak is constantly trying to reject the idea he could be out of touch – but, seriously, does he have any idea what Britain wants? This week’...
Resting Pitch Face
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sunak and Starmer's battle of the speeches marked this year’s first blue on red ding dong. What are their respective pitches? The panel plays a game...
Sunak’s Weapons of Maths Distraction
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ah, a new year. A time to reflect and make changes. And here comes Sunak with his five pledges… Well, I guess there’s always next year (thanks ver...
The 20 Worst Moments of 2022 – Our Top Ten
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Good will to all men and all that but first, join us for a final airing of grievances. What are the top 10 most infuriating, baffling and rage inducin...
The 20 Worst Moments of 2022 – Part One
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So what were the REAL big events of 2022? From Matt Hancock stinking up the jungle to the true meaning of Wagatha Christie to the Mail’s efforts to ...
The Hustles from Brussels
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After Eva Kaili and the corruption arrests in Brussels, is EU democracy really in trouble? Meanwhile, as all the little strikes coalesce into a big on...