Pod’s Own Country: The Yorkshire Post’s Political Podcast

By The Yorkshire Post

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Subscribers: 10
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Episodes: 109

Ollie
 May 23, 2022
I'm sure the interview with Dan Jarvis is good but sounded like it was recorded miles away from the microphone.....even with the volume up full still has poor sound.

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All eyes are on Yorkshire to see who will win the race to Number 10. Pod's Own Country is back with a new series 'Battleground Yorkshire'. Join The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster Correspondent, Mason Boycott-Owen as he travels the length and breadth of the region visiting the key seats that could spell disaster or delight for the main parties come election day 2024. From Barnsley to Bridlington and Sheffield to Selby to, 12 battleground seats will be explored in 12 weeks, dissecting the big issues that shape the regions future.

Episode Date
Bradford West: Dealing with Conflict in Yorkshire’s International City
Apr 25, 2024
Bridlington and The Wolds: The Grey Vote
Apr 18, 2024
Leeds Central and Headingley: The Kids Are Not Alright
Apr 11, 2024
Thirsk and Malton - Labour's biggest test
Apr 04, 2024
Barnsley South - The Sick Man of Yorkshire
Mar 28, 2024
York Outer - It’s for Girls
Mar 21, 2024
Polls point to Tory disaster: interviews with John Curtice and Luke Tryl
Mar 14, 2024
The return of Pod's Own Country - Battleground Yorkshire
Mar 08, 2024
101: Caitlin Doherty speaks to Dan Jarvis
May 21, 2022
100: Chris Burn speaks to Robin Scott, the new managing director of Welcome to Yorkshire
May 06, 2022
99: Chris Burn speaks to Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, in Sheffield
Apr 08, 2022
98: Chris Burn speaks to Bex Whyman, Green Party candidate for South Yorkshire mayor
Apr 01, 2022
97: Chris Burn talks to Baroness Kath Pinnock about the prepayment meter 'scandal'
Mar 25, 2022
96: Chris Burn talks to Labour's South Yorkshire mayoral candidate Oliver Coppard
Feb 25, 2022
95: Chris Burn talks to Lord Patrick McLoughlin, the new chairman of Transport for the North
Feb 18, 2022
94: Caitlin Doherty talks to Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Lisa Nandy
Feb 11, 2022
93: Chris Burn talks to Tim Farron about second home ownership
Jan 21, 2022
92: Caitlin talks to Ryan Stephenson and Discusses Boris Johnson with Chris Burn
Jan 14, 2022
91: Caitlin Doherty talks to former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls
Jan 07, 2022
90: Caitlin Doherty talks to Sir Keir Starmer about the pandemic and levelling up
Dec 18, 2021
89: Chris Burn talks to Simon Biltcliffe Yorkshire Party candidate for the South Yorkshire mayoral election
Dec 10, 2021
88: Chris Burn and Caitlin Doherty talk about the pandemic and Omicron
Dec 03, 2021
87: Caitlin Doherty talks to Chris Burn and Kevin Hollinrake about Northern Rail
Nov 26, 2021
86: Chris Burn and Caitlin Doherty discuss racism in cricket
Nov 19, 2021
85: Chris Burn chats to podcast broadcaster Dino Sofos
Nov 12, 2021
84: COP 26 Caitlin Doherty talks to Daniel Willis of Global Justice Now and Prof Andy Gouldson at University of Leeds
Nov 05, 2021
83: Victoria Finan talks to Sarah Hill
Oct 29, 2021
82: Chris Burn talks to former shadow chancellor John McDonnell
Oct 22, 2021
81: Chris Burn talks to Nazir Afzal
Oct 14, 2021
80: Caitlin Doherty talks to author Marie le Conte about her new book
Oct 08, 2021
79: Caitlin Doherty talks to Alex Stafford and Miriam Cates
Oct 01, 2021
78: Chris Burn talks to Nick Bowes, Yorkshireman in London
Sep 24, 2021
77: Chris Burn talks to Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey
Sep 17, 2021
76: Chris Burn talks to Sir Lynton Crosby
Sep 10, 2021
75: The future of the Tour de Yorkshire and Andy Street talks about metro mayors
Sep 03, 2021
74: Yorkshire tourism and the future of the Tour de Yorkshire
Aug 27, 2021
73: Caitlin Doherty on the crisis in Afghanistan and Nathan Hyde talks to Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive of Transport for the North
Aug 20, 2021
72: Victoria Finan has an in depth interview with Hambleton Councillor Carl Les
Aug 13, 2021
71: The health inequalities in coastal and rural communities.
Aug 06, 2021
70: Climate Special. Rachel Reeves and Carolyn Frank talk about the environment
Jul 30, 2021
69: Hilary Benn and the Environmental Justice Commission
Jul 23, 2021
68: What next for the levelling up agenda and Kim Leadbeater's first days in parliament
Jul 16, 2021
67: The UK-Australian trade deal and Judith Blake on life in the House of Lords.
Jul 09, 2021
66: How Kim Leadbeater overcame the odds to win in Batley and Spen
Jul 02, 2021
65: Gill Morris of DevoConnect on making devolution 'sexy' and why it matters
Jun 25, 2021
64: How northern culture can come back stronger and better than before after the pandemic
Jun 18, 2021
63: The social care crisis and Humberside's new police and crime commissioner Jonathan Evison
Jun 11, 2021
62: Labour frontbencher Andy McDonald talks workers' rights, 'fire and rehire' and life in a spoof punk band
Jun 04, 2021
61: Andrea Jenkyns on puppy smuggling, animal welfare and Brexit
May 28, 2021
60: Meet the Tory who helped crumble Rotherham's 'red wall'
May 21, 2021
59: Paul Fleming of Equity on arts, unions and Yorkshire's rich history
May 14, 2021
58: It's goodbye from Geri
May 07, 2021
57: A hustings with the North Yorkshire PCC candidates
Apr 30, 2021
56. What does it mean to be a party for the North?
Apr 23, 2021
55. Another brick in the (red) wall
Apr 16, 2021
54. The Northern Independence Party
Apr 13, 2021
53: The post pandemic healthcare system and those excluded from government aid
Apr 02, 2021
52: The truth about special advisers
Mar 26, 2021
51: 'Wild women' reclaiming the night
Mar 19, 2021
50: Revisiting the first cracks in the Red Wall
Mar 12, 2021
49: A Budget for the North and Covid entrechment
Mar 05, 2021
48: What does the Budget mean for the Northern Powerhouse?
Feb 26, 2021
47: Hometown pride and Rishi's big shoes to fill
Feb 19, 2021
46: The only Labour MP in Government and Vince Cable's new book
Feb 12, 2021
45: The loan charge scandal
Feb 05, 2021
44: Peace and disarmament - and what that means in 2021
Jan 29, 2021
43: How failing to deliver on levelling up could spell disaster for Boris Johnson
Jan 22, 2021
42: Students under lockdown
Jan 15, 2021
41: Barry White and the 'great patience, determination and resilience' needed to deal with Government
Jan 08, 2021
40: David Blunkett and being a thorn in the side
Dec 18, 2020
39: Whitehall mandarins, rewriting the rulebook, and a Commons Christmas jumper
Dec 11, 2020
38: Jake Berry and why the Government cannot afford to forget levelling up
Dec 04, 2020
37: Caroline Flint and a new age for manufacturing
Nov 27, 2020
36: The NRG and holding feet to the fire
Nov 20, 2020
35: How growing up in Wakefield shaped UCU General Secretary Jo Grady's career
Nov 13, 2020
34: Flooding and four more weeks of lockdown
Nov 06, 2020
33: A housing crisis in the North
Oct 30, 2020
32: Deal or no deal as post-Brexit trade talks go to the wire
Oct 16, 2020
31: Britain's best political cartoons
Oct 16, 2020
30: A new Tory HQ in the North
Oct 09, 2020
29: The Yorkshireman who wrote Theresa May's 2018 Conservative conference speech
Oct 02, 2020
28: Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen
Sep 25, 2020
27: Freshers' week, but not as you know it
Sep 18, 2020
26: Has public health become interesting, cool, and sexy?
Sep 11, 2020
25: Robert Goodwill and what MPs get up to during recess
Sep 04, 2020
24: Waspi women fighting for their pensions
Aug 28, 2020
23: What is a 'left-behind' neighbourhood?
Aug 21, 2020
22: Can we ever truly be 'Covid-secure'?
Aug 14, 2020
21: Whitehall megaphone diplomacy
Aug 07, 2020
20: Labour under new management
Jul 24, 2020
19: Redefining liberalism with Layla Moran
Jul 10, 2020
18: Sir Vince Cable on how to recover the economy post-coronavirus
Jun 26, 2020
17: Has the derision of experts impacted the coronavirus response?
Jun 19, 2020
16: Labour's new Northern Powerhouse spokesman
Jun 12, 2020
15: Working on Yorkshire's frontline against coronavirus
May 29, 2020
14: How the House of Lords turned virtual
May 15, 2020
13: How devolution, not Whitehall, could pave the way for Yorkshire's coronavirus recovery
May 01, 2020
12: How to stay connected when lockdown keeps us apart
Apr 17, 2020
11: Will coronavirus widen the education gap between rich and poor?
Apr 03, 2020
10: What does it take to keep tabs on the far-right?
Mar 06, 2020
9: Tracy Brabin and 'shouldergate' - a masterclass in turning the tables
Feb 14, 2020
8: Bumper Brexit Special with Hilary Benn and Andrea Jenkyns
Jan 31, 2020
7: Are those against HS2 just 'bottles of old scotch'?
Jan 10, 2020
6: Labour's election defeat and the Tories new northern focus
Dec 27, 2019
5: Overnight election special: Boris breaks down the red wall
Dec 13, 2019
4: Floods, fibs, and figures
Dec 06, 2019
3: Do young people even care about Brexit?
Nov 29, 2019
2: Brexit, little England, and whether a second referendum is a good idea
Nov 22, 2019
1: Unkept promises and powering up the North
Nov 15, 2019