Three Old Hacks
By Mihir Bose, David Smith, Nigel Dudley
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Mihir Bose – former BBC Sports Editor, David Smith – Economics Editor of the Sunday Times and political commentator Nigel Dudley have been friends since they first met while working at Financial Weekly in 1980s. They have kept in touch regularly, setting the world to rights over various lunches and dinners. With coronavirus making that impossible, what do journalists do, deprived of long convivial lunches over a bottle of red wine or several? Why, podcast of course.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!
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What to make of Trump’s war
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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The war in Iran - why this war is different
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Simply the Best!
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Year-ender - still talking about Trump!
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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The vanity of Donald Trump
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Trump wants a deal and Putin wants Ukraine
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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When world leaders treat countries like personal playgrounds
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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The Afghan scandal
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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It's all about regime change
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Memories aren't what they used to be
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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The Three Old Hacks discuss immigration
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May 31, 2025 |
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Decision time for Christian leaders
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Who will win the battle for the hearts and minds of those on the right? Nigel Farage or Kemi Badenoch?
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Should we take Trump seriously?
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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“Brexit has become the n-word of economics”
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Will 2024 go down as the year when the world changed?
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Does Labour no longer have skilful politicians?
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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What will Trump's second term in office look like?
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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40 years since the Brighton bomb
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Downing St dysfunctional? Surely not!
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Things Can Only Get Worse
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Far right violence on the streets of Britain
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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“The ‘We’re here to serve’ mantra sounds a bit trite, but I think he really means it”
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Three Old Hacks on the “boring” election campaign
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Three Old Hacks on the general election
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Thank you Mr Crombie
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May 14, 2024 |
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Prime Ministers in election mode - from the pipe-smoking Harold Wilson to the dishwasher-stacking Rishi Sunak
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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But is it democracy?
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Piers Morgan, hacking and the unseemly side of journalism
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Holding the line for a free press
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Three Men in a Boat navigating British Journalism
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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A perfect profession for spying
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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What the Nigel Farage ‘debanking’ saga tells us about British journalism
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Gamesmanship and Protest
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Is the coronation still going on? Sorry, I missed a bit, the dog needed a walk
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May 16, 2023 |
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Gwyneth, Boris and the economy, stupid!
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Three Old Hacks consider the week’s news
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Nadhim Zahawi, tax avoidance and embarrassing the Prime Minister
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Opinions of superior excellence
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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A World Cup and a Budget
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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The revolving door of Number 11
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Delivery, Delivery, Delivery
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Choosing a replacement for Boris
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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Will Boris lead the party into the next election?
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Partygate again!
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May 31, 2022 |
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How the world is reacting to Putin's war
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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The war in Ukraine
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Partygate and the Foreign Secretary who didn’t know Rostov was in Russia
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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That Peppa Pig Moment
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Will the killing of David Amess result in limited access to MPs?
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Afghanistan – A rehash of imperialism
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Remembering the 1964 Olympics
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Politicians jumping on the bandwagon of football – Twas ever thus
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Of course the booing of footballers is racist
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Chaos and confusion at the heart of government
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Who’s Responsible?
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May 02, 2021 |
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The Super League that wasn’t
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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The pandemic poll boost – Why?
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Are we introducing ID papers by the back door?
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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The Quality of Leadership
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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The inauguration of a new president
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Assault on the US Capitol
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Nelson Mandela and what real loss of freedom means
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Economists’ attack on BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg “grotesquely malign”
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Elections We Have Known and Loved
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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The Smell of the Crowd
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Lockdown Life and Whatever Happened to British Journalism?
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Oct 05, 2020 |