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The i Podcast
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Welcome to The i Podcast - bringing you insight and analysis on the biggest stories from the UK and beyond. Every week... more

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Episodes

Labour's Plan for Power: The North-South Divide

“Labour’s Plan For Power: Fixing The North-South Divide” is the third episode of a special new i podcast series looking... more

30 Nov 2023 · 46 minutes
Labour's Plan for Power: The NHS

Labour’s Plan For Power: The NHS and Your Health is the second episode of a special new i podcast series... more

29 Nov 2023 · 45 minutes
Labour's Plan For Power: The Economy

Labour’s Plan For Power: The Economy is the first episode of a special new i podcast series looking at what... more

28 Nov 2023 · 45 minutes
The mothers forced to live hundreds of miles from home

The housing crisis is a vast web of overlapping problems and failings. It’s a feature of modern Britain. But as the... more

30 Aug 2023 · 30 minutes
The parents who regret having children

Having a child is supposed to be a life-affirming experience, if you follow popular logic.  But what if you hate it?There’s... more

23 Aug 2023 · 28 minutes
Two years on, Afghan evacuees face an uncertain future

Two years since the Taliban stormed Kabul, devastating the lives of thousands of Afghans, those who fled to Britain are... more

16 Aug 2023 · 22 minutes
The Manchester bombing survivor ‘abandoned by the state’

Six years ago Paul Price's life changed forever. He was picking up his daughter from an Ariana Grande concert when... more

09 Aug 2023 · 28 minutes
Has the US government discovered aliens?

It wouldn’t be the first time a whistleblower has stunned the US Congress with an extraordinary revelation, but last week’s... more

02 Aug 2023 · 29 minutes
How the by-elections changed the course of the 2024 general election

A general election is on the horizon in the next 17 months. Last Thursday’s triple-decker by-election results could be the... more

26 Jul 2023 · 29 minutes
Europe's heatwave hell is only going to get worse

Europe is boiling. The countries around the Mediterranean are facing soaring temperatures as an anticyclone sends temperatures through the roof. And... more

19 Jul 2023 · 30 minutes
How the mortgage crisis could break Britain

The end of close to 15 years of cheap credit is over and it’s having a significant impact on the... more

12 Jul 2023 · 33 minutes
Can Saudi Arabia be stopped from buying sport?

In a few short years, Saudi Arabia has become one of the biggest players in world sports. Capitalising on the... more

05 Jul 2023 · 30 minutes
The Wagner mutiny failed. What now?

In 24-hours Yevgeny Prigozhin’s heavily armed convoy of Wagner troops captured the world’s attention as they crossed from Ukraine into... more

28 Jun 2023 · 37 minutes
Inside East Africa's hidden migrant crisis

South Sudan has faced significant challenges since it gained independence from its northern neighbour in 2011. But the conflict between... more

21 Jun 2023 · 29 minutes
Uncovering suspected 'Russian asset' living in UK with family thanks to Homes for Ukraine scheme

A six-month i investigation has uncovered a suspected Russian intelligence asset has been living freely in the UK and even... more

14 Jun 2023 · 23 minutes
Why recycling plastic may be more harmful than we realise

For most of us, rinsing out our plastics and dropping those single-use containers into our kerbside recycling seems like a... more

07 Jun 2023 · 28 minutes
Why can't the Tories kick their Boris Johnson habit?

Conservative MPs have a problem they can’t shake. A problem called Boris Johnson. The former PM looms large over the... more

31 May 2023 · 30 minutes
Is AI a bigger threat to your job or your life?

It might sound like science fiction, but while unions worry about AI’s risk to jobs, some experts are concerned about... more

24 May 2023 · 29 minutes
How Britain bet on the housing market - and lost

It's the biggest issue facing Britain in a generation. The UK's broken housing market is fuelling deprivation and poverty on... more

17 May 2023 · 34 minutes
What the local elections tell us about who will be the next PM

The results of last Thursday’s local elections, were on the face of it, terrible for the Conservatives. The party lost... more

10 May 2023 · 31 minutes
Will Charles III be the last ruler of the Commonwealth?

As Britain hangs up the bunting for King Charles’s coronation, over 4,000 miles away in the Commonwealth realm of Grenada,... more

03 May 2023 · 31 minutes
Is Keir Starmer squandering Labour's poll lead?

For over a year, Labour has been riding high in the polls. Keir Starmer’s ruthless crushing of internal dissent, tighter... more

26 Apr 2023 · 30 minutes
Why some women still support Andrew Tate

Andrew Tate‘s hyper-macho brand of 21st century chauvinism has gained him legions of fans and put him firmly in the... more

19 Apr 2023 · 27 minutes
Saving Britain's rivers from sewage

Mother-of-one Soraya Wooller spends her weekends in places most people wouldn’t want to venture. A volunteer for local group Windrush Against Sewage... more

12 Apr 2023 · 34 minutes
How Russian spies target the UK, with Chris Steele

For many, spying conjures images of anoraked men, secret meetings and briefcases furtively exchanged on park benches. But how does... more

05 Apr 2023 · 28 minutes
Chronic UTIs, the hidden health crisis ruining women's lives

More than a million women in the UK are thought to be suffering from an illness that is leaving some... more

29 Mar 2023 · 25 minutes
What my son taught me about autism

Many people with autism find navigating a world not designed for them a difficult task. They are forced to spend... more

22 Mar 2023 · 26 minutes
What science tells us about the Covid lab leak theory

Since Covid-19 emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan three eventful years ago there have been two leading hypotheses on... more

15 Mar 2023 · 32 minutes
Why we need to clean the UK's rivers with Feargal Sharkey

From front man of The Undertones to a vocal environmental campaigner, Feargal Sharkey is on a mission to clean up... more

08 Mar 2023 · 22 minutes
Patrick Strudwick reveals how chemsex enables exploitation, violence and death

Sex and drugs going hand in hand is nothing new. But when things are taken to extreme lengths – such... more

01 Mar 2023 · 27 minutes
Patrick Cockburn on Putin, Ukraine and 'endless war'

A year after Russia began it’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, shattering the certainties of international politics, the ripples are still... more

22 Feb 2023 · 27 minutes
Chinese spy balloons, UFOs and the future of modern espionage

At the beginning of February, a mysterious flying balloon drifted into the public’s view in the skies above Montana. Locals... more

15 Feb 2023 · 31 minutes
Is Liz Truss really staging a comeback?

Liz Truss is back and she knows who is at fault for her disastrous 49-day tenure as prime minister: a... more

08 Feb 2023 · 31 minutes
Can tanks from Germany, US and UK change the Ukraine war?

Ukraine’s Western allies have announced they will supply the embattled nation with high-tech tanks in a strategic move they hope... more

01 Feb 2023 · 31 minutes
Did Brexit actually work out for the UK fishing industry?

Brexit was supposed to revive the fishing industry. Free of the shackles of Brussels rules, the UK’s fishing fleets would... more

25 Jan 2023 · 29 minutes
Inside the Labour plan to pull off a landslide

Labour has enjoyed a hefty polling lead over the Conservatives for more than a year. Polling averages are giving Labour... more

18 Jan 2023 · 31 minutes
Is China tracking government cars in the UK?

An exclusive i investigation has uncovered the measures Chinese intelligence is believed to have taken to track British Government figures’... more

11 Jan 2023 · 33 minutes
Covid: Is the government doing enough about China?

In this week’s episode of The i Podcast, we are lifting the lid on the UK’s response to the Covid-19... more

04 Jan 2023 · 31 minutes
How i covered the defining stories of 2022, with editor Oly Duff

While many of us may have been expecting a joyful re-opening of society after the pandemic, 2022 has brought many... more

28 Dec 2022 · 41 minutes
Why this winter NHS crisis is worse than ever before

The NHS comes under considerable pressure every winter, but is this year the worst yet? In this week’s episode of... more

21 Dec 2022 · 28 minutes
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The NHS comes under considerable pressure every winter, but is this year the worst yet? In this week’s episode of The i... more