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Armando Iannucci hosts the programme that gives you a cast-iron guarantee to be laser-focused on decoding the baffling world of political language.Each week he'll be joined by a guest to crack open the political phrasebook and attempt to demystify the doublespeak.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 2
- Latest publication
- Sep 23, 2026
- Audience
- Apple #157 · US
- Earliest in this view
- Sep 16, 2026
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We Care, We Fight! (with Stewart Lee) (opens the original)
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Stewart Lee returns to the show after a summer judging dog shows with Charlotte Church. He and Armando look at the Lib Dem conference, and why the 'word cloud' is not Ed Davey's friend. They also have some helpful and serious suggestions for how Ed can improve his messaging, which I'm sure he'll take on board. Elsewhere, we look at how Trump's media ban might play out, and if the Democrats in the US have finally landed on a decent attack line on 'The Trump Crime Family'. Got a strong message for
I Wasn't Even Listening (with Natalie Haynes) (opens the original)
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Armando is back from a summer break to look at the use and abuse of political language. Joined by friend of the show, Natalie Haynes, they mournfully fell the Keir Starmer Metaphor tree, and find a suitable replacement for the Andy Burnham era. Elsewhere, they discuss the undercover operation on Reform, and the language of the fallout, 'perv glasses' and a corbyn-eqsue 'Strong Message Here' for the modern era. Got a strong message for Armando? Email us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk Sound editin
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Apple #157 · US
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