Double Take

Aidan Harper - Why the UK needs a four day work week

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 05:00:31 GMT

Aidan Harper joins Kirsty Major to read and discuss his piece: Robots are going to make England’s north-south divide even worse - that's why we need the four day work week

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Yas Necati - I'm queer and trans, stop debating my existence

Thu, 14 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Yas Necati joins Kirsty Major to read and discuss their piece: Should queer people be allowed to exist or should we all just be forced to 'convert'?

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Mary Dejevsky - A united Ireland is the only solution to Brexit

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Kirsty Major is joined by Indy columnist and former foreign correspondent Mary Dejevsky to read and discuss her piece "A united Ireland is the only practical solution to Brexit"

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Richard Power Sayeed - 1997: Things can only get worse

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Kirsty Major is joined by Richard Power Sayeed author of 1997: The Future that Never Happened, a look at why the Blair years have led to our current malaise. And on the other side of the ring, is our in-house Blairite John Rentoul, author of Tony Blair: A Prime Minister.

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Sean O'Grady - Millennials don't deserve handouts from Hammond

Fri, 24 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Kirsty Major is joined by Sean O'Grady to read and discuss his piece: 'This Budget shouldn’t have given millennials a thing - why on earth should I subsidise their houses and railcards?'

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Matthew Norman - This is how Trump could be ousted

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Kirsty Major is joined by Matthew Norman to read and discuss his piece: There’s only one way out of the Russia probe for Donald Trump before he’s forced to quit

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Grace Dent - Why women, not men, can joke about sexism

Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT

Kirsty Major is joined by journalist, author, and broadcaster Grace Dent to read and discuss her piece: James Corden, women can joke about sexual assault but you can’t – and this is why

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Mark Steel & Shappi Khorsandi - Theresa May should do some time on the comedy circuit

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT

Indy columnists and comedians Mark Steel and Shappi Khorsandi chat about why a stand up comedian never would have fluffed a speech like Theresa May.

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Andy Grice & Jonathan Isaby - Hammond v Johnson: Whose vision of Brexit will prevail?

Thu, 12 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT

The Indy's Westminster columnist Andy Grice is joined by Brexit Central's Jonathan Isaby to discuss the competing visions of Brexit emerging in the Tory party. Hosted by Kirsty Major.

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Ben Chu - Nationalisation can work

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT

Economics Editor Ben Chu talks nationalisation with our very own defender of the free market, Managing Editor, Sean O'Grady. Hosted by Kirsty Major.

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Ash Sarkar - Who are the working class?

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 04:00:00 GMT

Kirsty Major is joined by Ash Sarkar to read and discuss her piece: The working class isn't as white as some people would like you to think

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James Moore & Sean O'Grady - Brexit Britian No Mates

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:45:48 GMT

Chief Business Commentator, James Moore, and Managing Editor, Sean O’Grady, talk about why no one outside of the EU actually wants to trade with Britain

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Dawn Foster - How to solve the housing crisis

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 04:00:00 GMT

Housing journalist Dawn Foster reads and discusses her piece: Help to Buy is failing – so why won't our Government admit we're in the midst of a housing crisis?

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Tom Peck - The end of political satire

Thu, 10 Aug 2017 11:09:24 GMT

The Independent's Parliamentary Sketch Writer, Tom Peck, reads and discusses his piece: If Nigel Farage thinks it's high time all 'youngsters' are made to see Dunkirk, he's entirely missed the point of it. Hosted by Kirsty Major.

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Matt Zarb-Cousin - Corbyn's Brexit

Wed, 02 Aug 2017 11:23:59 GMT

Corbyn's former spokesperson Matt Zarb-Cousin joins Kirsty Major to read and discuss his piece: The Conservatives are totally screwed and a weak attack on Corbyn’s strengths isn’t going to change that.

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Josie Cox - The tech bubble is bound to burst

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:36:05 GMT

The Independent's Business Editor Josie Cox reads and discusses her piece: The looming bust in digital is far more scary than Brexit. Hosted by Kirsty Major.

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Youssef El-Gingihy - As a GP I know that we no longer have an NHS

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 09:38:09 GMT

GP Youssef El-Gingihy reads and discusses his viral piece: Terrifyingly, according to the World Health Organisation definition the UK no longer has a NHS. Hosted by Kirsty Major.

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Andrew Grice - Labour's reignited civil war is the height of stupidity

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:55:20 GMT

Our Westminster columnist and former Political Editor, Andrew Grice discusses why he’s never seen such a weak Conservative Party in his 35 years in the game - or such pointless infighting on Labour’s side of the fence. Hosted by Kirsty Major.

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Austerity is over - and that's good news with Brexit around the corner

Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:33:40 GMT

The Independent's Economics Editor Ben Chu talks to our pro-austerity Managing Director (and former Economics Editor) Sean O'Grady about why with Brexit looming we need the opposite of austerity. Hosted by Kirsty Major.

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John Rentoul - I got it wrong about Jeremy Corbyn

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:59:03 GMT

John Rentoul joins Kirsty Major to read and discuss his piece: I was wrong about Jeremy Corbyn.

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Will Gore - Why we no longer trust the media

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:25:52 GMT

Kirsty Major is joined by Deputy Managing Editor of the Independent and expert in media ethics Will Gore to discuss why - as seen with the Finsbury Park Mosque attack and Grenfell Tower fire - the British public have lost faith in the press.

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Abi Wilkinson - Years of Tory austerity led to the Grenfell fire

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:22:23 GMT

Kirsty Major is joined by Abi Wilkinson who revisits her piece about Labour winning the next general election. In light of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower, she discusses why it has never been more important to fight the Tory party and their dangerous cuts - an agenda that all too often has a human cost.

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Amrou al-Khadi - I've been asked to audition for the role of terrorist 30 times

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:31:54 GMT

Amrou al-Khadi reads his piece about why as an Arab actor he has been asked to audition for the role of terrorist more than 30 times. The podcast was recorded before the London Bridge attack, but discussions of the alienation caused by the lack of representation of British Muslims in TV and film feels more important than ever. Hosted by Kirsty Major.

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Matthew Norman - Republican worms will turn as soon as Trump’s ratings dive

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 15:21:13 GMT

Political columnist Matthew Norman joins Kirsty Major to read his piece: Republican worms will turn as soon as Trump’s ratings dive over the Russia affair. Afterwards he'll be discussing why the Russia probe will be the end of Trump and that this is bad news for the US press.

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Trailer

Mon, 22 May 2017 23:00:00 GMT

Welcome to a brand new weekly podcast from The Independent in which we catch up with the writers of our favourite politics, economics and culture comment pieces. Hosted by Kirsty Major.

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