Political Yeti's Political Podcasts
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I'm a freelance political writer and broadcaster and this is my podcast
Episodes
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EPISODE 58 - Kezia Dugdale talks brownies and toilets with a child
22/02/2019 Duration: 34minBack like the renegade master. Or at least like a man, talking to a former leader of Scottish Labour, and an 11-year-old. James Millar is joined by his daughter and Kezia Dugdale, Labour MSP and former party leader. The conversation starts with the Edinburgh tourist tax, the Scottish budget, Labour splits and Brexit. But degenerates to the effect of coffee and dog food on your bowel movements. Plus everything inbetween
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EPISODE 57: All I want for Xmas is (membership of the) EU. And Scottish independence
12/12/2018 Duration: 21minJames Millar is joined by SNP MP Drew Hendry and political journalist Lindsay Razaq in an effort to unpick what the hell is going on at Westminster. Up for discussion is the latest bout of Prime Minister's Questions, the Tory leadership kerfuffle and Christmas. Plus listen to our predictions for the year ahead and then laugh your way through 2019.
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EPISODE 56: "Have you ever punched a Taliban?" A peer predicts Brexit
05/12/2018 Duration: 23minWith Westminster acting all wacky this week James Millar is joined by an actual peer of the realm to discuss what's going on in politics. Lib Dem lord Jeremy Purvis makes his prediction for how Brexit will turn out plus he discusses 'the worst Jason Bourne sequel ever', Lib Dems in space, poo and punching terrorists. You don't get that anywhere else.
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EPISODE 55 - Racists, little green men and WAR with the SNP's Stewart McDonald
28/11/2018 Duration: 30minJames Millar is joined by SNP defence spokesman Stewart McDonald and Birmingham Live political editor Jon Walker to dissect the latest round of Prime Minister's Questions and discuss their recent foreign jaunts to the war zone of Ukraine and to stoat around Italy on a luxury train. Tune in for a bona fide rammy that nationalists and unionists alike ought to enjoy!..
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EPISODE 54: It's Neil Gray MP and Rachel Wearmouth from Wearmouth
21/11/2018 Duration: 31minWhat if everyone was named after their home town? Should MPs play football in the Commons? And Brexit. James Millar is joined by SNP MP Neil Gray and HuffPost's Rachel Wearmouth to discuss this and much much more including the latest round of Prime Minister's Questions from Parliament.
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EPISODE 53: HEY YOU GUYS! Ian Murray & 2 children talk about Saudi Arabia, biscuits and The Goonies
24/10/2018 Duration: 27minThe gang's back together. With it being half term James Millar is joined by his children and Labour MP Ian Murray to review the latest round of Prime Minister's Questions, discuss the best biscuits, reminisce over seminal 80s movie The Goonies and share some truly awful jokes.
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EPISODE 52: Kirsty Blackman on crisps, Brexit and Nazis
17/10/2018 Duration: 27minIt's back! A new run of Political Yeti's politics podcast sees the return of James Millar hosting an MP and a top commentator each week. In the first one back it's SNP deputy leader Kirsty Blackman and Birmingham Live political editor Jon Walker dissecting the latest Prime Minister's Questions, choosing between crisps and a meal and going all moral maze on whether Nazis should vote. Tune in!
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EPISODE 51 - Three men in a pub Easter Special part II
12/04/2018 Duration: 28minJames Millar, Jon Walker and Matt Withers reconvene in a (slightly) quieter pub to discuss the latest political news including World War Three, the Commonwealth Games and lots of Barry Gardiner
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EPISODE 50 - Three wise men at Easter
30/03/2018 Duration: 23minIt's three men in a pub this week as James Millar is joined by Matt Withers and Jon Walker to review the year in politics so far. Unfortunately they were also joined by a jazz band. Listen in...
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EPISODE 49 - Drew Hendry makes his big announcement on the SNP deputy leadership, plus FISH!
21/03/2018 Duration: 27minOn this week's podcast Drew Hendry joins James Millar and the Press and Journal's Westminster Corr Jennifer McKiernan to talk more about what he asked Theresa May at Prime Minister's Questions. Plus there's some Cambridge Analytica chat, more speculation about the next depute leader of the SNP, fish and roller derby.
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EPISODE 48 - Kirsty Blackman of the SNP and Tony Grew in review
07/03/2018 Duration: 25minPodcast favourites Tony Grew and Kirsty Blackman, deputy leader of the SNP group at Westminster, join James Millar to review the latest batch of Prime Minister's Questions then question whether that's what they should be talking. Then there's the Saudis, the royals and the SNP deputy leader contest. It starts with respectful disagreement and ends in a rammy.
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EPISODE 47 - Paul Sweeney and Rachel Cunliffe on drugs and communism
21/02/2018 Duration: 39minTwo guests last heard on the podcast last summer return for a proper ramblechat taking in Prime Minister's questions, robots, Communism, drugs and mice. Paul Sweeney, Scottish Labour MP for Glasgow North East, and Rachel Cunliffe, comment and features editor for City AM, join James Millar to discuss the week in politics and all sorts of other stuff besides.
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EPISODE 46 - The SNP's Stewart McDonald makes his big announcement on the party's deputy leadership
07/02/2018 Duration: 29minWith the SNP searching for it's third deputy leader in three years Stewart McDonald's been talked up as a contender. Is he going to stand? You can hear it here first. There's the usual review of the latest Prime Minister's Questions with Jennifer McKiernan of the Press and Journal and the panel tries to unravel what's really going on with RBS bank closures PLUS suffragettes and masons.
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EPISODE 45 - Ged Killen makes his debut talking flags, cunning stunts and wanting to be Ed Miliband
24/01/2018 Duration: 26minThe second podcast of the year brings another new voice - Ged Killen one of Labour's new Scottish MPs. Along with The New Statesman's Julia Rampen he reviews the latest bout of Prime Minister's Questions, talks about James's recent article about the SNP and the newest mad stooshie thrown up by Scottish politics. Plus a particularly tricky 'I Love Your Questions' throws up some surprising answers. Warning: contains a swear word.
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EPISODE 44 - New year, new guests! And Ian Murray again.
10/01/2018 Duration: 26minThe first PYPP of 2018 sees James Millar joined by Labour's Ian Murray and, for the first time, Jennifer McKiernan of the Press and Journal. Up for discussion is the first Prime Minister's Questions of the year, Brexit, how Labour's leaders are faring in Scotland and Westminster and SNP stunts.
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EPISODE 43 - A Christmas ding dong over the SNP's tax plans
13/12/2017 Duration: 25minSNP social justice spokesman Neil Gray and Labour spinner turned pundit Martin McCluskey join James Millar to dissect the latest Prime Minister's Questions. Up for discussion is the SNP's tax plans, RBS bank closures and just how friendly the SNP leadership is with the bank, feminism and the best Christmas song (which is Just Like Christmas, not Last Christmas).
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EPISODE 42 - At long last a Tory! It's Andrew Bowie
29/11/2017 Duration: 20minThe Scottish Tories have truly arrived at Westminster - because one has now been on James Millar's podcast. Andrew Bowie, who defeated friend of the podcast Stuart 'sausage boy' Donaldson at the election gets a last minute call up to guest alongside Birmingham Mail Westminster corr Jon Walker. Up for discussion was the latest installment of Prime Minister's Questions, which didn't feature the Prime Minister plus a bit of Budget, Waspi, Disraeli and life after Corbyn.
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EPISODE 41 - Danielle Rowley on the state of Scottish Labour
15/11/2017 Duration: 32minFair play to Labour MP Danielle Rowley. On the day her dad stepped aside from his role as deputy leader of Scottish Labour then was suspended from the party she kept her appointment to join James Millar on this podcast alongside the New Statesman's Julia Rampen. The trio review the latest round of Prime Minister's Questions and preview the Scottish Labour leadership contest that reaches its climax this weekend. Plus there's a discussion about names and books.
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EPISODE 40 - Scandal in Westminster with SNP MP Drew Hendry and Kate Langston of the Yorkshire Post
01/11/2017 Duration: 32minJames Millar is joined by SNP MP Drew Hendry and Yorkshire Post Westminster corr Kate Langston to discuss all the issues thrown up by the latest installment of Prime Minister's Questions including the sexual harassment scandal, controversial welfare reform and whether Dundee is cool.
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EPISODE 39 - Kirsty Blackman of the SNP interviewed by children
25/10/2017 Duration: 28minThey're back for half-term: James Millar is joined by his children to interview leading SNP MP Kirsty Blackman on independence, international affairs, and farting. Inevitably there's a different take on politics from a nine-year-old and a seven-year-old including questions for Kirsty about parenting and an explanation of why SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford is like Strictly grump Craig Revell Horwood. Really.