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James O'Brien - The Whole Show

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Listen to James O'Brien's phone-in show, which will make you think - and possibly change your outlook on the big stories.

Episodes

2 hr 26 min
Jul 21, 2026
What Andy Burnham needs to do now

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2 hr 29 min
Jul 20, 2026
Andy Burnham becomes PM

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2 hr 30 min
Jul 17, 2026
We are trying to figure out what Andy Burnham means

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2 hr 27 min
Jul 16, 2026
How the England team have changed

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2 hr 30 min
Jul 15, 2026
Why we are so moved by England at the World Cup

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2 hr 26 min
Jul 14, 2026
Do you want: ice lollies, or imminent planetary doom?

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2 hr 26 min
Jul 13, 2026
The dishonesty, deception and embellishment baked in with Farage

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2 hr 25 min
Jun 26, 2026
Climate deniers now attack kids for being too warm

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2 hr 27 min
Jun 25, 2026
The heat is the new normal

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2 hr 30 min
Jun 24, 2026
I'm checking the temperature and asking: are we the baddies?

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2 hr 25 min
Jun 23, 2026
Does there need to be a Labour leadership contest?

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2 hr 25 min
Jun 22, 2026
Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister

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2 hr 19 min
Jun 19, 2026
The tanks and guns will park on Andy Burnham's lawn

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2 hr 27 min
Jun 18, 2026
What do racists get out of being racist?

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2 hr 28 min
Jun 17, 2026
I can't make my mind up about the Prime Minister

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2 hr 24 min
Jun 16, 2026
The conspiracy theory connecting "rent boys" to Keir Starmer

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2 hr 25 min
Jun 15, 2026
Keir Starmer's greatest legacy

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2 hr 26 min
Jun 12, 2026
I'm haunted by what we've been told about Britain's defences

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2 hr 26 min
Jun 11, 2026
Why we're not excited about the World Cup

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2 hr 32 min
Jun 10, 2026
Pogroms on the streets of our country

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2 hr 27 min
Jun 9, 2026
This is the thing that absolutely changes your life

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2 hr 27 min
Jun 8, 2026
I cannot believe how pathetic that sounds

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2 hr 27 min
Jun 5, 2026
Why would the government want to be on twitter?

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2 hr 32 min
Jun 3, 2026
Why bring Stephen Lawrence into this?

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2 hr 27 min
Jun 2, 2026
We can't let hate win on a day like today

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2 hr 26 min
Jun 1, 2026
I think I believe Nicola Sturgeon

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2 hr 27 min
May 29, 2026
What has Donald Trump done in the Middle East?

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2 hr 26 min
May 28, 2026
What actually happens when you leave education?

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2 hr 25 min
May 27, 2026
Has Tony Blair gone full pig?

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2 hr 26 min
May 26, 2026
The worst thing about social media

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2 hr 27 min
May 22, 2026
Why isn't the right-wing media cheering?

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2 hr 28 min
May 21, 2026
Thick racists are furious about falling immigration

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2 hr 30 min
May 20, 2026
Gen Z haven't got any money

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2 hr 26 min
May 19, 2026
Why infrastructure in Britain spirals out of control

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2 hr 25 min
May 18, 2026
Wes Streeting says the UK's future is in the EU - and he's right

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2 hr 25 min
May 15, 2026
There's no guarantee Andy Burnham wins this by-election

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2 hr 26 min
May 14, 2026
I don't think I want a leadership challenge today

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2 hr 29 min
May 13, 2026
How much of Keir Starmer's problems are his own fault?

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2 hr 26 min
May 12, 2026
These politicians aren't serious people

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2 hr 31 min
May 11, 2026
Starmer's speech to try to save his skin

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2 hr 24 min
May 8, 2026
Mysterious donors may start lining up to buy Farage's new curtains in No 10

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2 hr 27 min
May 7, 2026
Nobody has been in my thoughts as much as this man

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2 hr 26 min
May 5, 2026
The secret £5m gift to Nigel Farage

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2 hr 26 min
May 1, 2026
I think Zack Polanski's policing comments are really bad

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2 hr 25 min
Apr 30, 2026
What can be done about the hideous juggernaut of antisemitism?

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2 hr 29 min
Apr 29, 2026
The Trump regime is simultaneously ridiculous and disgusting

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2 hr 28 min
Apr 28, 2026
What will the King's state visit to the U.S. achieve?

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2 hr 27 min
Apr 27, 2026
What if Donald Trump upsets King Charles?

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2 hr 25 min
Apr 24, 2026
The ethical dilemma of the assisted dying debate

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