Best Chris Kendall Steve Bullock Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 72: The Four-Letter Guest 1:25:54

4+ y ago1:25:54

1:25:54

Steve is back, but as a guest, and joined by Ian Dunt to reflect on what makes a liberal, how to win the culture war, and whether we remember anything from our undergraduate days. Swearing. Buy Ian Dunt's new book, How To Be A Liberal, from Canbury Press. Audio clips from Patrick Tull's reading of Treason's Harbour by Patrick O'Brian Special Guests…

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Episode 71: Specific and Limited Return 49:23

4+ y ago49:23

49:23

Chris and Garvan Walshe catch up on how they handled lockdown, what to expect next, and what has changed since they last recorded the podcast together, in November 2018. Just as it did two years ago, the Northern Ireland backstop features heavily in Lie of the Week. Also, will the Conservative Party have the good sense to ditch its current leader? …

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Episode 70: Our Friends In The North 1:00:49

5y ago1:00:49

1:00:49

Alviina Alametsä is a Green Party MEP from Finland. She took up her seat only in February 2020, after it was vacated by a departing UK MEP. Cakewatch likes to think that she took one previously occupied by a Faragist. Alviina's particular policy interests are public mental health and conflict resolution, so who better to talk about tackling the Bre…

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Episode 69: Back to the Future 1:03:23

5+ y ago1:03:23

1:03:23

Trade expert David Henig joins the podcast again for our first survey of the post B-day wreckage. With the EU and the UK apparently offering different visions of their future relationship, which one is the more realistic? Hahaha no seriously, which? Special Guest: David Henig.By Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock

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Episode 68: One Thousand Days 1:43:34

5+ y ago1:43:34

1:43:34

For our final podcast before Brexit, we're joined again by Tanja Bueltmann to talk about coping strategies, Steve's album of ambient prozac, and the ongoing work to support EU citizens in the UK as they face mounting hostility and an unforgiving bureaucracy. You can get Steve's album here, and become an EU Citizens' Champion. We're dedicating this …

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Episode 67: We Raged Against the Lying of the Right 1:36:36

5+ y ago1:36:36

1:36:36

The aftermath. Rather than wallow in despair we look back on a fight well fought, and the friends that have joined us on the podcast. We also reflect a little bit on what the future will bring. It's not pretty, so we need to find strategies to help us through the dark times ahead. Thank you to all our guests who have helped us out on the podcast ov…

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Episode 66: Goodnight and Good Luck 14:54

5+ y ago14:54

14:54

We cut to the chase. Nothing is more important than this. On Thursday, vote for the candidate most likely to beat Boris Johnson. Because if you don't, if he wins, our country will become unrecognisable. This will be the defining battle of our culture war.By Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock

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Episode 65: Vote Early Vote Often Vote Tactically 1:12:25

5+ y ago1:12:25

1:12:25

Brexit flowchart hero and EU Twitter legend Jon Worth joins Chris this week to take a deeper dive into tactical voting in the UK's general election - where is a tactical vote needed, how to work out where a tactical vote should go, and what might happen? All in the service of depriving Boris Johnson of a working majority and so keeping our hopes of…

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Episode 64: Centrist Unicorn Hunt 58:02

5+ y ago58:02

58:02

Steve studied moral philosophy. (So did Chris but he doesn't get a word in edgeways.) We look at the ethics of tactical voting in the 2019 general election, and why you should hold your nose and vote for a candidate from a party you might not endorse as a party of government. Not just because you want to Remain in the EU, but also because you want …

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Episode 63: Honey Badger 1:03:48

5+ y ago1:03:48

1:03:48

Laura's kitchen table is once again the scene of a cosy chat about our favourite things: Brexit, Boris Johnson, his so-called new deal, and the wholesale attack on citizens' rights. For light relief we join four Remainers Now standing in the rain outside the European Commission's headquarters and hear from them why they've made the journey to Bruss…

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Episode 61: Brexit is a Legacy Issue 1:06:08

5+ y ago1:06:08

1:06:08

Chris is back from Tashkent with a head full of musings. How badly does the EU want the UK to leave? Quite badly, he thinks. Steve sort of agrees. But this week's unicorn chaser is the imminent collapse of the Bannonite populist project on both sides of the Atlantic. Steve sort of disagrees. Rafael Behr's excellent analysis piece in the Guardian Ra…

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Episode 60: Bettel The Devil You Know 1:24:17

5+ y ago1:24:17

1:24:17

Johnson says he has a deal that might fly but he won't show it to anyone yet, because it's too soon isn't it? [turns head, stares at camera] Is the EU losing patience? Xavier Bettel looks as if he has. What are the implications for Remainers? Plus we have a half-hearted go at a making verbal Jon Worth flowchart on the fly - what are the scenarios f…

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Episode 59: Rentrée 1:24:07

5+ y ago1:24:07

1:24:07

After a long absence, Steve is back co-hosting the podcast and here we all are again: parliament versus executive. Does Cummings have a grand strategy? Or is Johnson flying by the seat of his pants and about to crash? After a long evening watching Parliament TV, we catch up with each other and wonder where this shaggy dog story will go next. Our ri…

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Episode 58: Transatlantic Perspective 1:04:26

6y ago1:04:26

1:04:26

Chris is joined by Jason Knoll who teaches high school students in Verona, Wisconsin. His particular interest is the European Union, and he brings his particular point of view to the podcast in a discussion about Trump, Johnson, populism, and grassroots politics. Cakewatch will be back in September. Special Guest: Jason Knoll.…

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Episode 57: Act Three Scene Three 1:12:06

6y ago1:12:06

1:12:06

Former Tory Party insider Peter Wilding is back on an historic day for his old party and for the UK. We reflect on the realisation of Boris Johnson's ambition and how he'll handle his poisoned chalice; the Jacobins are now in charge and the next hundred days will be... eventful. Plus a few reflections on the European election and on the EU top jobs…

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Episode 56: Montagegate 1:18:01

6y ago1:18:01

1:18:01

Chris and Steve Analyst discuss 'montagegate', in which Steve documents selective editing of news footage by the BBC to give the false impression that Leavers and Remainers alike said ahead of the referendum that voting to leave the EU would mean voting to leave the Single Market. This is not true. Montagegate Part 1 Montagegate Part 2…

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Episode 55: In Medias Res 1:19:39

6y ago1:19:39

1:19:39

Ancient historian Katie Low joins Chris to talk about why ancient history has so much to teach us about modern Brexit. Will Brexit be the UK's Sicilian Expedition? (Yes.) Is Boris Johnson the modern Alcibiades? (Sort of.) Is Jacob Rees Mogg a modern Cicero? (No.) Is Jeremy Corbyn the modern Julius Caesar? (No but Seumas Milne might be.) With a side…

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Episode 54: Denied My Vote 1:22:22

6y ago1:22:22

1:22:22

Chris, Tanja, and Axel Antoni offer a first take on last week's European election and its aftermath before examining in a bit more detail what led to the disenfranchisement of many EU citizens who were denied their vote, and what can be done about it. Now updated with new and improved sound thanks to post-production by heroic listener Charlie Elwes…

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Episode 53: More Joy in Heaven 1:25:14

6y ago1:25:14

1:25:14

Andy voted Remain but was not particularly engaged in politics. But something prompted him to become an activist and launch a huge and growing grassroots campaign providing a platform for people who voted Leave, but regret it, to challenge the Westminster orthodoxy that "the people have spoken". It's OK to change your mind, and Andy wants to make s…

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Episode 52: Happy Europe Day 2.0 1:15:45

6y ago1:15:45

1:15:45

Now the parties have published their manifestos, how should Remainers plan to use their votes in the European election on 23 May? We talk about the tribal nature of party politics and why good people stay loyal to bad parties. Intro music this week by Ludwig van Beethoven arranged & performed by Mr Steve Bullock.…

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Episode 51: Pattern Recognition 1:21:14

6y ago1:21:14

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Steve is off sick this week with a tummy bug so Chris is flying solo as host with guest Peter Wilding, aka @eurorealist, long-time Tory party insider, former head of the British Influence think tank, inventor of the dread word Brexit, and now a European Parliament candidate for Change UK. As we work our way through various beverages, we discuss the…

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Episode 50: Useful Idiots 1:13:33

6y ago1:13:33

1:13:33

We D'hondt tell you how to vote in the European elections, but we hope our prolix chat about infighting and outfighting and tactics and principles and manifestos and candidates and choices and dilemmas has given you a helping, er, hondt. Steve's article for politics.co.ukBy Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock

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Episode 49: Be An EU Citizen 1:34:55

6y ago1:34:55

1:34:55

So we got another extension, to Halloween - did the threat of no-deal actually work? Are there divisions appearing among the EU27? What happens between now and October? Also, how should we be approaching the European elections? Should we vote tactically? To what extent should we treat it as a proxy referendum for Remain v. Leave? How would this sit…

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Episode 48: Stitched Up Like Kippers 59:55

6y ago59:55

59:55

Recorded on the evening of Wednesday 3 April, Steve and Chris discuss the failure of Meaningful Vote 3.0, Indicative Votes 2.0, and Theresa May's Road to Damascus moment (spoiler: it's not). How will the EU27 respond to her plan for a further short extension?By Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock

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Episode 47: Not Our Last Podcast Before Brexit 1:09:15

6y ago1:09:15

1:09:15

With only two days to go until UnBrexit Day, we try to survey the rapidly shifting landscape and chart a course for where we head next. It's an exciting and unexpected place to be with only two days to go until 29 March, but we are by no means out of the woods. Listen while our takes still have some residual warmth left.…

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Chris Kendall Steve Bullock Podcasts

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Episode 72: The Four-Letter Guest 1:25:54

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Episode 71: Specific and Limited Return 49:23

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Episode 70: Our Friends In The North 1:00:49

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Episode 69: Back to the Future 1:03:23

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Episode 68: One Thousand Days 1:43:34

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Episode 67: We Raged Against the Lying of the Right 1:36:36

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Episode 66: Goodnight and Good Luck 14:54

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Episode 65: Vote Early Vote Often Vote Tactically 1:12:25

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Episode 64: Centrist Unicorn Hunt 58:02

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Episode 63: Honey Badger 1:03:48

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Episode 61: Brexit is a Legacy Issue 1:06:08

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Episode 60: Bettel The Devil You Know 1:24:17

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Episode 59: Rentrée 1:24:07

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Episode 58: Transatlantic Perspective 1:04:26

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Episode 57: Act Three Scene Three 1:12:06

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Episode 56: Montagegate 1:18:01

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Episode 55: In Medias Res 1:19:39

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Episode 54: Denied My Vote 1:22:22

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Episode 53: More Joy in Heaven 1:25:14

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Episode 52: Happy Europe Day 2.0 1:15:45

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Episode 51: Pattern Recognition 1:21:14

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Episode 50: Useful Idiots 1:13:33

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Episode 49: Be An EU Citizen 1:34:55

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Episode 48: Stitched Up Like Kippers 59:55

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Episode 47: Not Our Last Podcast Before Brexit 1:09:15

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