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We are launching a new podcast here at The Independent called Double Take. Each week we’ll be revisiting one of our favourite comment pieces. The author will be coming into the studio to read their piece, and we’ll be catching up with them about what happened after we clicked publish.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2017 18:15


    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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2017 19:48


    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'? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017 28:11


    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" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Richard Power Sayeed - 1997: Things can only get worse

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2017 24:28


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2017 22:24


    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?' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Matthew Norman - This is how Trump could be ousted

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2017 35:35


    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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 35:45


    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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017 26:40


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2017 27:07


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Ben Chu - Nationalisation can work

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2017 36:59


    Economics Editor Ben Chu talks nationalisation with our very own defender of the free market, Managing Editor, Sean O'Grady. Hosted by Kirsty Major. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Ash Sarkar - Who are the working class?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017 21:04


    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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 42:00


    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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Dawn Foster - How to solve the housing crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 26:32


    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? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Tom Peck - The end of political satire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2017 26:08


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Matt Zarb-Cousin - Corbyn's Brexit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2017 16:02


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Josie Cox - The tech bubble is bound to burst

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 27:53


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2017 24:37


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2017 22:16


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 34:26


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    John Rentoul - I got it wrong about Jeremy Corbyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 14:15


    John Rentoul joins Kirsty Major to read and discuss his piece: I was wrong about Jeremy Corbyn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Will Gore - Why we no longer trust the media

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2017 20:11


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2017 19:51


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 22:12


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017 21:13


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 1:47


    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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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