Seesaw Parade

In the final episode of Seesaw Parade as you know it, Colin & James discuss heritage, Spotify Wrapped for podcasts, Israel-Palestine latest, COP28 and UAE making oil deals, Elon Musk's message to advertisers, migrant numbers in Britain, Suella & Rishi, Marvel's downturn and Disney's explanation, plus reviews of Killers of the Flower Moon, The Usual Suspects and The Flash.

This week, Colin & James look back on all the news they missed, including Israel & Gaza, Labour's by-election wins, Trump in court again, US House finally elects a Speaker, the end of the writers' strike, Glasgow's first consumption room - plus the importance of actually taking a break.

This week, Colin & James discuss answering landline phones, Sunak reversing his green policies, Russian pilots misfiring missiles, the Russell Brand allegations, Rupert Murdoch's real-life Succession, Libya & Morocco, Spanish women's football latest, Biden impeachment, Trump's abortion comments - and reviews of The Equalizer 3 and Knock at the Cabin.

This week, Colin & James discuss Luis Rubiales finally resigning, Daniel Khalife's escape from prison, the G20's weak Ukraine statement, Putin meeting Kim Jong Un, the first trailer for David Fincher's new movie, Novak Djokovic winning more stuff, Nadine Dorries, Rishi Sunak has words for China, Proud Boys sentenced - and cats are criminals in Australia.

This week, Colin & James discuss Prigozhin's totally coincidental plane crash death, Russian denials, Trump's mugshot, the Republican candidate debate, Rishi Sunak breaches the code of conduct again, Dune Part 2 gets delayed, a review of Ted Lasso from ML, plus India lands on the moon, British Museum resignations - and Northern Ireland's police info gets leaked.

This week, Colin & James discuss the Bibby Stockholm barge, Trump back in court again, new oil & gas licenses from Rishi, the coup in Niger, Barbie makes a billion, Twitter's rebrand to X, Sturgeon writing her memoirs - plus reviews of Oppenheimer, the new Mission Impossible and Marvel's Secret Invasion.

This week, Colin & James discuss hearing your own voice, asking Creative Scotland for money, plus actual news like the Tories losing by-elections, Huw Edwards, that Wonka trailer, Twitter losing money, Ukraine wanting into Nato, Robert Jenrick - and a late review of The Banshees of Inisherin.

This week, Colin & James discuss the Prigozhin-led Wagner group 24-hour rebellion, riots in France, UK special forces accused of war crimes, Mhairi Black standing down, more lockdown party investigations, the first trailer for the Dune sequel, Threads launches - plus a review of Asteroid City.

This week, Colin & James discuss stress, crying in front of your boss, Nicola Sturgeon's arrest, Boris quits as an MP, a farcical honours list, the Titan submersible saga and the ubiquitous news coverage, Elon vs Zuck in a cage, Liz dislikes the lettuce comparison, Berlusconi, Andrew Tate, interest rate rises - and a review of the new Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse movie.

This week, Colin & James discuss birthday celebrations, skiving at work, how we'd survive a nuclear winter, plus Philip Schofield drama, AI experts say humanity is at risk, the Indian rail disaster, a trailer for Black Mirror, reviewing Succession (spoiler-free), plus Ukraine, Sunak, Boris being investigated for Covid breaches - again.

This week, Colin & James discuss children's TV in Britain, Suella Braverman, Police Scotland, Cardiff riots, Jacob Rees-Mogg admitting voter ID backfired, Ron DeSantis running in 2024, Meta, Twitter, supermarkets ripping us off, trailers for Barbie & Killers of the Flower Moon - plus ML's review of 4000 Weeks.

This week, Colin & James discuss not watching the King's coronation, Charles getting oiled up, protesters arrested because they might have been annoying, the Tories lose 1,000+ councillors, Labour's lack of direction, reviews of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 and The Last of Us, plus Trump, Putin, George Santos, Steven Crowder, Ed Sheeran, the writers' strike, more mass shootings - and the most lovely couple to buy a home from.

This week, Colin & James discuss the SNP being the 'most transparent party', Sturgeon's potential arrest, Dominic Raab resigning, Rishi Sunak, Diane Abbott's letter, the Illegal Migration bill, Biden aiming for 2024 re-election, Fox and Tucker part ways, the Dominion lawsuit, Just Stop Oil protests, Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' worsens, Jonathan Majors, Microsoft's deal derailed in the UK - and a chat about RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15.

This week, Colin & James discuss selling flats, paying for sick cats, Peter Murrell getting arrested, Jack Teixeira getting arrested, Donald Trump getting arrested, SNP motorhomes, Humza's chances as First Minister, the Tennessee Three, mass shooting in Louisville, Rishi Sunak's culture war continues, French protests over retirement - and reviews of John Wick 4, Andor, and the Bad Batch.

This week, Colin & James discuss Humza Yousaf as Scotland's new First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon's legacy, Boris Johnson's breakdown continues, Sunak, Starmer and Corbyn, Trump's imminent hush money arrest, Putin's arrest warrant, Lance Reddick, Asteroid City, Elon Musk's upcoming Twitter changes, Nashville shooting, World Athletics - and an advert for visiting Iceland.

This week, Colin & James discuss the Gary Lineker tweet saga, BBC impartiality, the UK Government's Illegal Migration bill, Boris Johnson 'maybe' misled MPs over lockdown parties, SNP members vote for the next First Minister, Everything Everywhere All At Once wins big at the Oscars, Star Wars getting revamped, Elon Musk in the news again - and reviews of Ant-Man: Quantumania and Netflix's Dead To Me.

This week, Colin & James discuss the three contenders for First Minister, Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf, the salad vegetable shortage, Brexit, the first year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Lancashire Police's treatment of Nicola Bulley, energy bills going up again, Tennessee's drag ban - and a first look at the trailer for Tetris.

This week, Colin & James delve into Nicola Sturgeon resigning as First Minister, potential replacements and her legacy, plus the far-right demonstration in Liverpool, Brianna Ghey's murder, more balloons shot down by the US, Elon Musk 'fires' an engineer, Google's chatbot stock crash, Disney announce another Toy Story sequel - as well as some interesting culture notes from Colin's jaunt to Texas.

This week, Colin & James discuss Nadhim Zahawi's sacking, the murder of Tyre Nichols, trans prisoners in Scotland, big day of strikes in the UK, the Chinese 'spy balloon', Shell & Exxon's biggest profits ever, Putin's missile threat, Doomsday Clock moves, the UK economy in the toilet, Justin Roiland booted off Rick & Morty, new DC movies on the way - and reviews of All Quiet on the Western Front and Tár.

This week, Colin & James discuss the UK Government's Section 35 to block Holyrood's gender reform bill, Rishi Sunak's seatbelt fine, Boris bribery with the BBC Chairman, Nadhim Zahawi's £5m tax bill, the Oscar nominations, more nurse & ambulance strikes, Jacinda Ardern, Ukraine latest, California shootings, more classified docs found in the States - plus a review of Avatar: The Way of Water.

This week, Colin & James return to talk the state of the NHS, ongoing nurse and teacher strikes, Andrew Tate, Prince Harry, Biden's classified documents, Kevin McCarthy's 15 votes, attempted insurrection in Brazil, plus Golden Globes, a review of Glass Onion - and the first trailer for Beau Is Afraid.

In the final episode of 2022, Colin & James talk New Year's resolutions, sugary cereal, the Scottish Government's Gender Reform Act, Rishi Sunak refusing to offer nurses more money, continued strikes, Covid cases rising in China, Zelenskyy in Washington, cocaine in Westminster, a trailer for The Whale, Messi wins the World Cup, Henry Cavill waves goodbye to Superman - and also reviews of Good Will Hunting and Dragula.

This week, Colin & James discuss bad Christmas jumpers, useless remortgaging companies, great loungewear recommendations, followed by actual news items like the ongoing strikes in the UK, China's Covid policy changes, Dominic Raab, Matt Hancock, the SNP's new Westminster leader, Anne Sacoolas sentenced, Elon Musk got booed, plus reviews of Wakanda Forever, The Coming Storm - and trailers for Guardians 3, The Last of Us and the Pale Blue Eye.

This week, Colin & James discuss hitting the big 300 mark, a second Scottish independence referendum gets chucked by the Supreme Court, controversy at the Qatar World Cup, Matt Hancock in the jungle, another 7 days of Elon Musk's Twitter, Club Q shooting, COP27 ends - and a review of the movie 300.

This week, Colin & James discuss disrupted sleep, a chaotic fortnight at Twitter HQ, tax changes in the UK, Ukraine-Russian war headlines, beer at the Qatar World Cup, Sir Gavin Williamson resigns, reviews of The Expanse, Enola Holmes 2 and the first four Harry Potter movies - plus a first look at John Wick 4 and if swords can stop bullets.

This week, Colin & James discuss remembering birthdays, the new *new* Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Matt Hancock entering the jungle, interest rates go up again, Suella Braverman's emails, Paul Pelosi, midterm election concerns, Elon Musk buys Twitter and fires half the staff, Kanye West - plus full reviews of Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, the Banshees of Inisherin and Bros.

This week, Colin & James discuss Liz Truss resigning as Prime Minister, the prospect of Boris Johnson returning, the likelihood of an election, Just Stop Oil throw soup on a painting, ongoing protests in Iran, Russia-US relations, Trump summoned to Congress, Covid cases in Scotland, Kanye West - and a first trailer for All Quiet on the Western Front.

This week, Colin & James discuss the Government's u-turn on 45p tax, the pound tanking, Liz Truss' speech to the Tory conference, Russia annexes eastern Ukraine, Elon Musk buying Twitter (again), Iran protests, Italy's election, the Nordstream leaks, Rust restarts filming, trailers for Wakanda Forever and The Last of Us - and Dunfermline is officially now a city for some reason.

This week, Colin & James discuss the Queen's funeral, the 10 days of mourning, King Charles not paying any inheritance tax, Kwasi Kwarteng's 'mini budget' helping rich people, energy price cap chat, Iran, Biden, Florida's governor being sued, Roger Federer retiring and a review of See How They Run.

This week, Colin & James go in depth on the death of the Queen, the wall-to-wall TV coverage, reactions from around the world, the deification of the British monarchy - plus new Prime Minister Liz Truss, Ukraine takes back its territory, as well as reviews of Heartstopper, The Book of Mormon and the latest Thor movie.

This week, Colin & James discuss the energy price cap going up to £3.5k, bin strikes across Scotland, Sunak v Truss voting ends, Ukraine-Russian war hits six months, Gorbachev dies, Pakistan floods, Liverpool shooting, Trump raid documents unsealed, Twitter-Musk saga continues, Nick Kyrgios sued for defamation - plus reviews of Nope, The Adam Project and 86.

This week, Colin & James discuss car breakdowns, adult conversations, the UK Government censoring comments on Rwanda, Sir Keir Starmer's energy proposals, Sunak still soldiering on, Jerry Sadowitz's cancelled Edinburgh Fringe show, Salman Rushdie stabbed, Biden passes his Inflation Reduction Act, Side Hustle Scott Morrison, plus a(nother) review of Predator prequel Prey and the Oscars issue a 50-year apology.

This week, Colin & James discuss the latest in the Tory leadership contest, Donald Trump's Florida residence raided by the FBI, energy bills going up again, expensive supermarket petrol, Alex Jones, Rebekah Vardy, The Gray Man, Prey, a trailer for Andor - and a live Covid test.

This week, Colin & James discuss faking your own death, Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss, the Ukraine-Russia grain deal, last week's UK heatwave, a bunch of San Diego Comic Con trailers, Netflix loses 1 million subscribers, plus Trump, Steve Bannon and the Met Police going easy on Boris.

This week, Colin & James discuss Boris Johnson finally resigning as Prime Minister, the Tory leadership contest, Nicola Sturgeon announces October 2023 for the next independence referendum, Sir Keir Starmer cleared, the Supreme Court rolls back Roe v Wade, Elon Musk taken to court by Twitter, the first photos from the James Webb Telescope, Finland & Sweden joining Nato - and a review of The Boys Season 3, Top Gun: Maverick, Heartstopper and Derry Girls.

This week, Colin & James discuss stress and a lack of sleep, the UK rail strikes, Labour's fence-sitting, the two by-election losses for the Conservatives, the Rwanda migrant policy, Prince Charles, the SNP-Patrick Grady debacle, Afghanistan earthquake, more Uvalde response, the US Senate passes a gun bill, Lia Thomas and Fina's ruling, plus Apple workers in Maryland vote to unionise and there's a new Game of Thrones show on the way.

This week, Colin & James discuss Boris survives the confidence vote, the Capitol riot hearings, unhinged Queen's Jubilee celebrations, Ukraine-Russia latest, fuel prices at a record high, Indyref2 chat, UK airport chaos, Elon Musk attempting to backtrack from Twitter, Turkey renames itself, plus trailers for Black Adam and Prey.

This week, Colin & James discuss the Queen's Jubilee/platty jubes, the Sue Gray report, a leadership contest on the horizon for Boris Johnson, the Uvalde school shooting and gun control in the US, the Depp-Heard defamation trial, Biden on Taiwan, Ukraine latest, Sunak gives us cash, Scotland miss out on the World Cup (again), plus reviews of Everything Everyone All At Once and trailers for Thor: Love & Thunder and the penultimate Mission Impossible movie.

This week, Colin & James discuss Finland & Sweden attempting to join NATO, Putin's May 9th speech, Ukraine winning Eurovision, Blackpool's Jake Daniels coming out, local UK election results, Elon Musk stalls over Twitter, Buffalo shooting, windfall tax - plus trailers for Avatar: The Way of Water, The Boys Season 3 and She-Hulk.

This week, Colin & James discuss Neil Parish's resignation for 'searching for tractors' in the Commons, the latest in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, EU demands a stop to Russian oil, Boris demonstrates how out of touch he is with the cost of living, Elon Musk still buying Twitter, Michelle Mone's property got raided, Justin Lin leaves Fast X filming because Vin Diesel - and also a big telescope in space can now take nice photos of stars very far away.

This week, Colin & James discuss Boris Johnson's fine and MPs voting to investigate if he misled Parliament (spoiler: he did), Nicola Sturgeon's facemask slip, Priti Patel's Rwanda plan for refugees, the latest in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, NASA wants to probe Uranus, Rishi Sunak wants to be investigated, Netflix losing subscribers - plus reviews of Boiling Point, The Witcher S2, and ML reviews The Last Kingdom.

This week, Colin & James discuss the latest in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the UK's visa response, more sanctions, Priti Patel apologises, Rishi Sunak's wife avoiding tax, plus a review of The Batman and The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On trailer - and getting more tattoos.

This week, Colin & James discuss the latest in the Russia-Ukraine war, the UK's pitiful number of Ukrainian visas, Joe Biden's Putin comments, Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, the overshadowed Oscars win for Coda, facemasks to remain in Scotland for now, P&O Ferries sackings - and the twenty fines handed out for the illegal Downing Street parties.

This week, Colin & James discuss the latest in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Zelenskyy, the UK's response, the impact of sanctions - plus Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release from Iran, facemasks to stay in Scotland, Jussie Smollett sentenced, and reviews of Turning Red, Being the Ricardos, Uncharted, and Oscar nominee tick tick... BOOM!

This week, Colin & James discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Putin, Zelensky, Britain's response to the crisis, social media and TikTok, the Snake Island story - plus Covid restrictions ending in Scotland, a pay rise for MPs, X-Men in Dr Strange 2, and dreading phone calls from Arnold Clark.

This week, Colin & James discuss inevitably catching Covid, the latest with Russia & Ukraine, Prince Andrew's settlement, Boris's questionnaire, Dame Cressida resigns, Novak Djokovic's interview, trailers for Nope, Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV show and Jurassic World Dominion - plus reviews of Nightmare Alley and The Expanse.

This week, Colin & James discuss the Sue Gray report, Boris says sorry, his Jimmy Savile comment, Dame Cressida Dick and the Met Police, David Goodwillie joining Raith Rovers, Russia-Ukraine latest, more Spotify & Joe Rogan fallout, offense archaeology, the 2022 Oscar nominations - plus reviews of The Matrix Resurrections, Encanto, and Wheel of Time.

This week, Colin & James dive into the latest Boris birthday party allegations, cake ambushes, the Met Police and Sue Gray, plus reviews of Belfast, Apple TV's Macbeth and The Suicide Squad, as well as Russia-Ukraine tensions, more Prince Andrew, BrewDog in the news again, Spotify & Joe Rogan vs Neil Young - and a SpaceX rocket on a collision course with the moon.

This week, Colin & James discuss how Mini Eggs are a good measure of inflation, Downing Street drama, if Boris is getting the boot, Covid rules relax across the UK, Russia-Ukraine tensions, Prince Andrew, Meatloaf - plus Moon Knight, Lord of the Rings TV show latest, as well as reviews of the new Scream movie, Eternals and more.

This week, Colin & James discuss their start to 2022, 'bring your own booze' party at 10 Downing Street during the first lockdown, the Novak Djokovic in Australia saga, reviews of Hawkeye, Don't Look Up and Succession Season 3, Liam Neeson back with another action movie, plus Kazakhstan, Omicron latest, Desmond Tutu - and a nervous Prince Andrew.

This week, Colin & James discuss Christmas plans, Spotify Wrapped being a month early, free stuff, plus actual news like Omicron case numbers, new Scottish restrictions, football fans, more party denials from Boris, the Tories lose North Shropshire, spoiler-free reviews of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Hawkeye and House of Gucci - as well as Peng Shuai, Russia-Ukraine, and a new Chilean President. Merry Christmas.