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Best podcasts about Melanie Reid

Latest podcast episodes about Melanie Reid

The Neurology Lounge
Episode 48. Impact – The Tragedy of Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

The Neurology Lounge

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 26:22


In this episode, I explore the two catastrophic forms of traumatic neurological injury, brain and spinal cord. I discuss the life-changing physical consequences of traumatic neurological injury, and the equally harrowing but often invisible emotional fallouts. I particularly highlight the often incomprehensible ways by which neurological injuries result – from riding horses and diving into pools, to boat and road traffic accidents. I illustrate the diverse features of traumatic brain injury with prominent historical cases which highlight its causes and manifestations and complications. One is the case of Phineas Gage, as described by Antonio Damasio in his classic book 'Descarte's Error'. Damasio narrated the astonishing head injury Gage sustained when a tamping rod penetrated his head when he was setting charges as part of his railroad work, a case that demonstrates the impact of traumatic brain injury on personality and judgement.I also use more recent graphic patient memoirs, such as those of Cathy Crimmins titled 'Where is the Mango Princess', to portray the diverse dimensions of traumatic brain injury, and that of Melanie Reid titled 'The World I Fell Out Of', to show the mechanism and devastation of traumatic spinal cord injury. I also discuss the modern acute management of neurological injury, the short- and long-term complications, and the arduous rehabilitation process that follows.

Ouch: Disability Talk
Paralympian James Brown: My disability needs were denied in prison

Ouch: Disability Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 40:38


Paralympian James Brown, who is partially sighted, has given his first broadcast interview to Access All since he won compensation from the government over his treatment in prison.Brown reached an out of court settlement with the Ministry of Justice after he launched legal proceedings for being denied his access needs in jail.He'd been given a custodial sentence for glueing himself to a plane as part of an Extinction Rebellion protest.We also hear from Recoop, a charity which supports older prisoners, about the situation facing other disabled inmates in the UK.And we hear from the writer Melanie Reid, on why she's put an end to Spinal Column — her regular updates for the Times newspaper, which documented her trials and tribulations since she became a tetraplegic and a wheelchair user following a riding accident in 2010.Presenter: Emma Tracey Editor: Farhana Haider, Beth Rose Producers: Daniel Gordon, Alex Collins Sound recording and mixing: Dave O'Neill

Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Miscarriage, Maggie O'Farrell on stammering, Women and alcohol-related liver disease

Woman's Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 55:11


Losing a baby in the early stages of pregnancy can be an extremely painful experience. Having to explain to your employer why you can't come to work only adds to the difficulty. In the UK, there's currently no entitlement to time off for miscarriage within the first six months of pregnancy. The Women and Equalities Select Committee is hearing evidence on extending the right to bereavement leave to cover losses up to 24 weeks. Sarah Owen MP, Chair of the Committee and someone who has experienced baby loss, joined Nuala McGovern to discuss. When the Stammer Came to Stay is award-winning author Maggie O'Farrell's third children's book. Based on her experience of living with a stammer, it celebrates differences and explores children's resilience in facing new challenges. She talks to Anita Rani about the book and how her stammer has shaped her life. Why are more young women dying from alcohol-related liver disease than ever before? BBC journalist Hazel Martin, diagnosed with the condition in her early 30s, has been investigating how her social drinking habits put her life at risk. Hazel joined Nuala along with Professor Debbie Shawcross, Consultant Hepatologist at King's College Hospital, to explore the growing crisis and its causes. After writing her Spinal Column for The Times since 2010 —beginning just two weeks after breaking her neck and back in a riding accident—Melanie Reid has decided it's time to stop. She joined Nuala to discuss why she's stepping away, her reflections on the journey, and her plans for the future. Song-writing partnership Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear are making history by becoming the youngest and first female songwriting duo to compose for a Disney feature film in Moana 2. The Grammy Award-winning pair joined Nula to discuss their musical partnership. Kim Cypher, a saxophonist, composer, and vocalist, is a regular on the London and UK jazz circuit. She recently launched her third album, Catching Moments, and joined Anita in the Woman's Hour studio and performed live.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Dianne McGregor

Woman's Hour
Joan Armatrading, Baroness Lola Young, Melanie Reid

Woman's Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 55:21


Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading joins Nuala McGovern to discuss her 23rd studio album, How Did This Happen and What Does it Now Mean?Losing a baby in the early stages of pregnancy can be an extremely painful experience. Having to think about what you're going to tell your employer about why you're not able to come to work can compound the difficulty. In the UK you are not entitled to any time off work if you experience miscarriage in the first six months of pregnancy. But today, the Women and Equalities Select Committee is hearing evidence for the case of extending your right to bereavement leave to the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Sarah Owen MP, Chair of that Committee is in the Woman's Hour studio.Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey has spent the last 20 years as an independent crossbench peer in the House of Lords, championing social justice causes such as the fight against modern slavery and promoting ethical fashion. She was also one of the first black women to enter the Lords. In her memoir Eight Weeks, she reflects on her childhood in the care system during the 1950s and 60s and the challenges she faced moving between foster care and children's homes, and what she learnt from accessing her care records some fifty years later. After writing her Spinal Column for the Times newspaper since 2010 – the first just two weeks after breaking her neck and back in a riding accident - columnist and author Melanie Reid has decided it's time to stop and has published the final one. She joins Nuala to discuss why she has made that decision and what her plans are now.Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Kirsty Starkey

Bunny in the Garden with...
44: Melanie Reid MBE

Bunny in the Garden with...

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 67:05


Today Bunny is chatting to Melanie Reid MBE, about her garden in Scotland. Melaine Reid is best known for her weekly ‘Spinal Column' in The Times magazine, which discusses disability and her life as a tetraplegic, following a serious riding accident.  Bunny and Melanie, chat about how she got into riding, the accident, dark humour in hospitals and aftercare. They talk about how gardening is good at reducing pain, and the positive effects the Horatio's Gardens have had on spinal wards.  For Melanies Bunny gives her 3 handmade wrought iron hares from Forge & Folie.   https://www.etsy.com/listing/1648348342/add-a-unique-touch-to-your-garden-with https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557270892108 #disability #bunnyinthegardenwith 

The Red Box Politics Podcast
Crackdown On Cronyism?

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 35:37


Ministers are drawing up plans for political parties to have to publicly justify why they are appointing peers to the House of Lords. Will it help combat “cronyism” in the second chamber? Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day, and all the other stuff, with Times columnists James Marriott and Melanie Reid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing
Harriet Wistrich: Sister in Law: Fighting for justice in a legal system designed by men

Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 42:22


Details of the Centre for Women's Justice (CWJ) here where you can also find details of future book events.What some of the reviewers have said:Inventive, compassionate and tenacious, Wistrich…[is] a magnificent, radical, uncompromising warrior of a woman.Melanie Reid, The TimesWistrich's skill lies in her innovative use of legislation…she thrives on perseverance.Yvonne Roberts, The ObserverThrough these enraging and astonishing stories, Wistrich… shows us the best of humanity. [She is] empathetic, dogged, canny, always up for the fight.Fiona Sturges, The GuardianA history of her three-decade career, peppered by some of Britain's most significant cases of violence against women.Suzanne Moore, The TelegraphHighly accessible and beautifully written…Wistrich's strong sense of fairness and justice runs through every word.Chris McCurley, Legal ActionA devastating indictment of a justice system that routinely fails female victims of male violence.Richard Scorer, New Law JournalShownotes:https://www.justiceforwomen.org.uk/Both me and Harriet in this photograph, in 1988, at a protest against Section 28. Guess which is which correctly and I will gift you a free sub! Get full access to Julie Bindel's writing and podcasts at juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

The Red Box Politics Podcast
Rebuilding After The Riots

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 47:28


In the wake of the riots that followed the Southport attacks, Adam Boulton asks what Keir Starmer can learn from other politicians who tried to rebuild and unite communities after a period of unrest.Plus: Columnists Carol Lewis and Melanie Reid discuss how we can better care for mentally ill people in the community, whether we learnt anything from Donald Trump's interview with Elon Musk and drinking martinis on a flight like Queen Elizabeth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RNZ: The Detail
Newshub's Mike McRoberts: "The end is hard to accept."

RNZ: The Detail

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 21:10


As Newshub enters its final week, reporter Adam Hollingworth talks to current and former staff about the new division's early days and key events in its 35 year history  

Pen To Print: THE PODCAST FOR ASPIRING AUTHORS & WRITERS
An Interview with Melanie Reid : Write On! Audio Weekly

Pen To Print: THE PODCAST FOR ASPIRING AUTHORS & WRITERS

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 41:55


 Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print   Our interview this month is with Melanie Reid .   Melanie is a journalist and columnist for The Times newspaper.  She broke her neck in a riding accident in 2010 and since then has been a tetraplegic.  Her weekly musings on her life as a disabled person ‘Spinal column' appear in The Sunday Times magazine.  As well as her newspaper work Melanie is a published non-fiction author and was awarded an OBE in the 2016 birthday honours.    You can read Melanie's work for The Times Newspaper here (these pieces are behind a paywall) https://www.thetimes.com/profile/melanie-reid   Follow Melanie on X here https://x.com/mel_reidtimes   Melanie was in conversation with Dr Afsana Elanko and Write On! Editor, Madeleine White We're always delighted to read your contributions so if you'd like to see your words in Write on! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to:  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/     Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio. This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory. Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen to Print.   This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me
Bonus episode: The Law Society address

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 62:04


In this special bonus episode, we bring you Melanie Reid's keynote speech to the annual NZ Law Society Conference in Invercargill, a candid behind-the-scenes insight into what it was really like to be at the coalface of this extraordinary case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boy in the Water
Update: Coroner Calls Inquest

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 25:30


We reveal an important update from the coroner's office, plus a radio interview with Melanie Reid on The Detail.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RNZ: The Detail
Quest for answers over three year old's death

RNZ: The Detail

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 21:33


Paul Jones hasn't let up in his drive to get answers over his three year old son's death – but in spite of multiple investigations, the truth appears to be no closer. 

The Boy in the Water
Bonus Material

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 4:22


Watch the video version of The American Detective, read about the police review into the case, and listen to our award-winning podcast Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boy in the Water
Episode 9: The American Detective

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 43:09


In the astonishing season finale, a ‘big gun' US retired forensic detective is on the case - and she's not going to stop until she finds the truth.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boy in the Water
Episode 8: Grief and Secrets

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 24:40


Lachie's graveside birthday celebration, and an ex-police officer reveals the culture of bullying and burnout at the Gore police station.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boy in the Water
Episode 7: U-Turn

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 27:37


Inside the small town Gore courtroom - the disappointment, the heartache and Paul Jones tells it like it is.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boy in the Water
Episode 6: More Questions Than Answers

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 31:33


The twists and turns continue when we hear the police statements of Lachie's mother, brother and a teenager who lived on the street.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boy in the Water
Episode 5: The Night Lachie Died

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 23:34


Mysterious and tragic circumstances surround the night Lachie's body was found.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boy in the Water
Episode 4: Rocky Road

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 28:00


Volatile relationships and police call-outs - what was going on leading up to Lachie's death?Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boy in the Water
Episode 3: Deeply Troubled

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 19:12


The whole town gets drawn into the case as the local council is charged in relation to Lachie's death.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boy in the Water
Episode 2: Return to Gore

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 25:52


The mystery surrounding the death of Lachie Jones deepens after our team sends lung tissue samples to an international forensic pathologist.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boy in the Water
Episode 1: Case Closed

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 22:46


Officials jump to an early and dubious conclusion when a three-year-old boy's body is found floating in a town's sewage ponds.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boy in the Water
Welcome to The Boy in the Water

The Boy in the Water

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2023 3:01


Newsroom's electrifying new podcast takes you inside a small town harbouring a big mystery. After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones is found floating in an oxidation pond in the Southland town of Gore, police rule his death a tragic accident. But nothing is what it seems. Newsroom's investigations editor Melanie Reid has spent three years covering this case, revealing multiple flaws in the police investigation and uncovering new evidence that casts serious doubt about the circumstances surrounding Lachie's death. In The Boy in the Water, Reid unravels the case – and the secrets – in an attempt to find out what really happened to little Lachie Jones. The Boy In The Water is coming soon to newsroom.co.nz and wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GUILT
S3 | BONUS | Melanie Reid Interview

GUILT

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 45:49


In this bonus episode Ryan speaks to venerated New Zealand Journalist Melanie Reid about her career and her work on some of New Zealand's most well known cases, including the Peter Ellis case, her undercover work in Gloriavale, the David Bain case and then we speak about her upcoming podcast The Boy in The Water, which will focus on the death of Lachlan Jones (the subject of Season 3 of Guilt). Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/guilt. Expand your listening experience and support the creation of this podcast by becoming an Acast+ Subscriber. Benefits include, Early Release, Ad Free Listening and Bonus Content. https://plus.acast.com/s/guilt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me
Episode 7: The author vs everyone

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 22:26


An incendiary new book on the Christchurch Civic Creche case incriminates an establishment that refuses to look at the big picture – not just the police and the investigators, but the judiciary and parliament as well. It reveals flawed processes, interviewing techniques and investigators at the heart of a totally unsound investigation, but it doesn't change a thing for Ellis.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me
Episode 1: Unbelievable

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 24:51


In this shocking first episode, we take you into early 1990s Christchurch with its conservatism, white power gangs - and claims that satanic cults and ritual abuse might be occurring under everyone's noses. Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me
Episode 2: Peter Arrested

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 24:03


When Detective Colin Eade and a core group of parents call an urgent meeting, the flames of fear become a bonfire – Eade is convinced Ellis is not acting alone and that at least 10 other offenders are also involved.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me
Episode 3: Police and panic

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 25:06


Up to five children a day are being seen at the police Child Abuse Unit, some put through multiple evidential interviews. The panic spreads through the families, and parents are ballistic with fear - a frenzy being led by therapists and police.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me
Episode 4: Four women arrested

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 25:55


The belief that a ring of child sex abusers made up of a young gay creche worker and four women living normal suburban lives seizes the imaginations of Christchurch's establishment. Police raid the homes of the women, trawling a backyard goldfish pond, climbing up into rooves and emptying family board games, before arresting and charging them with a raft of offences.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me

As Peter Ellis sits in prison, developments in the case keep coming. A year after he is convicted, the star child witness retracts her testimony saying she was never abused by Ellis at all. Meanwhile a prominent conservative politician does a U-turn and the top cop at the centre of the case admits to multiple affairs with complainant mothers and a social worker.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me
Episode 5: The trial

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 28:27


It is June 1993 and the night before the verdict in a case that has consumed the nation with its far-fetched claims of satanic rituals and children being sexually abused with needles and sticks. Accused childcare worker Peter Ellis spends it with young reporter Melanie Reid, recording the very last of their remarkable clandestine interviews in his flat, hours from finding out whether he will be locked away.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me
Episode 8: The girl who retracted

Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 25:20


What has life been like for the girl described as the most credible and compelling witness who then retracted and said the abuse never happened - only to be disbelieved and ignored by the same establishment? And in this heartbreaking final episode, Peter Ellis makes his last legal stand in a three decades fight against power and politics.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
PMQs Unpacked: The 1972 Edition

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 48:34


Matt Chorley and Patrick Maguire analyse the dramatic scenes at Westminster 50 years ago, when a protest by MPs against rising unemployment caused uproar and led to the Commons being suspended.The events of the day are recreated by actor and impressionist Kieran Hodgson, before Matt speaks to a minister in Edward Heath's government about his memories of the time. Plus Times columnist Melanie Reid and Daily Mirror political editor John Stevens talk about Conservative MPs calling for ministers to negotiate with nurses, the Scottish Government raising taxes, and why we should stop moaning about snow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast

As Matt Hancock releases his 'Pandemic Diaries', Patrick Maguire asks what makes a great political diary? He speaks to Sir Alan Duncan, who published his recollections of the Brexit years, literary agent Martin Redfern and the political journalist Michael Crick.Plus, columnists Melanie Reid and Matthew Syed discuss the army being used to replace striking workers, the UK's coldest constituency, and England playing France at the World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
How to be an Ex-Prime Minister

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 43:36


The UK has seven living ex-prime ministers for the first time in modern history. But how should a former leader behave when they've left the top job? Patrick Maguire speaks to journalist Steve Richards and former advisers to both John Major and Boris Johnson, while Times sketch writer Quentin Letts gives his advice on how to retain your authority on the backbenches. Plus columnists James Forsyth and Melanie Reid ask who the public will blame for the Christmas strikes, whether Boris Johnson will really run again at the next election and whether football matches are better without alcohol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
The Politics of Gogglebox

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 43:49


Forget focus groups, watching Channel 4's Gogglebox can be a great insight into what the nation thinks about its politicians. The show's creator Stephen Lambert tells Matt how the idea came about and how it became must-see TV for prime ministers. Ex-Goggleboxers Steph and Dom talk about their time on the sofa, and Josh Tapper says it led him to want to be an MP.Plus columnists James Forsyth and Melanie Reid on Boris Johnson and Liz Truss joining a backbench rebellion, whether foreign students should be counted in the immigration figures, and why journalists - apart from James - don't dress as smartly as they used to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
Has The Lobby Lost It?

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 41:15


The Lobby is the group of journalists who have special access at Westminster and cover the daily twists and turns of British politics.Have they become hooked on political drama and bringing down ministers at the expense of covering issues of substance?Matt is joined by writer Andrew Gimson, former political editor of the Times Philip Webster, political reporter for the Sun Noa Hoffman and Sir Craig Oliver, former director of communications for David Cameron.Plus columnists James Forsyth and Melanie Reid discuss whether Conservative MPs will swallow Jeremy Hunt's tax rises, Labour's response to the Autumn Statement and when is the right time to put up your Christmas decorations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
Dick's Six Decades in Politics

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 38:42


Dick Taverne entered parliament in 1962, and rubbed shoulders with some of the political giants of the 20th century. He was a minister in Harold Wilson's government, and worked with Roy Jenkins to legalise homosexuality and introduce decimalisation. He even campaigned for remain on a bus with Liz Truss.Plus columnists Melanie Reid and James Forsyth on Kwasi Kwarteng's non-apology over the mini-budget, the end of the age of secrecy in Westminster and the return of Big Ben's bongs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
Focus Group: Rishi's First

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 47:37


James Johnson from J.L. Partners joins Matt Chorley to discuss what a focus group of undecided voters in key electoral seats think of new prime minister Rishi Sunak.PLUS: James Forsyth and Melanie Reid on the government's ambitions, Trump and the joys of reading a newspaper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
Too Much Too Young

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 36:19


With Rishi Sunak becoming prime minister at 42, Patrick Maguire asks: Are MPs really getting younger? And does age matter in politics? He's joined by broadcaster Joan Bakewell, former Lib Dem leader Vince Cable, politics professor Tim Bale and Alexander Curtis, who was one of the youngest mayors in British history.Plus columnists Melanie Reid and James Forsyth discuss 'Rishinomics', a possible deal with France over channel migrants, and whether Twitter has been good or bad for our national conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RNZ: The Detail
Peter Ellis' faith finally repaid

RNZ: The Detail

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 25:59


The Detail talks to Newsroom's Melanie Reid about the years she's spent covering the Peter Ellis case.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
The Politics of Pop

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 38:24


After Liz Truss got intro trouble for playing Moving On Up at her Tory Party Conference speech, Matt Chorley explores the relationship between politics and pop.He hears from Al Mackenzie from the band D:Ream, Dave Rowntree, who was the drummer for Blur and then became a Labour councillor in Norfolk between 2017 and 2021, Matt Charlton, Music Journalist for the NME and Rolling Stone and Lisa Verrico, Music Journalist at The Sunday Times.PLUS James Forsyth and Melanie Reid on the heavy cost of Kwarteng's spending squeeze and young people's support for Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Venetia Menzies, Data Journalist at the Times and Sunday Times takes Matt Chorley through baby name statistics. Find out which names are the most popular and which have fallen out of favour, and what happens when your name is the same is a frontline politician.PLUS: James Forsyth and Melanie Reid discuss where the Tories go next after that extraordinary poll for The Times put Labour 33 points ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
Two Minute Takeaways

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 34:43


Let's get Fiscal. Matt Chorley dives into the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's fiscal statement and what it all means with the Times' Political Editor Steven Swinford and experts from the Institute of Economic Affairs, Institute of Directors, Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Resolution Foundation.Melanie Reid and James Forsyth also react and discuss the fiscal event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
Three Acts of a Premiership

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 42:39


Brexit, Covid and Partygate came to define Boris Johnson's time in Number 10, with the latter conspiring to bring about his downfall. As Johnson takes his final bow, Matt Chorley is joined by Times Radio's new Sunday politics show hosts Adam Boulton and Kate McCann to look at the Three Acts of a Premiership.PLUS James Forsyth and Melanie Reid on the festival of Brexit, energy bills, and Keir Starmer's birthday. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
Rishi Sunak and Harry Hill

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 51:26


Matt Chorley interviews the tory leadership candidate and former Chancellor Rishi Sunak on the cost of living, GDP figures, the Northern Ireland Protocol and much more. Plus columnists Melanie Reid and James Forsyth discuss the day's news on Boris Johnson's legal action and Nicola Sturgeon. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
Philip Larkin at 100

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 40:41


Patrick Maguire celebrates 100 years since Philip Larkin's birth. He speaks to former Poet Laureate and biographer Sir Andrew Motion who worked with Larkin at the University of Hull, James Marriott, Times' Deputy Books Editor and Daljit Nagra, Chair of the Royal Society of Literature.PLUS James Forsyth and Melanie Reid on Truss's tax proposals and the hosepipe ban. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Red Box Politics Podcast
It's Coming Home

The Red Box Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 41:28


Patrick Maguire sits in for Matt Chorley. Ahead of the Women's Euros final this Sunday, we dive into the history of women's football, the politics at play, and how far the game has come with the Times' Molly Hudson, the grandson of the women football legend Lizzy Ashcroft Steve Bolton, former England player Lucy Ward and Yvonne Harrison from Women in Football.PLUS James Forsyth and Melanie Reid on the five big arguments the Conservatives need to have and colostomy bags. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Books and Authors
A Good Read: Melanie Reid & Andrew Cotter

Books and Authors

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 27:45


Columnist Melanie Reid adores This is Not About Me by Janice Galloway, a tragicomic account of her turbulent childhood in mid-century Scotland. Presenter Harriett Gilbert thinks John le Carré's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a true masterpiece, and sports broadcaster (and famous dog owner) Andrew Cotter recommends The Wild Places by fellow mountain-lover Robert Macfarlane. Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Sarah Goodman.