UNCOVERED: 2 - The Untold Story

Political podcasting is the hottest career right now

These are the newly minted political podcasts and presenters in the U.K.

Fortune · Jul 6, 2024

James O’Brien: I wouldn’t be where I am without private school

The LBC host went to fee-paying Ampleforth because his dad wanted to buy him a ‘golden ticket’, he told Hay Festival audiences

The Independent UK · May 27, 2024

Blinken will head to eastern Europe as concerns mount about Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to eastern Europe next week as concerns mount about Russia's advances in Ukraine, potential Russian interference in neighboring Moldova and pro-Moscow legislation being promoted in the former Soviet republic of Georgia

The Independent UK · May 24, 2024

Blinken Heads To Rally Ukraine Support, Could Cross Paths With Lavrov

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Monday to Europe to rally support for Ukraine, on a trip where he could cross paths with his Russian counterpart.

International Business Times · Nov 27, 2023

How They Broke Britain by James O’Brien review – a catalogue of disasters

No decent person could disagree with the radio host’s account of political failure in Britain. But what does he think needs to be done about it?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023

‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’ calls M&S Christmas advert starring Hannah Waddingham ‘abhorrent’

Katharine Birbalsingh was mocked by public figures including James May and James O’Brien for her letter condemning the campaign

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2023

James O’Brien, LBC’s mid-morning mouthpiece, on the problem with Farage, right-wing media and being a ‘heterosexual bruiser’

The notoriously opinionated radio host speaks to Louis Chilton about meeting Matthew Perry, the BBC’s ‘mess’ of an impartiality system, and why his new book tackles the 10 people who ‘broke Britain’

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023

‘I was young and naive – now I’m wizened and cynical’: James O’Brien on the politicians who always let you down

If Britain is broken, the talk radio host knows who to blame, from Nigel Farage to Jeremy Corbyn to Boris Johnson. True, he once voted for some of them, but he’s not going to let them off the hook

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023

New US sanctions target workarounds that let Russia get Western tech for war

The United States is sanctioning more than 150 businesses and individuals as it tries to crack down on evasion and deny Russia access to technology, money and financial channels that fuel Moscow's war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

Isolated Putin and Kim lay groundwork for second summit – as pair warned over ‘price to pay’ for cooperation

US threatens additional sanctions on North Korea and Russia in case of an arms deal – while South Korea also warns of consequences

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023