Published by Adrian Goldberg
Adrian Goldberg explores the latest political stories from Westminster and the world.
Listen on Apple PodcastsHaving promised to end 'forever wars,' is US president Donald Trump now at risk of becoming embroiled in one in Iran? Adrian Goldberg hears from Scott Lucas is professor of international politics at the Clinton Institute, University College, Dublin. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What will the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham do differently to Keir Starmer? Can he really get the economy growing in a way that eluded his predecessor…? Is his dream of reindustrialisation a reality? Adrian Goldberg discusses Burnham's big questions with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and David Bailey, an industrial strategy expert a professor at Birmingham Business School. Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adrian Goldberg hears from Enda O'Doherty, author of The Dark Side Of France, which traces the history of the French far right. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Adrian Goldberg hears from Ukrainians left in limbo after fleeing Putin’s persecution. Following Russia’s full scale invasion in 2022 the UK – like many other European countries – opened its arms to those displaced by the fighting and more than 200,000 live here now. But unlike refugees from other countries, Ukrainians don’t have a pathway to permanent residence in Britain. The're expected to head back home whenever the conflict ends, despite having built newlives here. In the meantime, rules around visas and qualifications mean they are being denied jobs and educational opportunities. There are stories of doctors working as cleaners. Adrian hears from Natalia Kogut who fled Ukraine with her two children and Professor Sara Jones at Birmingham University, who has been researching the plight of Ukrainians in the UK. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adrian Goldberg talks to ITV's Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt about the dire state of Britain's social housing stock. Dan is the author of "Left To Rot - How Governments Have Betrayed Us And How We Fix It" is out now via Bristol University Press. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andy Burnham discusses his political beliefs and the events that shaped them in this in depth interview with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu, recorded in July 2025 at the Byline Festival, Keele University. At the time, Burnham was Mayor of Greater Manchester and had no inkling that withing 12 months he'd become PM. The result is an unusually revealing conversation. Video - Sean Byrne Roberts. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adrian Goldberg highlights a brilliant Byline Times investigation by Nafeez Ahmed and Peter Jukes which exposes the links between Cambridge University, Reform UK and the Trump-supporting US tech billionaire Peter Thiel… The individual who connects all three is James Orr – who is both an associate professor of Divinity at Cambridge AND Head of Policy at Reform. He’s been described as Nigel Farage’s kingmaker. Orr runs a postgraduate compound in Cambridge , which has hosted various controversial figures including Peter Thiel himself, his protégé, US vice-president JD Vance, Dutch anti-Islam campaigner Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Canadian anti woke activist Jordan Peterson. Nafeez and Peter raise serious questions about student safeguarding, the funding of Orr’s operation and, ultimately, foreign influence in UK politics. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White In Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adrian Goldberg and Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov discuss Nigel Farage's decision to resign from parliament and force a by-election of his own Clacton seat. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adrian Goldberg discusses Russia's latest onslaught on Ukraine with Byline Times correspondent Zarina Zabrisky, who is based in Kherson. As you will hear, Zarina recorded the interview as nearby buildings came under attack. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adrian Goldberg marks the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence with Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes; Alexandra Hall Hall, a former British diplomat who is now a US citizen: Heidi Siegmund Cuda, the Emmy award winning investigative journalist; and Scott Lucas a professor of international politics at the Clinton Institute, at UCD Dublin… Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can Andy Burnham's desire for more devolved government in the UK i.e. 'Manchesterism' undo the damage caused by Thatcherism? Adrian Goldberg talks to Leeds-based Tom Forth, an industrial strategist, app designer and co-founder of tech company Data City. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Tom Forth, an industrial strategist, an app designer and co-founder of Data City, a tech company based in Leeds. Tom Forth, an industrial strategist, an app designer and co-founder of Data City, a tech company based in Leeds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adrian Goldberg exposes the bullshitters of Brext with author Otto English and Simon Duncan from the Ealing Distillery, makers of Ealing Gin. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham, UK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adrian Goldberg discusses Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as PM and his probable replacement by Andy Burnham. His guests are Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov, Dr Sarah Longlands, chief executive of Centre for Local Economies and Chris Hayes from the think tank Common Wealth which is said to have Burnham's ear. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg./ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adrian Goldberg discusses the extent to which the identity and political views of Andy Burnham - hotly tipped to be the next PM - have been shaped by his association with football. There are contributions from Dave Boyle, who worked with Burnham at Supporters Direct, a government funded body designed to encourage fan ownership, and Graham Ennis, a fellow Evertonian, who ran the fanzine 'When Skies Are Grey'. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov talks to polling expert Peter Kellner about Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election. Hosted and produced by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adrian Goldberg talks to Victoria Bateman, author of Women, Wealth And Power - a revisionist history which provides evidence that, contrary to popular perception, women have been key generators of wealth for millennia. The book is published in paperback on July 2, 2026 in the UK. Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Albania has witnessed nightly demonstrations against the development of a luxury resort on the unspoilt Sezan Island by – amongst others - Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in law Jared Kushner. Protestors have gathering nightly in the capital Tirana to the oppose the plan, which threatens to disrupt a key habitat for migratory birds, endangered species such as Mediterranean monk seals, sea turtles and, yes, flamingos. Adrian Goldberg analyses the protests with Gezim Alpion, a sociologist from Birmingham University and Scott Lucas – professor of US and international politics at the Clinton Institute, University College, Dublin Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham, UK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marking the start of World Cup 2026, Adrian Goldberg talks to Nick McGeehan, director of Fair Square, about their campaign to remove FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Artificial Intelligence will shape our all lives for better or for ill for years to come…and now there's growing evidence that it's starting to influence how people vote. New research by think tank Diffusion ahead of next week’s Makerfield by election suggests that four out of five voters say they don’t trust the government to effectively control the companies making AI. Lead author Daniel Stone shares his findings with Adrian Goldberg. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The tragic murder of student Henry Nowak in Southampton last year has been seized upon as a cause celebre by the far right – even though Henry's father Mark said he didn’t want the incident to be used to create further hatred, division or tension. Police handcuffed Henry as he lay dying, following false claims by his killer Vickram Digwa that he had been the victim of a racist attack. Amid claims of 'two tier policing', Stephen Yaxley Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) spoke at a protest this week in which 11 officers were injured. Nigel Farage called for ‘pure cold rage’ in response to Henry’s death. Adrian Goldberg hears from Tippa Napthali who fought for years to secure justice on behalf of his cousin Mikey Powell - who suffocated in a police van in Birmingham 2003 - and Kojo Kyerewaa, national organiser for Black Lives Matter UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices