CakeWatch

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

71 episodes of CakeWatch since the first episode, which aired on 6 February 2018.

  • Episode 67: We Raged Against the Lying of the Right

    16 December 2019  |  1 hr 36 mins
    brexit, electoral reform, eu, eu politics, european union, federalism, uk politics

    The fight to Remain in the EU is over, but we did not go gently. The culture war now shifts to other fronts, and it will be a war of attrition. We talk a bit about that.

  • Episode 66: Goodnight and Good Luck

    11 December 2019  |  14 mins 54 secs
    boris johnson, greens, labour, lib dems, snp, tories, uk election, uk politics

    Steve and Chris have a message for you.

  • Episode 65: Vote Early Vote Often Vote Tactically

    3 December 2019  |  1 hr 12 mins
    brexit, conservative party, eu, eu politics, general election, labour party, uk politics

    EU and politics blogger Jon Worth joins Chris to take a deeper dive into tactical voting recommendations for next week's UK general election, plus some reflections on differences between politics in the UK and in other EU countries.

  • Episode 64: Centrist Unicorn Hunt

    19 November 2019  |  58 mins 2 secs
    brexit, conservative party, election, eu politics, labour party, tactical voting, uk politics

    We train our laser sights on some unicorns of the centre and discuss why voting tactically is the morally right thing to do.

  • Episode 63: Honey Badger

    21 October 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins
    brexit, eu, europe, european parliament, peoples vote, politics, referendum, uk politics

    Laura and Chris discuss the weekend's People's Vote march, the Johnson 'deal', and the view from Brussels, a city further enriched last week by the visit of Remainers Now. They talk about what brings them here.

  • Episode 62: Rally For Our Rights

    10 October 2019  |  1 hr 28 mins
    brexit, eu, uk politics

    Nicky James, aka Bloke from Barnsley, joins us to talk about the Rally For Our Rights taking place in London this coming weekend. Plus some further reflection on how it is that the Westminster bubble still can't read the other side, despite them being an open book.

  • Episode 61: Brexit is a Legacy Issue

    2 October 2019  |  1 hr 6 mins
    brexit, conservative party, eu, revoke, tories, uk politics

    The Bad News: Brussels wants the UK to “just get on with it”. The Good News: the populist revolution is eating itself. Or is it?

  • Episode 60: Bettel The Devil You Know

    17 September 2019  |  1 hr 24 mins
    boris johnson, brexit, europe, general election, labour party, lib dems, no deal, politics, referendum, uk politics

    Johnson's arrogant, disrespectful brinkmanship; hardening EU antagonism; and ways forward out of (or further into?) this mess. Plus: what happens the morning after an Article 50 revocation?

  • Episode 59: Rentrée

    4 September 2019  |  1 hr 24 mins
    brexit, conservative party, eu, labour party, uk politics

    After a night watching the House of Commons taking back control, are there grounds for hope? The minority government versus hung parliament contest is in its endgame.

  • Episode 58: Transatlantic Perspective

    5 August 2019  |  1 hr 4 mins
    brexit, eu, johnson, trump, uk politics, us politics

    How do Americans view Brexit and the EU? Jason Knoll is a High School teacher from Wisconsin and also a huge fan of the European Union. He joins Chris via Skype from Verona, Wisconsin, to talk transatlantic about politics, parallels, and survival during difficult times.

  • Episode 57: Act Three Scene Three

    23 July 2019  |  1 hr 12 mins
    brexit, conservative party, eu, uk politics

    Peter Wilding returns to the podcast to chat to Chris about the ongoing English Revolution and whether the Gammon Jacobins will have very long to savour their victory.

  • Episode 56: Montagegate

    25 June 2019  |  1 hr 18 mins
    brexit, eea, efta, eu, referendum, single market, uk politics

    Steve Analyst returns as co-host with Chris to talk about his latest monster Twitter thread documenting the manipulation of news footage in an attempt to convince Leavers that they knew they were voting to leave the Single Market.

  • Episode 55: In Medias Res

    12 June 2019  |  1 hr 19 mins
    ancient history, brexit, europe, history, politics, uk politics

    Classics klaxon! The Brexit news is too depressing so Chris and fellow nerd Katie Low escape to Greece and Rome to hunt out lessons from history.

  • Episode 54: Denied My Vote

    29 May 2019  |  1 hr 22 mins
    brexit, eu, eu citizens, eu politics, european elections, freedom of movement

    Chris and Tanja are joined by Axel Antoni of the 3 Million to discuss the disenfranchisement of many EU citizens in last week's European election.

  • Episode 53: More Joy in Heaven

    15 May 2019  |  1 hr 25 mins
    brexit, eu, eu politics, european elections, labour party, referendum

    Chris and Steve are joined by Andy of the Remainer Now grassroots movement to discuss how he came to be an activist and what he hopes to achieve. We also continue last week's discussion on political parties and the European elections.

  • Episode 52: Happy Europe Day 2.0

    11 May 2019  |  1 hr 15 mins
    brexit, eu, europe, european parliament, peoples vote, politics, referendum, uk politics

    Happy Europe Day 2019! Chris and Steve discuss party politics, party loyalties, and voting in the European election.