CakeWatch
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
70 episodes of CakeWatch since the first episode, which aired on 6 February 2018.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Episode 51: Pattern Recognition
30 April 2019 | 1 hr 21 mins
brexit, change uk, conservative party, cuktig, eu, europe, european elections, european parliament, peoples vote, politics, referendum, tories, uk politics
With elections rapidly approaching, Peter Wilding aka @eurorealist joins us to share his insights into the Conservative Party's civil war and why he has quit the Tories to stand as a Change UK candidate.