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Mugshots with Michael Crick
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About this Podcast:
How much do we really know about the people who make the headlines? In a provocative new podcast series, the acclaimed BBC, C4 and Newsnight journalist Michael Crick delves into the backgrounds of major figures ranging from Paul Dacre to Angela Rayner to Gary Neville. He talks to the people who know them best to find out what shaped them, what they believe… and what they really want.
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What is Mugshots with Michael Crick about?
How much do we really know about the people who make the headlines? In a provocative new podcast series, the acclaimed BBC, C4 and Newsnight journalist Michael Crick delves into the backgrounds of major figures ranging from Paul Dacre to Angela Rayner to Gary Neville.
Who hosts Mugshots with Michael Crick?
Mugshots with Michael Crick is hosted by Podmasters. The show has published 11 episodes to date.
What has Mugshots with Michael Crick covered recently?
Recent episodes include "A taster of CRIME SCENE, our new podcast, Episode 1: Guns of London" (1 May 2025, 13 minutes), "Podmasters presents a brand new podcast - This Is Not A Drill" (30 November 2023, 10 minutes), and "Sir Keir Starmer: Labour’s ruthless rescuer" (11 April 2023, 29 minutes).
How often does Mugshots with Michael Crick publish?
Mugshots with Michael Crick publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 11 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Mugshots with Michael Crick?
Booking probability for Mugshots with Michael Crick is 18%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Mugshots with Michael Crick requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Mugshots with Michael Crick's contact route on record: verified email.
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Podmasters hosts Mugshots with Michael Crick, a news podcast with 11 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #1
Podmasters presents a brand new podcast - This Is Not A Drill
Nov 30, 202310 minS2<p>From the producers of Mugshots - a brand new show looking at the tectonic shifts in global power occurring right before our eyes, called This Is Not A Drill. </p><p><br></p><p>Presented by ex-BBC News host and...
Episode #8
Sir Keir Starmer: Labour’s ruthless rescuer
Apr 11, 202329 minS1<p>The man who could be Britain’s next prime minister remains a mystery to many. What drives Keir Starmer? Where does that combination of bland amiability and ruthlessness towards the Left come from? And can he prove...
Episode #7
Sir Jim Ratcliffe: The mogul who wants Man United
Apr 3, 202330 minS1<p>“Rich, powerful, ruthless…” Once named Britain’s richest man, billionaire Jim Ratcliffe built his chemical empire Ineos from nothing into a £65bn business. He’s aggressively pro-Brexit and pro-fracking, he humiliated...
Episode #6
Ron DeSantis: The man to stop Trump?
Mar 27, 202329 minS1<p>Once a Trump loyalist, Florida’s combative governor Ron DeSantis is now favourite to take the Republican Presidential nomination from his former patron. Running on an explosive cocktail of culture war issues and...
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Episode #5
Kemi Badenoch: The Strange Rise of A Tory Secret Weapon
Mar 20, 202336 minS1<p>A rising star among young Tories, Kemi Badenoch has made a name on the Tory Right as an aggressive culture warrior by stoking controversy on race and trans rights. But she’s a mystery too, an ambitious player with...
Episode #5
Vladimir Putin: The Sphinx of the Kremlin
Mar 6, 202344 minS1<p>Michael Crick profiles the people who shape our world. This time: Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has unmasked him as a paranoid autocrat and a probable war criminal. But for much of his career the Russian...
Episode #3
Jürgen Klopp: The seven year hitch
Feb 27, 202351 minS1<p>Michael Crick profiles the people who shape our world. This time: Charismatic, relentless and sometimes eccentric, manager Jürgen Klopp transformed Liverpool FC’s fortunes, bringing the club its first title in 30...
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Angela Rayner: Labour’s working class hero
Feb 20, 202339 minS0<p>Michael Crick profiles the people who shape our world. This time: Angela Rayner overcame horrendous poverty to become Labour’s Deputy Leader and now a potential future Prime Minister. Pregnant and thrown out of the...
Episode #1
Paul Dacre: Dark Lord of the Mail
Feb 13, 202345 minS1<p>In-depth profiles from award-winning journalist Michael Crick, formerly of Newsnight, Panorama and Channel 4. In our first edition: Few newspaper editors wield as much power as the Daily Mail’s Paul Dacre. Feared and...
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Jan 31, 20233 minS0<p>How much do we really know about the people who make the headlines? In a provocative new podcast series, the acclaimed BBC, C4 and Newsnight journalist Michael Crick delves into the backgrounds of major figures...
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