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The News Agents

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About this Podcast:

Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents. They’re not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news – and a healthy dose of scepticism and the ability to laugh at it all when needed. Episodes are available every weekday afternoon. You can listen to The News Agents on Alexa, just say "Alexa ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast. For advertising opportunities on this podcast, email: GlobalStudiosSales@global.com You can visit our website here https://www.thenewsagents.co.uk/

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What is The News Agents about?

Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall, three of the UK’s top journalists, host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents. They’re not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news, and a healthy dose of scepticism and the ability to laugh at it all when needed.

What has The News Agents covered recently?

Recent episodes include "How Trump cost his mates their elections" (26 October 2026, 40 minutes), "Blockers: Inside Musk’s War on the US Government" (23 October 2026, 33 minutes), and "Could this election spell the end of Netanyahu?" (22 October 2026, 42 minutes).

How often does The News Agents publish?

The News Agents publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 40 minutes.

How hard is it to get booked on The News Agents?

Booking probability for The News Agents is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The News Agents requires a Pod Score of 92 or higher. The News Agents's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch The News Agents?

The strongest fits for The News Agents are News, Magazine & Book Publishing. The News Agents has a news audience.

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Recent episodes

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  • The News Agents

    How Trump cost his mates their elections

    Oct 26, 202640 min

    It has been a busy weekend of election watching with some stupendous results. In Belgrade, the Russian friendly Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat when a grass roots student movement on an anti corruption platform ended...

  • The News Agents

    Blockers: Inside Musk’s War on the US Government

    Oct 23, 202633 min

    On January 20 2025 Donald Trump marked the first day of his second term as president by signing an executive order creating a new taskforce: the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Led by Musk, who had spent...

  • The News Agents

    Could this election spell the end of Netanyahu?

    Oct 22, 202642 min

    Next week some 7 million Israelis will go to the polls to decide the future of their country and whether to boot out Benjamin Netanyahu - a man who has dominated their country for nearly three decades. It’s the first...

  • The News Agents

    Why is Trump obsessing over men’s muscles?

    Oct 21, 202635 min

    There has always been a flamboyance to Donald Trump. His language, his hair, his addiction to the gay Anthem YMCA - but in recent weeks his chat on the campaign trail has become much more explicit. To cut to the chase...

  • The News Agents

    Trump sides with Putin AGAIN

    Oct 20, 202645 min

    Four years of war, an estimated 450,000 deaths – and yet Donald Trump says Russia’s actions in Ukraine have been “fine”. The US president continues to unravel, on camera, as his personal ratings plummet to new lows...

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  • The News Agents

    Why is France on the verge of a nervous breakdown?

    Oct 19, 202644 min

    After the horrifying scenes of violence and destruction all over France this weekend the Prime Minister has this morning called for partial curfews. Are these protests organic frustration amongst the young over rising...

  • The News Agents

    Will the racism in Reform topple Nigel Farage?

    Oct 16, 202638 min

    The day he was elected for the first time as MP for Clacton, Nigel Farage promised to root out the "few bad apples" from Reform. Farage told the country: "We’ll never have any of their type back in the organisation, you...

  • The News Agents

    Racism, misogyny, Islamophobia - Is this the real Reform?

    Oct 15, 202638 min

    ITV spent a year undercover with various elements of the Reform party. Last night, they published a taste of what is to come in the full programme this Sunday. The misogyny, racism, bigotry and stupidity is off the...

  • The News Agents

    Why is Elon Musk sabotaging Ukraine?

    Oct 14, 202632 min

    Just days after Donald Trump signed a deal with Vladimir Putin to import Russian oil into America, Ukraine has been dealt a new blow from the US. Elon Musk has been accused of restricting the use of his Starlink devices...

  • The News Agents

    Why won't the Tories stop flogging Brexit?

    Oct 13, 202642 min

    Andy Burnham seems set on bringing the UK closer to the EU. How much closer still isn't clear - but some in Labour are now talking up the possibility of reversing Brexit entirely. Some Red Wall MPs aren't happy with...

  • The News Agents

    Has Putin made Trump look like an idiot again?

    Oct 12, 202638 min

    Donald Trump knows who his friends are and who his enemies are. And in 2026, with midterm elections just days away, Trump has decide his friend is Putin and his job is to lift sanctions to buy Russian oil - enriching...

  • The News Agents

    Has Kemi decided Reform are a bunch of racists?

    Oct 7, 202637 min

    Kemi Badenoch's speech to the Tory party conference was much trailed for its tax cuts and its economic adventurism. What was not expected, however, was the manner in which she would choose to sock it to Reform. Drawing...

  • The News Agents

    How a ketamine-fuelled gang rape case divided America

    Oct 6, 202638 min

    How did a woman who consented to sex with one man end up being allegedly raped by seven? Why was her 'availability' shared on a frat house Snapchat group? And what do newly released phone transcripts tell us about what...

  • The News Agents

    Have the Greens just voted for a de facto ban on Jews?

    Oct 5, 202643 min

    The Greens have become the first UK political party to call for a one state solution in Israel - and passed a motion asserting that "Zionism is fundamentally incompatible with anti racist principles, equality and...

  • The News Agents

    Special Report: Has Zack Polanski peaked?

    Oct 2, 20261h 3m

    The Green party has growing pains. Its conference in Brighton this year is bustling - even despite members being urged to spend their time campaigning in Holborn and St Pancras this weekend. There's a big media...

  • The News Agents

    WTF went on at RAF Fairford?

    Oct 1, 202653 min

    It's still not clear what happened at Fairford in the early hours of Sunday morning. Or why the five suspects arrested in connection with the incident were released on bail - a move even Donald Trump has criticised. But...

  • The News Agents

    Andy Burnham’s dirty political secret

    Sep 30, 202642 min

    How much does it cost to top the Premier League? A secret £830 million, it seems. Manchester City, and its billionaire Abu Dhabi owners, have been found guilty of a scheme to hide millions pumped into the club, breaking...

  • The News Agents

    Did Andy Burnham just deliver one of the great political speeches?

    Sep 29, 202634 min

    Andy Burnham promised a speech of substance and he was true to his word. Big announcements on social care, the triple lock, electoral reform, the water industry, the EU - all tied together in a deeply emotional and...

  • The News Agents

    Burnham’s first conference - is there really hope again?

    Sep 28, 202636 min

    There's a surprising buoyancy at Labour conference this year. For all the warnings of the grim economic backdrop and the myriad challenges facing Andy Burnham, his message of 'Hope Again' does seem to have registered...

  • The News Agents

    How the Royal family gets away with it

    Sep 25, 202636 min

    What if King Charles did tell Earl Spencer that "we’ll forget [Diana] soon enough" in the days after her death? It's one word against another but the public discourse seems pretty settled - that Diana's brother is at...

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