Welcome to The Political Dispatch, the podcast that explores the world's headlines and traces their roots through the past to make sense of the present. Fed up with doom scrolling, the endless division, and all that noise? Join Sidd Kurapati, Lily Mott, and Tom Spare for thoughtful and engaging discussions on the issues that matter most.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to The Political Dispatch, the podcast that explores the world's headlines and traces their roots through the past to make sense of the present. Fed up with doom scrolling, the endless division, and all that noise? Join Sidd Kurapati, Lily Mott, and Tom Spare for thoughtful and engaging discussions on the issues that matter most.
Recent episodes include "Lessons in US Civil Rights" (25 July 2026, 42 minutes), "How Brexit Happened Part 3: Six Prime Ministers Later" (1 July 2026, 23 minutes), and "Andy Burnham: Britain's PM-in-Waiting" (27 June 2026, 35 minutes).
The Political Dispatch publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 50 episodes.
Booking probability for The Political Dispatch is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Political Dispatch requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Political Dispatch's contact route on record: public web form.
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The Political Dispatch is a news show with 50 episodes published.
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Episode #49
Chad Mott returns! In this sequel to Lessons in Democracy (the show's most downloaded episode), Lily, Sidd and Tom sit down with Chad, a history and government teacher at Evergreen High School in Colorado, (and Lily's...
Episode #48
In the third and final part of their Brexit trilogy, Tom is joined by Associate Professor Dr. Monika Brusenbauch Meislová to ask ten years on from the EU referendum, where are we now? You can listen to How Brexit...
Episode #47
British politics used to be boring. Not any more. Over the course of a long weekend, Andy Burnham won a crucial by-election in Makerfield, forced Keir Starmer to resign as Prime Minister, and became the frontrunner to...
Episode #46
In part two of our three-part series marking ten years since the Brexit referendum, Tom and Sidd return to their old stomping ground, Cardiff's School of Journalism, Media and Culture, to interview their former lecturer...
Episode #45
In the first of a three-part series marking ten years since the Brexit referendum, Tom, Lily and Sidd sit down with Dr Nicholas Startin, Associate Professor of International Relations at John Cabot University in Rome...
Episode #44
<p >To celebrate fifty years of All the President's Men, Tom sits down with Professor Jon Lewis, University Distinguished Professor of Film Studies at Oregon State University, who has been teaching and writing about...
Episode #43
<p>Sidd and Tom analyse Parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland, and local elections in England. </p> <p>Plaid Cymru (The Party of Wales) have become the largest party in Wales, followed by Reform in second place...
Episode #42
<p>Over a million children in England have an Education, Health and Care Plan. Councils are projected to hold £6 billion in SEND deficits by the end of this year. And a system designed to protect the most vulnerable...
Episode #41
<p >A war in the Middle East. A closed shipping lane. And a chain of consequences that stretches from Irish petrol stations to South Korean chip makers, and from British supermarket shelves to the price of your next...
Episode #40
<p>In this episode of The Political Dispatch, Tom, Sidd and Lily turn their attention to Wales, ahead of what many are calling the most consequential Senedd election since devolution began in 1999.</p> <p>For listeners...
Episode #39
<p >In this episode of The Political Dispatch, Tom, Sidd and Lily dive into what may be the most significant moment in Iranian politics since 1979, the nationwide protests that erupted in late December 2025 and the...
Episode #38
<p>In this episode of The Political Dispatch, Tom, Lily, and Sidd begin with two recent events from the world’s biggest stages and trace them to a much older story about music and politics.</p> <p>From Billie Eilish’s...
Episode #37
<p>In this episode of The Political Dispatch, Tom and Sidd explore a pivotal moment in global politics: the unraveling of the post-Cold War international order. </p> <p>Drawing on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s...
Episode #36
<p>In this episode of The Political Dispatch, Tom, Sidd, and Lily come together to reflect on the moments that defined 2025.</p> <p>The team looks back on a year marked by upheaval and uncertainty and discuss:</p> The...
Episode #35
<p>In this episode of The Political Dispatch, Tom, Lily, and Sidd turn to two regions whose histories of division continue to shape global politics today: Ireland and the Indian subcontinent.</p> <p>From the 1947...
Episode #34
<p>In today’s episode, Tom flies solo as he assesses the impact of Zohran Mamdani’s electoral victory for New York Mayor, as well as highlighting Democratic wins in New Jersey, Virginia and California. </p> <p>Tom...
Episode #33
<p>In this episode of The Political Dispatch, Tom, Lily, and Sidd examine the past, present, and potential future of the Israel-Palestine conflict. From the origins of partition to the ongoing humanitarian and political...
Episode #32
<p>In today's episode, Tom covers the French Prime Minister's resignation after losing a vote of confidence in Parliament, the far-right rally in London, and also previews an interview Lily has conducted with her Dad...
Episode #31
<p>In this episode of The Political Dispatch, Sidd, Tom, and Lily take a look at the sudden appearance of St George flags popping up across England, Reform UK’s recent party conference in Birmingham, the recent...
Episode #30
<p>In this episode of The Political Dispatch, Tom and Lily take a deep dive into one of the most significant democratic reforms in recent UK history: lowering the voting age to 16 years-old. From the role of education...
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