The Political Party

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Comedian, Broadcaster (and former political adviser) Matt Forde presents The Political Party, the show where renowned politicians and experts open up and give their most honest, revealing and often hilarious answers.


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Recent Episodes
  • Show 395. Kemi Badenoch
    Jun 11, 2025 – 1:17:13
  • Show 394. Guto Harri
    Jun 2, 2025 – 1:07:42
  • Show 393. Dr Michelle Clement
    May 26, 2025 – 50:37
  • Show 392. Alan Rhodes
    May 19, 2025 – 59:55
  • Show 391. Wes Streeting - LIVE
    May 14, 2025 – 1:21:20
  • Show 390. John McTernan
    May 5, 2025 – 45:54
  • Special Announcement *The Matt Forde Focus Group*
    May 2, 2025 – 0:39
  • Show 389. Julie Bindel
    Apr 28, 2025 – 1:07:47
  • Show 388. Gregor Poynton
    Apr 21, 2025 – 56:20
  • Show 387. Jason Stockwood
    Apr 14, 2025 – 50:02
  • Show 386. Dr Scott Arthur
    Apr 7, 2025 – 39:00
  • Show 385. *LIVE* Anthony Scaramucci
    Apr 3, 2025 – 1:25:22
  • Show 384. Claire Ward
    Mar 31, 2025 – 53:12
  • Show 383. Eluned Morgan
    Mar 24, 2025 – 50:10
  • Show 382. Stewart McDonald
    Mar 17, 2025 – 55:26
  • Show 381 *Alastair Campbell - LIVE*
    Mar 12, 2025 – 1:30:05
  • Show 380. Simon Hart
    Mar 3, 2025 – 1:03:44
  • Show 379. Mike Tapp
    Feb 24, 2025 – 1:01:45
  • Show 378. Mhari Aurora
    Feb 17, 2025 – 48:30
  • Show 377 *Rachel Reeves LIVE*
    Feb 12, 2025 – 1:08:16
  • Show 376. Dr Sharon Lockyer
    Feb 10, 2025 – 42:14
  • *Special episode with Richard Herring and Mark Steel in partnership with Cancer Research UK*
    Feb 7, 2025 – 1:21:44
  • Show 375. Ava Santina-Evans
    Feb 3, 2025 – 50:51
  • Show 374. Gavin Esler
    Jan 27, 2025 – 1:02:39
  • Show 373. Sam Carling
    Jan 20, 2025 – 49:14
  • Show 372. Tonia Antoniazzi
    Jan 13, 2025 – 45:20
  • Show 371. Replay: Christmas Special with Jess Phillips and Sarah Wollaston
    Jan 6, 2025 – 1:25:55
  • Show 370. Replay: Christmas Special with Ed Balls and Alastair Campbell
    Dec 30, 2024 – 1:29:01
  • Show 369. Alex Burghart
    Dec 23, 2024 – 55:33
  • Show 368. Natalie Fleet
    Dec 16, 2024 – 1:02:25
  • Show 367. David Yelland
    Dec 9, 2024 – 50:41
  • Show 366. Alison McGovern
    Dec 2, 2024 – 48:17
  • Show 365. David Duguid
    Nov 25, 2024 – 1:11:02
  • Show 364. Salma Shah *State of the Tories Special*
    Nov 18, 2024 – 1:02:23
  • Show 363. Seth Harris
    Nov 11, 2024 – 1:04:13
  • Show 362. Darren Jones
    Nov 4, 2024 – 54:47
  • Show 361. Alex Massie
    Oct 28, 2024 – 52:50
  • Show 360. Sir Graham Brady
    Oct 21, 2024 – 1:04:25
  • Show 359. Thangam Debbonaire
    Oct 14, 2024 – 1:02:02
  • Show 358. Pam Duncan-Glancy
    Oct 7, 2024 – 50:56
  • Show 357. Iain McNicol
    Sep 30, 2024 – 1:13:58
  • Show 356. Siobhan Baillie
    Sep 23, 2024 – 1:11:16
  • Show 355. Emma Revell
    Sep 16, 2024 – 54:20
  • Show 354. Murdo Fraser
    Sep 11, 2024 – 40:16
  • Show 353. Sarah Brown: LIVE at the Edinburgh Festival
    Sep 2, 2024 – 57:37
  • Show 352. Jacob Rees-Mogg: LIVE at the Edinburgh Festival
    Aug 26, 2024 – 1:04:59
  • Show 351. Anas Sarwar: LIVE at the Edinburgh Festival
    Aug 19, 2024 – 1:05:46
  • Show 350. James Frith
    Aug 12, 2024 – 42:12
  • Show 379. Toby Perkins
    Aug 5, 2024 – 37:45
  • Show 378. Jovan Owusu-Nepaul
    Jul 29, 2024 – 1:02:12
Recent Reviews
  • ian treguth
    Sanity
    This forms one of my necessary doses of sanity, as a Brit living in America for the past 2 years. Great show, brilliant guests and emphatic questions.
  • calzoneous
    Good Interviews; could live without the comedy
    The interviews are engaging and interesting. I'd give it five stars for the interviews. The humour segments at the start of some episodes, and especially the impressions, border between mildly interesting and excruciating. Cut them. Also the sound quality is poor on some of the live episodes, which really detracts.
  • DanGunner
    Some amazing interviews in here
    Great insights and entertainment
  • Sub610Bourbon
    D Frum
    Interview was excellent
  • Toploader12
    Good mix of guests
    Stumbled on this podcast recently and am delighted I did. Have listened through a lot of the archive and am impressed at the broad range of guests and political opinion.
  • AllyBain1985
    New Listener
    Im a Scottish football coach based in Charlotte North Carolina, love the podcast, interviews are magnificent & really enjoy how Matt connects with his guests. As someone who struggles to keep up with political news from back home this has been great 👍🏻
  • stephenocpdx
    Great show!
    A treasure
  • LuckysClub
    Engaging discussion, when it can be heard
    This podcast features good guests having interesting conversations, but the audio levels are horrible. It wildly fluctuates volume levels and is usually too soft to hear clearly. Then all of a sudden volume spikes and deafens the listener. They need much better miking of the guests and venue and better audio engineering.
  • Dhulin75
    Brilliantly entertaining
    It’s so refreshing to hear someone so funny and intelligent bringing together comedy and politics in such a respectful way.
  • Spc9999
    Superb, must listen
    The show is superb for so many reasons. Matt's ability to coax the hidden human side from his guests while mixing humour and serious discussion is unparalleled.
  • User3010
    Funny but
    not mean-spirited so quite a lovely listen
  • Avery ~
    Enjoyable
    Especially liked his interview with Tony Blair -- included some sheepish admissions and humor. (Or humour, if you prefer.)
  • infectious_sneeze
    lovely stuff
    Matt Forde's stand-up is hilarious, the debates intriguing.
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