Recent Episodes

Audio Edition 1

This week, we're taking four articles from across the network, and bringing them to life with the voices of our hosts

A year of Zoomiversity

The first episode of our miniseries on education: hosts Paige, Connor, and John have put together a four-part series on the reality of being a student during the pandemic such as online learning challenges

Freedom Day & Football Racism

We discuss the challenges freedom day poses and also speak with Mo Kanjilal of Sussex Bylines about her recent article on racism in football

Legislation in Parliament

With such a busy week in Parliament, host Alex spoke to a series of experts about what the bills set out to do, and what the actual implications of them will be - experts include Stella Perrott, Tom Brake, and Mitchell Westera.

Batley & Spen & EU Settled Status

This week hosts Alex and Katrina break down the results of the Batley & Spen by-election and talk with guest Kim Sanderson about the EU Settlement Scheme

Chesham by-election & Australia trade deal

Hosts Chris and Jules dig into the Chesham & Amersham result and speak with guest Liz Webster about the new UK-Australia trade deal, and its impact on British farming

Pride in the UK

Hosts Chris and Connor talk with Lloyd Russel-Moyle about the commercialisation of Pride and “pride-washing” that companies do

Breaking down the resignation of Kevin Collins

This week Alex and Connor are discussing the resignation of Collins and the article of the week about schools by Viv Griffiths.

Breaking down the blue wall?

This week Alex and Jules speak to John Elledge, Liz Brighouse, and Liz Webster to discuss if voters in the South are turning away from conservatives.

The Queen’s speech goes through parliament

The topics for this week’s podcast are the Queen’s speech, Brian McHugh’s article on exam arrangements and Covid, and protests in Colombia - hosted by Alex and Jules

Our future our voices

This week the podcast is hosted by Kerry, Jules and Chris to discuss how when they became involved in politics as young people, and how others can too.

About Us

The Bylines Network podcast is the official audio accompaniment to our growing family of regional publications.

With episodes dropping every Monday morning, we explore the issues that matter, and speak with leading voices in progressive politics, business, and media.

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