In The News This Week (the Have I Got News For You podcast)
While the TV show is on summer break, this pod brings you a tasty edit of the news items that would have made it onto the programme – as a quartet of the creatives behind the scenes at the show discuss what makes each item Have I Got News For You worthy.
Hosted by Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment.
A Hat Trick Podcast
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Trump Wins "Bigly" & The Joy of Bins
In this post US election special, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller and Emerald Paston (with the help of a voice note from the absent usual co-host Mike Rayment) discuss Donald Trump's triumph over Kamala Harris, how Labour politicians are already cozying up to the next US administration and the bin-related activity that ranks amongst the greatest thrills in British life...Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you're ready when we return for another series of the podcast in 2025!For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com. The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12/11/24•28m 15s
Keir's Sausage Slip-Up, The Great Rat Hunt & Rod Stewart News
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Keir's sausage slip-up in his speech at the Labour Conference in Liverpool, an island-wide rat hunt taking place in Antarctica and the sheer amount Rod Stewart related stories in the newspapers...Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss our election special in November and for when we return for another series of the podcast in the New Year!For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com. The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25/09/24•33m 26s
HIGNFY US, Three-Word Slogans and Big Autumn Energy
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.This week, your hosts Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment go behind-the-scenes with Jack Harris to discuss the debut of Have I Got News for You US, unpack the fallout from another assassination attempt on Donald Trump and answer the question 'Who's got beef with the Pope, Larry the Cat and Prince Andrew?'Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Wednesday right up until the TV Show returns in October.For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18/09/24•33m 4s
Winter Fuel Allowance, Dating Jeremy Corbyn & Super Sweet Peaches
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston, and Mike Rayment unpack the controversial vote by MPs to support the government's motion to slash the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners, the latest casualty in the Tory Leadership Contest, Diane Abbott's revealing account of her romantic history with Jeremy Corbyn, and, to sugar the pill, an indulgent discussion of some outrageously sweet peaches for sale...Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Wednesday right up until the TV Show returns in October.For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com. The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/09/24•32m 59s
Tory Leadership Merch, Sidewalk Stew & The Never-Ending Cruise
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston, and Mike Rayment guide you through the latest twists in the Tory leadership contest, a disastrous work trip, Belfast's stranded cruise saga, and the new (terrible) social media trend—'Airport Tray Aesthetic'...Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Wednesday right up until the TV Show returns in October.For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com. The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
04/09/24•31m 51s
Keir's Economic Eulogy, Misleading Milk Bottles & The Best Oasis Insults
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.In this episode, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment react to Keir Starmer's morbid address to journalist's in Number 10's Rose Garden, discuss misleading bottle tops and marvel at the reunification of Oasis...Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we're now releasing new episodes every Wednesday right up until the TV Show returns in October.For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28/08/24•32m 11s
Labour Backtracks, Biden's New Bedtime & Enough Of Boffins
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss how Labour's honeymoon period post election may now be over, the highlights so far from the DNC in the US and why 'boffins' are still trying to convince us of their questionable scientific theories, gaining headlines as they go...As referenced in the show, in memory of the sad passing of Roger Law, please go to www.rogerlaw.muchloved.com if you wish to donate to Cancer Research.Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Thursday right up until the TV Show returns in October.For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22/08/24•30m 50s
Tories, Turds & Extortionate Antiperspirant
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Jack's time kicking off Have I Got News for You US, the Tory Leadership race and both political and pooltical vandalism...Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Thursday right up until the TV Show returns in October.For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15/08/24•24m 25s
Civil Unrest, Kennedy's Bear and Sneaky Seagulls
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss the riots taking place across the UK following the horrific attack in Southport on 29th July, the updates in the Presidential election in the US and how to cheat a seagull...Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Thursday right up until the TV Show returns in October.For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
08/08/24•30m 52s
Rachel Reeves, The Olympics and Larry's Nemesis
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Rachel Reeves plans to tackle the financial hole in public finances, round up the best stories from the Olympics and reveal who Larry the Cat's new nemesis is...Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Thursday right up until the TV Show returns in October.For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com, that’s hattrick with two ts.The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01/08/24•30m 10s
Kamala Harris and the Asparagus Oracle
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Joe Biden removing his candidacy for the US Presidential election, his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and the Asparagus Oracle that predicted it all... Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Thursday right up until the TV Show returns in October.For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com, that’s hattrick with two ts.The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25/07/24•28m 58s
Trump, Vance and the National Trust Thought Police
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, his new presidential running mate JD Vance and the National Trust Thought Police...Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Thursday right up until the TV Show returns in October.For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com, that’s hattrick with two ts.The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18/07/24•27m 55s
Long Live Larry the Cat
Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Labour's first week in power, new tourism opportunities for fans of the royals and wheelie bins...Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Thursday right up until the TV Show returns in October. For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com, that’s hattrick with two ts.The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Engineer is John WakefieldThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/07/24•27m 6s