What Most People Think with Geoff Norcott
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What Most People Think with Geoff Norcott
In an overwhelmingly Lefty comedic landscape, right-leaning stand-up Geoff Norcott is a rare beast. In WMPT he gets to the heart of what ordinary people think about social and political issues. Whatever the contentious subject – he’ll be honest and blunt, but without being a dick. Mostly. Guests com...
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Starmer Versus Trump & Blair - Feat. Andrew Doyle
The brilliant Andrew Doyle returns to talk about coping with bad news and the prospect of everything getting more expensive. We discuss how non-interv...
BREAKING NEWS - 'He's No Winston Churchill'
Plenty discuss even since Monday! We've had Trump and Starmer in a war of words, Kemi Badenoch going in guns possibly too hot the spring statement and...
OPERATION EPIC FURY - Feat. Davina Bentley
Really interesting episode this week as the brilliant Davina Bentley makes her debut. We discuss the conflict in Iran, Labour sneaking out another min...
BREAKING NEWS - Gorton & Denton By-Bye-Election?
Here's some hot-off-the-press responses to the historic win by the Greens over the Labour Party. Is it curtains for Starmer? Was it good or bad for Re...
By-Election Week / N-Word at the Baftas - Feat. Milo Edwards
A WMPT debut this week. Milo Edwards is a smart and funny young man with a great back-story (which you'll hear more of in the Patron only). We discuss...
BREAKING NEWS - Andrew's Birthday Surprise
It's very rare that WMPT leads with a non-political story, but some thing are too big to ignore and the sight of Andrew in the back of that motor will...
Too Many Right-Wing Parties? - Feat. Francis Foster
Francis Foster finally deigns to join us after his recent blow-out. As a little break from the rolling Starmer sh*t-storm, we look at Rupert Lowe's la...
BREAKING NEWS - A Mad, Mad Week
Sometimes this show is political therapy as much as commentary, so I try to analyse a week where the PM was on the brink, then he wasn't, then he went...
NUMBER TEN IMPLODING - Feat. Tom Walker (aka Jonathan Pie)
What a week for Tom to rejoin me as we analyse everything that's got Keir Starmer to the brink of an early exit. We chat about whether Starmer has a n...
BREAKING NEWS - Starmer Dragged Into Mandelson's Murk
In this episode I reflect on a PMQS which might go down in history. From the stoney silence behind him to the fact he insisted on calling him simply '...
The End (finally) of Mandelson's Career? - Feat. Dom Frisby
Cracking episode this as WMPT favourite Dom returns to chew over all the nomination for the upcoming by-election (before realising they're not great)....
FEAR STARMER BURNS BURNHAM'S BRIDGES - Feat. Jacob Hawley
This week Jacob Hawley joins me to discuss the 'psychodrama' of Andy Burnham's bid to become a Labour MP and probably take Keir Starmer's job. We also...
BREAKING NEWS - Meanwhile Back At Labour's Economy...
All the attention on Donald's shenanigans has pulled focus from important economic news at home. Have things got worse or better? (not a difficult one...
Starmer (almost) Stands Up To Trump - Feat. Rachel Fairburn
The lovely Rachel Fairburn returns to share her thoughts on Donald attempting to buy Greenland in the latest ground of global Monopoly. We analyse Kei...
BREAKING NEWS - Starmer Sutra U-turns again!
In a busy news cycle I look at Labour's u-turn on digital ID and what possessed Starmer to make a sex-joke at PMQs. I also look at more January politi...
INSTABAN: Will Kemi Hit Social Media? - Feat. Ian Stone
Was delighted to have super-sub Ian Stone to come off the bench for absolute blowout merchant Francis Foster (who apparently is involved with a much b...
BREAKING NEWS - Labour's Problem with Pubs
In this first Breaking News of the year I ask 'Do Labour Have a problem with Pubs?' Spoiler alert - yes. From the u-turn on business rates and the att...
Trump Starts 2026 With a Bang - Feat. Alun Cochrane
The brilliant Alun Cochrane joins me to join over Trump taking over Venezuela while we were all nursing hangovers. We start however by digesting Keir...
2026 POLITICAL PREDICTIONS
It's time to see what I got right for this year and throw ahead to 2026. Will Starmer survive the the year? (spoiler alert - no). Will Kemi Badenoch c...
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2025 - Feat. Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh returns for another Christmas cracker. We discuss what's in Keir Starmer's Christmas dinner, what films Kemi Badenoch watches and how insuffera...
2025 END OF TERM REPORT - Feat. Simon Evans
In this bumper episode myself and Simon Evans consider all the big moments from the main political parties and give their leaders a score out of 10. N...
BREAKING NEWS - Nigel Farage Vs The Black & White Minstrels
I react to one of the more surprising political stories of the year as Nigel Farage goes on the counter-offensive against the BBC's back-catalogue. We...
Rachel Reeves or Rachel Misleads? - Feat. Konstantin Kisin
The brilliant Konstantin Kisin makes a welcome return to discuss the storm around the chancellor after her 'creative' relationship with hard economic...
* BUDGET REACTION SPECIAL *
I had to re-record as this as my first effort was far too angry ! I get into the budget Rachel promised she'd never have to do again. I'm undeniably a...
A Very Taxing Week - Feat. Dominic Frisby
In the week of the budget there was no better guest than comedian and financial oracle Dominic Frisby. We make predictions, but also consider bizarre...
LABOUR TALK TUFF ON IMMMIGRATION - Feat. Pierre Novellie
The whip-smart Pierre Novellie returns to discuss Shabana apparently being in the Mahmoud to fix the home office. We also ask whether Trump bankruptin...
BREAKING NEWS - Starmer Coup Drama
A lot to digest since this week's main episode. I discuss Keir Starmer 'stabbing himself in the front' by letting his own paranoia give Wes Streeting...
TRUMP VS THE BBC - Feat. Rachel Fairburn
The lovely Rachel Fairburn returns this week and we get into how the hell the BBC ended up on the wrong side of a fake news argument with Donald. Then...
BREAKING NEWS - Hammy David Lammy
A lot to digest this week after Rachel Reeves dumped on everyone's cornflakes on Tuesday then David Lammy almost made us throw up our lunch the follow...
So Who *Should* Pay More Tax? - Feat. Vittorio Angelone
Was a pleasure to welcome back Vittorio for this week's show, as I took the advantage of a younger man's perspective and asked exactly who should be t...
IS THIS GOVT CURSED OR JUST NOT VERY GOOD? - Feat. Mark Steel
Mark Steel returns this week to shed light on Labour's lowest ever polling, as we contemplate if they're unlucky or just a bit crap? Mark also nearly...
BREAKING NEWS - Labour Not Very Caerphil
I respond Labour's battering in Caerphilly (and the Tories dismal 2%). I also investigate Farage's flounce out of PMQs and ask whether it's political...
THE DUKE OF PORKIES - with Simon Evans
Simon Evans returns this week, on blistering form as we get our teeth into Ed Miliband's precarious career, Zach Polanski's loose grip on economics an...
BREAKING NEWS - Geoff Cancelled / Rachel Ready To Make Us Poorer
I recorded this in the midst of being cancelled by the people of Aldershot!! In more real world affairs, I discuss Rachel Reeves 'rolling the pitch' t...
DO BIRDS HATE BLOKES? - with Francis Foster
Francis returns for this week's episode as we ponder whether Keir Starmer will be able to escape questions over china and income tax (or whether he ha...
*BREAKING NEWS* - Trump's Peace & Kemi's Speech
I talk about Donald Trump seemingly having found a way through the middle-east peace process (and how reluctant some people might be to acknowledge th...
IS KEMI GOODENOUGH? - with Ria Lina
Ria Lina joins me for some good natured disagreement. We chat about the Tories ultimate damp squib conference and whether they should ditch Kemi. We a...
BREAKING NEWS - Labour Square up to Reform
Following the end of Labour Party conference I dissect Labour having a 'Purge' moment and just saying whatever they think about Reform and Nigel Farag...
STARMER USES THE 'R' WORD - with Iain Dale
As we're bang in conference season I got political heavyweight Iain Dale to join me for a chat. We discuss Starmer calling Reform's new policy 'racist...
LEFT VS RIGHT - with Tom Walker (aka Jonathan Pie)
In these divided times I thought it would be good to reach out across the political divide and get the creator of Jonathan Pie back on. Tom's recent v...