Byline Times Podcast

Adrian Goldberg talks to ITV's Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt about the dire state of Britain's social housing stock. Dan is the author of "Left To Rot - How Governments Have Betrayed Us And How We Fix It" is out now via Bristol University Press.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham.

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Andy Burnham discusses his political beliefs and the events that shaped them in this in depth interview with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu, recorded in July 2025 at the Byline Festival, Keele University.

At the time, Burnham was Mayor of Greater Manchester and had no inkling that withing 12 months he'd become PM. The result is an unusually revealing conversation.

Video - Sean Byrne Roberts.

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Adrian Goldberg highlights a brilliant Byline Times investigation by Nafeez Ahmed and Peter Jukes which exposes the links between Cambridge University, Reform UK and the Trump-supporting US tech billionaire Peter Thiel…

The individual who connects all three is James Orr – who is both an associate professor of Divinity at Cambridge AND Head of Policy at Reform. He’s been described as Nigel Farage’s kingmaker.

Orr runs a postgraduate compound in Cambridge , which has hosted various controversial figures including Peter Thiel himself, his protégé, US vice-president JD Vance, Dutch anti-Islam campaigner Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Canadi...

Adrian Goldberg and Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov discuss Nigel Farage's decision to resign from parliament and force a by-election of his own Clacton seat.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Adrian Goldberg discusses Russia's latest onslaught on Ukraine with Byline Times correspondent Zarina Zabrisky, who is based in Kherson. As you will hear, Zarina recorded the interview as nearby buildings came under attack.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham.

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Adrian Goldberg marks the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence with Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes; Alexandra Hall Hall, a former British diplomat who is now a US citizen: Heidi Siegmund Cuda, the Emmy award winning investigative journalist; and Scott Lucas a professor of international politics at the Clinton Institute, at UCD Dublin…

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Can Andy Burnham's desire for more devolved government in the UK i.e. 'Manchesterism' undo the damage caused by Thatcherism? Adrian Goldberg talks to Leeds-based Tom Forth, an industrial strategist, app designer and co-founder of tech company Data City.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

Tom Forth, an industrial strategist, an app designer and co-founder of Data City, a tech company based in Leeds.

Tom Forth, an industrial strategist, an app designer and co-founder of Data City, a tech company based in Leeds.

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Adrian Goldberg exposes the bullshitters of Brext with author Otto English and Simon Duncan from the Ealing Distillery, makers of Ealing Gin.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham, UK

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Adrian Goldberg discusses Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as PM and his probable replacement by Andy Burnham. His guests are Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov, Dr Sarah Longlands, chief executive of Centre for Local Economies and Chris Hayes from the think tank Common Wealth which is said to have Burnham's ear.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg./

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Adrian Goldberg discusses the extent to which the identity and political views of Andy Burnham - hotly tipped to be the next PM - have been shaped by his association with football. There are contributions from Dave Boyle, who worked with Burnham at Supporters Direct, a government funded body designed to encourage fan ownership, and Graham Ennis, a fellow Evertonian, who ran the fanzine 'When Skies Are Grey'.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov talks to polling expert Peter Kellner about Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election.

Hosted and produced by Adrian Goldberg.

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Adrian Goldberg talks to Victoria Bateman, author of Women, Wealth And Power - a revisionist history which provides evidence that, contrary to popular perception, women have been key generators of wealth for millennia. The book is published in paperback on July 2, 2026 in the UK.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Albania has witnessed nightly demonstrations against the development of a luxury resort on the unspoilt Sezan Island by – amongst others - Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in law Jared Kushner.

Protestors have gathering nightly in the capital Tirana to the oppose the plan, which threatens to disrupt a key habitat for migratory birds, endangered species such as Mediterranean monk seals, sea turtles and, yes, flamingos.

Adrian Goldberg analyses the protests with Gezim Alpion, a sociologist from Birmingham University and Scott Lucas – professor of US and international politics at the Clinton Institut...

Marking the start of World Cup 2026, Adrian Goldberg talks to Nick McGeehan, director of Fair Square, about their campaign to remove FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

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Artificial Intelligence will shape our all lives for better or for ill for years to come…and now there's growing evidence that it's starting to influence how people vote.

New research by think tank Diffusion ahead of next week’s Makerfield by election suggests that four out of five voters say they don’t trust the government to effectively control the companies making AI.

Lead author Daniel Stone shares his findings with Adrian Goldberg.

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The tragic murder of student Henry Nowak in Southampton last year has been seized upon as a cause celebre by the far right – even though Henry's father Mark said he didn’t want the incident to be used to create further hatred, division or tension. Police handcuffed Henry as he lay dying, following false claims by his killer Vickram Digwa that he had been the victim of a racist attack.

Amid claims of 'two tier policing', Stephen Yaxley Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) spoke at a protest this week in which 11 officers were injured. Nigel Farage called for ‘pure c...

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has put the idea of electoral reform back on the agenda during the course of the Makerfield by election. Burnham has said that if he returns to Westminster and becomes Labour leader, he’ll put changes to the voting system future manifesto. The former Health Secretary has doesn’t back proportional representation; instead he favours a method known as the supplementary vote…

Adrian Goldberg hears from from Alex Sobel, MP for Leeds Central and Headingley, who has called on the government set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform; and Darren Hughes, Chief...

As the United States tightens its economic stranglehold and threatens to invade the Carribean island, Adrian Goldberg hears from Rob Miller, director of the UK-based Cuba Solidarity Campaign.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham, UK.

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Is Birmingham the UK’s most ungovernable city? And what does the recent election tell is about politics in this country more widely?

In the recent elections, when the entire Council was up, Labour lost control, winning just 17 seats of the 101 seats; Reform emerged as the largest party with 23 with the Greens coming second with 19 seats…

So no party has a majority; Reform has acknowledged that it won’t find enough coalition partners; Labour has said it wants time to reflect on the result and rebuild trust with voters, making a partnership between The Gre...

Adrian Goldberg hears an exclusive report from US conspiracy theory expert Mike Wendling about the number of Jan 6th rioters who were pardoned by Trump, only to offend again.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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In conjunction with the Taxcast Podcast, we look at the world of private equity and how it extracts value from the UK economy.

Adrian Goldberg is joined by Hettie O' Brien, author of ⁠The Asset Class ⁠ which investigates 'how private equity turned capitalism against itself.' Plus Alex Cobham from the ⁠Tax Justice Network ⁠and Naomi Fowler from the ⁠Taxcast ⁠podcast.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg, Naomi Fowler and Harvey White.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan talks to Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov in an exclusive interview, recorded before the local council elections.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Sean Byrne-Roberts.

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Author James Hawes - who's bestseller 'The Shortest History Of Ireland' is out now - discusses the rise of nationalism in the UK, with Plaid Cymru the SNP achieving success in the recent elections.

James - who has previously written 'The Shortest History...' of both England and Germany - tells Adrian Goldberg how the United Kingdom was created, and why its future is uncertain.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg.

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Adrian Goldberg assesses the election results in England, Scotand and Wales with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Assa Samake Roman, a freelance journalist and columnist for The National.

Recorded live on Substack - with apologies for occasional issues with audio quality.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Adrian Goldberg talks to Peter Oborne, author of 'The Fate Of Abraham: What The West Gets Wrong About Islam'.

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Adrian Goldberg is joined by former UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall to discuss Kings Charles' visit to the United States, and how a Supreme Court decision will allow 'gerrymandering' in Congressional elections.

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Adrian Goldberg talks to former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett (aka Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle) about her new book, Green Thinking.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg.

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Adrian Goldberg debates the Prime Minister's future with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.

Recorded on Substack. Produced by Adrian Goldberg.

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Adrian Goldberg and Byline Times editor in chief Hardeep Matharu reflect on the importance of human connection in the age of apps, AI and remote working.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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Byline Times Investigations Editor Nafeez Ahmed tells Adrian Goldberg why the Iran War isn't a re-run of the 1970s oil crisis, but rather a harbinger of energy crises to come - precipitating a collapse in society, unless bold decisions are taken now.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Adrian Goldberg discusses Viktor Orban's electoral defeat in Hungary and what it means for Trumpists and populists around the globe, with Dr Georgios Samaras, an expert on European politics at the School for Government and the Policy Institute in London.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham

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Adrian Goldberg talks to Alex Hall Hall - former UK ambassador to Georgia and a British diplomat in Washington DC - about the Iran War ceasefire.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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Adrian Goldberg discusses the rise of the populist right with Labour MP Liam Byrne and David Edgar. Liam served in the Blair and Brown government’s and is now Chair of the Commons Business and Trade Select Committee, has just published his book ‘Why Populists Are Winning: and How to Beat Them’. David's “Little Black Book of the Populist Right: What it is, why it's on the march and how to stop it” written with John Bloomfield has just been republished in an updated edition via Byline Books.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

The UK government has temporarily blocked political donations by cryptocurrency and capped donations by UK citizens living overseas at £100,000 following recommendations by senior civil servant Philip Rycroft.

Rycroft was commissioned to carry out an independent report after Reform UK MP Nathan Gill was convicted of accepting bribes to promote Russian interests.

Adrian Goldberg analyses the world of political influence with Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes and cheif report Josiah Mortimer.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Adrian Goldberg discusses the giovernment's 40% cut in overseas aid with Green Party MP Ellie Chowns and Gideon Rabinowitz, Director of Policy and Advocacy at BOND, a UK-based network for international development NGOs .

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times editor in chief Hardeep Matharu and Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes about Donald Trump's war in Iran; they examine the chaos, confusion and the cost.

Plus - the Byline Times seventh anniversary and Paul Conroy RIP.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham.

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Former West Midlands Mayor Andy Street is proposing an alternative to the populist drift of Conservatism. Along with ex Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson, he has launched Prosper a campaign group aimed at the UK's politically homeless centre and centre-right voters. Andy tells Adrian Goldberg why the Conservatives need to shift to the middle ground.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Adrian Goldberg discusses the so-called 'special relationship' between the UK and US with Scott Lucas, professor of US and international politics at UCD Clinton in Dublin and founder of EA World. Would it be more accurate, they wonder, to call it a 'coercive relationship'.

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Nafeez Ahmed explains how a 30 year-old plan to redraw the Middle East drawn up by US NeoCons is now playing out in Iran. Adrian Goldberg asks the questions.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham, UK.

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Adrian Goldberg discusses the war on Iran waged by the USA and Israel with Scott Lucas, professor of US and international politics at UCD Clinton in Dublin and editor of the EA World View.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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