Rookie Politics

Foreign aid needs aid

Adam, Finn and Maddie break down one of the most commonly scapegoated issues in politics, foreign aid. We discuss: what it is, why it's so important and why cutting it is – generally – bad.

*Be warned of minor audio issues.

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Rookie Recap Week of 24th March

Matt, Maddie and Adam break down Türkiye's democratic crisis, the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeve's Spring statement and the snap election news out of Canada and Australia.

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'The news' isn't necessarily 'the facts'

The media is the way we consume news, political and otherwise, but can you trust it? Adam, Matt and Finn break down what bias is, the differences between the newspapers and TV news, the importance of media literacy and whether or not you can trust us!

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Rookie Recap Week of 17th March 2025

Matt and Adam discuss the wave of sectarian violence in Syria, and Hungary's banning of LGBTQ+ pride marches.

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Is the UK right, alright?

We discuss why no one's heard from the UK Conservative party since the election, profile their new leader Kemi Badenoch, and break down the Reform UK infighting and what it all means.

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Welcome to the Rookie Recap, break downs of last week’s biggest political stories all in 15 minutes. No excuse not to be informed.

Rookie Recap Week of 17th March

Did Keir Starmer just abolish the NHS? Who is Canada's new leader? and what's going on with this North Korean submarine?

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Welcome to Rookie Politics, accessible politics for the underdog. We break down the issues you should care about.

Happy (belated) International Women's Day!

Adam, Emma and Maddie discuss why we still need a women's day, and how women's experiences in STEM and Sports need to be talked about more.

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Rookie Recap Week of March 3rd - 9th

Adam and Matt discuss Europe uniting behind Ukraine, and the Tate brothers travel ban being lifted as they fly to Florida.

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We’re a current affairs podcast now?!

There's been an enormous amount of news over the last few weeks. We break down some of the biggest news stories, from what Trump's been up to so far, a rant about that Trump Zelensky meeting, the European leaders summit, Starmer's cuts to foreign aid, and why the UK's new online safety bill is annoying Musk and Zuckerberg.

Trump Zelensky Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

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What just happened in Germany?

On February 23rd 2025, the German people voted in record numbers. We break down the results, and what they mean for Europe and the rest of the world.

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Rookie Politics is the University of Bath's flagship student-led Politics Podcast. Every week join Adam Wright, a final year politics and international relations student at the University of Bath as well as fellow students and professors to investigate...

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Are universities broken?

From August the 1st student’s will spend £26 at least per day on University tuition alone. That’s every day, every year. In fact, that’s only for homegrown students, with international student tuition varying but costing a fuck* of a lot more.

Why is university so expensive? And how – despite all this money – are universities slashing jobs and and courses?

*technical term

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It's not wet (to care about water)

Water is one of the most fundamental resources on our planet. We swim through into some of the contentious international politics around water, AI, climate change and why you should care about it.

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The National Health service needs a service!

We are extremely lucky in the UK to have a public, free at the point of delivery, accessible health service. The NHS saves countless lives every year and is a key feature of national political discourse. But it’s struggling. If you, or anyone you know has tried to get a GP appointment, routine surgery, dentist, etc. you’ll know it’s a struggle. We constantly hear that the NH...

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Christmas is cancelled :(

There’s no new episode this week and in fact there will be no new episodes of Rookie Politics until the start of February 2025

This is not by choice, we’ve written two amazing episodes – one episode on the NHS and a really special Christmas episode – but the technology we use to record at the university has broken and despite our efforts there are no quick-fixes or other solutions which would allow us...

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Let's talk about you and me!

What is a woman? It’s one of those concepts everyone has grown up with, that there are fundamental and basic differences between every man and every woman. But it is not as simple as this. Gender, as with race, class, and basically everything else is a constructed identity. We explain what this means, dismantle some lazy transphobic arguments, and Adam gets weirdly passionate about parkrun.

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Why are all democracies so different?

We’re going on a world tour! Have you ever wondered why the UK system is Parliamentary, the American System is Presidential, and the French System is just odd? Well today is your lucky day! We’re going to be talking about the three basic forms of democratic government, and how they work.

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Trump wins the 2024 Presidential Election.

America has elected its first convicted criminal President. We discuss how Trump won, what happens next and what we can learn from this election.

*In this episode Adam mispeaks when refers to John F Kennedy as having been assassinated, when as Robert F Kennedy was assassinated.

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Episode extra: Reasons to be optimistic about the new Government

In our last episode we discussed Starmer's first 100 days (and a bit) in office. Join us for a shorter chat about why we're still optimistic about the new government, despite their shortcomings thus far.

This is a companion episode to last week's show, please listen to that episode.

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All the Starmer Drama

How has Keir Starmer's first 100 days as UK Prime Minister gone? From the riots over the summer, to the 'gifts' scandal, and some speculation on the imminent budget: we assess how the new government has faired so far.

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*Disclaimer, there are some mild audio issues in this episode*

Boys Boys Boys

Why are almost a fifth of young men voting for Nigel Farage's radical Reform party? We discuss the way in which young men are being radicalised by social media, toxic influencers such as Andrew Tate and how this shift is happening under our noses.

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Welcome to Rookie Politics, accessible Politics for the underdog where we break down the issues you should care about.

WTF America?

We break down how on earth the U.S Presidential Race is so close and deep dive into Donald Trump's insidious Project 2025 Agenda. What it is, who's behind it and how it could usher in a tyrannical Christian nationalist regime if Trump wins.

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Rookie Politics is the University of Bath's flagship student-led Politics Podcast. Every two weeks join Adam Wright, a final year politics and international relations student...

Hello and welcome to ROOKIE POLITICS, accessible politics for the underdog.

Every two weeks join Adam Wright a final year politics and international relations student at the university of bath as well as fellow students, Bath Time journalists and professors to break down the latest newsy developments, as well as an in-depth investigation into a political issue.

Issues like: Should we cancel all student loans? What is Trump’s Project 2025 agenda and why are young men increasingly being radicalised by misogynists like Andrew Tate? 

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