S1 Ep20: Patti Rundall on how regulations save lives
The words 'regulation' and the 'EU' often lead to a few harmless jokes about misshapen bananas. But Brussels is not only interested in safeguarding aesthetically pleasing fruit, adn there are more serious topics at stake. In this episode, Tim chats to Patti Rundall from Baby Milk Action, who for the past three decades has been campaigning to stop large corporations marketing substandard product...
29m Nov 29, 2016
29m
S1 Ep19: Dr Lucy Maddox on Brexit's psychological toll
With so much uncertainty over this country’s future, a worrying number of reports are emerging on increasing levels of anxiety among Britain’s youth. For this episode, Jen and Tim caught up with Dr Lucy Maddox, a consultant clinical psychologist for the NHS, to try to understand the root causes and what steps parents can take to help those in their care cope. Lucy also reveals her own fears for...
31m Nov 24, 2016
31m
S1 Ep18: Daniel Puddick on the challenges of employing EU staff post-referendum
With his past two ventures being the successful online retailer Sunglasses Shop and the recently launched Sundried activewear, it’s little surprise that entrepreneur Daniel Puddick likes to look on the bright side of life. But as a businessman from Southend trying to sell overseas, has the Referendum and the uncertainty around Britain’s exit from the EU, made his life a misery? Tim caught up wi...
24m Nov 22, 2016
24m
S1 Ep17: Minette Batters says trade links are top priority for farmers
We hear plenty on the thousands of city jobs in jeopardy as a result of Brexit, but what about the challenges farmers, the literal bread and butter of this country, will face? Minette Batters, farmer and deputy president of the National Farmers Union, joined Tim for today's episode to give us the lay of the land and tells us why we need to put our differences with Europe to one side and make tr...
31m Nov 17, 2016
31m
S1 Ep16: Michael Newman on British Jews wanting to find refuge in Germany
Passport enquiries to the German embassy from British Jews have risen sharply since the EU referendum. Michael Newman, the chief executive of The Association of Jewish Refugees talked to Tim to explain why. They touch on why Michael, as a descendant of holocaust survivors, is allowed to re-claim his ancestor's German citizenship, as well as about the political climate that forced him to make th...
24m Nov 15, 2016
24m
S1 Ep15: Conor Devine the crisis now facing Northern Ireland
Conor Devine is a driven character. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis on his honeymoon in 2006, he has battled adversity to become a successful businessman, a devoted father-of-two and an impressive endurance athlete. Proud of his roots in County Tyrone, he also has fears for the future of his nation in a post Brexit UK. For a subject so dominated by events in Westminster, Conor provides rare i...
37m Nov 10, 2016
37m
S1 Ep14: Jacob Parakilas on parallels between Trump and Brexit
The day everyone has been anticipating - or dreading - has finally come. Today it will be decided who becomes the next President of the United States. With comparisons between the election and the EU referendum being thrown around everywhere in the press and indeed by Trump, the self-proclaimed "Mr. Brexit" himself, we decided to shed some light on the situation with the help of Dr Jacob Paraki...
33m Nov 08, 2016
33m
S1 Ep13: Rob Watts on the opinions of the super rich post-referendum
Whether through admiration, envy or intrigue, the nation remains captivated by those of great wealth. So what do they think of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union?–Or do they simply have too much money to care? There could be no-one better to turn to for insight that Rob Watts, the former deputy political editor of the Sunday Telegraph, who now has the task of compiling The Sunday Ti...
23m Nov 04, 2016
23m
S1 Ep12: Charlotte Gerade and Joe Porter on how to make young voices heard
A Remainer and a Leaver explain how they overcame their differences to make sure the interests of young people will be represented in the Brexit negotiations. Only 43% of 18-24 year olds voted in the 2015 general election. In June’s EU Referendum, that was up to 64%. Young people are becoming more engaged with politics and in this episode Tim and Jen caught up with two leading the charge, Charl...
34m Nov 01, 2016
34m
S1 Ep11: Gesine Wittrich on the benefits of cultural exchange
German-born politics student and activists Gesine Wittrich is currently on her semester abroad at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris. She shares her outsiders view on the referendum, including how the results were received in her home country, as well as about parallels between the rise of UKIP and its German equivalent, the AfD, and what experiences UK students would miss out on, should...
16m Oct 20, 2016
16m
S1 Ep10: Jonathan Franks on the business reaction to Brexit
The dust storm around Brexit shows no sign of settling, but how has it affected the UK businessmen and women who deal with European regulation on a day-to-day basis? Foregoing the conjecture, the UK200 Group decided to find out by conducting an extensive survey into the prevailing mood. Tim caught up with the report’s author, Jonathan Franks of accountancy firm Hillier Hopkins, and discovered t...
22m Oct 18, 2016
22m
S1 Ep9: Gina Miller on suing the government over Brexit
It is not often that a UK citizen decides to sue their government, but that is exactly what former lawyer and fund manager Gina Miller is doing. After already shaking up the investment scene with her company SCM and the True and Fair Foundation, both of which seek to combat hidden charges in the industry, she is now taking on the legal process surrounding Article 50. In a High Court lawsuit set...
17m Oct 11, 2016
17m
S1 Ep8: Robyn Munro explains the confounding Great Repeal Bill
With almost 100 days having passed since the EU referendum this past Sunday, Theresa May proclaimed at the Conservative Party Conference that she will trigger article 50 by March 2017 and that this will involve a “Great Repeal Bill.” Robyn Munro, a senior researcher at the independent charity Institute for Government and the manager of its Brexit programme, is the perfect person to shed some li...
16m Oct 06, 2016
16m
Why we need a Brexit Podcast
Hosts Jennifer Hahn and Tim Heming as well as producer Warren Pole explain the who, what and why of the Brexit Podcast, including whether they were camp Leave or Remain, how they plan to cut through all the noise surrounding the referendum and why the Inspector Gadget theme song had to go.
25m Oct 04, 2016
25m
S1 Ep7: Adam Bere on referendum reactions in the US and France
This one's for all you business-minded people out there, as today's guest is Adam Bere, the director of consultancy at Sweansea-based geomechanical engineering consultancy Rockfield. He tells us about the disappointed reactions to the referendum result in the US and France, as well as Brexit's possible aggravation of the nation's engineering skills gap and PhD funding.
19m Sep 30, 2016
19m
S1 Ep6: Tommy Holgate on why he ran for the Peace Party
There aren’t many teetotal former tabloid hacks, and still fewer who ditch the murky world of Fleet Street and retrain in herbalism and acupressure. But Tommy Holgate isn’t cut from the same Red Top cloth as most and he joins Tim to share his views on Brexit and what it could and should mean for the future of Britain. As a candidate for the Peace Party in the 2015 general election, Tommy brings...
23m Sep 28, 2016
23m
S1 Ep5: Raoul Ruparel explains how Article 50 works
Raoul Ruparel is co-director at Open Europe, an independent policy think tank providing a new framework for thinking about Britain’s new relationship with Europe and its role in the world. In this episode, Raoul walks us through the practicalities of Brexit. He explains how and when the mysterious Article 50 may be invoked and considers the challenges Britain face once we’re out of the European...
22m Sep 28, 2016
22m
S1 Ep4: Geoff Norcott on why he's a right wing, pro-Leave comedian
How did a working class boy from a housing estate in south London grow up to vote Tory – and then take his one-man show and right wing political views to the Edinburgh Fringe? In this episode we catch up with English teacher-turned-comedian Geoff Norcott, who explains how trying to put a positive slant on Maggie Thatcher is received by the liberal lefties, how he deals with hecklers, why he vot...
26m Sep 28, 2016
26m
S1 Ep3: Shazia Awan on racism and xenophobia post-referendum
Race hate and xenophobia has skyrocketed in the months since the EU referendum. Shazia Awan, a Welsh Equality and Diversity Consultant, former Conservative Parliamentary candidate, and today’s guest, has experienced this first hand. Jen talks to her about racism within the UK’s political system, Zach Goldsmith’s divisive mayoral campaign as well as the abuse she has personally received and witn...
29m Sep 21, 2016
29m
S1 Ep2: Professor Martin Conway on how Brexit will be remembered
Tim Heming talks to Professor Martin Conway to find out what 'flashbulb memory' research is and why it is being used in a study on Brexit
23m Sep 04, 2016
23m
S1 Ep1: Tom Heming offers a youthful perspective on Brexit
In the first episode of the Brexit Podcast, Tim Heming talks to his nephew Tom to find out whether the EU referendum has engaged today's youth in politics.
14m Aug 30, 2016
14m