The Times Red Box Podcast

Matt Chorley speaks to US pollsters Rachel Bitecofer, Jacob Rubashkin, Kyle Kondik, Professor Jason Reifler and the Washington Correspondent of the Times, Henry Zeffman, about the best moments of the vice-presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence...and the fly that landed on his head.    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman to pause the exchanges between Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson and explain what's happening at Prime Minister's Questions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rachel Wolf, the woman who wrote the 2019 Conservative manifesto, tells Matt Chorley the secret of Johnsonism. Plus the PM's biographer Andrew Gimson, Johnson's former researcher Rachel Wolf, the Spectator's Kate Andrews and Professor Tim Bale on whether he will fight the next election.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the day he gives his speech to the virtual Conservative Party Conference, Matt Chorley takes a look at the challenges facing Chancellor Rishi Sunak with the Times Oliver Wright, the Resolution Foundation's Torsten Bell and former Conservative advisor Salma Shah.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Spitting Image creator Roger Law, as well as impressionists Matt Forde and Debra Stevenson, ahead of the show's return this weekend.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer's weekly dispatch box exchange, and explain what's going on.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at PMQs to analyse the exchange between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley, YouGov's Chris Curtis and Deborah Mattinson from Britain Thinks take a look at where the numbers are headed for Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak and more; plus Times Columnists David Aaronovitch and Daniel Finkelstein give their take on the day's news.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Barrister Cherie Blair QC speaks to Matt Chorley about women in lockdown and Tony Blair's omelettes, then Dick & Dom from 'da bungalow' talk about what they'd do if they ruled the world.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley and former Number 10 pollster James Johnson convene Times Radio's September Focus Group, with participants from Scotland.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at PMQs to analyse the exchange between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Red Box Reporter Patrick Maguire, head of the New Economics Foundation and former Ed Miliband Advisor Miatta Fahnbulleh, and former spinner for Jeremy Corbyn James Schneider to give their verdict on Keir Starmer's conference speech.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley speaks to the President of Sinn Féin, Mary Lou McDonald, about the legacy of her party and what the future could hold for both sides of the border.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to Matt Chorley about the "talent" of Jeremy Hunt, working in a food bank during lockdown, sacking Dominic Cummings twice...and those Sasha Swire diaries.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley and Times Red Box Reporter Patrick Maguire pause the action at PMQs, and dissect the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Angela Rayner  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Gordon Brown's former pollster, Deborah Mattinson, about attitudes towards the Labour Party through the years and what exactly is going on in the Red Wall today.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Brexit bringing splits in the Conservative Party back to light, Matt Chorley speaks to the Times' Deputy Political Editor Steven Swinford about who exactly the many competing factions are, and we hear from former Deputy Chief Whip Anne Milton and former Justice Secretary David Gauke about what being on the frontline of Tory tribal warfare is really like.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley speaks to the Times' Economics Editor Philip Aldrick; the Resolution Foundation's Torsten Bell; Paul John from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Times Money Mentor Georgie Frost to try and understand the staggering impact of the coronavirus on the economy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Red Box reporter Patrick Maguire to watch this week's exchanges at the despatch box, pausing the action throughout to explain what's going on.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley takes a refreshers' class in Brexit vocabulary with Times Policy Editor Oliver Wright, Professor of EU Law Catherine Barnard, former adviser to Theresa May Raoul Ruparel and De Welt's Stefanie Bolzen.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.