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Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents. They’re not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news – and a healthy dose of scepticism and the ability to laugh at it all when needed. Episodes are available every weekday afternoon. You can listen to The News Agents on Alexa, just say "Alexa ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast. For advertising opportunities on this podcast, email: GlobalStudiosSales@global.com You can visit our website here https://www.thenewsagents.co.uk/

Latest episodes

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What happens if Trump loses these midterms?

Trump's popularity is at record lows. What impact will this have on Americans going to vote in the midterm elections next week? Today we lay out the races to watch on Tue

Oct 30
43 min

James McClean: 'Hung out to dry' for refusing to wear Poppy - The Sports Agents

At just 11 years old, James McClean was making petrol bombs on the streets of Derry. Years later, he would be playing in the Premier League. Growing up in the shadow of

Oct 29
47 min

Why is Netanyahu accusing Arab voters of “stealing the election“?

The turn out of Arab voters in Israel’s election this week was unprecedented - 800 thousand, or 15 percent, of the country went to the polls. Many were driven there to ou

Oct 29
32 min

Burnham's first Budget: 'Is that it?'

If the Chancellor wanted to deliver a quiet budget then this was probably it. Even the opposition couldn’t find that many big ticket items to criticise, leaving Kemi Bade

Oct 28
42 min

Is Andy Burnham all over the place on Brexit?

Andy Burnham clearly likes talking about Brexit. This weekend, he said he would welcome an "honest discussion" about the prospect of returning to freedom of movement with

Oct 27
40 min

How Trump cost his mates their elections

It has been a busy weekend of election watching with some stupendous results. In Belgrade, the Russian friendly Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat when a grass roots studen

Oct 26
39 min

Blockers: Inside Musk’s War on the US Government

On January 20 2025 Donald Trump marked the first day of his second term as president by signing an executive order creating a new taskforce: the Department of Government

Oct 23
33 min

Could this election spell the end of Netanyahu?

Next week some 7 million Israelis will go to the polls to decide the future of their country and whether to boot out Benjamin Netanyahu - a man who has dominated their co

Oct 22
42 min

Christian Horner Interview: "No Regrets" - The Sports Agents

For more than two decades, Christian Horner was at the heart of Formula 1 — building Red Bull Racing into one of the most dominant teams in the sport, managing world cham

Oct 22
43 min

Why is Trump obsessing over men’s bodies?

There has always been a flamboyance to Donald Trump. His language, his hair, his addiction to the gay Anthem YMCA - but in recent weeks his chat on the campaign trail has

Oct 21
35 min

Trump sides with Putin AGAIN

Four years of war, an estimated 450,000 deaths – and yet Donald Trump says Russia’s actions in Ukraine have been “fine”. The US president continues to unravel, on camera

Oct 20
45 min

Why is France on the verge of a nervous breakdown?

After the horrifying scenes of violence and destruction all over France this weekend the Prime Minister has this morning called for partial curfews. Are these protests or

Oct 19
44 min

Will the racism in Reform topple Nigel Farage?

The day he was elected for the first time as MP for Clacton, Nigel Farage promised to root out the "few bad apples" from Reform. Farage told the country: "We’ll never hav

Oct 16
37 min

SNUS: The little pouch TAKING OVER Football? - The Sports Agents

Manchester United’s Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid has left plenty to unpack — not least Lisandro Martinez’s explosive post-match comments. Mark Chapman and N

Oct 15
42 min

Racism, misogyny, Islamophobia - Is this the real Reform?

ITV spent a year undercover with various elements of the Reform party. Last night, they published a taste of what is to come in the full programme this Sunday. The misogy

Oct 15
38 min

Why is Elon Musk sabotaging Ukraine?

Just days after Donald Trump signed a deal with Vladimir Putin to import Russian oil into America, Ukraine has been dealt a new blow from the US. Elon Musk has been accus

Oct 14
31 min

Why won't the Tories stop flogging Brexit?

Andy Burnham seems set on bringing the UK closer to the EU. How much closer still isn't clear - but some in Labour are now talking up the possibility of reversing Brexit

Oct 13
42 min

Has Putin made Trump look like an idiot again?

Donald Trump knows who his friends are and who his enemies are. And in 2026, with midterm elections just days away, Trump has decide his friend is Putin and his job is to

Oct 12
37 min

Polanski's by-election crash out - is he finished?

For Polanski, this was supposed to be a defining moment. He chose to put his own leadership on the line in the seat vacated by Keir Starmer. Instead, Labour’s Sagal Abdi-

Oct 9
38 min

Premier League vs Man City | Nedum Onuoha: 'It feels like The End' - The Sports Agents

After the boardroom drama of the last fortnight the Premier League is back and focus shifts to Manchester City’s players who face the court of public opinion for the firs

Oct 8
43 min

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#33
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233
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#54 ▼ 2 Daily News US

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If you really want to know what the world thinks of what we’re doing, listen to these guys! Impressive experience, perspective and comic timing and just enough snark to keep it all interesting. “Matt GPT“? Top-tier.

CCNYC1201 · Mar 2026

The reviews that talk about them being left leaning, biased, not journalists, blah blah blah are off the mark. They ARE journalists, but this is a podcast, not a nightly news reporting show. In this role, they are analyzing, not doing straight reporting. They are using their years of experience and knowledge. They are intelligent, personable, and insightful.

Jestet178 · Dec 2025

Whether they are discussing UK politics or the US variety, these hosts are always lively - and worth the listen. They also do excellent interviews with newsmakers, and never let politicians off the hook.

Anglophile in Arcadia · Nov 2024

Insightful, interesting and they address specific issues and then expand the discussion to give a broader view of how that issue effects the UK and the world. Plus - the hosts have great chemistry.

angrylf · Sep 2024

Great podcast to keep up to date on the UK, where there aren’t enough good political analysis podcasts. Starting to tune out as they spend too much time on the US lately, which is already oversaturated with lots of better podcasts. They annoyingly clog their own feed with Sports Agents “bonus episodes” that are just ads.

jko10001 · Dec 2024

I started out loving this podcast but decided it’s only when all 3 of you are on together, that it’s the best. The Prince Andrew interview where Emily literally CRUSHED him on a global scale was one of the best interviews I’ve ever witnessed!! She is a star! Lewis invited Katie Nicholl on as a royal expert to talk about poor little Harry which is a joke! Lewis was very disrespectful, unkind, rude and pushy toward Katie. She is a seasoned pro and is used to handling buffoons but there was no need for Lewis to treat her that way. It was a bad look and I have the feeling that IF Emily had been there, the interview would’ve been handled in a much more respectful way. Be better Lewis.

Lolo13419 · Jan 2023

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