James O'Brien - The Whole Show
James O'Brien hosts a phone-in show that challenges listeners to think and potentially change their perspectives on major news stories. The program features calls from the public discussing current events and issues.
Episodes
Why Brexit was in Russia's interests
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The U.S. government wants to livestream an execution by firing squad
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Kemi feels sorry for people inheriting multimillion pound properties
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Is inheritance tax morally wrong?
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What makes business people special?
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The Israeli government is racist - that doesn't mean Zionism is
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Possibly the best phone-in about prisons we've ever had
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Andy Burnham recognises how foolish Brexit was
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I think Andy Burnham stole my material
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What's unfair, unsustainable, and costs £15bn a year?
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Can Andy Burnham really pull this one off?
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White collar jobs are disappearing
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Children leading "let them drown" chants
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What is the point of the Liberal Democrats?
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Andy Burnham is about to meet Donald Trump for the first time
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What it's like living in a British tourist town
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The bravest people in this country are being terrorised by the biggest cowards
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The cleverest mathematicians are ringing alarms on AI
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Is the Piddington row about racism or maleness?
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If I was Scottish, I'd be pro-independence
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£72m from crypto billionaires is not at all like union donations
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How 9/11 changed the world
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I'm not sure what "social class" means
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Ed Miliband is seeking an ethical foreign policy on Israel
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Israel's President wants dialogue and no action
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Violence against women breaks out on the floor of the Reform conference
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If you want Farage as PM, you're either a mug or a billionaire
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Is this the beginning of the end for Reform?
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Do you blame Thatcher and Brexit for the UK's problems?
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You tell me why you're optimistic about Andy Burnham
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Why Middlesborough is such a dangerous place to live
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How will AI change human existence?
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Should Andy Burnham sanction Israel?
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Why would you watch a "joy ride" video?
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Should we encourage kids to become builders?
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Normalisation of racism and misogyny in the UK
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What should Harry and Meghan do when they come back?
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The shanty town I saw in London's centre
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Why we've stopped talking about Donald Trump
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More drilling during another heatwave would feel mad
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Nigel Farage is scared of being mocked
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Are zero-hours contracts as evil as they appear?
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We aren't frightened enough about climate change
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I want Andy Burnham to fix the British high street
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In what circumstances might you have a baying mob outside your home?
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Spotting the children at risk of being jobless adults
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The burden that comes with a thick skin
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Pressure on the PM to keep two killers in prison
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Andy Burnham is treating us like adults
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What's the point of school?
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Trump works only to benefit Trump
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You live in a hotter country than the one you were born in
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The PM took questions and actually answered them
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Tell me why I'm wrong to be concerned
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Was Theresa May's "dementia tax" right all along?
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Trump's still making a mockery of observable reality
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Has Burnham run out of options on prisoners?
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Why is the PM so obsessed with bus fares?
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What Andy Burnham needs to do now
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Andy Burnham becomes PM
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We are trying to figure out what Andy Burnham means
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How the England team have changed
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Why we are so moved by England at the World Cup
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Do you want: ice lollies, or imminent planetary doom?
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The dishonesty, deception and embellishment baked in with Farage
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Climate deniers now attack kids for being too warm
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The heat is the new normal
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I'm checking the temperature and asking: are we the baddies?
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Does there need to be a Labour leadership contest?
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Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister
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The tanks and guns will park on Andy Burnham's lawn
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What do racists get out of being racist?
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I can't make my mind up about the Prime Minister
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The conspiracy theory connecting "rent boys" to Keir Starmer
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Keir Starmer's greatest legacy
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I'm haunted by what we've been told about Britain's defences
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Why we're not excited about the World Cup
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Pogroms on the streets of our country
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This is the thing that absolutely changes your life
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I cannot believe how pathetic that sounds
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